The Hobart Stock Exchange will be closed this and to-morrow afternoon on account of the Australian Eleven v. Tasmania cricket match. ...
Article : 283 wordsSIR,—I notice that at a meeting held by the above-mentioned association, the worthy and genial secretary has entered his protest against assistants purchasing on the ...
Article : 482 wordsOn Friday evening, 4th inst., a successful entertainment was held here in aid of prizes for the State-school. The children, under the management of their teacher ...
Article : 273 wordsLady Bra[?]sey entertained at tea this afternoon at Government Hause the inmates of the Old Colonists' Home and a number of hospital nurses. ...
Article : 92 wordsThe members of the Council of Agriculture were this afternoon driven out to Newnham to inspect Mr. F. Maddox's experimental wheat plots at Eastfield. The ...
Article : 483 wordsEntries close to-night for the annual meet of the Richmond Racing Club. The items requiring attention are:—Hurdle Race, Railway Stakes, Campanis Plate, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 204 wordsParliament has been further prorogued till February 9. The ketch Sunbeam, which left Sydney on October 30 with explosives bound for ...
Article : 95 wordsThe Warden, Mr. F. Mace, with several others, went down and had a look at the boat from which our townsmen lost their lives. She is a fine, large boat 33ft. long, ...
Article : 252 wordsEAST VOLUNTEER, December 5.—Have logged up brace, and sunk shaft 10ft. for the week; total from surface, 40ft. Country not quite so hard, being composed of ...
Article : 181 wordsThe Wesleyan Church Sunday-school anniversary was held on Sunday, 6th inst., and as the air had been beautifully cooled by the refreshing shower of the preceding ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 262 wordsThe Ministry will entertain the Premier of New South Wales on Thursday. Members of both Houses of Parliament have been invited to meet him, and he will, most ...
Article : 353 wordsSIR,—The Mayor stated last night that if new men were elected they could only do what the majority allowed them to do. He forgets that we have already two men deeply ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 524 wordsThe Legal Manager (Hon. Stafford Bird) reports that he has just returned from an inspection of the mine. Prospecting operations have been vigorously conducted during ...
Article : 387 wordsThe building for Wesleyan Church purposes is nearing completion, and it is proposed to open it for Divine worship on Sunday next, 13th inst. The Rev. W. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 313 wordsThe annual sports will be held here as usual on Boxing Day, when a capital little programme of various events will be carried out. Mr. A. T. Russell is the secretary. ...
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Advertising : 1,718 wordsAt an influential meeting held on the evening of the 4th inst., it was resolved,— "That whereas Devonport being the most central distributing point for all mails, that ...
Article : 221 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly all estimates in the Chief Secretary's Department, including those dealing with the Hospital, were passed without division. The ...
Article : 92 wordsThe sale of the Rosebery mine has now been completed, and a large English company will be formed to work the property, which is generally believed to be one of the ...
Article : 213 wordsThe manager of a local building society is missing, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest. It is supposed that he left by the mail steamer. It is stated that his ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 310 wordsSome time ago the friends of the late John Hay (No. 1) and Thomas Judd took in hand to place in the Franklin Congregational Church a memorial tablet. The work ...
Article : 432 wordsSIR,—Your leaderette on the late Archbishop Magee recalls the famous words of that great orator, "That he would [?]ooner see England free than sober," The reported ...
Article : 574 wordsA Conference of the Northern Boards of Agriculture was held at the Albert-hall to-night. Mr. L. M. Shoobridge, President of the Council of Agriculture, presided, and ...
Article : 464 wordsSIR,—I have had it on my mind for some time to address you on the above subject, but have hitheto rifrained on account of the heavy pressure on your space, but the gross ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 239 wordsThe opening of the Mathinna library and reading-room was celebrated by a social in Mr. T. Maber's hall, which the ladies had tastefully decorated. The social was a ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 10 Dec 1896, Page 3
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