A special sitting of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court presided over by Mr. Justice Powers was held in Adelaide to-day to hear an application arising out ...
Article : 976 wordsInterviewed yesterday regarding the statements and correspondece published in "The Mercury" at the request of the Northern sub-committee of the ...
Article : 266 wordsThe Senate to-day went into committee to further consider the Bankruptcy Bill. The remaining clauses were agreed to ...
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Advertising : 205 wordsThe decision of the Ministry to increase the duty upon imported brandy without adopting the suggestion of the Tariff Board to remit the excise duty, ...
Article : 110 wordsA very successful ball was held in Duncan's-hall, Railton, on Thursday evening. The proceeds were in aid of the jumble stall for the bazaar on ...
Article : 82 wordsIn the House of Representatives to-day, The Speaker, in reply to Hon. Sir Granville Ryrie (N.S.M.), said that an invitation had been received from the ...
Article : 206 wordsWirtry and showery weather has been experienced at Nubeena. The s.s. Togo made a day trip to Nubeena yesterday, and the excursion ...
Article : 27 wordsThe House of Representatives to-day went into committee of ways and means, and the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce), moved that the Customs duty on grape ...
Article : 309 wordsHeavy showers have fallen during the past 12 hours, soaking the country for miles around A beautiful shoot of nice green grass can be seen among the long ...
Article : 149 wordsA proposal to amend the law relating to evidence by children is receiving consideration of the Crown Law Department. Recently a Magistrate decided that a ...
Article : 95 wordsThe action of the Huon Channel Steamsbip Co. in making a day trip to Hobart on Sunday, March [?] to enable residents in the Channel districts to ...
Article : 218 wordsThe wide margin between the English and Australian manning of vessels, and the different in the rates of pay for seamen, resulted in the desertion by 12 ...
Article : 107 wordsAt a general meeting of the Cootamundra Labour Electoral Council held at Harden yesterday the charges made by Mr. James McGirr that the general ...
Article : 141 wordsMr. E. C. Riley (N.S.W.), in the House of Representatives to-day, move[?] the adjournment of the House to [?] attention to the cases of certain returned ...
Article : 381 wordsMuny people realise that apart from the perhaps more obvious purposes—trade, finance, publicity or amusement—the British Empire Exhibiton at Wembley ...
Article : 931 wordsCiptain Wallace, of the s.s. Argyll-shire, now in port, had many varied experiences during the war. Incidentally, prior to the war, he was on board the ...
Article : 367 wordsIn confirming the report to-day that Sir William McBeath had been appointed to the Advisory Committee of the British Board of Trade, the Prime Minister (Mr. ...
Article : 77 wordsAt the Memorial Church to-morrow evening. a "Sankey" Story and Song Service will be rendered. The Rev. C. Bernard Cocke[?]. M.A., will tell the story ...
Article : 84 wordsIn general sessions to-day further severe sentences were imposed on prisoners guilty of housebreaking. Judge Wasley commented on the increased ...
Article : 96 wordsDouglas Fairbanks, [?]r., need not stand in the reflected light of his famous father. He has proved this indisputably in his first screen appearance in the ...
Article : 262 wordsA meeting of several bodies interested in the prohibition question was held in the lecture-hall of the Hobart Baptist Chruch [?] evening. when Bishop Hay presided, and there ...
Article : 291 wordsThe heaviest rainfall experienced this year set in early yesterday morning, causing extensive floods in many parts of the province. Many bridges were ...
Article : 81 wordsThe Shorthorn milking cow Melba XV. of Darbalara, which in ten months has produced the record amount of 1,399,35 lb. of butter fat, equivalent to l,686[?]b. ...
Article : 462 wordsWhen the people of a country seek a king as the Albanians do, amusing things happen. Some time ago there appeared ...
Article : 358 wordsA shunter named P. E. Hughes employed by the Railway Department was crushed to death this afternoon. He was engaged on some buffer stops in the ...
Article : 75 wordsThe season of the Nellie Bramley dramatic company will be commenced at the Theatre Royal this evening. and the appearance of this talented young actress and her ...
Article : 218 wordsAn enjoyable evening was spent on Thursday at the residence of Mrs. J. Miller, Lord-street. Sandy Bay, when members and friends of the Sandy Bay ...
Article : 169 wordsBefore the sixteenth century the Christmas dinner as we know it was non-wxistent (writes Ethlline Hewson in the "Daily Mirror"). It was turkey[?]ss, puddingless, potaotle[?]! ...
Article : 324 wordsThe causes of defective children and the amelioration of their condition is a subject not without importance to Australia generally, and of very great ...
Article : 488 wordsMembers of the Associated Chambers of Manufacturers of Australia waited on the Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce) to-day and presented copies of 16 resolutions ...
Article : 80 wordsThe presence of Charlie Chaplin, who is seen as a tramp in an entirely new version of his amusing comedy. "The Vagabond," will no doubt prove a ...
Article : 247 wordsThe fair in connection with the Crescent School will be opened this afternoon at 2.30 p.m., by the Minister for Education (Hon. A. G. Og[?], and will be ...
Article : 88 wordsAn ex-sergeant-major of the Durham Light Infantry, who must be the most remarkable ex-service man in England, is living in Brighton. He is Mr. Allan M. ...
Article : 304 wordsIt is seldom that two big extended season productions are preseted on the same programme, but such is the case at the Strand Theater next Monday. When ...
Article : 164 wordsMr. Justice Harvey to-day, in camera, continued the hearing of the application by Emilie Ellis, wife of Harold Wilfred Ellis, and professionally known as Emilie ...
Article : 81 wordsFor alleging assault and false imprisonment Ellen Keane sued Grace Bros. Ltd. in the Jury Court to-day to recover £1,000 compensation. ...
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Advertising : 51 wordsAt the Lyric Theatre, Glenorchy, to-night. will be shown "Froggie's Little Brother." a Stoll production, and "Mist in the Valley," a Hepworth production. ...
Article : 155 wordsThat revue, as presented at the new Prince of Wales Theatre, has taken on in Hobart is reflected in the audiences that have attended there during the opening ...
Article : 224 wordsPeople in the north-west of New South Wales have raised sufficient money to send C. Y. Jardine, the heavy-weight boxer of Moree, with the team going to ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 5 Apr 1924, Page 16
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