At the March meeting of the Brighton Municipal Council there were present:— The Warden (Councillor Thos. J. Eddington), Councillors E. Morrisby, W. ...
Article : 737 wordsIt was stated on inquiry at the Lyell District Hospital last night that there had been no improvement in the condition of Mervyn Tippett, who was ...
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Article : 557 wordsMothering Sunday which was observed in many Anglican churches yesterday, is one of the limited number of ancient English customs which have taken root ...
Article : 378 wordsFollowing the India Government's promise of financial assistance for the sufferers from the Bihar earthquake, the tour of Lord Willingdon, the Viceroy, ...
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Advertising : 159 wordsLaunceston sweltered in an oppressive heat wave on Saturday, the maximum temperature of 94 degrees being easily the highest recorded this ...
Article : 254 wordsSeven thousand persons have perished from plague in the United Provinces duriug the last two months, and the Government is rushing medical aid to ...
Article : 78 wordsAdvance parties left Hobart on Saturday morning for the second military camp this year at Mona Vale. The units that will be represented in camp ...
Article : 289 wordsFaulty procedure in relation to the service of the counter petition in the pending, defended divorce suit of Russell William Green, of Launceston. v. ...
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Article : 354 wordsThe question of a crematorium for Hobart has been prominently before the public in recent months. A Cremation Society was formed, and ...
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Article : 433 wordsWireless listeners were touched tonight when the world-famous scientist, Sir Oliver Lodge, in a quivering voice at the end of his broadcast address, ...
Article : 211 wordsThe Australian Natives' Association aquatic carnival at Ulverstone on Saturday afternoon was an outstanding success. It was the first aquatic fixture ...
Article : 297 wordsOn his arrival in London from Cairo via the Continent, with his wife and daughter, Mr. Robert Parkhill, Australian Postmaster-General, said that he ...
Article : 196 wordsAn intensely dramatic opening gives the picture of Legion life at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Hobart, the keynote of vivid action which makes for instant ...
Article : 246 wordsMr. Cummings, Attorney-General, announced to-night that proceedings were to he taken against Mr. Andrew Mellon (formerly Secretary to the Treasury), ...
Article : 125 wordsThe tendency to erect higher buildings in London is the subject of criticism in the report of the Royal Fine Art Commission, which, by Royal ...
Article : 211 wordsThe Moderator-General of the Presbyterian Church of Australia (the Rt. Rev. Dr. G. R. S. Reid), who is on his first official visit to Tasmania, was welcomed ...
Article : 384 wordsThe annual session of the Grand Lodge of Oddfellows of Tasmania was brought to a close on Thursday evening The retiring Grand Master (Bro. ...
Article : 220 wordsIn a letter to "The Economist," J. B. Were and Son suggest that it would be of more advantage for the Commonwealth Government to purchase as much ...
Article : 193 wordsA pleasant Sunday Afternoon programme was held at the Hobart State High School yesterday. The function was well attended. ...
Article : 116 words"F. P. 1" is an unusual title for a picture, but it stands for a most unusual picture. It means "Floating Platform No. 1," a gigantic structure anchored ...
Article : 206 wordsLondon, March 10.—On the strength of her personal success in a long-running West End comedy, Neva CarrGlynn, of Sydney, has been engaged to ...
Article : 38 wordsHorace Lindrum, snooker champion of Australia, gave an entertaining exhibition of billiards and snooker before a large gallery in the Anzac Hostel, ...
Article : 233 wordsConquering complexes, repressions, and inferiority was the subject of an address by Dr. Elsie M. Port in the Lord Mayor's reception room, Town Hall, ...
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Article : 167 wordsA Protestant Alliance Friendly Society service was held at the Swan Street Methodist Church last evening, and was attended by about 50 members of the ...
Article : 203 wordsThe anniversary celebrations were concluded last night, when past and present scholars attended Wesley Church, which was well filled. The Rev. David ...
Article : 354 wordsThe Tasmanian Motor Cycle Club held an accleration test on Saturday afternoon with the following results:—T. Sayer, Ariel, figure of merit, 15.6, 1; ...
Article : 56 wordsBetter conditions were reported from country centres over the week-end in regard to the floods in West Australia. York suffered damage by flood water ...
Article : 152 words"The Eagle and the Hawk" starring Fiedric Match and Cary Grant, together with "One Sunday Afternoon," drew capacity houses on Saturday to the ...
Article : 141 wordsMr. A. Pinel, of Deloraine, noticed a fire in the vicinity of R. T. Furmage Pty.'s sawmill at Deloraine about 7.30 a.m. yesterday, a quantity of timber ...
Article : 80 wordsMajor Nicholson, deputy organiser of the Melbourne centenary arrangements, arrived at Launceston by the Nairana on Saturday, and called on the Mayor of ...
Article : 145 wordsResidents of Parrawe, about 15 miles from Waratah, experienced a trying time during the week-end as the result of bush fires. Messrs. Bower and ...
Article : 161 wordsA man was fatally injured and five other persons had extraordinary escapes when a motor-car left the road on Razorback Mountain and rolled nearly ...
Article : 158 wordsThe Victorian team to play in Tasmania at Easter is:—D. Rushton (Old Wesley), L. Stewart (Kew). L. D. Kemp, captain (Old Scotch Collegians). ...
Article : 242 wordsThe following resolution was adopted at a mass meeting yesterday of unemployed held at Queenstown. The Warden (Mr. V. E. O'Halloran) was in the ...
Article : 64 wordsThe weekly dance of the Sandy Bay Rowing Club will be held to-night in the clubhouse, Sandy Bay. The J. P. Knowles Orchestra will supply the music. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe annual meeting of the Royal Society of Tasmania will be held this evening in the Museum, Hobart. The Governor (Sir Ernest Clark) will ...
Article : 42 wordsAn enjoyable programme of sacred and classical music was given in St. David's Park, Hobart, yesterday afternoon, by the 40th Battalion Band, under ...
Article : 43 wordsApplications closed on Saturday for the position of organiser for Launceston for the Centenary celebrations. The Mayor said that the applications would ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 12 Mar 1934, Page 5
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