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  3. FEDERAL PARLIAMENT.

    Subject to contingencies, the House of Representatives has resolved to complete the business in hand by Friday afternoon, and hopes to adjourn until ...

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  4. LOCOMOTIVE SHORTAGE.

    The Minister of Railways (Hon. W. B. Propsting, C. M. G.) and the Commissioner of Railways (Mr. G. Wishart Smith) returned from the mainland by ...

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  5. FOOTBALL.

    The heavy rain on Saturday prevented the playing of the league premiership matches set down for that afternoon, and they were postponed until ...

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  6. BOXING.

    Carpentier has signed an agreement with Mr. Tex Rickard to light in or near New York during the second week in October, Rickard selecting the opponent. ...

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  7. GOLF

    The mixed doubles comp[?] at King's Meadows on Satur attracted 60 competitors, and [?] won by Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Arch senr. ...

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  8. GENERAL NOTES.

    Mr. T. Lyons, the chairman of th[?] Tasmanian Racing Club, had the pleasure of hearing of Tavistock carrying his colours to victory in the ...

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  9. THE NEW SOUTH WALES TRIP.

    At the meeting of the league on Saturday evening, matters in connection with the approaching trip of a Southern Tasmanian team to Now South ...

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  10. MATCH IN AMERICA.

    In New York yesterday Bob Martin, the American a[?]y heavyweight champion, knocked out Frank Moran in the seventh round of a scheduled 12-round ...

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  11. FILIPINO DEFEATS CALIFORNIAN.

    Charlie Moy, featherweight champion of California, made his first appearan[?] at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, when he met the Filipino boxer ...

    Article : 96 words
  12. AMERICAN OPEN CHAMPHSHIP.

    Two hundred and thirty-tw[?]lfers from the United States, Greatri[?]m, Canada, and Australia have en[?] for the American National Open ...

    Article : 137 words
  13. UREN DEFEATS STONE.

    Conceding a stone in weight to Tommy Uren, Harry Stone, the Australian lightweight champion, found the task too much at the stadium on Saturday night, ...

    Article : 395 words
  14. UMPIRES' DECISIONS.

    Speaking at the meeting of the league on Saturday night, Mr. W. Leitch drew attention to a paragraph in that day's "Mercury" dealing with interpretations ...

    Article : 243 words
  15. KIRKWOOD IN AMERI[?]

    At Shawnee to-day, William [?] won the open tournament, of 72 ho[?] with a score of [?]. Kirkwood, the [?]1ian champion, tied for secon place, ...

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  16. AMATEUR ATHLETIC

    The Launceston harriers he their two-mile handicap on Mowbrs racecourse on Saturday afternoon, [?], despite the inclement weather, the were ...

    Article : 255 words
  17. A COUNTRY PROTEST.

    It was reported at the meeting of the Tasmanian Football League on Saturday evening that the investigation com mittee had considered a protest in ...

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  18. RIVER STEAMERS.

    The Harbours and Rivers branch of the Merchant Service Guild has served new claims on the ferry companies and employers connected with all bay, ...

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  19. McCOY V. ALLISON.

    If the match between McCoy and Allison at the Theatre Royal this evening is not the greatest ever staged in Tasmania, it will not be promoter ...

    Article : 135 words
  20. NORTH V. SOUTH.

    The return North and South match is to be played at Launceston on August 6, and the League match committee is to meet this evening to select the ...

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  21. CYCLING.

    The Launceston City Cycling Club held its first road race this seaon, at Mowbray yesterday afternoon, [?] unfavourable weather. The coure was ...

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  22. AUSTRALASIAN FOOTBALL COUNCIL

    The executive of the Australasian Football Council is to meet at Perth next month during the currency of the carnival in which Victoria, South ...

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  23. A NAVAL AND MILITARY TOURNAMENT.

    The military boxing committee, which consists of Captain W. Flynn, Captain C. Ruddock, Sergeant Stan. McDougall, V. C., Ser[?]ant Whittle, V. C.. Mr. ...

    Article : 160 words
  24. BENEFIT FOR AN OLD PLAYER.

    Old footballers are making a rally on behalf of their veteran comrade, Jack Dunlop, a prominent player in the palmy days of the City Club. For some ...

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  25. THE BURNIE TRAGEDY.

    The funeral of the late Mrs. Myrtle Margaret Gabberdy, who was murdered by her husband, Geo. Gabberdy, on Thursday, took p' ce at Wivenhoe ...

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  26. TROTTLNG.

    The following handicaps have been declured for the Hobart Trotting Club's meeting, to be held at Risdon-park on Saturday next: ...

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  27. HUNTING.

    Strathbarton was made the r[?]dezvous of the Oatlands Hunt Club of Saturday. The inclement state of th[?]weather kept several followers of th[?]port ...

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  28. TASMANIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE.

    The usual weekly meeting of the Tasmanian Football League was held on Saturday evening, when there were present Messrs. P. H. Mitchell (chairman), ...

    Article : 157 words
  29. TENNIS.

    Norman Pea[?]h (captain) and C. V. Todd (both of New South Wales), members of the Australian Davis Cup team, won the Canadian Doubles ...

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  30. THE MINES DEPARTMENT.

    Asked by "The Mercury" representative on Saturday as to what was being done in the matter of the suggested reorganisation of the Mines ...

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  31. ABOLITION OF STATE GOVERNORS.

    In a speech at the unveiling of a soldiers' memorial at Newtown on Saturday, the Governor, Sir Walter Davidson, said some people had a theory ...

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  32. SUPERVISOR OF UMPIRES.

    The Victorian Football League has for some time been considering the best means of improving the umpiring in matches. The desire of delegates is to ...

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  33. BELGIUM V. CZECHO-SLOVAKIA.

    The United States Tennis Association has been informed that Belgium has beaten Czecho-Slovakia by three matches to two in the Davis Cup preliminary ...

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  34. BOWLING.

    The New Zealand bowlers won the final test match of thier tour to-day at Bellingham, in Northumberland, defeating an English Bewling Association team by ...

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  35. PRICE OF BREAD.

    A deputation from the Master Bakers' Association waited on the Minister for Justice (Mr. Colebatch) on Saturday, and pressed their request for an ...

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  36. QUEENSTOWN HOSPITAL.

    At the meeting of the Queenstown Municipil Council last night the local health officer reported that eight cases of diphtheria had occurred during the ...

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  37. VICTORIAN MATCHES.

    The football matches played yesterday resulted as follows:- League Matches. Richmond, 9 goals 12 behind, beat South Melbourne, 8 goals 13 behinds. ...

    Article : 138 words
  38. SOCIAL.

    In the packing department of Messrs. H. Jones and Co. on Friday evening Mr. Geo. Stone (who is about to leave for England) was presented with a very ...

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  39. GENERAL NOTES.

    Mr. Walter Riddle's string of trotting horses were offered for sale at Moonah on Saturday afternoon, when, despite wretched weather, there was a ...

    Article : 65 words
  40. YACHTING.

    The King's yacht Britannia, with His M[?]ty on board, won the big-class handicap at the Southend regatta to-day, over a course of 37 miles. ...

    Article : 53 words
  41. LACROSSE.

    Saturday's match between Riedon and Moonah had to be postponed, on account of the heavy rains. The executive [?]ttee will arrange at their ...

    Article : 54 words
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