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  2. LAUNCESTON TASMANIA The Examiner ESTABLISHED 1842

    THE DECISION of the British Government to refer the Palcstine problem to the United Nations Organisation has been reached after the failure of all efforts to bring about a compromise agreement between the Arabs and the Jews. There is no doubt that the ...

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  3. VISITORS FOR C.M.S. SUMMER SCHOOL

    Leaders of the annual C.M.S. Summer School, now in progress in Launceston, are pictured here on their arrival on Saturday. They are, left to right, Sister May Dobson (Tanganyika). Bishop W. Wynn Jones, assistant Bishop of Central Tanganyika, and Dr. Kathleen Blackwood-Taylor. a medical missionary fr[?]om Iran. —"The Examiner' photo. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  4. PERSONAL

    Mr. G. W. A. Duthie, M.H.R., left for Canberra by air last night. The Minister for Education (Mr. ...

    Article : 34 words
  5. TO-DAY'S MESSAGE

    Duly is carrying on promptly and faithfully the affairs now before you. It is to fulfil the claims of ...

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  6. SERIOUS POWER FAILURES

    The most serious electric power failure on the Northwest Coast for many years happened at the week-end when an almost endless series of faults occurred on the main hydro-electric transmission line at Burnie. ...

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  7. MAY WEAVE COTTON HERE

    A large factory may be built in Tasmania by Rylands and Sons Ltd., one of the biggest manufacturers of ...

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  8. FUNERALS

    The funeral of Miss Edna Lilias Cox, 94 Elphin Rd., took place at the Carr Villa Cemetery on Saturday afternoon. There was a large ...

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  9. Plans for 750 Govt. Homes

    Under the Government's daylabour scheme, 350 homes would be constructed as soon as possible, while plans for a further ...

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  10. It Happened 100 Years Ago

    TO-DAY'S NEWS— The papers contain no news. The funeral of Sir Eardley Wilmot was numerously ...

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  11. TOPICS OF THE DAY— SEAS, MISHAP DELAY TAROONA

    Heavy seas in Bass Strait and a slight mishap in Port Phillip Bay on Friday evening delayed the Taroona in its crossing from Melbourne, and the vessel berthed at Beauty Point on Saturday morning two hours late. ...

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  12. INVASION BY ANTS

    MELBOURNE.—Residents of Footscray have asked Footscray Council for assistance because they have ...

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  13. New South Wales Hotel Hours

    THE PEOPLE of New South Wales have declared overwhelmingly in favour of retaining 6 o'clock as the closing time for hotels. This will surprise most Tasmanians, as the experience of 10 o'clock closing here has been good. ...

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  14. Public Service Wages Increases

    MELBOURNE. — Marginal increases in public service salaries agreed to by the Commonwealth Public Service Board may cost ...

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  15. BUSH FIRES ON N.W.

    Large gangs of men toiled all day Saturday and yesterday in the Circular Head district fighting the ...

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  16. INTEREST IN CUP

    State and interstate interest in the 1947 Launceston Gold Cup, to be run at Mowbray on Wednesday, is ...

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  17. Accident Repeated

    AFTER seven riders had piled up in an accident 100 yards from the finish of the Tasmapian fivemile amateur cycling ...

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  18. BLEW OUT 71 CANDLES

    THE Indian High Commissioner (Sir Kaghanuth Paranjpye) celebrated his 71st birthday in Launceston' ...

    Article : 76 words
  19. Conditions Good for Flying

    Despite hazy weather conditions yesterday, the northern section of Tasmanian Aero Club experienced one of its best week-ends on ...

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  20. Binoculars Auctioned

    FIFTY pairs of new and used race glasses and binoculars were sold from prices ranging from £42 to £4/10/- at an auction sale ...

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  21. Power-Generating Policy in Tasmania

    THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC COMMISSIONER (Mr. Knight) [?]holds out little hope of extensive power development in the North for a long time, because the topography of the state lends itself to moro, economical exploitation of the southward flow of water from ...

    Article : 179 words
  22. Severe Eye Injuries

    FRANK PATMORE (46), an attendant for the Launceston Greyhound Racins Club, received a severe cut over the right eye ...

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  23. Many at Butchers' Picnic

    About 70 people attended the Launceston batchers' annual picnic at Sandy Beach on Saturday. The function was controlled by ...

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  24. Swimming Accident

    A YOUTH, Kevin Matthews (17), of 81 Paterson St., was injured while swimming at the First Basin yesterday. it is believed ...

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  25. Laie for Wedding

    IT IS a privilege which a bride often uses to be late for her wedding. At a Launceston church on Saturday morning the bride and ...

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  26. U.S. Degrees "Dime a Dozen"

    MELBOURNE,—Because he believed that American University degrees will be worth about, a "dime a dozen" in a few years, ...

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  27. Letters to The Editor

    Sir,—With the recent appnintment of Mr. McKell by the Chifley Government, surely the time has arrived to test out the feelings of ...

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  28. JETSONVILLE WATER

    A letter from Australian Iron and Steel Ltd, was received at a meeting of the Scottsdale Commission advising that the first ...

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  29. Regional Water Scheme

    SATISFACTORY progress had been made with the Southern regional water supply scheme, said the Minister for Lands and Works ...

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  30. COCKTAILS AFTER RACES

    After the race meeting on Saturday afternoon Dr. and Mrs. R. J. D. Turnbull entertained more than 150 guests to a cocktail ...

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  31. TEACHERS RESIGN

    The Education Department has announced the following resignations:—Jean Conde, Currie; Stella M. Wardlaw, Ringarooma; ...

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  32. Constable Injured

    WHEN his motor cycle skidded in Quayle St., Sandy Bay, on Saturday morning, Constable D. Spaulding, of the Hobart Wharf ...

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  33. Summer School Commenced

    The chairman of the Tasmanian division of the Church Missionary Society (Rt. Rev. G. F. Cranswick) officially welcomed the leaders of ...

    Article : 182 words
  34. SPARKS from the NEWS ANVIL

    ANOTHER poke in the ribe for the anti-aluminiumists. According to a Portland, Oregon, shipping company, steel ships are ...

    Article : 777 words
  35. Deloraine to Run Queen Carnival

    At a meeting of the Deloraine Tourist and Improvement Association it was decided to conduct a quoen carnival to raise funds for ...

    Article : 172 words
  36. COMMUNITY CHURCH EXPERIMENT

    Without spiritual discipline, a community centre was in danger of producing nothing but "glorified beef," and such would not be in the interests of security and world peace. ...

    Article : 359 words
  37. FOOD EXPORTS INCREASED

    MELBOURNE.—Despite drought setbacks, Australia had increased most exports of food last year, the Minister for Commerce and ...

    Article : 91 words
  38. MADRI GRAS WEDDING

    Although it does not take place until March 5, 14 Launceston couples have already applied for selection for the Mardi Gras ...

    Article : 170 words
  39. FRUIT CANNING CONTINUES

    MELBOURNE. — The sugar shortage had not yet necessitated the cancellation of fruit canning arrangements at Mildura, the ...

    Article : 86 words
  40. LEARN-TO-SWIM MORNING CLASSES ONLY THIS WEEK

    The learn-to-swim campaign at present being conducted at the Victoria Baths by the South Esk Swimming Club in conjunction with "The Examiner" and Radio 7EX will be concluded at the end of the week. ...

    Article : 207 words
  41. R.S.L. CHURCH PARADE

    Members of the R.S.L. assembled at the Anzac Hostel last night, and later marched to Christ Church (Congregational) to attend ...

    Article : 55 words
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