After having devoted a lifetime of service to the municipality, Cr. John Upchurch, Deputy Warden and treasurer of Huon, tendered his resignation at the meeting of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 335 wordsMaterial which would be used for the duplication of the West Hobart tramline was necessary for the war effort, stated a report by the Tramways Committee to the ...
Article : 349 wordsIn furtherance of the proposal to provide Taroona with a water supply, the Hobart City Council last night agreed to make water available at the city boundary at a cost of ...
Article : 248 wordsTHE Y.M.C.A. had performed a splendid task in the Great War. and had set out to do equally as well in the present conflict said the ...
Article : 659 wordsTo relieve congestion in Sandy Bay Rd. an alternative route to Long Beach by way of Quayle St. and Merleville Esplanade was proposed by Aid. Beck at a meeting of the ...
Article : 189 wordsSYDNEY, August 12.—Many of the Hong Kong evacuees are so dissatisfied with the accommodation given them in Sydney, that large numbers have applied ...
Article : 243 wordsThe first children (from England) who have reached Launceston to reside for the duration of the war, Annabel and ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 51 wordsThe funeral of Mr. Charles F. Monds at the Carr Villa Cemetery. Launceston, yesterday was private. The chief mourners were: Messrs. A. W. Monds (brother), T. B. A. ...
Article : 176 wordsSeveral cases of thefts from motor-cars occurred at Hobart last week and during the week-end. Overcoats and suitcases were among the property taken. The thefts ...
Article : 50 wordsLONDON, August 12.—Prince Frederick of Prussia has been interned after a period of unrestricted freedom, says the "Daily Express." Prince Frederick is the ...
Article : 56 wordsMore recreation facilities are being provided at Brighton camp by the establishment of a Y.M.C.A. hut. It was opened yesterday. The picture shows the assembly at the opening which includes (I. to r.), in front, Col. L. H. Payne (camp commandant), the Governor (Sir Ernest Clark), Mr. F. L. Langford (chairman of the Y.M.C.A. Military Service Committee), ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 89 wordsSome of the strictures by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. D'Alton) on the Hobart City Council's attitude to housing seemed to have been caused by misunderstanding, ...
Article : 164 wordsMELBOURNE, August 12.—Plans for the internment in Australia of enemy aliens and naturalised British subjects of enemy origin, were announced today ...
Article : 105 wordsMELBOURNE, August 12.—Seven Australian general hospitals, with provision for 6,000 beds, would soon be available for the use of the A.I.F., the Minister for ...
Article : 106 wordsThe funeral of Mr. Henry Jones left the residence of his brother, Mr. D. J. Jones, Forster St., Invermay Launceston, for Carr Villa cemetery. Canon W. Greenwood ...
Article : 134 wordsSMALL investors in the Huon were placing their part admirably in the war effort, said the Warden of Huon (Mr. G. C. Frankcomb) at the ...
Article : 107 wordsSYDNEY, August 12.—Two men were burnt to death in tragedies in New South Wales today. Alexander Smith, farm labourer, was fatally burnt when his clothes caught ...
Article : 127 wordsADELAIDE, August 12.—A stop-work meeting at the Trades Hall today of between 700 and 800 members of the Amalgamated Engineering Union employed in ...
Article : 109 wordsSYDNEY, August 12.—Nearly 1,000 men of the 2nd/13th Battalion of the A.I.F. marched into Wallacia at 5 p.m. today after a route march of 17 miles. They were the ...
Article : 88 wordsA dance and euchre tournament, arranged by the secretary (Mr. P. T. Lower) in aid of the Tunbridge Hall Fund, were held on Saturday night. Euchre prizes ...
Article : 189 wordsOrganised by Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Reidy at the Kermandie Hotel, a card evening realised more than £30, which will be devoted to the Geeveston branch of the Australian ...
Article : 142 wordsMr. W. F. Mitchell, a member of the Northern Tasmanian Alpine Club, was injured in a ski-ing accident on the slopes of Ben Lomond on Sunday. ...
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Advertising : 26 wordsTRIABUNNA.—To raise money for the Australian Comforts Fund an American tea and dance were held in the Triabunna Hall. The Warden (Mr. G. G. Meredith) opened ...
Article : 1,186 wordsA finding of accidental death was recorded by the Coroner (Mr. R. W. Maskell) at an inquest at Zeehan yesterday on the death of Edna May Westerway (16), who was ...
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Advertising : 431 wordsLONDON, August 12.—The Polish Prime Minister (General Sikorski) in a message to Poland revealed that the most important elements of the Polish Army ...
Article : 40 wordsProgress has been mide in the provision of books and magazines for members of the fighting services, but a great deal remains to be done. Libriries hive been established ...
Article : 172 wordsA letter seeking the council's co-operation in forwarding the movement known as the Women's Land Army, an organisation aiming at the training of women for work on ...
Article : 102 wordsMembers of the New Norfolk branch of the Country Women's Association gained many useful hints on manuring and cultivation of flowers and vegetables from a talk ...
Article : 143 wordsProposals for improved methods of carting meat to and from the abattoirs and the inspection depot at Hobart were withdrawn at a meeting of the City Council last night. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 196 wordsLONDON, August 12.—The Minister for Aircraft Production (Lord Beaverbrook) has published acknowledgment, for the purchase of aircraft, of £5,000 sent to ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 13 Aug 1940, Page 5
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