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· DR. THOMAS WOOD DEAD FAMOUS AUTHOR OF "COBBERS"
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Tuesday 21 November 1950 p 4 Article Illustrated
... DR. THOMAS WOOD DEAD FAMOUS AUTHOR OF 'COBBERS' '
. From Our London Staff LONDON, November 20.Dr. Dr. Thomas
^ Wood, music composer and expert in Australian slang, died at his
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 10 February 1934 p 18 Article
... sequel to the story of rubber, recently told in these columns by Dr. J. G. Wood. Dr. Cooke gives the ... CONTRIBUTTON by Dr. J. G. Wood, dealing with the story of rubber, which appeared recently, treated ... FATHER OF THE RUBBER INDUSTRY Work and Achievements of Thomas Hancock A PERSISTENT EXPERIMENTER ... 1216 words
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Tuesday 24 April 1951 p 1 Article
... Left £118.868
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Tuesday 25 April 1944 p 4 Article
... AUTHOR OF 'COBBERS'
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Thursday 30 November 1944 p 3 Article Illustrated
... EXAMINERS IN MUSIC Collaborating yesterday in the examination for Empire Diplomat, in Music were Mr. Sydney May (left), representing the Aus tralian Music Examination Board, and Dr. Thomas Wood ... Mr. Sydney May (left), representing the Aus tralian Music Examination Board, and Dr. Thomas Wood ... 127 words
· DR. WOOD TO TEST MUSIC CANDIDATES
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Wednesday 29 November 1944 p 4 Article
... DR. WOOD TO TEST MUSIC CANDIDATES Examinations for Empire
diplomas in music will begin in
· AUTHOR OF "COBBERS" TO TOUR AUSTRALIA
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 1 January 1944 p 3 Article
... AUTHOR OF 'COBBERS' TO TOUR AUSTRALIA Dr. Thomas Wood,
well-known English composer and author of 'Cobbers,' will begin an Australian
lecture tour soon at the request of ;he British Government. Last week he visited
an Aus tralian
· Swim Champion Off Too Quickly
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Thursday 23 January 1941 p 7 Article
... with Dr. Thomas Wood, the author of 'Cobbers.' ... 93 words
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Friday 26 January 1945 p 4 Article Illustrated
... the first time here at the examina tion conducted . last November by Dr. Thomas Wood for the ... 105 words
· Author Of 'Cobbers' Has Many Cobbers Out Here
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Monday 15 May 1944 p 3 Article Illustrated
... Author Of 'Cobbers' Has Many Cobbers Out Here THE hundreds of letters received
by Dr. Thomas Wood, ... It will knock 'em!' Dr.
Thomas Wood Dr. Thomas Wood ... autoqraph-huntinq
missive. To him, Dr. Wood replied that It was the custom
in
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 18 November 1944 p 4 Article
... BY
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 31 December 1949 p 6 Article
... musical work by Dr. Thomas Wood. the English conductor and composer. This will be br'oaacast by the ... Dr. R. Dalley-Scarlett, a per sonal friend of Dr. Wood, ar ranged the performance. He also arranged for the earlier first performance of a work by Dr. Woods. ?The work will be performed by the A.B.C. ... 118 words
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Wednesday 10 November 1937 p 16 Article
... FINE FOB KILLING KOALAS ROBERT SIR.In his book ''Cobbers' (page 164) Dr. Thomas Wood writes concerning the murder of koalas: 'Hell itself i-1 nor. lint anmicrlt t'r\f a *-*inn ..tUn would do such a thing.' Yet our Queensland Parliament has decided that .tor this crime a tine of 110 is who while ... 135 words
· Old "Cobber" Of Australians Has Another Look At Our "Mob"
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Thursday 13 July 1944 p 3 Article Illustrated
... Old 'Cobber' Of Australians Has Another Look At Our 'Mob' DR. Thomas Wood, of Parsonage Hall, ... SON BURNS. DR. THOMAS WOOD. DR. THOMAS WOOD. ... you know him. 'Cobbers,' written after a previous visit by Dr. Wood, probably is the best book on ... 728 words
· BRISBANE THANKED FOR FOOD PARCELS
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Thursday 31 January 1946 p 5 Article
... BRISBANE THANKED FOR FOOD PARCELS APPRECIATION PPRECIATION of food parcels sent from this country to the people of his village in England has been expressed by Dr. Thomas Wood, musician, and author ... Decem )er 28, from Parsonage Hall, Bures, Suffolk, to a Brisbane friend, Dr. Wood wrote: 'The parcel ... 245 words
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Monday 27 November 1950 p 5 Article
... Dr. Thomas Wood, the noted English com poser, and author of the famous book 'Cobbers.' The ensemble ... ' Dr. Robert Dalley-Scarlett, with pianist Kath. Ward in ' numbers requiring accompani ment. The ... madri gals by Thomas Morley. In a group of folk songs arranged by Lynn Murray, the ensemble scored a- popular ... 211 words
· OLD RHYTHM ESSENTIAL "Waltzing Matilda"
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Monday 2 May 1938 Section: Second Section. p 6 Article
... Choir in the Aioert Han )n Saturday evening. The arrangement was announced as hat of Dr. Thomas Wood, ... ceases to be what Dr. Wood himself described it as 'the nearest approach to folk music' here. It ... 241 words
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Thursday 27 April 1944 p 3 Article
... British Calm On Invasion
· "Waltzing Matilda" Not worthy of us
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Tuesday 10 August 1948 p 3 Article
... Dag worth station. Winton. in 1895. Dr. Thomas Wood, fam ous author of 'Cobbers,' heard the song being sung ... 189 words
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Tuesday 22 October 1946 p 4 Article
... Cobbers Club an Anglo-Australian pen-pal institu tion formed by Dr. Thomas Wood (author of 'Cobbers') ... 175 words
· Agree On Origin Of "Matilda"
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 22 April 1944 p 4 Article
... English com poser, author and broadcaster, Dr. Thomas Wood, and Mr. Sydney May, lecturer on music at ... written to it by James Tanna hill. The song was called 'Our Ronnie Wood of Craieie Lee.' All ... 279 words
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Monday 10 September 1934 p 3 Article
... 'The Whirling of the Spinning Wheel,' and two num bers by Dr. Thomas Wood, who is well known In ... 254 words
· Information Staff Causes Surprises
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Wednesday 11 October 1939 p 7 Article
... or £1000. Dr. Thomas Wood,
who visited
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Tuesday 25 November 1941 p 5 Article Illustrated
... encouragement of his juniors. He was a close friend of Dr. Thomas Wood, author of 'Cobbers.' Mr. ... 271 words
· PERSONAL
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 24 June 1944 p 6 Article
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· PERSONAL
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Tuesday 28 November 1944 p 4 Article
... PERSONAL The Governor (Sir Leslie Wilson) son) visited the Red Cross Convalescent
valescent Home for Servicewomen at
· Bottle Neck Factor In Traffic Tangle
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 9 September 1944 p 3 Article Illustrated
... Picture above shows the fam ous singing star with her hus band, Dr. Thomas Wood (left), and pianist, ... to-night because 'of influenxa. Picture above shows the fam ous singing star with her hus band, Dr. Thomas Wood (left), and pianist, Raymond. Lambert, looking at the scroll presented to her by the Deputy ... 557 words
· PERSONAL
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Monday 1 March 1937 p 15 Article
... male voices, by Dr. Thomas Wood,
of the Australian song, 'Waltzing Matilda,' with a dedication to Mr.
· Kindliest Critic Tells Us More About Australia Firmin McKinnon's Book of the Week
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 21 December 1940 p 6 Article
... Thomas Wood, an eminent musician, who came
here on two occasions in the thirties, and chatted and ...
· AS A VISITOR SEES US "Resource and Easy Optimism" LONDON, March 26.
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Wednesday 28 March 1934 p 14 Article
... Micawber out of Sun- shine," says Dr. Thomas Wood, Mus. Doe., in a book, "Cobbers." The book, which is published by the Oxford University Press, summarises Dr. Wood's impressions of his three years ... 395 words
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Wednesday 28 March 1934 p 12 Article
... found a very stimu- lating critic in Dr. Thomas Wood, a doctor of music, who has spent three years in ... 349 words
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Wednesday 29 November 1944 p 5 Article
... 'The Old Country,' by Dr. Thomas Wood Proceeds of the lecture will be given by the Musical ... 314 words
· Reader Asks "Why Let Bigots Condemn?"
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Monday 7 July 1947 p 2 Article
... hoped to publish the re sults in March, 1948. (Dr. Thomas Wood (The Royal Philharmonic Society, 19 ... 376 words
· WANTS LICENSED BETTING SHOPS
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Tuesday 20 July 1948 p 4 Article
... Thomas Wood, will listen in
· SOS FROM NEW AUSTRALIAN: "We must get to know each other better" LETTERS
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Wednesday 14 March 1951 p 2 Article
... ? Thomas Wood's bells VHORTLY before his death Dr Thomas Wood (author of 'Cobbers') decided that the time ... these bells would make the most fitting memorial to him in his own village. Since Dr. Thomas Wood ... Wood's bell. (ID In memory of Thomas Wood ot Parsonage Hall who was friend to one and all. The two bells ... 1233 words
· Firmin McKinnon's Book Reviews.... SOCIAL HISTORIANS DO DIFFICULT JOB WELL
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 5 June 1943 p 4 Article
... literature that will reach us from that Dominion.' In Dr. Thomas Wood, of 'Cob- bers,' and in Mr. Haskell ... anotherand ind none more important, for friendship is based on a proper understanding That is what Dr. E. ... authors have interpreted to Brit ish readers the people of whom they have written. Dr. Benians, who ... 566 words
· A WIDER NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Monday 14 May 1934 p 10 Article
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· TRIBUTES TO AUSTRALIA Free And Vigorous Nation LONDON, January 26.
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Thursday 27 January 1938 p 15 Article
... future history. 'COBBERS' 'Dr. Thomas Wood chose the word 'Cobbers' as the title of his book ... 573 words
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Wednesday 29 November 1944 p 3 Article Illustrated
... Grundy. Yesterdaymetaphorically metarjhoricallv
- I scratched Englishman Dr. Thomas ('Cobbers') Wood,
and found an Australian. Dr. Wood becomes excited at the very
mention of
· in Town
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Wednesday 23 August 1944 p 3 Article Illustrated
... in THE other night, Dr. Thomas ("Cobbers") ('Cobbers') Wood, musician, author, and world' traveller, spoke to me on the radioand ? and to thouc anas or orner listeners, i/r. vvooa said he was just a . trifle nervous. Broadcasting- is like that. It can make a mouse of the strongest man. Better ... 542 words
· THIS MORNING'S WOMEN'S NEWS GAY PARTY WAS NAVY'S THANKS
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 14 August 1948 p 4 Article
... League Hostel. She also was the guest of Dr. Thomas Wood, author of 'Cobbers,' for a short visit. ... Minister (Mr. Oair), and Mrs. Gair, the ap peal president (Dr. M. J. Eaton) and Mrs. Eakin the ... Brisbane women's organisations. ? * * IN honour of Dr. and Mrs. John Lavarack, of Mel bourne, who are ... 834 words
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 4 November 1939 p 4 Article
... been searched for the dinkum Aussie by Dr. Thomas Wood, of 'Cobbers,' who came amongst us under t'he ... 811 words
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 12 September 1936 p 14 Article
... tune. To quote Dr. Thomas Wood,
of 'Cobbers,' from his last delightful book, 'True Thomas': 'Of
music as ... centuries before Colum bus 'sailed for
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 10 April 1937 p 18 Article
... received of 'Waltzing Matilda.' arranged for four
voices by Dr. Thomas Wood, and dedicated to Mr. E. R. B.
Jordan. Dr. Wood has told in 'Cobbers' how he discovered at Winton
that the words had been written ... for male voices, adapted by Dr. Wood
from relics of campaigns in
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 7 July 1934 p 20 Article Illustrated
... general neglect, though, all things being equal,
none need fear comparison. DR. WOOD'S WORKS. Having had 'Cobbers' published, he
had time to do other things, including some part songs, Dr. Thomas
Wood has ... This Is another instance of neglect of
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 21 December 1940 p 7 Article
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Music. (Wo BBC talk. Dr. Thomas Wood. «-30 Music 7.0 News. 7.:tO-Newsreel.
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· AN ENGLISHMAN LOOKS AT QUEENSLAND The Glory of the North
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Monday 7 May 1934 p 10 Article
... the milk, in
· Two Australian classics reappear in barty frocks WARWICK LAWRENCE'S book reviews
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 15 October 1949 p 2 Article
... a verit able treasure house of words and phrases and, at times, good, hard, writing. As Dr. Thomas Wood (author of 'Cobbers') has pointed out in an introduction to the World'3 Classics edition, the ... Idriess, Thomas Wood, E. J. Banfield, and Jack McLaren, the editor has selected scenes of vivid and ... 1433 words
· WHERE PLEASURE IS GOD An English M.P. Looks at Sydney
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 2 June 1934 p 21 Article
... WHERE PLEASURE IS GOD An English M.P. Looks at Sydney MR. TOM CLARKE and Dr.
Thomas Wood, two highly-cultured cultured Englishmen, have been
looking at
· Radio Premiere Ol Novel Composition
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Thursday 22 July 1948 p 4 Article
... Radio Premiere Ol Novel Composition WORLD premiere radio performance of
Dr. Thomas Wood's unique ... allows the rooster to escape.
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Tuesday 11 May 1937 p 13 Article
... Samuel Sydney Cohen Ernest Thomas Fisk. C.M.G. Harric Dalrymple Wood. Thomas Joseph Dwyer Kelly. ... s. The Rev. Sydney Alexander McDon ald. William Thomas Charge, Miss Beatrice Dun. Miss Kathcrine Ogilvie. Mrs. Amy Cohen. , Dr. Harriet Biffin. ... 80 words
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 27 January 1945 p 4 Detailed lists, results, guides
... Village Glee Club. 11.45
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Wednesday 29 November 1944 p 4 Detailed lists, results, guides
... Clive Douglas. 8.30 Brisbane Ex celsior Band. with Noel Walker (bassK 9.30 Talk by Dr. Thomas Wood. ... Goddard's dally barometer. 7.45 The Devil's Cub. 8.0 Emma. 8.15 Dr. Jekyll 'and Mr. Hyde. 8.30 Stars ... First Light Fraser. 7.30 Heritage Hall 7.4.r Learn a tune. 8.0 Cash- mere show 8.45 Dr. Mac. ... 406 words
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 4 January 1941 p 11 Detailed lists, results, guides
... Express,' pantomime. K.O Music. IMS Talk, by Dr. Thomas Wood. -S.3(I Music. 7.0 News. 7.H0 ... (1.20 Grouch Club. 7.0 News. 7.30 Max Sorrell players. H. 15 Sport. 8.25 Race resume. 8.'.1() Dr. ... and commentary. 7.20 Sport. 8.0 Light orchestral. H.'o B.B.C. news. 9.15 Dr. Goddard. D..10 ... 1357 words
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 18 January 1941 p 6 Detailed lists, results, guides
... Children's session. n.n Music. fl.Ifl Talk, by Dr. Thomas Wood. (1.30 Music. 1.0 News. 1.30 ... Race resume. 8.30 Dr. Goddard. 8.35 'Cafe Continental.' fl.O News. 10.0 Dance. 11.0 News. ... Empire,' A. o. Enstmnn. 5.50 Dr. W. G. Goddard. fl.30 'Burton Trent.' 7.15 'Greyburn.' 7.30 Serenade. ... 1066 words
The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) Saturday 1 February 1941 p 10 Detailed lists, results, guides
... 'Message to