Patron: His Excellency the Governor. Vice-Patron and President: The Hon. John Lord, M.L.C. Stewards: Hon. J. W. Agnew, Hon. Hy. Butler, Hon. [?]no. Lord, M.L.C; Messrs. H. R. Brent. ...
Article : 5,075 wordsSIR,—Will you kindly permit a struggling settler to offer a few remarks on our public works in this parish at present. Several contracts for such works were let by ...
Article : 243 wordsA juvenile "tea fight" took place here on Thursday last. About 100 persons were present, and everything went off with juvenility and mirth. Great praise ia due to Miss C. Forster, our ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 114 wordsSIR,—In your issue of Friday appears an advertisement, signed by the Warden of Sorell, inviting applications for the office of Superintendent of Police, at the large salary of £170, out of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 131 wordsThere has been nothing of any particular importance to report since I sent you my last. On the 26th of last month the Commissioner of Mines held a Court, a report of which appeared in ...
Article : 832 wordsThe exhibitors of wheat and oats in the Tasmanian Court have reason to be satisfied with the position they occupy in the honour list, although the proportion of awards in wheat to ...
Article : 1,457 wordsThe schooner Robert Burns leaves Launceston to day, Tuesday, for Pieman River, West Coast, with a cargo composed of provisions and other stores suitable for a goldfield. The supply is for 100 men ...
Article : 602 words"The Western Meat-preserving Company's building is," writes the Camperdown Clironicle, "almost finished, and the engineers are busy fitting up the plant, so that rabbit-preserving may begin in ...
Article : 344 wordsSIR,—"Be economical, but not unjust." Goethe has well said that "For him who can wait, the time will certainly come." But whilst we wait, we must not forget to agitate. Time and agitation ...
Article : 569 wordsSIR,—In your excellent report this day of the extraordinary meeting of the West Bischoff shareholders, your reporter had not sufficient space to give to the remarks I then offered to the meeting. ...
Article : 742 wordsA short time since the Rev. R. T. Hills, of Maitland, felt called upon to resign his charge, after twenty years' pastorate. The people met, and asked Mr. Hills to re-consider the matter and ...
Article : 793 wordsWe are informed that at a meeting held recently of those interested in Codgell and Webb's lease, NineMile Springs, it was resolved to form a company to be called the Planet Co., for the purpose of ...
Article : 1,484 wordsYes, we really thought we were going to rival Beaconsfield and Mount Cameron. The excitement was intense for a day or two over the grand discovery of auriferous quartz on the road to Krushka's ...
Article : 1,284 wordsThe following is the Age's summary of news by the Cuzco:- CAPE TOWN, January 20. During the last fortnight success has attended ...
Article : 1,229 wordsSIR,—I was much pleased to see Mr. Richards' letter on Ireland in your issue of to-day, and I think it a very fair one on the whole; but he seems to me to be completely at sea when he ...
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Advertising : 179 wordsThough my anticipations of yesterday's races were not altogether successful, I placed the horses in the first two races, and named Monarque and Nightmare for positions in the Cup. The race ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 16 Feb 1881, Page 3
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