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  2. MAINLAND NOTES From Special Correspondents POTATO-GROWING INDUSTRY "Doomed In Victoria Without State Assistance" MELBOURNE

    ACCORDING to the secretary of the Potato Growers' Association of Daylesford, which is the centre of one of the best potato-growing areas in ...

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  3. The Mercury

    IN the extent of its operations and in its importance as a factor in community life, the department of the [?] ...

    Article : 827 words
  4. NEWS IN BRIEF

    Weather forecasts, issued at 9 p.m. yesterday for the 24 hours ensuing:— Cloudy with some scattered showers in northern and eastern districts. ...

    Article : 906 words
  5. DAY BY DAY

    AS I stood at a shop counter in Hobart yesterday, making a purchase, I became aware of a keen draught, and then, for the first time, noticed that the ...

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  6. TODAY'S THOUGHT

    Give to the world the best you have, And the best will come back to you. ...

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  7. AGENT-GENERAL'S OFFICE

    Although there has been no official announcement by the Government it is believed there is to be a re-organisation of the staff of the Agent-General's ...

    Article : 98 words
  8. PERSONAL VICE-REGAL

    The Governor of Queensland (Sir Leslie Wilson) has been created Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. ...

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  9. Movements of Minsiters

    The Minister for Transport (Mr. T. D'Alton) will leave for Sydney next week on matters associated with the coming tourist season. With the Acting ...

    Article : 149 words
  10. SYDNEY

    AS was expected, there has been an outcry against the rise in the price of butter, once again demonstrating how the masses resent ...

    Article : 709 words
  11. Letters to the Editor TRANSPORT FACILITIES Competition Between Railways and Motor Vehicles

    SIR,—In "The Mercury" of June 22 appeared a lengthy statement by the Minister for Transport in defence of the railways of the State, and in reply to a ...

    Article : 519 words
  12. CITIZEN AIR FORCE

    A CITIZEN AIR FORCE seems, on the face of it, especially suited to conditions in Australia, where population is ...

    Article : 384 words
  13. FRENCH FINANCE

    WITH a new Premier, and a Finance Minister especially summoned from his diplomatic duties, the French Government is ...

    Article : 270 words
  14. BRITISH DIVORCE LAW

    THE Marriage Bill, which has been approved by the House of Lords, shows an advance towards the divorce law in Tasmania. The new British bill, ...

    Article : 571 words
  15. Car Parking

    Sir,—the widening of the road at O'Brien's Bridge, Glenorchy, was a safety measure appreciated by a great number of people. But I notice that ...

    Article : 166 words
  16. Federal Apple Bounty

    Sir,—It is to be hoped that the "powers that be" will try not only to obtain an apple bounty, but a much larger one than has been paid by the ...

    Article : 147 words
  17. THE KING'S EMPIRE. AFRICA—The Witch Doctor

    WE stand in thought in au African kraal when there is great excitement. The chief is dead. No animal killed him, no foe slew him—he just died. What could be clearer proof of magic? The witch-doctor is called ...

    Article : 379 words
  18. Country Basic Wage

    Sir,—I compliment "Mulga Mick" on his letter on the basic wage in the country. All he states is true as regards the cost of living, etc. We have ...

    Article : 153 words
  19. No Broadcast Advertising

    It is officially announced that advertisements are now barred in Italian broadcasts. ...

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  20. Sunday Trading

    Sir,—Recently I have read many letters on the subject of Sunday trading which seem to point to the small shop keeper as the only one who trades on ...

    Article : 353 words
  21. Advertising

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    Advertising : 48 words
  22. Ex-Soldiers and Employment

    Sir,—The editorial in Wednesday's "Mercury" on the Hyde Park parade of 80,000 ex-service men, finishes with the words: "For those who remain it is ...

    Article : 103 words
  23. Sir A. Cobham Crashes

    Flying to Portsmouth after having attended an Imperial Airways luneheon at Southampton, Sir Alan Cobham crashed in a two-seater aeroplane, near ...

    Article : 56 words
  24. Hospital Out-Patients

    Sir,—May I direct attention to the pressing need for the heating of the walting rooms for out-patients at the Hobart General Hospital? Many were ...

    Article : 66 words
  25. Advertising

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    Advertising : 43 words
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