The start of the Second World War may have been half a world away, but the tremors of its impact could be felt across seas and continents.
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Though the limitations of media technology at the time meant news was not as instantaneous as it is today, all eyes were on Europe and The Examiner was no different.
The beginning
Though the war had been brewing for some time, tensions shifted into a whole new gear at the end of August. News on the day whispered war, but optimism remained with one story in The Examiner stating there was "scope for negotiations".
"There are signs that tension is easing in the European front, and evidence is accruing that widespread search is being made for a way out of the impasse," the article wrote.
This was written when a note, supposedly written by Adolf Hitler, had been passed to the British Cabinet indicating negotiations were still possible.
Instead, the world got a war the day after on September 1, 1939.
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While most of the paper was engulfed by war paranoia, there were a number of seemingly quaint stories, including one in awe of 'modern' radio technology.
The departure of the Taroona Steamer from Kings Wharf was cancelled with a bus taking passengers to Bell Bay instead.
Due to the efficiency of radio broadcasting, a notification was sent out instantly informing passengers of the change of plans.
"Within two minutes of our telephoning a request to Radio 7EX that the alteration should be broadcast, we received a telephone enquiry from a listener who had heard the announcement and wanted further information," a Tasmanian Steamers official said.
Paper evolves
September fourth's edition of The Examiner brought with it a powerful message: war for Australia.
The terrible news, however, changed how the information would be presented to readers in print going forward.
This was the first edition of The Examiner, after nearly 100 years of publication, that placed news above advertisements on the first page of the paper.
Stories of Britain, and consequently Australia, joining the fray coated the front page, with a message from the King and news of Churchill's appointment as First Lord of the Admiralty featured.
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News told of 200 brave Northern Tasmanian servicemen from B company marshalling at the Elphin showgrounds, which had itself recently been revamped in preparation for the much-anticipated Launceston Show.
A snippet further into the paper explained the paper's decision to move pressing news to the front of The Examiner.
"Coinciding with a time of momentous news, 'The Examiner' has, to-day, with the co-operation of advertisers, adopted a revised lay-out," the article said.
"The news the public will want to read first on the front page, readily accessible.
"Then, on opening the paper in the centre, will be found the widest possible range of other important news, local, general, and overseas."
Pacific opens up
With the bombing of Pearl Harbour bringing Japan and the United States into the war, fears arose in Australia of the impacts a Pacific theatre of war might have on the nation.
This naturally led to Tasmanians uttering the possibility of war coming to the island state.
An article in the December 2, 1941's edition wrote that Director of Civil Defense, one G.A Welch, had been asked to survey open spaces and parks in Launceston and Hobart for the building of air raid shelters.
"The survey will be principally for the purpose of finding suitable sites for protective trenches," the article said.
By this stage in the war, an unfortunately regular segment in the paper was dedicated to naming fallen Tasmanians.
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Servicemen like Launceston Stoker Keith Thomas Neville, son of Mrs D. Neville - believed to be killed in action in late 1941.
But the North carried on, with daily news such as the West Tamar Valley's much-needed post office finally being completed.
The new amenity was titled the Ilfraville post office, and was described as "proof of the steady progress of the West Tamar Valley."
With attacks at both Darwin and Sydney by Japan in 1942, fear of a home front was all the more evident.
In February 20, 1942's paper, the editor at the time wrote "if we put every ounce of our strength into our war machine our preparedness will no doubt be a powerful deterrent to the enemy, but if we listen to those who say that Australia is in little or no danger and stop short of a maximum war effort we shall invite disaster."
Beginning of end
News of Hitler's death was slightly suspect at first, with a story in The Examiner's stating, "Eight out of 10 persons said they believed it was a Nazi fake or said they were trying to palm off Hitler's double".
The editor at the time must have been part of the two-tenths of people believing the reports, writing in the editorial that "men of much tougher fibre than this hysterical fanatic could be expected to collapse under an avalanche of disaster such as that which has overwhelmed Hitler's Germany".
Days later, Germany surrendered, with May 9, 1945's edition of The Examiner proclaiming "Let the people rejoice!".
Throughout Brisbane Street, Launceston stood in silence as Churchill made the announcement over the radio of Germany's spectacular defeat.
Then the celebrations commenced.
About 4000 people overall packed the streets during the day, rocking cars and stopping trams.
A beer shortage, however, resulted in a relatively tamed jubilation according to The Examiner.
"However, one alcoholic celebrant began his day so early that before lunch time he was occupying a cell at the police station, still exclaiming at intervals: 'We've won the war! We've won the something war!'," the story said.
August that year brought a complete end to the war in the form of the absolute destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.