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  2. LETTERS

    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 ...

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  3. A DERWENT BRIDGE

    Because of the lack of proper means of communication—for in this respect no ferry, however efficient, could compare with a bridge—the ...

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  4. DAY BY DAY

    The 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 words
  5. NEWS IN BRIEF

    Weather forecasts issued at 9 p.m. yesterday for the 24 hours ensuing:— A cool squally south-westerly to southerly change and further showers, chiefly ...

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  6. MAINLAND NOTES

    AFTER examining the figures in regard to the cost of living furnished by the Commonwealth Statistician, the Research and Information Bureau ...

    Article : 264 words
  7. The Mercury.

    ONCE again, as in the closing period of the Presidency of Dr. Wilson, European countries entering upon diplomatic exchanges with the ...

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  8. THE IRISH ELECTION

    NO conclusive results can be gathered from the' scattered figures of the Irish Free State Election. According to all accounts, the election was ...

    Article : 211 words
  9. Mining Prospects

    Sir,—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 words
  10. The Lighter Side

    Meetings 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 words
  11. Amateur Status

    During the 1932 football season there was a considerable amount of discussion in the Metropolitan Football Association, a strictly amateur organisation, as ...

    Article : 254 words
  12. Municipal Rates

    This 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 words
  13. ARCHBISHOP MANNIX

    Archbishop Mann[?]x, of Melbourne, reached Launceston yesterday, and was met by the Archbishop of Hobart (Dr. William Hayden), who brought the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  14. The Derwent Bridge

    Sir,—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 words
  15. District Football

    New Town residents are pleased with the prospect of the suburban recreation ground being put in proper order to enable senior League ...

    Article : 223 words
  16. Creating a Book Sense

    The 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 words
  17. Shale Oil

    Another 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 words
  18. Body-Line Bowling

    Sir,—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" ...

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  19. Listeners Up in Arms

    There has been for some time considerable dissatisfaction with the nature of the Tasmanian "A" class broadcasting services, and the Listeners' League ...

    Article : 212 words
  20. WATERSIDE WORKERS

    The Waterside Workers' Federation intends to make an early application to the Arbitration Court for the restoration of preference in employment to its ...

    Article : 34 words
  21. PERSONAL

    The 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 words
  22. TASMANIAN TOURIST TRAFFIC

    Although 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 words
  23. Booking Fee—Why?

    Sir,—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 words
  24. Racing Broadcast

    Sir,—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 words
  25. Unhatched Chickens

    The 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, ...

    Article : 186 words
  26. Advertising

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    Advertising : 193 words
  27. RACING IN THE RAIN

    Despite distinctly unfavourable and unseasonable weather, the race for the coveted Hobart Cup was witnessed by several thousand enthusiastic ...

    Article : 275 words
  28. TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    "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 words
  29. ACCREDITED PRODUCTS

    VICTORIAN fruit traders unfortunately have found it necessary to complain of the lack of uniformity in the size of the containers in which ...

    Article : 329 words
  30. COMMONWEALTH BANK

    The 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 words
  31. First in the Line

    Whatever honour or advantage attaches to the drawing of No. 1 position in the bookmakers' ring at the various racing and trotting meetings, it has ...

    Article : 127 words
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