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  2. STRENGTHENED GREATLY

    BATAVIA, Wednesday.—Squadrons of Curtiss interceptor machines now are in service in the East Indies Air Force supporting Curtiss Hawk fighters, Martin ...

    Article : 227 words
  3. STORAGE OF BUTTER

    The biggest effect of the war on the Tasmanian dairying industry was that Tasmania had to keep enough dairy produce, mainly butter stored in the State to provide ...

    Article : 481 words
  4. GIFT OF £7,500 FOR SPITFIRE

    THE Federal Treasurer (Mr. Fadden) has received from a source which desires to remain anonymous, a cheque for £7,500 ...

    Article : 75 words
  5. CYCLISTS PREPARING FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

    The former world champion cyclist R. Spears (rear) coaching the Victorian star riders, W. Guyatt (top), Herb. Guyatt (middle) and Jack Bates for the Australian championship at the Sports Arena, Sydney. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 35 words
  6. MAN KILLED

    George Roberts (about 55) was killed and James Berry injured seriously when a motor-truck belonging to the Public Works Department overturned on the ...

    Article : 211 words
  7. REMOVAL OF PORTICO "Hand Of Vandal"

    An emphatic protest against the action of the Launceston City Council in ordering the removal of the portico over the entrance to the Launceston Public Library was voiced ...

    Article : 192 words
  8. ATTACK ON FLAT LIFE

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—"We are going to win this war somehow, but when it is over, this country will emerge staggering under a crushing burden with the dews of ...

    Article : 218 words
  9. The Mercury

    THE Karakatta and Boomerang, the two torpedo gunboats, have been, according to a London cable message, ordered to ...

    Article : 182 words
  10. PETROL RATION

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Officers of the Supply Department explained today that only extreme cases of personal emergency would be considered by the police when exercising ...

    Article : 116 words
  11. HIGH PHYSICAL STANDARD

    Recruiting for the A.I.F. and oversea coastal batteries for service in the tropics has been brisk during the past few days, and the recruiting officers at Hobart, Launceston, ...

    Article : 231 words
  12. PETROL THEFTS

    Thefts of petrol and oil, the property of the Public Works Department, extending over a period from November, 1938, to February, 1939, were disclosed in proceedings ...

    Article : 318 words
  13. REMARKABLE REVELATION

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A military deserter arrested in Montague (V.) tonight was found to be wanted on a warrant for having maliciously wounded a constable ...

    Article : 119 words
  14. THE MIDLANDS

    A three-day school of method, under the supervision of the District Education Officer (Mr. P. H. Mitchell) was opened at the Oatlands Area School yesterday. ...

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  15. RESCUED GIRL FROM FIRE

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Rushing up the blazing stairs of a three-storey building in Lewisham this morning. Kenneth Clarke (20), of Bexley, risked his life to ...

    Article : 181 words
  16. Tattersall's Consultation

    Tattersall's fifth War Service Funds Consultation will be drawn at Hobart at 8.30 a.m. today. A complete list of the prize-winning numbers will be published in "The Mercury" ...

    Article : 32 words
  17. RED LIGHTS DAMAGED

    Hooliganism at Moonah has caused much annoyance and inconvenience to the contractor for the Moonah sewerage works. Red lights near manholes and excavations have ...

    Article : 171 words
  18. NEW SOCIAL ORDER

    At the initial monthly meeting of the year of the Church of England Men s Society in St. George's parish hall, Battery Pt, Hobart, the first of a series of discussions ...

    Article : 213 words
  19. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 504 words
  20. Germans Boast Of New U-Boats

    LONDON, Wednesday.—A report from Berlin says official German circles declare that recently-formed "wolf packs" of U-boats, consisting of new submarines with ...

    Article : 59 words
  21. TIN HAT APPEAL

    As Australia's war effort increases in extent the necessity for parallel expansion of the comforts service for the benefit of the fighting forces is apparent. In recognition ...

    Article : 152 words
  22. ONE-DISH MEALS

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The Food Minister (Lord Woolton) has announced a new food order designed to protect food supplies and intended to achieve a scale ...

    Article : 86 words
  23. NEW METHODIST PRESIDENT

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Rev. David Lewis, minister at Glendearg Grove Church, Malvern (V.), was elected president, by a very large vote, at the opening ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 253 words
  24. Royal Empire Society

    Mr. S. Tulloch Scott (Launceston) was elected president of the Tasmanian branch of the Royal Empire Society at the annual meeting at Hobart yesterday. Other officers ...

    Article : 138 words
  25. PATRIOTIC DONATIONS

    The following additional donations to patriotic funds in Tasmania were received yesterday: Comforts Fund.—Southern Division: ...

    Article : 205 words
  26. National Union Of Railwaymen

    The Australian Council of the National Union of Railwaymen of Australia will meet in Sydney this week to hear a report by the general secretary (Mr. W. Fletcher) on ...

    Article : 68 words
  27. POLICE COURT NEWS

    In the Hobart Police Court yesterday, before the Police Magistrate (Col. Clark), Inspector Dowling prosecuting, Kenneth Haywood was charged with ...

    Article : 160 words
  28. RAILWAY CLAIMS

    Railway wages and conditions were investigated further at Launceston yesterday by the Australian Railways Union Board of Reference. Mr. E. H. Rowlands presided. ...

    Article : 128 words
  29. ORDINARY PEOPLE MEETING GREAT EMERGENCY

    LONDON, Wednesday.—"I told the American people that the British people were not built in an heroic mould, but were just a common, ordinary people ...

    Article : 167 words
  30. PRESENTATION TO KING

    The Minister for Lands and Works (Major Davies) and the Honorary Minister (Mr. Madden) called on the Governor (Sir Ernest Clark) yesterday, and handed to him a ...

    Article : 107 words
  31. LICENCE SUSPENDED

    In the Glenorchy Police Court yesterday, before the Police Magistrate (Col. J. P. Clark) and Messrs. N. P. Booth, H. T. Inches, and W. L. Taylor, Js.P., Sgt. Dermoudy ...

    Article : 185 words
  32. Hotel Licensee Fined At Derby

    In the Derby Police Court on Wednesday before the Police Magistrate (Mr. Stops), James Aaron Ashwood, licensee of the Pioneer Hotel, was charged with having used ...

    Article : 88 words
  33. Fire Brigade Board

    The Government nominee on the Launceston Fire Brigade, Board to replace Mr. W. Hogg will be Mr. G. J. McElwee, M.L.C., who said yesterday he had received advice ...

    Article : 75 words
  34. Malayan Department Of Information

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Mr. Rex Warren a Melbourne tournalist, who formerly worked in the Far East, has been appointed head of the news department of the ...

    Article : 113 words
  35. CAMP TRAINING IN TASMANIA

    Approximately half the members of the militia who belong to units which recently concluded their camp period will again go into camp for 90 days to Implement the ...

    Article : 81 words
  36. FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN EIRE

    DUBLIN, Wednesday.—The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Ryan) said that the present outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Eire was the most serious and ...

    Article : 53 words
  37. EXTENDED FIRE AREA

    A proposal is under consideration for an extension of the fire brigade area in the Glenorchy municipality. It is expected that the necessary protection for the extended ...

    Article : 152 words
  38. DISTRICT NEWS

    GEORGE TOWN.—At a meeting of the Red Cross branch on Monday, Mr. A. W. Widdowson presided. Arrangements were made for the collection of books and magazines ...

    Article : 828 words
  39. HOUSEWIVES' GUIDE

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 44 words
  40. COMPENSATION FOR WAR DAMAGE

    LONDON, Wednesday.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Kingsley Wood) in the House of Commons, announcing 150 amendments to the War Damage Bill, said ...

    Article : 73 words
  41. PRICE OF MILK INCREASED

    THE Deputy Prices Commissioner (Mr. L. C. Johnson) said yesterday permission had been given for the usual Winter seasonal increase ...

    Article : 86 words
  42. Photographic Society

    At a meeting of the Southern Tasmanian Photographic Society at Hobart on Tuesday, Mr. G. C. Cramp outlined a course of literature suitable for the advancement of ...

    Article : 95 words
  43. NEW SUBURBAN RAIL SERVICE

    In response to the increasing traffic demands between Hobart and New Norfolk an additional rall service has been provided, to leave Hobart at 10.20 p.m. and return from ...

    Article : 99 words
  44. British Watch For Shipments To Rumania

    LONDON, Wednesday.—Asked about exports to Rumania in relation to the probability of their being sent to Italy, the Minister for Economic Warfare (Dr. ...

    Article : 64 words
  45. Caledonian Society At Launceston

    A Caledonian Society was launched at a meeting of persons of Scottish descent at Launceston yesterday. Mr. Andrew Lawson was elected chieftain, and presided. A ...

    Article : 120 words
  46. Petrol Rationing

    SINGAPORE Wednesday.—Petrol supplies will be rationed throughout Malaya on and after March 1. ...

    Article : 18 words
  47. Australian Seamen Missing

    MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Navy Department announced today that Leading Seamen Kenneth G. Hedley and Robert G. Fittill, both of the R.A.N.R., who were ...

    Article : 67 words
  48. DIARY OF EVENTS

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 97 words
  49. Salvation Army Work In China

    Brigadier Gillam, a Salvation Army woman missionary officer who is making a tour of Tasmania, spent Tuesday at New Norfolk. In the afternoon she gave a talk on the ...

    Article : 72 words
  50. Japanese Transport Sunk In Yangtse

    HONGKONG, Wednesday.—The Central, New Agency reports that Chinese mobile artillery on Friday sank a Japanese troop-laden transport in the Yangtse ...

    Article : 38 words
  51. HENRY

    {No abstract available} [ILLUSTRATED]

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  52. Sydney Provided World's Biggest Shark

    SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. M. J. Lawson, auctioneer, of Sydney, has won the second international world shark-fishing contest with a shark he caught off Sydney Heads ...

    Article : 87 words
  53. Glenorchy Appeals

    The Glenorchy Commission at a meeting on Tuesday received a letter from Miss Winifred Terry seeking the support of the commission in the reception of reading matter ...

    Article : 102 words
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