Blackout tests embracing the whole of Hobart and Launceston and including tram services probably will be held early next month. The Minister in charge of civil ...
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Article : 98 wordsThe Deputy Director of Recruiting (Major M. G. Butcher) stated yesterday that recruiting in Tasmania for the armoured division would soon be in full swing. In addition to ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 14 Aug 1941, Page 5
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