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  2. LAUNCESTON TASMANIA The Examiner

    ALTHOUGH the point may be clear to the Beaconsfield Council and the Hydro-Electric Commission, the public is mystified as to what arrangements, if any, have been reached about the sharing of the water to be stored in the Third Basin. ...

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  3. TOURIST TRADE LEAPS AHEAD

    It is expected that receipts from the Tasmanian tourist trade this year will total about £300,000 which is nearly 50 per cent, better than the previous record year just before the war. ...

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  4. It Happened 100 Years Ago

    MAIL ROBBERY. — On the 10th the mail for the branch post between Green Ponds and Bothwell was ...

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  5. DRINKING WINNING OWNER'S HEALTH

    Upper: Drinking the health of the winning owner in the stewards' room after the Launceston Cup yesterday. In the foreground is the chairman of the T.T.C. (Mr. W. O. Layh), to the right is the Acting Governor-General (Sir Winston Dugan) and next to him is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 92 words
  6. PERSONAL

    The Indian Government Trade Commissioner (Mr. R. R. Saksena), who is in Tasmania for a short visit, is staying at Hadleys Hotel, ...

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  7. OBITUARIES

    Mrs. Annie Louisa Baker, who died on Saturday, was a daughter of the late Thomas and Annie Birch, Melbourne. She is ...

    Article : 324 words
  8. Land Settlement PLAN WELL ADVANCED

    Unless there are many more applications, it is unlikely that further areas for war service land ...

    Article : 286 words
  9. BIG SEAS CAUSE TROUBLE

    Rough seas and a strong north-west wind gave two fishermen some anxious moments yesterday morning ...

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  10. LEVY ON SHIPPING

    CANBERRA.— A special lax will be levied on the stevedoring and shipping industry to meet the annual ...

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  11. Police Seniority Clarified

    Judgment for the plaintiffs was given by the Chief Justice (Sir John Morris) in the Practice Court, Hobart, yesterday when ...

    Article : 158 words
  12. The Aluminium Industry

    THOSE WHO FEARED that the aluminium industry to be established near Launceston would pollute the Tamar and deface the countryside will have been considerably reassured by the statement of the secretary of the Aluminium Commission (Mr. Dodds). ...

    Article : 177 words
  13. End to Imperial Preference?

    CANBERRA—British and Canadian trade experts were convinced that Imperial preference was doomed, the Director-General of ...

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  14. FUNERAL

    The funeral of Mr. James Kerr, who died at Launceston on Monday, toole place at Christ Church Cemetery, Longford, yesterday ...

    Article : 136 words
  15. —TOPICS OF THE DAY—

    Members of the Tasmanian Police Force are being overworked and the public is not receiving the service it has a right to expect. "THIS claim is made in the ...

    Article : 215 words
  16. INDIAN OFFICIAL WELCOMED

    The Indian Government Trade Commissioner for Australia (Mr. K. R. Saksena), who is in Tasmania for a short visit, was ...

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  17. Launceston Traffic Control

    TRAFFIC LIGHTS are to be installed at some Launceston street intersections soon. It is to be hoped that when these are in operation a trial will be given the Melbourne method of making the right-hand turn. ...

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  18. Two Tasmanians Honoured

    MELBOURNE.—Awards made to members of the A.I.F. who have been prisoners of war in Europe will be promulgated in ...

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  19. JAP. SUSPECTS FOR TRIAL

    TOKIO (A.A.P.).—Sixty—one Japanese war crime suspects, Including several charged with massacre of 5000 Chinese ...

    Article : 80 words
  20. Cyclists Collide

    WILLIAM CROMBIE (15) received multiple abrasions to the face and body about 4.30 yesterday afternoon when the bicycle ...

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  21. Cup Attendance Records

    These spectators at yesterday's Cup meeting probably hold the record for regular attendances at the Cup. Mrs. C. Briley (left) saw her 55th Cup and Mrs. J. Dale her 51 st. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  22. BIG LOSS ON RAILWAYS

    The total loss on Tasmanian railways for the first five months of the present financial year was £100,133, compared with £66,960 ...

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  23. FARES, FREIGHTS MAY RISE

    CANBERRA. — State Governments are now free to raise tram, train and bus fares, and also freight rates. ...

    Article : 90 words
  24. Letters to The Editor

    A. H. Dunne, Devonport. — You should either advertise or, if the circumstances warrant, seek the co-operation of the police. ...

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  25. Bringing No Cargo

    THE Strait steamer, Taroona, left Melbourne yesterday afternoon without passengers' cars and general cargo because waterside ...

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  26. Talk on Roads

    THE Minister for Lands and Works (Mr. Brooker) will visit Devonport to-day, where he will confer with local councillors on ...

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  27. SUGAR DELAYED

    BRISBANE.—Queensland sugar expected in Victoria next week to tide canneries over the present peak period is delayed because of ...

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  28. "SCALLOPS NOT DISAPPEARING"

    Scallops are not becoming stagnant, nor are they disappearing according to the Chief Inspector of Fisheries (Mr. T, J. ...

    Article : 93 words
  29. SPARKS from the NEWS ANVIL

    RUMOURS Rampant Cup speculations reached a crescendo of intensity yesterday morning a few hours before the big event at ...

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  30. Car Smash

    TWO motor cars were involved in a smash on the corner of Wellington and Paterson Sts. late yesterday afternoon. A car driven ...

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  31. Fire Threatens Garage

    A FIERCE fire in a rubbish dump on an allotment behind the Launceston Garage, 29 Cameron St., at 8.30 last evening threatened ...

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  32. Increased Cost of Homes May Be Offset

    The Agricultural Bank hoped that increased mechanisation and better methods would offset the increased cost of home building because of the basic wage rise, the manager of the bank (Mr. S. R. Adams) said yesterday. ...

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  33. Potato Growers Refuse to Sign

    CANBERRA—Although a great majority of Australian potatogrowers had contracts with the Australian Potato Committee, a ...

    Article : 93 words
  34. Rams Carried by Air

    A CONSIGNMENT of 60 stud rams was carried by air yesterday from Melbourne to Western Junction. They travelled in ...

    Article : 45 words
  35. TWO PRISONERS ESCAPE

    SYDNEY — Sydney police are conducting a widespread search for two prisoners who eluded police guards while they were ...

    Article : 123 words
  36. Minister Defends Strikers' Decision

    "The Examiner" Special Service CANBERRA — Thirty engineers on strike at the Colonial Sugar Refinery factory in Melbourne ...

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  37. C.M.S. School at St. Leonards

    Leaders of the C.M.S. Slimmer School yesterday addressed the school at St, Leonards. The lecturer at St. John's last ...

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  38. CALEDONIAN SOCIETY

    Mr. J. McDonald was re-elected Chieftain Of the Tasmanian Caledonian Society at the annual meeting of the society at Hobart last ...

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  39. R.S.L. EXCLUDES COMMUNISTS

    MELBOURNE.—Federal Executive of the R.S.L. at its meeting just concluded rejected the appeal of three Communists against their ...

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  40. LEARN-TO-SWIM SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN ENDS AT WEEK-END

    The most successful learn-to-swim campaign ever conducted in Launceston will conclude on Saturday morning. The campaign is being conducted by "The Examiner" and Radio 7EX in conjunction with the South Esk ...

    Article : 205 words
  41. SHIPS IDLE AT NEWCASTLE

    SYDNEY.—No agreement was reached in the shipping dispute nt Newcastle yesterday and interstate ships requiring cargoes other than ...

    Article : 78 words
  42. MINERS AGAINST STRIKE

    SYDNEY.—Pressure was being exercised by the Miners' Federation on the Federal and State Governments in the hope of ...

    Article : 67 words
  43. U.S. SEED SOWN HERE

    An American firm is now Sending green pea seed to Tasmania for sowing, and the resulting crop is being exported to America for ...

    Article : 83 words
  44. EGYPTIAN DEFENCE

    CAIRO (A.A.P.) — The Defence Minister (Ahmed Attiah Pash[?]), announcing that th[?] Egyptian Government was planning its own ...

    Article : 47 words
  45. Advertising

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  46. FOOD FO[?] BRITAIN

    Donations to the Lord Mayor's Food for Britain appeal total £14,531/14/5. ...

    Article : 17 words
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