Poor quality goods and unethical business practices are damaging Australia's strong post-war trading position in Hong Kong and South China. ...
Article : 799 wordsAnxious to express their grateful appreciation of the sacrifices made by servicemen from their district, residents of Bangor have subscribed to the purchase of illuminated certificates for the next-of-kin of men who lost their lives. In Launceston yesterday, the Minister for Agriculture ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 87 wordsMr. K. C. Holyman left for Melbourne by air yesterday. Alderman S. Crisp, Hobart, is staying at the Launceston Hotel. ...
Article : 23 wordsTHE GREAT ADVANCES made in mechanical aid to industry are not reflected in efficiency of service. This statement is not a derogation of scientific progress, but rather of the human resistance to the call to keep pace with opportunity. In his article in "The ...
Article : 498 wordsSTOCKHOLM (A.A.P.). — King Gustav V. yesterday celebrated his 40th anniversary as King of Sweden. ...
Article : 20 wordsLaunceston citizens consumed almost nine per cent., or 136,755,600 gallons more water during the year than in 1946. ...
Article : 131 wordsTHE WEATHER. — A sensible change occurs every year in the setting in of the seasons. This is ...
Article : 54 wordsBecause of transport difficulties, two of the Melbourne bands will not come to Launceston for the bands' contest to ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 255 wordsBecause of a shortage in the crew of the Union Steampship Company's freighter, Dalby, about 2500 tons of cargo for Tasmania are being delayed in Melbourne. THE Dalby completed loading ...
Article : 171 words"Music in Australia is well developed and it is astonishing to find the number who can play the piano ...
Article : 245 wordsThe "back-breaking" sack in use now would have to be discarded and potatoes presented to the public in a better style, the Commonwealth Potato Controller (Mr. G. Dash) said at Burnie yesterday. ...
Article : 342 wordsABOUT 10.15 a.m. on Sunday, Lawrence Denman (14), of Beaconsfield, was riding a bicycle along Weld St. when he suddenly ...
Article : 102 wordsTHE clashes between Arabs and Jews in Palestine may develop into serious warfare. The United Nations Organisation has made a blunder—one that may cost many lives and seriously damage its prestige—by deciding upon the partition of Palestine while lacking the ...
Article : 176 wordsHigh tributes to the service to the city by the Mayor (Ald. D. T. Oldham) and the Mayoress (Mrs. Oldham) ...
Article : 193 wordsAt the final meeting of the year of the committee of the Launceston Kindergarten Association yesterday it was announced that, ...
Article : 178 words"TASMANIA is a tourists' paradise and also a paradise for those of us who live here," said Mr. A. G. Flood in an address to ...
Article : 104 wordsPupils in "The Examiner" and 7EX Learn-to-Swim campaign relished yesterday's warm weather for ...
Article : 139 wordsIF THERE IS EVIDENCE to support charges by the Tasmanian Minister for Mines and Housing (Mr. Reece) and others that a systematic campaign is being waged to undermine the Parliamentary system, it should be produced. ...
Article : 187 wordsEVIDENCE of the popularity of the City Library was given in the Mayor's valedictory address presented to the City Council at its ...
Article : 76 wordsThe Launceston branch of the Old-age and Invalid Pensioners' League is to seek an increase on the 37/6 a week at present paid ...
Article : 117 wordsIt is impossible to predict at this date when trolley buses will be running in Launceston," stated the Mayor's valedictory ...
Article : 68 wordsTHE MAYOR (Aid D. T. Oldham) stated yesterday that the report that vapour lighting was to be used in an experiment on ...
Article : 80 wordsSir,—In the case against rating on unimproved land values on Monday Brisbane was quoted as an example of an alleged tendency ...
Article : 337 wordsMELBOURNE.—The mid-air explosion. in which a R.A.A.F. Mustang was destroyed and the pilot killed on Saturday, was not caused ...
Article : 78 wordsSir,—As a resident of the Waratah district I consider the Education Department should forego the playtime for school children and ...
Article : 98 wordsSir,—Before Sen for Aylett takes to packing firearms. I advise parents to keep their children off the streets should they receive toy ...
Article : 186 wordsCity Council employees will work a reduced week of 40 hours from the first pay period in January. ...
Article : 93 wordsAN OLD weatherboard cottage at 1 Brooks St., Inveresk, which was partly destroyed by fire on Saturday. November 29, was ...
Article : 80 wordsYour contribution to "The Examiner" and Radio 7EX Empty Stocking Fund is vitally important. Every shilling makes more certain that no child in Launceston will wake up disappointed on Christmas morning. ...
Article : 187 wordsBOXING bother I listened to the fight broadcast on Saturday afternoon and was convinced that Walcott won. Naturally, it ...
Article : 797 wordsSir,—If there is truth in what you tell us, concerning Palestine, that the Americans joined with Russia in supporting the Palestine ...
Article : 210 wordsMR. ARCH ROBINSON, N.T.C.A. cricketer and intrastate representative fast bowler, won £1000 in the Tattersall's consultation ...
Article : 55 wordsROME (A.A.P.).—Lucia de Gasperi, 20-year-old daughter of the Prime Minister (Signor Alcide de Gasperi) entered the convent of ...
Article : 43 wordsSir,—It is with dismay that one reads of dissatisfaction among our veterinary officers, one already having resigned to return to ...
Article : 198 wordsThe City Council tramways department showed a deficit of £10,091 in spite of an increase of £13,754 in traffic receipts during the year. THIS WAS revealed in the Mayor's valedictory address. ...
Article : 233 wordsTHE MINISTER for the Navy has advised the Minister for Repatria;on (Mr. Barnard) that although no guarantee could ...
Article : 55 wordsALD L. O. ROUND gave notice at last night's City Council meeting to move at next Monday night's meeting that the ...
Article : 53 wordsSir,—Mr. John D. Valentine has on many occasions declared that under unimproved value rating 85 per cent. of homes would benefit ...
Article : 149 wordsSir,—Mr. F. Stevenson, secretary of the N.U.R., states that the N.U.R. is non-political. If that is his opinion it should not be left ...
Article : 116 wordsTHE Cornwall Hotel, originally conducted by the founder of Melbourne in 1835, John Pascoe Fawkner, is changing hands. The ...
Article : 40 wordsHELSINKI (A.A.P.). — Final returns of the provincial municipal elections in Finland show that Communists suffered considerable ...
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