Sir,—Your contributor "Vigilant" complains that Australia's Foundation Day is not recognised in the South as it should be, and he would like Hobart's ...
Article : 191 wordsBecause of the lack of proper means of communication—for in this respect no ferry, however efficient, could compare with a bridge—the ...
Article : 1,079 wordsThe truth of the saying, "Locks are only for honest people," has been proved many times. In Hobart there have been several cases to which the adage ...
Article : 251 wordsWeather forecasts issued at 9 p.m. yesterday for the 24 hours ensuing:— A cool squally south-westerly to southerly change and further showers, chiefly ...
Article : 1,028 wordsAFTER examining the figures in regard to the cost of living furnished by the Commonwealth Statistician, the Research and Information Bureau ...
Article : 264 wordsONCE again, as in the closing period of the Presidency of Dr. Wilson, European countries entering upon diplomatic exchanges with the ...
Article : 870 wordsNO conclusive results can be gathered from the' scattered figures of the Irish Free State Election. According to all accounts, the election was ...
Article : 211 wordsSir,—The letter of E. McGuinness in your issue of Tuesday rather appeals to me as an old West Coaster. I will take two statements of Mr. McGuinness—"the ...
Article : 317 wordsMeetings of the Hobart City Council have seldom deserved, even if they have ever gained, a reputation as an occasion upon which it is possible to pass ...
Article : 266 wordsDuring the 1932 football season there was a considerable amount of discussion in the Metropolitan Football Association, a strictly amateur organisation, as ...
Article : 254 wordsThis is the season of the year in which property-owners receive demands for the payment of municipal rates. The casual tenant of houses, shops, or land ...
Article : 247 wordsArchbishop Mann[?]x, of Melbourne, reached Launceston yesterday, and was met by the Archbishop of Hobart (Dr. William Hayden), who brought the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 109 wordsSir,—Having read the articles in "The Mercury" of to-day and yesterday, and being quite in agreement with all they contain, I should like to put forward a ...
Article : 288 wordsNew Town residents are pleased with the prospect of the suburban recreation ground being put in proper order to enable senior League ...
Article : 223 wordsThe endeavour to create a "book sense" in our people has been pursued by earnest and capable folk over a long period of years. The Home ...
Article : 525 wordsAnother effort is to be made to get the Newnes shale oil venture running. The Federal and the New South Wales Governments have agreed to spend ...
Article : 209 wordsSir,—There is a difference between "leg theory" and "body-line" bowling. The body-line ball is a "bumped," shortpitched delivery. To make the ball "fly" ...
Article : 129 wordsThere has been for some time considerable dissatisfaction with the nature of the Tasmanian "A" class broadcasting services, and the Listeners' League ...
Article : 212 wordsThe Waterside Workers' Federation intends to make an early application to the Arbitration Court for the restoration of preference in employment to its ...
Article : 34 wordsThe Chief Justice of the High Court (Sir Frank Gavan Duffy) with Larly Gavan Duffy, Rev. Fr. Guy Davan Dulfy, and Miss Fisher, arrived at Launceston ...
Article : 458 wordsAlthough the Navigation Act has not been relaxed sufficiently to permit of Inter-State passengers joining the big British liners at Fremantle, Adelaide, or ...
Article : 506 wordsSir,—Will you allow me the use of your space to protest against a practice which has grown up recently, namely, the charging of a "booking fee" to ...
Article : 104 wordsSir,—While racing enthusiasts in this State enjoy the race descriptions from local courses, why is it that the races from Melbourne are cut out? There is ...
Article : 71 wordsThe four front rows of seats in the Paris Opera House are reserved for subscribers, all elderly gentlemen, apt to fall asleep when singers hold the stage, ...
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Advertising : 193 wordsDespite distinctly unfavourable and unseasonable weather, the race for the coveted Hobart Cup was witnessed by several thousand enthusiastic ...
Article : 275 words"Puziled" (Hobart).—We are informed by the Police Department that under the Width of Tyres Act, regulations are made by local bodies governing their ...
Article : 126 wordsVICTORIAN fruit traders unfortunately have found it necessary to complain of the lack of uniformity in the size of the containers in which ...
Article : 329 wordsThe plans for the new premises of the Hobart branch oi the Commonwealth Bank, to be built on the present site, have been drawn by the principal ...
Article : 143 wordsWhatever honour or advantage attaches to the drawing of No. 1 position in the bookmakers' ring at the various racing and trotting meetings, it has ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 27 Jan 1933, Page 8
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