TASMANIA had all the factors for a "red" Christmas on its highways, said the Commissioner for Transport (Mr M. S. Wilson) yesterday. He warned that car speeds had overtaken the capacity of the average driver ...
Article : 347 wordsCANBERRA, Wed.—An air transport agreement between Australia and the US was announced by the ...
Article : 249 wordsMr Wilson ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 4 wordsTO promote interest in the road safety campaign, "The Mercury" has decided to conduct competitions for the best slogan and cartoon related to road safety problems. ...
Article : 257 wordsBRISBANE, Wed.—The three-masted schooner Ametco, with a cargo of oranges for Singapore, lies ...
Article : 199 wordsCANBERRA, Wed.—Federal Labour Caucus today rejected a last-minute plea by the Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) to ratify the Bretton Woods international monetary agreement before Dec. 31. BY three votes caucus decided to ...
Article : 541 wordsCANBERRA, Wed.—It would not be long before telephone books were printed with phosphorus ink so they could ...
Article : 99 wordsATHENS, Wed. (AAP).— Twenty of a garrison of 40 gendarmes were killed last night when 200 gruerillas seized a village ...
Article : 140 wordsCANBERRA, Wed.—Controls were creating a greater degree of roguery than had ever been known, Mr Holt (Lib. V), declared in the House of Representatives tonight. ...
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Advertising : 44 wordsMELBOURNE, Wed.—Allegations about refugees in the timber trade should be investigated, Mr Hamilton (Lib, Toorak) said in the Victorian ...
Article : 84 wordsLONDON, Wed. (AAP).—The death sentence passed on Aug. 2 on Gen von Falkenhorst, former C-in-C of the German forces in Norway, ...
Article : 34 wordsCANBERRA, Wed.—Ninety-five per cent of all motor cars sold in Sydney today were disposed of above pegged prices on the black market, Mr Beale (Lib, NSW) said in the House of Representatives tonight. ...
Article : 290 wordsLONDON, Wed. (AAP).—Twenty--two passengers were injured when the Queen Elizabeth ran into a westerly gale approaching the ...
Article : 59 wordsCANBERRA, Wed.—With the objective of "acting as watchdog's against Government attempts to use a parliamentary committee to bolster Labour Party policy on broadcasting," the Liberal Party decided today to nominate three representatives to the Parliamentary Committee on broadcasting. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 5 Dec 1946, Page 2
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