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  2. NEWS IN BRIEF

    Forecasts. Issued at [?] p.m. yesterday, for the 24 hours ensuing:— Tasmania.—Cool southerly to easterly winds, and a few scattered showers, but ...

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  3. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT

    With the wheat problem still agitating the minds of members there was little interest in the proceedings of the House of Representatives to-day. The ...

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  4. DAY BY DAY

    WHEN the Carnegie delegation visits Tasmania next year in the course of its survey of the Carnegie libraries in the Commonwealth, it will be interesting ...

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  5. MAINLAND NOTES

    AS was expected, action has been taken to bring some of the night cafes and cabarets in the city of Melbourne under the provisions of the ...

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  6. LETTERS

    Sir,—The address by Professor G. L. Wood on the "Future of the Australian Pound," at Adelaide, reported in "The Mercury" ot Saturday, must surely give ...

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  7. Are Railways Doomed?

    The man in the street is apt to give little heed to the serious problem which confronts Governments of the day in tackling railway deficits, yet brief ...

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  8. Health Questions

    In some respects this Health Week that we are enduring is a heating of the air. For example, if a fellow has a distaste for having a shower every ...

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  9. Lesson for Hobart

    With all its virtues Sydney-Harbour is not all that is desired. A suburban municipal council has been complaining that fogs are creating too many ...

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  10. Astronomical Events

    Sir,—Any readers interested in observing the heavens will probably be pleased to learn of two interesting astronomical events taking place within the next few ...

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  11. LIQUOR PRICES

    The chairman of the Southern Tasmanian Licensed Victuallers' Association (Mr. G. Rometch) in making available yesterday a statement regarding the ...

    Article : 559 words
  12. Cost of Roads

    Tourists to Tasmania, and especially those who do their travelling by motorcar, are loud in their praises of the excellent condition of the roads, and ...

    Article : 244 words
  13. The Strange Beast

    We had forgotten about the strange leonine beast seen in Southern Gippsland some weeks ago, or, it it happened to recur to our minds, we dismissed ...

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  14. New States

    Investigation into the ideas of champions and critics of the New States' proposals is in full swing, and enthusiasts and men with axes to grind, and those ...

    Article : 251 words
  15. Federal Generosity

    It was a striking example of Federal "munificence," which caused the Minister for Works (Sir Walter Lee) to refer in scathing terms last night in the ...

    Article : 201 words
  16. The Mercury

    WITH all the appearance of general enthusiasm, the German people have elected a new Reichstag. consisting entirely of Nazi supporters. ...

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  17. Congregationalism & World Crisis

    Sir,—In reading the report of the Congregational Union sermon in Friday's issue of "The Mercury," I feel there may be a possibility of the Archbishop of ...

    Article : 299 words
  18. PERSONAL

    Mr. Germain Murdoch was yesterday appointed by the Hobart Marine Board to the vacancy on the Board caused by the death of Mr. W. H. Burgess. He ...

    Article : 232 words
  19. WHO WANTS WAR?

    NO one can accuse the Australians who fought in the Great War of being either recreants or feather-bed soldiers. No one therefore, has a ...

    Article : 443 words
  20. Christmas Gifts for Needy

    Sir,—In view of the good work being done by the City Mission, the Salvation Army, and Toe H. I would like to draw the attention of your readers to a simple ...

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  21. Civic Coat of Arms

    Looking through some notes of the diary of the Rev. Robert Knopwood, which constitute a valuable section of the historical accounts of the carly days ...

    Article : 177 words
  22. OLD, COUPLE MARRIED

    At a marriage celebrated in Bunbury yesterday the contracting parties' ages aggregated 163 years. They were Mr. Jonathan Buckle (85), Bunbury's oldest ...

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  23. OBITUARY

    Mr. Henry William Gunn, aged 60 years, whose death took place at Hobart yesterday, was born in Nottinghamshire, England, and was a member ...

    Article : 237 words
  24. Advertising

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  25. Ticks in Sheen

    Sir,—I read with interest the letter from Mr. A. W. Burbury. M.H.A., on ticks in sheep, and agree with him in every respect. Mr. Burbury is a man ...

    Article : 232 words
  26. New Norfolk Postal Service

    Sir,—Colonel A. C. Blacklow, M.H.R., and Mr. A. C. Seabrook, M.H.A., are much to be commended for their efforts in bringing about a long overdue ...

    Article : 206 words
  27. Move Against Plover

    The plover is a bird which, in common I think with 99 per cent. of the community, I have always regarded as the farmer's friend, and one which, in ...

    Article : 196 words
  28. PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY

    When the House of Assembly, met last night Mr. Dwyer-Gray moved the adjournment to make allegations that the Hobart City Council was violating its ...

    Article : 151 words
  29. Water for Kingston

    Sir,—I am sure that the thanks of the majority of the ratepayers of Kingston will go out to Councillor J. G. Charlton for saying that they are not prepared to ...

    Article : 146 words
  30. Elizabeth Street Widening

    Sir,—Aldermanie reasoning amuses by its oddity. Elizabeth Street is the main outlet from the city; but we are to accept a contracted Elizabeth Street ...

    Article : 44 words
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