Known as "the return of the ice age, or Hitler's secret weapon," almost incredible cold still grips all the fighting fronts, with many strange results. R.A.F. bombers attaining heights of three, four or five miles ...
Article : 442 wordsEnlistments under the special 21 years of ago compulsory training scheme for militia units are now practically completed in Tasmania ...
Article : 461 wordsAfter the march of troops of the Second A.I.F. through Melbourne yesterday the commander (Llcut.-Gcncrat Blamey) said of them: "They have proved themselves in every way the equal of the old A.I.F." ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 41 wordsOver smashed barriers and through swamped police lines, Melbourne said farewell to the Second A.I.F. to-day. Five thousand men of the overseas contingent marched through the crowd-choked heart of the city to the beat of cheering that ...
Article : 652 wordsThree important amendments to the Matrimonial Causes Act probably will be embodied in a bill to be introduced by the ...
Article : 269 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday. — Broken Hill Pty. Ltd. has secured the rights to 190 acres of magnesito deposits near Kalgoorlie, and a trial shipment of the ...
Article : 103 wordsA ceiling fell on two firemen when they entered a blazing eight-roomed guest house at wollongong to-day. Both suffered severe burns on ...
Article : 114 wordsFlying high, three German bombers appeared over the Shetlands to-day. Air raid warnings were sounded, and lasted 31 minutes. British fighters went up, but failed to make contact with the raiders, which, according to an eyewitness, dodged behind high clouds. An unconfirmed report states that ...
Article : 552 wordsHOBART,Wednesday.— The statement in the Southern press that Cabinet would consider to day a proposai to acquire the property known ...
Article : 178 wordsFourteen hundred horses will eat 2,240,0001b of fodder at the Second Cavalry Brigade camp that started. ...
Article : 67 wordsA second Japanese liner, the Tatuta Maru, according to an official of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line, was stopped between ...
Article : 620 wordsMELBOURNE, Wednesday—80 that Ministers can keep in closer touch with work in the defence serviees,the PrimeMinister (Mr.R.G.Menzies) has ...
Article : 85 wordsLAUNCESTON, Wednesday.— Commenting on tho recent increase in the prie of tea, Mr.T.Beck, chairman of the grocers' committee of the Retail ...
Article : 197 words"It is high time the Commonwealth Government gave some explanation of the substantial Increases that have been made in the ...
Article : 445 wordsThe ban on broadcasting weather forecasts has been lifted. The first forecast since the outbreak of war ...
Article : 59 wordsHOBART, Wednesday.—Beferring to the Tasmanian system of scholarships as "disgraceful," Mr. Chester "Willmott, at the conference of the National ...
Article : 109 wordsThe daily commentary issued by the Department of Information refers to the election of M.Ignace Panderwski as President of the ...
Article : 577 wordsWASHINGTON,Wednesday.— Senator Mead, speaking in the U.S senate, urged the British to accept a "more friendly, more neighborly and more ...
Article : 156 words"Cabinet has not considered the question," said the Attorney-Geneial (Mr. E. J. Ogilvie) to-night, when questioned regarding a ...
Article : 165 wordsThe first sight-saving class room of its kind in Australia will be completed shortly in the grounds of the Elizabeth street practising ...
Article : 366 wordsThe war may develop for Australia a valuabl erport trade in manufactured goods.Inquiries which have been received by the ...
Article : 213 wordsAltogether 2686 childern of school age Launceston have received the complete course of diphtheria immunisation injections ...
Article : 330 wordsIt is believed the Government has reached a decision concerning the reorganisation of the Forestry Department which will necessitate the field section being placed under the leading technical officer, with an administrative officer as head of the department. ...
Article : 265 wordsSYDNEY,Wedneseays.— An application by Edward Taylor M'Grath, a former pugilist, for a reduction in alimony to his second wife, who had divorce ...
Article : 67 wordsSYDNEY, Wednesday.—The grandmother of a boy of eight at Goulburn to-day gave him a loaded revolver to play with in the street. He thought it ...
Article : 53 wordsHOBART, Wednesday.— Donald Fisher (20) and Thomas Burke (22) received burns to the arms,face and neck When a tyre they were retreading ...
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Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), Thu 25 Jan 1940, Page 7
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