Many persons who went to King's Wharf at Launceston yesterday to see the Nairana leave for Melbourne wondered when they saw that the vessel was ...
Article : 465 wordsOwing to the early sailing of the t.s. Nairana, a special boat train will leave Hobart at 8.20 a. m. to-morrow and will arrive at Launceston wharf at 1.39 p.m. ...
Article : 162 wordsAfter travelling for three years in Australia, Dr. Thomas Wood has written "Cobbers," which has been published by the Oxford University Press. ...
Article : 145 words"The greatest things in the work of the school are not always seen, and this institution is to be judged, not by its staff, architecture, and equipment, but ...
Article : 854 wordsSuggestions for the improvement of the position of farmers generally and particularly that of North-West Coast primary producers have been made to ...
Article : 682 wordsA women's doubles tournament was played on the new Fingal court on Saturday afternoon between members of the Mathinna and Fingal Clubs and ...
Article : 135 wordsThe Gainsborough picture, "Soldiers of the King," at His Majesty's Theatre, Hobart, is excellent entertainment. Cicely Courtneidge is seen as the leader ...
Article : 166 wordsThe Mathinna Tennis Club conducted a mixed doubles handicap tournament on the Mathinna court at the week-end for cash piizes and trophies ...
Article : 182 wordsOnlv two days remain of the allBritish programme at the Avalon Theatre, Hobart, consisting of "The Blarney Stonem," which features Tom ...
Article : 133 wordsSydney, March 28.—The Ministry proposes to make drastic alterations to the Dog and Goat Act to provide that Alsatian dogs not wearing muzzles shall ...
Article : 554 wordsUnder the auspices of the Women's Christian Temperance Union Miss Ada Bromham gave an address on "Armaments and Peace" last night at the ...
Article : 157 wordsLondon, March 26.—The Government, it is announced, will this week introduce amending legislation on the subject of [?]the rent charges. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 175 wordsOne of the most enjoyable plays seen for many a day, the current attraction "Lady for a Day," at the Prince of Wales Theatre. Hobart, is proving ...
Article : 148 wordsA barn owned by Mr. George Gibb Byers, of Woodsdale, containing 14 tons of oaten hay, sawn timber, and other grain, valued in all about £150, was ...
Article : 137 wordsThe final of the women's doubles in the tennis tournament played at the St. Patrick's Day Convent School sports, Deloraine, was played at the week-end ...
Article : 90 wordsPat Hanna, Norman French and Joe Valli are outstanding in the leading roles of "Waltzing Matilda," the hilarious comedy which is featured at the ...
Article : 124 wordsGreat Britain has built five times as much commercial tonnage as the United States in the last live years, according to the National Council of American ...
Article : 164 wordsThe annual meeting of the Carrick Badminton Club was held in the Carrick Hall. Mr. H. D. Windred presided, and there was a good attendance of ...
Article : 70 wordsThe March meeting of the Flinders Island Municipal Council was held on Saturday last. Present: The Warden (Councillor W. J. Martin) and ...
Article : 432 wordsImagine the housewife of the immediate future changing at will the colour tones of the living-room of the home by merely depressing a switch. Thus on a ...
Article : 651 wordsWord has been received from England by cablegram of the death of Miss Agnes Dora Clerk. Miss Clerk was a daughter of the late Mr. Robert Clerk, who ...
Article : 210 wordsThe Gaumont-Gainsborough musical comedy attraction "Jack's the Boy" will by at the Moonah Theatre to-night and to-morrow night. Juck Hulbert, ...
Article : 44 wordsThe Northern croquet tournament is drawing to a close, and there are only a few more games to be played in the championship singles. After the matches ...
Article : 144 wordsThe yards of Great Britain and Ireland reached their highest total in March, 1930, with 1,614,993 tons, which was 49.5 per cent, of the world total. ...
Article : 273 wordsThe Buckingham dancing assemblies will be continued on Saturday evening. "Other Folk," Bursary House, Hobart, will hold supper dances to-night and ...
Article : 41 wordsDuring the last fortnight an extensive rabbit poisoning campaign has been carried out throughout the Lilydale municipality, and in most cases splendid ...
Article : 300 wordsThe Glideaway skating rink, Hobart, will be open this evening. There will be three sessions to-morrow and again on Friday. ...
Article : 21 wordsTourist excursions to New Norfolk are made daily from Hobart by the s.s. Marana. There will be no trip on Good Friday. ...
Article : 24 wordsThere appeared in a recant issue of the London "Sunday Dispatch" an intriguing account of a vast Temple of Destruction, at North Wembley, Middlesex, where an ...
Article : 416 wordsIn the Launceston Police Court yesterday morning, before the Police Magistrate (Mr. E. L. Hall) with Inspector C W. Berresford prosecuting, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 192 wordsThe annual fair in aid of the circuit funds of the Methodist Church was held in the Town Hall, Derby, on Thursday. The fair was opened by Mr. John ...
Article : 345 wordsThe United States is noticeably lagging in construction of motor tonnage, which represents about 65 per cent. of all merchant tonnage now under way ...
Article : 205 wordsThe annual report of the St. Patrick's Old Collegians' Football Club, to be presented at the meeting to-night, at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the ...
Article : 178 wordsA grave warning that a recurrence of trouble would lead to a serious view being taken by the Bench was issued by the Police Magistrate (Mr. E. L. Hall) ...
Article : 314 wordsThere was a good attendance of the members of the Swansea Lodge in the council chambers on Wednesday evening. The N.G., Bro. L. A. Johns, ...
Article : 149 wordsThe annual meeting of the Scottsdale Golf Club was held in the Mechanics' reading room, Scottsdale, last night, when there was a good attendance. ...
Article : 135 wordsThe annual meeting of associates of the Launceston Golf Club was held at the clubhouse yesterday. The captain (Mrs. G. B. Grubb) presided. ...
Article : 87 wordsThe Government's Betting and Lotteries Bill will be introduced in the House of Lords to-morrow. The measure is designed to legalise the ...
Article : 92 wordsThe annual meeting of the Associated Banks football Club was held at the Commonwealth Bank, Launceston, last night, when there was a record ...
Article : 82 wordsSir James Jeans, the astronomer, unfolded some more marvels of the heavens in a lecture at the Royal Institution (reports the "Sunday Express"). ...
Article : 160 wordsA verdict of accidental death was returned by the Coroner (Mr. G. W. Easton) at an inquiry at Preolenna yesterday concerning the death of Ngaire ...
Article : 94 wordsFollowing a meeting of the executive of the Launceston Centenary Arrangements Council yesterday afternoon, the Mayor (Mr. A. Hollingsworth) said it ...
Article : 70 wordsThe third meeting of the ball committee of the Broadland House Girls' Grammar School was held in the assembly hall, Launceston, on Monday ...
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Advertising : 23 wordsHorton Smith won the 1,500 dollars first prize wtih a score of 284 at the 5,000 dollars masters' invitation golf tournament. Bobby Jones made a par ...
Article : 91 wordsThe Weather Bureau, Hobart, reported yesterday that both at Fingal and at Avoca the South Esk River was at ...
Article : 49 wordsFor some time the Lalla School has been overcrowded, there being 32 children on the roll, and the inside measurement of the school is only 18ft. by 15ft. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 28 Mar 1934, Page 7
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