With the return of Messrs. J. Hadmar Sticht and G. W. Hai'rison, who some five weeks ago left on a prospecting tour of the Gordon River, has come reliable information regarding that section of the river formerly known as "The Gorge," but ...
Article : 3,243 wordsTucked away in what remains of St. David's Cemetery there is a stone tablet bearing the following inscription: "Sacred to the memory of Gregor ...
Article : 1,501 wordsOn the Upper Gordon River (West Coast or Tasmania), between the Rocky Sprent and The Splits, 94 rapids have to be negotiated. Those pictured above are towards Mount Charles, just below the entrance to the first gorge. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 40 wordsSeen yesterday with reference to the paragraph which appeared in yesterday's "Mercury," concerning the closing of the Tasmanian Museum at ...
Article : 330 wordsThe Sprent Falls, on the Gordon River (West Coast of Tasmania), are a striking feature of the upper reaches. The water has a sheer drop, of some 85 feet, and even in summer a big volume of water tumbles over. The falls have a gorgeous natural setting, and it is said to be alone worth the journey to see them. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 62 wordsThe monument which was erected by the order of Governor Arthur as a. memorial of the wreck of the convict transport George III., in which 134 people were drowned. The George III. was wrecked near the Actaeon rocks at the entrance to D'Entrecasteaux Channel (S. Tasmania) on April 12, 1835. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 54 wordsThe sixth Hobart Troop of Boy Scouts held their Easter camp tills year at Taroona. The camp took the form of a training course for leaders and seconds. ...
Article : 355 wordsWho recently won the Huonville Wheel Race, the foremost track event in South ern Tasmania. He has experienced a wonderful run of success on the track ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 128 wordsThe west Australian Minister for Works (Mr. Alexander McCallum) arrived in London to-day, and will stay three months in England. His health ...
Article : 74 wordsThe photograph shows a pine splitter's camp in the Gordon River district, West Coast of Tasmania. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 23 wordsA happy party of British Boy Scouts posing for the movie camera on arrival in Melbourne by the s.s. Esperance from England. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 12 Apr 1928, Page 5
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