INTERLUDES of strange silence contrasting strikingly with frequent outbursts of cheering and sustained crescendoes of applause marked the spectacular parade at Launceston yesterday of nearly 700 Northern men of the A.I.F. The ...
Article : 1,033 words"Let no one leave this hall with the idea that there is no war work he or she can do," said the Governor (Sir Ernest Clark) at the entertainment arranged by ...
Article : 331 wordsCrowds lined the route of the A.I.F. march through Launceston. Nearly 700 troops participated. The picture shows a section of the parade in St. John St. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 32 wordsThe opinion that, instead of one scheme of civil defence for the municipality, the district should be divided into separate units for action in emergency was expressed ...
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Advertising : 152 wordsThe fact that the defence authorities were not to blame for the abandonment of the Launceston Show was stressed by a deputation from the National Agricultural and ...
Article : 188 wordsLONDON, July 31.—A gift of £550 from Tasmanian children is included in the Lord Mayor's Red Cross Fund, the total of which is now more than £2,490,000. ...
Article : 34 wordsIn the Launceston Police Court yesterday, before the Police Magistrate (Mr. F. N. Stops), and Mr. W. Daymond, J.P., Detective-Inspector T. G. Burke prosecuting, ...
Article : 215 words"Civil defence should be taken seriously," said Mr. F. W. Browne, chairman of the Northern sector of the Civil Defence Legion, in an address to the Launceston Rotary ...
Article : 88 wordsGood support was given to a juvenile ball at the Oddfellows' Hall, New Norfolk, on Tuesday, in aid of funds for St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church. Prizes were won ...
Article : 97 wordsPassengers by air between Western Junction and Melbourne during July showed an increase of 371 compared with July last year. Passengers from Western Junction to ...
Article : 82 wordsSoldiers at Brighton claim that football is not the only sport at which they can claim proficiency. From golfers in camp a team could be fielded which could hold its own ...
Article : 174 wordsEfforts by Senator C. A. Lamp to have the time allowed for tenders for Air Force recruits' quarters at Western Junction have been fruitless, but he said yesterday that he ...
Article : 200 wordsThe Ven. Archdeacon D. B. Blackwood presided at the annual meeting of parish[?]oners of St. Peter's Church of England. Oatlands. The balance sheet showed a debit of ...
Article : 161 wordsMr. John Oliver, of 108 Tamar St., Launceston, celebrates today the 93rd anniversary of his birthday. He was a native of Melbourne, where his parents arrived from ...
Article : 77 wordsMarching from the railway station to the Albert Hall, the parade of nearly 700 members of the A.I.F. found a welcome meal awaiting them before the parade through the streets of Launceston. The picture gives a general view of the troops at lunch in spacious surroundings. The hall was especially decorated for the occasion. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 64 wordsSteps towards furthering the war effort at Esperance by the formation of more war savings certificate groups, were taken at a meeting at Geeveston on Tuesday. The ...
Article : 159 wordsA euchre tournament organised by Mrs. J. Emery for her candidate in the popular boy competition, which is being conducted to raise funds for the Oatlands area school, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 227 wordsIn the Glenorchy Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. G. M. Hickman, H. T. Inches, and J. J. Lewis, Js.P., Sgt. J. J. Dermoudy prosecuting, ...
Article : 391 wordsCol. Sir Arthur R. Holbrook, head of "the fighting Holbrooks," celebrated his 90th birthday recently. I rang up his house on Kingston Hill, writes a ...
Article : 390 wordsSome weeks ago a young Yugoslav woman and her two children, a boy and a girl, left their homeland for Canada. The woman was looking forward to a happy reunion with ...
Article : 305 wordsThe fencing of the women's baths at Sandy Bay, blown away by the severe gale on Tuesday, was part of a section which the Hobart City Council would have ...
Article : 129 wordsJean Hughes (12), 16 Albion St., Invermay, was injured about the face when she was struck by a motor-car driven by Jeffrey Smith, 22 Stone St., Launceston, yesterday. ...
Article : 131 wordsMiss M. Lynskcy was entertained by tennis players, and other Huon friends at a gift afternoon in the Huonville Town Hall on Tuesday in honour of her approaching ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 72 wordsAnother performance of the musical revue "Red Hot and Blue." was given at the Playhouse, Hobart, last night, and it will be presented again on Saturday. Funds of the ...
Article : 54 wordsReconstruction at Sandy Bay Baths is being undertaken. The picture shows a pile-driver at work in the men's section of the baths. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 25 wordsSteady progress marks the construction of the bridge across the Derwent. The steel tower to support the western end of the lifting span gives an idea of the height the structure will be. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 37 wordsHow do blind people manage in London's black-outs? Often in daylight they rely on help from other pedestrians; in the dark that is not available. The National Institute for ...
Article : 146 wordsThe engine of the first motor-car used in the Deloraine district was recommissioned yesterday, when it was converted into the power unit for a concrete mixer at ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 1 Aug 1940, Page 7
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