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  2. MAINLAND NOTES

    FROM time to time the competition of the Railways Commissioners with such branches of private enterprise as restaurants and fruit and soft drink ...

    Article : 246 words
  3. DAY BY DAY

    THE Director of Education cannot be said to have given us a report on education in Tasmania likely to make us feel proud of ourselves. He shows ...

    Article : 267 words
  4. LETTERS

    Sir,—There must be some plain talking with the departments and the Federal Government about pension matters. There still seems to be a disposition on ...

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  5. OBITUARY

    The Rev. David Ross-Hewton died at Launceston late last night after an illness extending over several months. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. NEWS IN BRIEF

    Forecasts Issued at 9 p.m. yesterday for the 24 hours ensuing:— Temporarily fine, but becoming [?], with some [?] showers in the ...

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  7. DECIMAL SYSTEM

    PERIODICALLY there crops up here and there the ancient controversy of the decimal system. The State branch in Victoria of the United ...

    Article : 461 words
  8. Don Bradman Ltd.

    Admirers of our champion cricketer have always insisted that his capacity has never been fully tested, though impartial people remember Larwood and ...

    Article : 240 words
  9. Those in Glass Houses

    Members in the Legislative Council concerned themselves a good deal with the freedom of the press, especially in relation to the publication of evidence ...

    Article : 225 words
  10. Murderers at Large

    Our community has been shocked by two brutal outrages in the metropolitan area during the last week. The first was the shooting in cold blood of a man ...

    Article : 247 words
  11. The Mercury

    SOMETHING less than normal importance should, perhaps, attach to the speech made yesterday by the Leader of the Opposition on the ...

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  12. Left Behind

    No longer can it be said that Ministers, on taking office, step into the shoes of their predecessors. In the AttorneyGeneral's Department, at any rate, it is ...

    Article : 220 words
  13. Northern Capital

    The development of the New States movement has thrown limelight on certain country centres that hope to attain the dignity of capital cities. Wagga ...

    Article : 267 words
  14. Show Holiday Success

    Weather conditions to-day, the annual Show holiday, have been most favourable. Following a forenoon of brilliant sunshine the afternoon sky has been ...

    Article : 419 words
  15. Street Accidents

    Sir,—Of the many street accidents which annually happen both in Hobart and Launceston, a great number occur at the intersection of right-of-way ...

    Article : 263 words
  16. Rabbits and Rhymes

    when Mr. A. W. Burbury rises from his place in the House of Assembly to make a speech, members usually sit up and take-notice, as the member for ...

    Article : 227 words
  17. GAS CHILLED BEEF

    Presumably due to the success of a recent Australian shipment of chilled beef in gas, an American firm consigned a quantity from the River Plate, the ...

    Article : 180 words
  18. GOOD FILMS

    PEOPLE who habitually attend picture theatres are compelled to take their chance on the programme, and when that is not entirely ...

    Article : 250 words
  19. PERSONAL

    Abdul Fattah Yehia Pasha has accepted the Premiership of Egypt, the vacancy having been caused by the resignation on account of Ill-health of ...

    Article : 511 words
  20. GOVERNOR-GENERAL

    Surprise was expressed in Canberra to-day at the Statement made at the Returned Soldiers' Congress in Sydney yesterday that the Governor-General ...

    Article : 122 words
  21. Public Service Appointments

    Sir,—I am not anxious to continue a controversy on the subject of "Public Service Appointments." Mr. Griffiths's explanation of the use of the terms ...

    Article : 227 words
  22. Seasonal Hair Cuts

    Until the revision yesterday of the Wages Board determination covering the rates of wages for hairdressers there were differential rates for ...

    Article : 148 words
  23. BRITISH FLEET

    An elaborate programme has been arranged for the visit, lasting a fortnight, of Britain's China Fleet, commencing with the arrival to-day of the ...

    Article : 44 words
  24. HIGH COURT SITTINGS

    An order published in the Federal Government "Gazette" to-day revokes a proclamation made in August, 1932, suspending sittings of the High Court in ...

    Article : 122 words
  25. Advertising

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    Advertising : 229 words
  26. PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY

    In the Legislative Council yesterday the adjourned debate on the motion for the Address in Reply was concluded. At 6.15 p.m. the Council adjourned ...

    Article : 92 words
  27. Fisheries Control

    Sir,—Apparently "Northern Angler" has a double objective—to endeavour to embarrass me and simultaneously to mislead the public. Does he hope to ...

    Article : 65 words
  28. None Had Slumbered

    The post-prandia] oratory of a more spacious age, with its solemn paraphernalia of soporific movers and seconders of formal votes of thanks, ...

    Article : 132 words
  29. Narrow Elizabeth Street

    Slr,—Now that the antiquated buildings just above Brisbane Street, Hobart, are at last being pulled down, is this not an opportunity (which will not ...

    Article : 67 words
  30. Public Servants and Musicians

    Sir,—Why does "B. Fair" single out public servants for his complaint? The price-cutting does not all lie in this direction, but among those employed in ...

    Article : 70 words
  31. A SPORTING BUDGET

    The closing days of winter have provided a plethora of sporting attractions to suit all tastes, and the playing of many premiership matches—even ...

    Article : 150 words
  32. MELBOURNE ROYAL SHOW

    Spring weather favoured the Royal Show holiday to-day, and the city was practically deserted for the show grounds and other places of ...

    Article : 87 words
  33. Cananore Club's Origin

    Sir,—"Vigilant" is not quite correct in his notes on the origin of the name of the Cananore Football Club. Mr. Charles Walch's residence in Davey Street was ...

    Article : 91 words
  34. Danger to Horses

    Sir,—The streets of Hobart are dangerous to horse traffic owing to their slippery surfaces, but this danger is always limited when the risky routes are ...

    Article : 76 words
  35. His Annual Treat

    "When you quarrelled to-day, you [?]et your husband have the last word. That was not usual." "No, but I wanted to give him a little ...

    Article : 50 words
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