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  2. GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

    Yesterday a dead swallow was brought to "The Mercury" office, Launceston. This bird had evidently missed the autumn migration, and had been ...

    Article : 591 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 156 words
  4. RAPSON TYRE FACTORY

    Such good progress has been made by the contractors, Messrs. A. G. Cooper and Co., of Melbourne, with the construction of the Rapson Tyre Co.'s ...

    Article : 322 words
  5. TUNNACK TRAGEDY

    An inquest was opened at Tunnack yesterday afternoon before the Coronor (Mr. A. J. O'Conor) into the circumstances concerning the death ...

    Article : 1,138 words
  6. LOST AT SEA

    There was considerable curiosity' evinced on King's Wharf, Launceston, yesterday morning by those waiting for the arrival of the Loongana, when it ...

    Article : 262 words
  7. LEVEL CROSSING ACCIDENT

    A man named R. Jeffrey had a miraculous escape from injury yesterday afternoon while passing through Ulverstone on his way from Yolla to Melrose, ...

    Article : 166 words
  8. MRS. HENRY REED'S DEATH

    There are several organisations in Launceston which render valuable assistance to the poor. These bodies, however, would not be able to function ...

    Article : 622 words
  9. NORTHERN NOTES

    Reference was made in "The Mercury" some days ago to the bad state of the roads in some of the city and suburban streets in which large holes ...

    Article : 99 words
  10. MIGRATION

    "Do we want the alien?" is the question put and answered by Dean Inge, of St. Paul's Cathedral, writing in the "Evening Standard." ...

    Article : 442 words
  11. THE MARSEILLES TRAGEDIES

    The discovery that several women have been murdered at villas just outside Marseilles in circumstances similar to that of the Landru case several ...

    Article : 548 words
  12. SOLDIERS' CONFERENCE

    A long agenda paper faces the State congress of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' League, which is to be held at Ulverstone to-morrow. More than 40 ...

    Article : 805 words
  13. NORTH-WESTERN NOTES

    The fact that over 800 farmers assembled at Devonport last Monday for the purpose of advancing the industry in which they are en[?]ged is a ...

    Article : 1,013 words
  14. AVIATION

    Messrs. Lyon and Warner, who accompanied Kingsford Smith on his Pacific flight to Australia, and also Lancaster and Mrs. Miller, who flew from ...

    Article : 490 words
  15. NATIONAL FEDERATION

    At the annual meeting of the Launceston branch of the National Federation held in the National Chambers, Launceston, last night, the opinion was ...

    Article : 398 words
  16. LAUNCESTON TRAMS

    The Launceston Town Clerk notifies by advertisement that the time-table on the Mowbray-Sandhill route will, on Monday next, be altered from a 15 to ...

    Article : 106 words
  17. THE MODERN GIRL

    A strong plea for the modern girl was made to-day by Mrs. Nathan Wood, of Boston, speaking before the Baptist World Congress. She said: God has ...

    Article : 101 words
  18. STORIES OF A "BLACKBIRDER"

    Stories of the old-time piracy and kidnapping of natives in the South Seas, to be sold into slavery, are amongst the adventurous yarns told by one of the ...

    Article : 504 words
  19. BRITAIN'S BETTING TAX

    During the course of budget discussions in the House of Commons to-day the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Winston Churchill) admitted that the ...

    Article : 100 words
  20. SPEAKER'S PENSION

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin), in accordance with precedent, moved in the House of Commons to-day that a pension of £4,000 a year be paid to ...

    Article : 223 words
  21. VALUE OF A SINGLE HAIR

    A single hair from the unbobbed head of a filing clerk in the office of the Portland Cement Association in Chicago is playing an important role in ...

    Article : 419 words
  22. HOBART GRAMOPHONE SOCIETY

    The Hobart Gramophone Society gave special recital last night at Findlay's rooms, for the purpose of presenting the new representative series of chosen ...

    Article : 335 words
  23. A BOISTEROUS TRIO

    A Melbourne exchange says:—While on duty in Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday, Plain-Clothes Constables Coffey and Montgomery ...

    Article : 300 words
  24. FLINDERS ISLAND

    The closed game season is seriously affecting stockowners on Flinders Island, and there is a growing opinion that, the season on the island should be ...

    Article : 248 words
  25. RED CROSS SOCIETY

    A meeting of the northern committee of the Red Cross Society was held at the Launceston Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon, when the following were ...

    Article : 148 words
  26. EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS

    It 18 reported from Cairo that Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha has formed a Cabinet with Himself as Premier and Minister for the Interior. His ...

    Article : 98 words
  27. CHILDREN'S COURT

    At the Launceston Children's Court yesterday, before Mr. A. H. Blundell, special magistrate, a boy was charged with having trespassed on the railway ...

    Article : 92 words
  28. ST. HELENS.

    Although we have had several hard frosts lately, the weather for this time of the year is remarkably mild, with the result that a large number of ...

    Article : 80 words
  29. CANADA STATE ELECTION

    One hundred and sixteen candidates were nominated to-day to contest 48 seats in British Columbia at the general election in that State. Polling will ...

    Article : 56 words
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