SINGAPORE. Sunday.—"Never in the First World War did I see such keenness to get at the enemy or the Australian morale higher," said ...
Article : 177 words"The war will be brought to Australian shores, and I have no hesitation in saying Australiancities will be bombed before Japan is beaten," said the Warden of Clarence ...
Article : 390 wordsThe council of the Hobart Chamber of Commerce decided at its last meeing to accord the fullest co-operation to the request by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. D'Alton) ...
Article : 346 wordsIT is stated authoritatively that, according to recent figures the Japanese Fleet is composed of 10 battleships, nine ...
Article : 110 wordsTHE whole effort of the Army and Air Force must be bent towards securing our ships and bases, says the naval correspondent of the "Evening News," ...
Article : 429 wordsAid. D. T. Oldham on Saturday was unanimously elected Mayor, of Launceston, and Mr. W. Robinson was unanimously re-elected Master Warden of the Launceston Marine ...
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Advertising : 502 wordsMr. G. H. Lofts, who died last week in Adelaide, was for 23 years district manager of the Hydro-Electric Commission in Tasmania. He retired in April last year. He ...
Article : 292 wordsTHE Coastguard has taken over the French luxury liner Normandie. The State Department has announced the removal ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Returned Soldiers' Memorial Band, conducted by Mr. Ray Fergusson, gave the first open-air band concert of the season in St. David's Park last night. There was a ...
Article : 59 wordsMELBOURNE, Sunday. — The Minister for War Organisation of Industry (Mr. Dedman) in a national broadcast to-night said investigations so far showed ...
Article : 132 wordsLONDON, Sunday.—The diplomatic correspondent of the Press Association says the formation of a Supreme Allied Council may result as the extension of ...
Article : 69 wordsMELBOURNE, Sunday—A request that full control of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation's plant be handed over to the Aircraft Production Commission ...
Article : 105 words"Peter Pan," Sir James Barrie's" immortal play of the boy who would not grow up, was charmingly presented by the Hobart Repertory Theatre Society, at the Playhouse, ...
Article : 440 wordsA gay Christmas parly arranged by members of the Apex Club was held at Wingfield House, St. John's Park. Hobart, on Saturday, for the young patients. The president of ...
Article : 129 wordsMELBOURNE, Sunday.—The death has occurred at Sidmouth (Devonshire), England, of Mrs. Anne S. F. Tucker, wife of Emeritus Prof. T. G. Tucker. Mrs. Tucker before her ...
Article : 53 wordsBURLINGTON (lowa), Sunday.—A heavy explosion wrecked the Iowa ordnance plant, destroying a shell-loading unit, killing nine workmen, and ...
Article : 45 wordsDETROIT, Sunday.—The Government's new curtailment of passenger car production has brought the first closure of motor-car plants. New quotas have ...
Article : 46 wordsSixteen men were welcomed at Launceston on Saturday morning from service overseas. They were met by Capt. G. W. Turner. Capt. E. E. von Bibra. Dr. J. L. Grove, and the ...
Article : 179 wordsCANBERRA, Sunday.—Excessive buying recently has caused the Commonwealth Government to take action to freeze existing stocks of engine cotton ...
Article : 94 wordsAlfred Robert Lee (16). of Oswald St., Invermay, died in the Launceston General Hospital yesterday from injuries received when he was knocked off his bicycle at the ...
Article : 60 wordsVICHY, Sunday. — A message from Paris says that the occupation authorities announce that 100 Jews, Communists, and anarchists, are to be shot for attacks on ...
Article : 46 wordsMELBOURNE, Sunday.—Beaufighters which make up Australia's first night fighter squadron with a British base, have made a spectacular debut, ...
Article : 43 wordsTHE Cairo correspondent of the Associated Press says the United States is virtually taking over Eritrea for the ...
Article : 91 wordsIdeal weather favoured a garden party at the Friends' School, Hobart, on Saturday, when visitors thronged the grounds and inspected the exhibition of hobbies and craft ...
Article : 377 wordsSir Charles Vyner Brooke, the Rajah of Sarawak, who has arrived in Australia on a short visit, said yesterday that he believed Singapore was impregnable. ...
Article : 133 wordsA year of active work by the Derwent Valley sub-branch of the Returned Sailors, Soldiers, and Airmen's League was reviewed at the annual meeting at New Norfolk. Mr. ...
Article : 197 wordsMELBOURNE, Sunday. — Australian troops in camps, forts, or garrisons on Christmas Day will enjoy a spacial dinner, the Minister for the Army (Mr. ...
Article : 96 wordsElectors in the vicinity of Lake Leake adversely commented on the closing of the Lake Leake polling booth for the State election on Saturday. Some electors were unaware that ...
Article : 178 wordsThe annual general meeting of the Ross branch of the Red Cross was held at Ross. The Warden (Mr. F. Dowling) welcomed the divisional commandant (Mrs. C. N. ...
Article : 199 wordsLONDON, Sunday.—General Odic, former commander of the French North African Air Force, on his arrival from New York to join General de Gaulle, ...
Article : 97 wordsIt is possible that New Norfolk ratepayers will be given an opportunity to voice an opinion early next year on whether they prefer the affairs of the municipality to be ...
Article : 109 wordsMembers of the Oatlands Voluntary Aid Detachment group and the Comforts Fund Committee combined in arranging a successful ball at Oatlands on Friday. The net ...
Article : 102 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday.—The Gilbert and Sullivan opera "The Mikado" has been withdrawn from the Theatre Royal season. "The Gondoliers" has been ...
Article : 71 wordsBetty Britton (18). of Andrew St., Hobart, was treated at the Royal Hobart Hospital yesterday afternoon for abrasions and was allowed to go to her home. She was ...
Article : 60 wordsThe annual meeting of the Midland Subbranch of the Returned Sailors, Soldiers, and Airmen's League was held at Campbell Town. The president (Mr. L. V. Levy) was in the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 104 wordsThe Director of Civil Defence (Mr. G. A. Walch visited New Norfolk yesterday and conferred with the New Norfolk Civil Defence Legion and the Medical ...
Article : 58 wordsPERTH. Sunday.—As the result of bills passed by the State Parliament before it rose early yesterday, the general election for the House of Assembly and ...
Article : 48 wordsBy a special effort, £24 was raised from the Red Cross Shop at Oatlands on Friday. The Misses Carr-Lord, of Antill Ponds, arranged a display of Christmas gifts and ...
Article : 66 wordsReference to the good work of Mrs. A. C. Cole as a member of the New Norfolk branch of the Country Women's Association was made at the week-end meeting of the branch ...
Article : 60 wordsJessie Pitt-Hammond, of 19 Newdegate St., Hobart, who was admitted to the Royal Hobart Hospital on Friday night with a fracture of the left leg suffered when she ...
Article : 45 wordsA dance and euchre tournament were held in the town hall, on Saturday, arranged by Mr. A. Farrell in aid of the hall fund. Euchre prizes were won by Mesdames B. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 15 Dec 1941, Page 5
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