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Advertising : 3,702 wordsThe Wardens of the local Marine Board were again worrying themselves over the dredge question at their last meeting. To on outsider there seemed to be no need ...
Article : 607 wordsThese notes are written within sight and hearing of the Russell Falls River. The stream seems a little high, and the water feels cold, so I fear I am not ...
Article : 129 wordsThe following account of a duel—not between journalists or fish—between birds is "going the rounds": "An extraordinary scene has just been ...
Article : 209 wordsMr. A. Bingham, a gentleman who can catch pounders in streams where other folks only take ouncers is now resident at Port Cygnet, and sends the ...
Article : 197 wordsSome interesting results are being obtained in the Baltic by the marking of salmon (says the "London Fish Trades Gazette). Dr. Sandman. the fishery ...
Article : 174 wordsSir,—The letter of your correspondent, W. Richardson, on the above subject, is very timely, and contains good businesssense, that something which does not ...
Article : 388 wordsAn adjourned meeting of the Deloraine Municipal Council was held on Monday, the Warden presiding. All the councillors wore present, except Councillor ...
Article : 523 wordsMr. Percival B. Nash (writes "Forest and Stream"), in a private letter to a friend, describes a contest witnessed between a water-snake and a trout, ...
Article : 239 words"Last Sunday week I took a trip to the upper end of the Nicholls River to have a look round. It was pretty high, but I got eight fish with worm. It's a ...
Article : 121 words"The former was very much "on." I had good sport, and found 19 specked fellows in my bag when I got home. They run pretty well the one size. ½lb. ...
Article : 115 wordsThe Derby Cricket Club has been, formed, and will muster a good number of members this season. The first match of the season will be played on Saturday ...
Article : 102 wordsI have been shown by a gentleman in Hobart a letter from Mr. A. D. Hall, who makes annual angling visits to Tasmania, and in the letter he gives an ...
Article : 406 words"I hear of fish up to 121b. weight having been taken out of this water, and my authority is reliable; so far my best is 1¼lb., last summer, but I hope to get ...
Article : 382 wordsWe have had several more electric lamps erected, making up a total of 36, and as we now have a lamp for every 25 of our population, we should ...
Article : 349 wordsSir,—I have watched our public educational system for some 30 years, and watched it from the outside, and as a business man possessed of a British ...
Article : 109 wordsCuts and bruises are not only painful, but most inconvenient, for one cannot work properly with a finger or arm tied up, or with a painful bruise. Therefore, ...
Article : 223 wordsThe Municipal Council sat on Monday evening. Councillors decided to hire its crusher to A. Woolley to crush 900yds. of stone ...
Article : 195 wordsMr. Brent at the White Stone secured four beautiful specimens of black bream on Saturday morning, two weighing over 4lb. each. The following day, ...
Article : 133 wordsI have before me the figures of a casting tournament at New Jersey, U.S.A. Single-hand fly-casting for distance, the best cast in five minutes time to count. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 28 Oct 1908, Page 2
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