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A collection of facts on the life of Dr Thomas Wood

Press Cuttings from the archives of the Australian Press.
In May 1936 Dr Wood joined the British Ministry of Information.
Sponsored by the British Government, during WW2 he visited Australia
to give a series of popular talks and broadcasts about wartime Britain.

You must appreciate these copies are well over 70years of age and some may be difficult to read.

Social Event	The Western Australian 11th May 1934
Dr Thomas Wood in Canberra	The Sydney Morning Herald 25th April 1944
Dr Thomas Wood to visit Australia	The Sydney Morning Herald 19th Feb 1944
Dr Thomas Woods new Musical work	The Melbourne Argus 19th March 1948
Dr Thomas Wood Lady Mayor`s Guest	The Melbourne Argus 27th May 1944
Dr Thomas Wood to visit Tasmania	The Hobart Mercury 21st Aug 1944
Dr Thomas Wood rations his butter	The Melbourne Argus 22nd August 1944
Dr Thomas Wood tells a story	The Melbourne Argus 9th Nov, 1944
Our Musical Standards by Thomas Wood	The Melbourne Argus 7th Dec 1944
Parsonage Hall	The Melbourne Argus 29th July 1944
Thomas Wood returns to Canberra	The Canberra Times 25th April 1944
Dr Wood returns Home	The Canberra Times 15th Jan 1945
Musical & National Charactor by TW	The Hobart Mercury 11th Nov 1931
Globe Trotting "Cobbers"	The Western Australian 26th May 1934
"Cobbers" in the Kunai	The Melbourne Argus 21st Aug 1944
Lectures by Dr Thomas Wood	The Melbourne Argus 25th March 1931
A Survey of Music by TW	The Sydney Morning Herald 17th March 1931
Dr Thomas Wood Lectures	The Sydney Morning Herald
"New Australia" seen by Dr TW	The Sydney Morning Herald 15th Jan 1945
The Beauty of the English Language	The Melbourne Argus 1st Sept 1944
Review of "True Thomas"	The Melbourne Argus 26th Sept 1936
Dr Thomas Wood at Bush Book Club	The Sydney Morning Herald 6th June 1944
Prizes for Music Students	The Adelaide Advertiser 7th Oct 1947
Interview with Dr Thomas Wood	The Sydney Morning Herald 30th Oct 1939
Music and Musicians	The Hobart Mercury 28th Jan 1931
Critics & Listeners - Talk by Dr TW	The Hobart Mercury 7th Nov 1931
Calibre of Fighting Men	The Hobart Mercury 14th Nov 1944
Dr TW`s real Lancashire Recipes	The Melbourne Argus 14th Nov 1944
Canberra Rotary Club Meeting	The Canberra Times 2nd May 1944
Lord Mayor of Melbourne reception	The Hobart Mercury 1st june 1944
Dr Thomas Wood returns to Melbourne	The Melbourne Argus 8th dec 1931
Dr Wood arrives Admiralty House, Canberra	The Canberra Times 30th May 1944
Admiralty House Garden Party, Canberra	The Canberra Times 11th July 1944
Dr Wood leaves Admiralty House, Canberra	The Melbourne Argus 23rd may 1944
Dr Wood leaves Admiralty House, Canberra	The Sydney Morning Herald 23rd May 1944
Dr Wood arrives at Government House, Canberra	The Sydney Morning Herald 5th Dec 1944
Dr Wood with the Deputy Prime Minister	The Hobart Mercury 9th Sept 1944
Empire Demonstartion	The Melbourne Argus 23rd May 1944
Dr Thomas Wood and the Liner "Orvetio"	The Melbourne Argus 3rd June 1930
Canberra Red Cross	The Melbourne Argus 5th Dec 1944
"Millions Club", Sydney	The Sydney Morning Herald 19th Sept 1931
Dr Wood visits RAAF outpost	The Hobart Mercury 22st Aug 1944
Reception at Melbourne	The Melbourne Argus 27th May 1944
Red Cross, Melbourne	The Melbourne Argus 24th May 1944
Empire Demonstration, Melbourne	The Melbourne Argus 16th May 1944
Dr Wood visits factory in Sydney	The Sydney Morning Herald 11th July 1944
"Cobbers Club" in London	The Hobart Mercury 17th June 1943
Dr Wood arrives Admiralty House, Sydney	The Sydney Morning Herald 16th May 1944
Music Lecture in Canberra	The Canberra Times 24th Sept 1930
"Cobbers Campaigning"	The Sydney Morning Herald 27th July 1940
"Cobbers" author arrives in Perth	The Sydney Morning Herald 10th April 1944
Dr Wood plans to visit Tasmania	The Hobart Mercury 24th Oct 1944
Dr Wood arrives in Perth	The Canberra Times 10th April 1944
Passengers on the motorship "Centaur`s"	The Western Australian 28th April 1931
Dr Wood helps the Red Cross	The Melbourne Argus 14th Nov 1940
Dr Wood Dies	The Sydney Morning Herald 21st November 1950
Thomas Wood of "Cobbers" is dead	The Hobart Mercury 21st nov 1950
Dr Thmoas Wood dies suddenly	The Canberra Times 21st Nov 1950

Research by Alan Beales 2010

These links indicate all the references to "Dr Thomas Wood" which can be found in the Australian and Tasmanian newspapers.

These were taken from the National Australian Archives (on-line) searching through hundreds of newspapers

The Mail	Adelaide
The Register - News Pictorial	Adelaide
The Advertiser	Adelaide
Army News	Darwin
Australian Womens Weekly	National
Barrier Miner	Broken Hill, NSW
Courier Mail	Brisbaine
Brisbane Courier	Brisbaine
Cairns Post	Cairns
Camperdown Chronicle	Victoria
Canberra Times	Canberra
Examiner	Tasmania
The Hobart Mercury	Hobart, Tasmania
Longreach Leader	Queensland
The Argus	Melbourne. Victoria
Morning Bulletin	Rockhampton , Queensland
The Sunday Times	Perth
Queenslander	Brisbaine
Sunday Herald	Sydney
The Sydney Morning Herals	Sydney
The Western Australian	Perth
Townsville Daily Bulletin	Queensland
Western Argus	Kalgoorlie
Western Mail	Perth
Pictorial Newspaper Cuttings	Misc

Research Alan Beales 2011

A collection of facts on the life of Dr Thomas Wood

Press Cuttings from the archives of the Australian Press. In May 1936 Dr Wood joined the British Ministry of Information. Sponsored by the British Government, during WW2 he visited Australia to give a series of popular talks and broadcasts about wartime Britain.

You must appreciate these copies are well over 70years of age and some may be difficult to read.

Press Cuttings from the archives of the Australian Press.
In May 1936 Dr Wood joined the British Ministry of Information.
Sponsored by the British Government, during WW2 he visited Australia
to give a series of popular talks and broadcasts about wartime Britain.