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  2. GENERAL NEWS ITEMS

    Mr. Francis H. Bake was found dead in his bed at his home in York Street, Launceston, early yesterday morning. Hedge on Fire ...

    Article : 509 words
  3. NORTHERN NOTES

    The summer rush of tourist traffic at Launceston has not abated one iota since Christmas, and business this week-end has been as good as at any period ...

    Article : 237 words
  4. AID FOR STATES

    Efforts by the Federal Ministry to evolve a more satisfactory basis for the system of financial aid to necessitous States will, it is ...

    Article : 160 words
  5. DISTRICT NEWS

    The afternoon train on Friday started a series of fires at the western end of the town in the vicinity of the council clerk's (Mr. W. Salmon) residence. The ...

    Article : 259 words
  6. Advertising

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    Advertising : 297 words
  7. INSECT INFESTATIONS

    Several problems of interest to Tasmania have been investigated by Dr. R. J. Tillyard, Chief of the Division of Economic Entomology in ...

    Article : 405 words
  8. LAUNCESTON BANDS

    The three brass bands of Launceston, which give much pleasure to the citizens and are ever ready to lend support to public and charitable functions, made ...

    Article : 433 words
  9. PICTURE THEATRES

    The art of the film director is not better exemplified than in "Devil and the Deep," which opened at the Avalon Theatre, Hobart, on Saturday. The ...

    Article : 799 words
  10. NAVAL MUTINEERS

    Eighteen of the mutinous crew of the Dutch warship Zeven Provincien were killed just before the surrender of the vessel, when a Dornier flying-boat ...

    Article : 250 words
  11. Prevalence of Flies

    The attention of Dr. R. J. Tillyard, of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, was directed yesterday to the prevalence in unusually large numbers ...

    Article : 208 words
  12. WEATHER AND CROPS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 158 words
  13. RAILWAYS SAVE MONEY

    An interesting sidelight on the railmotor transport controversy that is going on in many parts of the world is provided by the announcement that a ...

    Article : 680 words
  14. Electrical Arithmetic

    Doing sums by electricity and performing laborious calculations in a mere flash of time would, no doubt, greatly intrigue the average schoolboy, who ...

    Article : 150 words
  15. NORTHERN POLICE COURTS

    The Police Magistrate (Mr. E. L. Hall) was on the bench at a sitting of the Launceston Police Court on Saturday morning, and Inspector C. W. Berresford ...

    Article : 284 words
  16. ROMANCE OF DUSTBIN

    What happens to all the things one throws into the dustbin? A "Sunday Chronicle" representative made inquiries in London and discovered the ...

    Article : 470 words
  17. RIFLE SHOOTING

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 364 words
  18. BITTEN BY SNAKE

    Mr. Arnold Geale, while ploughing on the Black Flat, near George Town, on Saturday afternoon, was bitten by a whip snake on the left hand between the ...

    Article : 201 words
  19. OUTRAGE IN IRELAND

    High explosive was used in an attempt to blow up a culvert on the railway bridge spanning Barnesmore Gap, County Donegal. The keystone was ...

    Article : 88 words
  20. Enterprising Young Tourists

    Touring Tasmania are two young Adelaide girls who have a baby motor car, and are equipped with camping materials, and they stay the night ...

    Article : 104 words
  21. SPORTS AT LONGFORD

    The Longford Cycling and Sports Club, after a series of road cycle races, made an excellent start with track events on the Longford recreation ...

    Article : 441 words
  22. AUSTRIAN BARON'S DEATH

    Baron von Marte, a noted figure in pre-war society, committed suicide to-day in a poor house, to which he and his wife had been driven by destitution. ...

    Article : 68 words
  23. AQUATIC CARNIVAL

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 199 words
  24. MANCHURIA

    The Japanese delegate (Mr. Matsuoka) conveyed Japan's last word on the dispute with China over the status of Manchuria to the League of Nations ...

    Article : 134 words
  25. LAUNCESTON SHOW

    In the National Agricultural and Pastoral Society's schedule and catalogue of prizes and competitions for the Launceston Show, notice was given that ...

    Article : 248 words
  26. AUSTRALIAN MOTOR-SHIP

    More than 300 people witnessed the launching at Jervis Bay on Saturday of the island motor-ship Bolton, claimed to be the largest vessel built in ...

    Article : 78 words
  27. TENDERS ACCEPTED

    The following tenders have been accepted by the Department of Public Works:—Road, to Nicholls and others. Green Point, Marrawah, E. A. Evans and ...

    Article : 81 words
  28. MASONIC

    The installation of the "Worshipful Master of the Kingston Masonic Lodge (Bro. J. B. Scott) took place at Kingston on Saturday. The ceremony was ...

    Article : 442 words
  29. SORELL SHOW

    A meeting of the Sorell Agricultural Committee was held on Friday night at the Sorell Public Hall, when Mr. James Murdoch was elected patron for the year, ...

    Article : 79 words
  30. BOY SOPRANO

    Ernest Lough, the former boy-chorister of the Temple Church, whose voice went round the world in the record of Mendelssohn's "Hear My Prayer," was ...

    Article : 412 words
  31. ENTERTAINMENTS

    The week-end session of the Pavilion De Danse was held in the City Hall, Hobart, on Saturday night, when there was a large attendance. The ...

    Article : 175 words
  32. EAST COAST IMPROVEMENTS

    The punt which carries vehicles over the Scamander River, on the East Coast Road, is to be replaced by a larger and more satisfactory one. Certain ...

    Article : 185 words
  33. BUTTERFLY TINTS

    The German Government has announced its willingness to buy 200,000 common white cabbage butterflies. They are needed for important experiments ...

    Article : 169 words
  34. TOM MIX'S FAMOUS HORSE

    Countless small boys, and not a few old ones, will regret the retirement of Tom Mix's horse Tony. This famous animal must have pursued hundreds of ...

    Article : 330 words
  35. BOWLING

    The fourth round of the champion pairs at Launceston will be played to-morrow afternoon, starting at 5 o'clock. Pennant: East Green, Bennell v. Duney; ...

    Article : 117 words
  36. CHURCH ARMY MISSION

    The Church Army van, which has been working on the North-west Coast during the last 12 months, arrived at Longford on Thursday last in the charge ...

    Article : 224 words
  37. NOTABLE CHURCH EVENT

    In distant years there may be a pilgrimage from all parts of Australia to the obelisk at the Junction of Hunter and Bligh Streets. Sydney, to ...

    Article : 192 words
  38. GOLF

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 57 words
  39. FORMER TROOPSHIP

    Under the flag of her new owners, the Clan Line, the former liner Argyllshire, now the Clan Urquhart, will arrive in Australia early in April to load a big ...

    Article : 179 words
  40. BRACKNELL.

    The Bracknell State School Progress Association held its annual meeting in the school on Wednesday night. Those present were Mesdames Sleightholm. ...

    Article : 112 words
  41. SOUTH ESK RIVER

    The South Esk River was 10in. above summer level at Fingal at 9 a.m. on Saturday, unchanged in the previous 24 ...

    Article : 45 words
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