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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 206 words
  3. GENERAL NEWS ITEMS

    A six-roomed house and contents, the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. McCallum, at Dee, wns destroyed by fire recently. Mr. McCallum was absent on telegraph ...

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  4. NORTHERN NOTES

    Appreciation was felt in Launceston yesterday at the action of the City Council in providing work for the assistance of the unemployed between ...

    Article : 214 words
  5. POTATO MARKETING

    At a public meeting held at Forth on Monday evening, the following resolution was passed,— That this meeting enters an ...

    Article : 158 words
  6. WOMAN'S DEATH

    After reviewing the evidence that was presented to him at the inquest on the body of Mrs. Vera Sylvia Witzerman, aged 36 years, of Claremont, at the ...

    Article : 762 words
  7. "WORKERS' WEEKLY"

    Argument was continued in the High Court to-day in the appeal of Francis Harold Devanny against his conviction by Mr. Laidlaw, C.S.M., who had ...

    Article : 380 words
  8. FELLOWSHIP SINGING

    An address on the influence of music was given by the City Organist (Mr. J. Scott-Power) at the final session of the weekly, fellowships singing series ...

    Article : 364 words
  9. FUNDS MISAPPROPRIATED

    The benefits of the First Offenders Act were extended by Mr. Justice Crisp in the Supreme Court at Hobart yesterday to Julian William Jones, ...

    Article : 562 words
  10. Motor Noises

    The attention drawn in "The Mercury" yesterday to the noises made in the streets of the city and suburbs at night time by some drivers of motor ...

    Article : 143 words
  11. "NAT GOULD ROMANCE"

    "This is a case with peculiar, and in some respects, most unsavoury features," remarked Mr. Justice Crisp in the Supreme Court at Hobart yesterday ...

    Article : 485 words
  12. AGRICULTURAL BUREAU

    A meeting of the Ringarooma branch of the Agricultural Bureau was held at Legerwood on Friday evening. The chairman (Mr. A. C. Sweet) welcomed ...

    Article : 448 words
  13. MOTORING ACCIDENTS

    A touring car conveying a Sydney party, which had been on a trip to Brisbane, skidded and overturned twice on the road 18 miles from Tamworth ...

    Article : 122 words
  14. ENTERTAINMENTS

    "Sunshine Susie," the musical comedy, attracted a large and enthusiastic audience last night to the Moonah Theatre. Renate Muller, the new star, has ...

    Article : 397 words
  15. OFFICES ROBBED

    Visitations to business offices during the luncheon hour have for the last several months yielded a sneak thief in Hobart fairly good rewards. The offices ...

    Article : 414 words
  16. PUSS MOTH AEROPLANES

    In reference to the modifications in certain models of Puss Moth aeroplanes notified on Friday last, the Australian Press Association has been ...

    Article : 229 words
  17. GOLD LEASE OPTIONS

    About £100,000 was subscribed in Melbourne to the capital of companies formed to take options over leases at the Granites (Central Australia), ...

    Article : 163 words
  18. ABERDEEN ANGUS CATTLE

    Cable reference was made in "The Mercury" recently of the opportunity Australia has of purchasing high-class stud cattle in England, where values are ...

    Article : 541 words
  19. MAN ASSAULTED

    The police believe that robbery was the motive for a brutal assault on Mr. James Houton Fish, aged about 60 years, mercer, who was severely ...

    Article : 99 words
  20. PASTORAL PROPERTIES

    Allan Stewart Pty. Ltd. report having offered by public auction at their rooms, Launceston, yesterday, a large number of pastoral and farming properties. ...

    Article : 127 words
  21. ASSAULT CHARGE

    At the Hobart Police Court yesterday, before the Police Magistrate (Mr. H. E. White), Albert Pelham was charged with ...

    Article : 324 words
  22. ALDERMAN "JOCK" GARDEN

    According to the Communists, Alderman Garden is not "Red" enough, and they have decided to make another attempt to gain control of the Labour ...

    Article : 82 words
  23. NATIONAL COUNCIL

    The first annual conference of the National Council of Women of Australia, which was formed in July, 1931, and of which the National Councils in each ...

    Article : 331 words
  24. TIN HARES

    Abolition of night betting and the holding of mechanical hare coursing on a similar basis to horse and pony racing was the recommendation of Cabinet ...

    Article : 130 words
  25. BITUMEN ROADS

    At a public meeting held at Forth a discussion took place, on the road between Stoney Rise and the Forth River, and the following resolution was passed: ...

    Article : 144 words
  26. AFGHANISTAN

    Numbers of rumours concerning disorders in the Southern Province of Afghanistan have been afloat in India during the last few days, one being that ...

    Article : 117 words
  27. SAFETY RAZOR BLADES

    Toilet requisites for men and women engaged the attention of the Tariff Board to-day. Mr. H. S. Nettlefold, of Sydney, had made application for ...

    Article : 217 words
  28. DELORAINE TOWNSHIP

    Arising out of recent reports to the Deloraine Council by the local health officer (Dr. J. R. Robertson) and Mr. P. M. Wicks (council inspector), ...

    Article : 132 words
  29. SUPREME COURT

    There was a sitting of the Supreme Court in its matrimonial jurisdiction at Launceston yesterday morning. The Bench was occupied by Mr. Justice A. I. ...

    Article : 224 words
  30. CIVIC ELECTIONS

    Although nominations will close on December 5 for candidates for the City Council and Marine Board elections at Launceston little interest is being taken ...

    Article : 169 words
  31. SOUTH ESK RIVER

    Height of the South Esk River above summer level at Fingal at 9 a.m. yesterday, 1ft. 10in., a fall of 1in. during the ...

    Article : 42 words
  32. ENSILAGE MANUFACTURE

    Farmers are appreciating the value of ensilage as a reserve for summer and winter feeding, and this year there will be a big increase in the amount of ...

    Article : 100 words
  33. PARACHUTE RECORD

    A South African, Mr. George Kerr, of Durban, has established a record for a parachute jump of 17,300ft. He said that he began losing strength at a height ...

    Article : 94 words
  34. RAIN AT LAUNCESTON

    Sixty-three points of rain were recorded at Launceston during Monday afternoon and night. The weather broke fine yesterday morning, but in ...

    Article : 63 words
  35. ELLENDALE.

    A dance was held at Ellendale on Saturday night in aid of the St. Coleman's Roman Catholic Church funds. The music was supplied by Mrs. Edgar ...

    Article : 67 words
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