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  2. THREE-SCORE YEARS AND TEN

    Exactly seventy years ago to-day—on July 5, 1854—in the old-fashioned premises, still standing, next door to its present home, a much bigger and more modern building, "The Mercury" first saw the light as a bi-weekly. Three years and a half later, it became a daily. "The Mercury" was the first newspaper in Tasmania to be published as a daily—and it has been first ever since. Below will be found the story of the birth of "The Mercury" and its remarkable rise and development in seventy years. It began as it has continued, filled with the spirit of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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