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  2. MAINLAND NOTES

    "THE New Year honours have not given entire satisfaction here. So far as it goes the list is excellent, but it is considered pitifully inadequate, especially ...

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  3. DAY BY DAY

    JUST 52 years ago yesterday the capital of Tasmania changed its name by the process of lopping off the word Town. Hobart Town was a famous ...

    Article : 288 words
  4. STATE RAILWAYS

    Although the earnings of the Tasmanian Government Railways for the financial year ended June 30 last were £18.892 less than the previous year, ...

    Article : 369 words
  5. LETTERS

    To the Editor of "The Mercury." Sir,—It is time that attention was drawn to the neglect of the most remarkable of our scenic wonders. ...

    Article : 254 words
  6. NEWS IN BRIEF

    Weather forecasts issued at 9 p.m. yesterday for the 24 hours ensuing:— Becoming sultry and unsettled with easterly to northerly winds. A cool ...

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  7. The Mercury.

    COMING to Tasmania mainly for a holiday, and a removal from the centre of his official activities, the Premier of South Australia is using the ...

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  8. State Taxation

    The return of taxation received by the State up to June 30 shows that though high rates were maintained income tax during 1931-32 fell off 25 per ...

    Article : 293 words
  9. Cricket Leg Theory

    Sir,—In view of the heated discussions as to the fairness of the English team's "leg bowling," the following extracts from a well written "History of ...

    Article : 231 words
  10. M.C.C. Ground

    Unless the trustees of the Melbourne Cricket Ground do something more to make their enclosure a fit place for a Test match they may find matches in ...

    Article : 230 words
  11. Natural Beauty

    I am one of thousands of lovers or natural beauty who feel that the world would be a sad place if it were ruled by a narrow utilitarianism. Too often in ...

    Article : 238 words
  12. THE SECOND TEST

    ALL people, whether in Australia or in Great Britain, who are interested in cricket, have been given one succession of thrills from the beginning ...

    Article : 280 words
  13. THE HOLIDAYS

    The fine weather that has been in evidence during the holidays, continued throughout yesterday. Though the long list of sporting attractions had ...

    Article : 122 words
  14. Alsatian Dogs

    Sir,—The letter of "I Wonder," drawing attention to those potential dangers, Alsatian dogs, is timely. As he says, these dogs are on the increase in ...

    Article : 172 words
  15. A Business Education

    Our evening newspaper has been interviewing leaders of industry on the cabled report of the manifestos issued by the industrial and financial leaders ...

    Article : 178 words
  16. Down to the Sea

    Long Beach was a popular rendezvous for holiday-makers yesterday. It is notable that all Australian capitals have sea or river beaches to which ...

    Article : 220 words
  17. Unusual Catastrophies

    A crop of strange accidents has been reported during the last few days. There is the case of a young married woman who, while playing cricket, collided with ...

    Article : 193 words
  18. STATE REVENUE

    For the six months of the financial year ended December 31 the Queensland revenue totalled £5,945,100, an increase of £100,937 compared with the ...

    Article : 109 words
  19. Duplicated Place Names

    Sir,—Six 'Hell's Gates" in the beautiful isle of Tasmania, would not one be enough, or is it necessary that even that would be one too many. Is it ...

    Article : 121 words
  20. SMALL STATES

    The Premier (Mr. J. C. McPhee), who has been on holiday in the country, returned to Hobart last night, and said that he will probably ...

    Article : 246 words
  21. SYDNEY

    THESE are dull days in Sydney. As English novelists used to describe Loudon in its dog-days, there is absolutely no one in town, which actually ...

    Article : 273 words
  22. Currency Problems

    Tightness of purse, individual and national, is making many people begin to take an interest in what are referred to as currency problems. It may be ...

    Article : 215 words
  23. ATTRACTIONS OF TASMANIA

    "Christmas in Hobart reminded me of a Queensland winter, which is very pleasant," said Mr. D. Riordan, the member for Kennedy (Queensland) in ...

    Article : 372 words
  24. PERSONAL

    The Foreign Secretary (Sir John Simon) is convalescent, after a severe attack of Influenza. He arrived at Le Bourget aerodrome this afternoon from ...

    Article : 233 words
  25. PENSIONS LAW

    The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Lyons) said at Devonport yesterday that a handbook on the Invalid and Old-Age Pensions law was being prepared, and it ...

    Article : 554 words
  26. Savage Dogs

    Sir,—I have noticed several complaints in "The Mercury" about the increase of savage dogs in Hobart, which are allowed to roam the streets at their ...

    Article : 87 words
  27. YACHT MORNA

    Concern is felt at " Hobart for the safety of the crew of the well-known Sydney yacht Morna, which set out from Sydney on December 16 with a view to ...

    Article : 135 words
  28. TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    S.S.(New Town)—The rated or nominal horse power of a petrol engine, on which Government tax is based, is given by the following formula:—Cylinder ...

    Article : 102 words
  29. NEW SUGAR PRICES

    Under the agreement entered into between the Commonwealth Government and the Australian sugar industry revised wholesale prices of sugar are ...

    Article : 259 words
  30. A Beach Ball Warning

    Huge rubber balls for youngsters on the shore and in the water are highly popular this season, as also monster fish of unknown species, and other ...

    Article : 175 words
  31. HOBART TRAMWAYS

    The decrease in the number of passengers carried on the Hobart trams and in revenue, which was so marked a feature during the previous two years. ...

    Article : 302 words
  32. Advertising

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  33. MINISTER FOR COMMERCE

    Several matters in relation to the export of meat, dairy produce, and fresh fruit will occupy the attention of the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Stewart) ...

    Article : 246 words
  34. INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT

    RATHER like an electric shock is it to find some of the ablest men in British finance and industry signing their names to a manifesto that what ...

    Article : 397 words
  35. Women at Bowls

    The state of the game at certain stages in the contest between Victoria and Southern Tasmanian bowlers at the Derwent Green yesterday caused ...

    Article : 178 words
  36. AUSTRALIANS

    Statistics made available to-day by the Director of Postal Services (Mr H. P. Brown) show that one-third of the total population of Australia can ...

    Article : 102 words
  37. ASSAULT ON FARMER

    A message from Toowoomba to-night states that, as the result of further inquiries, the police now discredit the story that Ivan Noel Littleton, a farmer, ...

    Article : 59 words
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