Mails which were despatched from Hobart by the R.M.S. Orama for the United Kingdom on September 18 arrived at London on Sunday. ...
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Article : 532 words"Tasmania has sufficient insect pests not only to warrant but to demand urgently the appointment of a highly qualified full time entomologist, and the ...
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Article : 372 wordsThe speaker at the luncheon of the Launceston 50,000 League yesterday was Mr. W. Judd, M.A., whose subject was the relation between the two ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 22 Oct 1929, Page 9
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