competition, and 25 starters. The outright winner of the contest was H. M. Bamford's Berliet, driven by G. Beacham, who won the 20-guinea silver, ...
Article : 2,079 wordsThe whirr of an air propeller, resembling, at close quarters, the roar of an airplane engine, which was heard on Lake Dulverton, Oatlands, at the ...
Article : 1,507 wordsA fire which broke out in the early hours of Monday morning almost completely destroyed the steamer jetty at Montagu Bay. ...
Article : 221 wordsThe blackwood bedroom suite, the gift of the Tasmanian children to Princess Elizabeth, on the occasion of, her first bithday. The suite was manufactured at the Hobart factory of Messrs. W. Coogan and Co. The suite, to which is to be added a bedroom chair, is of specially figured and selected Tasmanian blackwood, lined with Huon pine, all the drawers being dove-tailed, and the doors morticed. The wardrobe is 25 inches in height, 51 inches deep, and 18 inches wide. The tiny dressing table is 10 inches in height, the width being 6 inches. The pedestal ia 7 inches in height, and forms a ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 118 wordsAmong the visitors to Hobart during the Royal tour at Easter will be an official party of 100 boys from Queensland and New South Wales, under the ...
Article : 473 wordsReference to the affairs of Pierce Packing Proprietary Limited, was made in the Practice Court yesterday. before Mr. Justice Crisp. Mr. A. law Clark ...
Article : 419 wordsShipments of fruit from the Tamar are proceeding steadily, and on the whole fairly satisfactorily. The fourth boat listed to load at Beauty Point, the ...
Article : 1,059 wordsMr. Justice Crisp yesterday delivered his reserved judgment in the matter of the lease of the Hobart Hotel, owned by Henry Oliver, and at present ...
Article : 411 wordsHundreds of children and adults viewed Princess Elizabeth's gift at the Town-hall yesterday, and it was much admired. During the morning children ...
Article : 398 wordsThe Montagu Bay jetty, which was burnt early on Monday morning, as it appeared after the fire. The two waiting rooms at the sea end of the jetty were destroyed. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 34 wordsExcessive speed and the use of an unregistered motor vehicle were among the charges preferred against motorists at the City Police Court yesterday. Mr. ...
Article : 454 wordsThe weed-cutting motor-boat on Lake Dulverton. She is shown on the beach in order that the cutter may be seen across her bow. The propellar of the airplane engine which drives the boat is conspicuous. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 41 wordsA meeting of the executive committee of the Welcome Wave campaign was held at the Town-hall yesterday Lady Nicholls was in tho chair. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 95 wordsAt Monday night's meeting of the No. 1 Denison League, A.L.P., the questions of the league's delegate to conference, Mr. Mahoney's readmission, and the ...
Article : 168 wordsAn the steamer Themistocles draw alongside No. 1 wharf at Darling Harbour this evening an elderly man was seen to detach himself from the crowd, ...
Article : 162 wordsThe old building at the corner of Wynyard and George streets, which has done duty as the head office of the Bank of New South Wales for many years, is ...
Article : 131 wordsA meeting of the Tasmanian divisional council of the Commonwealth Institute of Accountants was held yesterday, there being present:—Messrs. H. ...
Article : 132 wordsIt is understood that the next step in regard to the dispute on the Tasmanian steamer Woniora will be a legal action of the men against the company. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 6 Apr 1927, Page 5
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