TASMANIAN children, [?] notice, have been congratulated officially upon having achieved their objective of purchasing £50,000 ...
Article : 860 wordsSHIPPING as the main problem confronting the United Nations was specially emphasised by Mr. R. G. Menzies, M.H.R., in his address on the international situation at Hobart on Saturday. Shipping has throughout this ...
Article : 528 wordsCANBERRA, Sunday.—Households which are missing from their menus choice floury potatoes were given suggestions for ...
Article : 227 wordsTHE problem of a second front in Europe was the problem of ships... Bombing alone would not defeat Germany, hence the vital importance of the land operations in Russia and Egypt... Japan would collapse quickly once she had her first crushing naval defeat... Australians had tended to develop too defensive a conception of their part in the war. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Advertising : 208 wordsPTE. MURRAY BUXTON Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. V. J. Buxton, of Glen Huon, who was killed in action in the Middle ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 33 wordsWHILE flying over Northern Ireland in January, 1942, Flight-Sgt. G. D. Gamble, Royal Air Force ...
Article : 180 words"IT is possible the Solomons expedition may eventually lead to a great fleet and air engagement that will profoundly affect the Pacific war," states Hanson Baldwin, military correspondent of the "New York Times," ...
Article : 394 wordsBRAZIL has given a lead to all South American countries by declaring war on the Axis Powers after'a series of unprovoked attacks on her shipping which resulted in the loss of 600 lives. This brings into the Allied ranks a ...
Article : 308 wordsSOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Sunday. — Among decorations awarded at the week-end by General MacArthur was the United ...
Article : 193 wordsSYDNEY, Sunday. — About 1,000 employees at a big waterfront de fence job stopped work yesterday as a protest against the, refusal of the ...
Article : 85 wordsSir,—A new war loan is in the air, and investors should, see that they receive fair treatment in this and future loans. During the last war ...
Article : 479 wordsTHREE men, in addresses from Hobart pulpits yesterday, spoke in significantly similar terms of a profound need in Australia—two of them from the viewpoint of Church, leaders, the other from that of the layman. One was the ...
Article : 243 wordsGod help us all, and give us wisdom, and courage to do noble deeds. ...
Article : 27 wordsBIRD-BATHS do not always appeal to the birds for whose benefit they are intended. Mostly, the birds that use them, in the city at least, are the introduced starlings and sparrows, and although these birds interest some people, the real charm of a bird-bath is lacking unless it draws the native birds and permits its owner to ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 1,025 wordsThe Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) returned to the Mainland from Hobart on Saturday. The Minister for War ...
Article : 430 wordsWASHINGTON, Sunday.—President Roosevelt told a Press conference that the itinerary of Mr. Winkie, the Republican leader, included, ...
Article : 128 wordsMIAMI BEACH (Florida). Sunday.—General Brett, commander of the Allied Air Forces in the SouthWest Pacific, is on a visit to the ...
Article : 100 wordsMELBOURNE, Sunday.—The coupon-free period for all traders in clothing will end on August 31. The Rationing Commission ...
Article : 78 wordsOversea news in this issue (unless otherwise stated) is from the Australian Associated Press, of which "The Mercury" is a member. All rights are ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 24 Aug 1942, Page 3
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