A monster programme of forty items was presented by the members of the excellent local Philharmonic Society to an audience which fairly filled the ...
Article : 507 wordsA horrible tragedy occurred at Malvern on Monday night in a house occupied by Mr. William D-ck, ex-postmaster of Mary borough. The inmates of the house on ...
Article : 211 wordsThroughout the town yesterday much interest was excited through the published particulars concerning the wreak of the ship General Picton, which had the day ...
Article : 258 wordsIn concluding his Budget speech last evening, Mr. Gillies, referring to the railway accounts, said the Windsor Railway accident had seriously affected the surplus. ...
Article : 524 words"The Starry Heavens," formed the title of an interesting lecture delivered at the Wesleyan School-room, Patterson-street, last evening, by Mr. A. B. Biggs. ...
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Advertising : 785 wordsThe General Pieton was a new iron clipper, built in May, 1883, by Russell and Company, of Glasgow. She was one of the Davies line, owned by ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 308 wordsFor some time past a night alarm for the purpose of testing the utility of our Defence Force in an emergency has been contemplated, and the majority of the ...
Article : 1,131 wordsThe captain, when interviewed by our representative, stated that the chief officer would furnish a report of what had occurred. He (Captain Morgans) was ...
Article : 126 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of the Amalgamated West Tasmania Company called for yesterday lapsed for want of a quorum. We recently mentioned that good gold ...
Article : 186 wordsA rifle match, between teams representing the Launceston Rifle Regiment and the Municipal Police, took place at the Rifle Range yesterday afternoon, and after an ...
Article : 921 wordsMr. William Davis, the chief officer when interviewed stated that he would not feel justified at present in entering into all the details surrounding the disaster. ...
Article : 244 wordsThe Maritime Labour Council have addressed a communication to two large Chinese shipping firms, informing them that after September 12 next they will do ...
Article : 77 wordsThe following sales and quotations were made on the Hobart Stock Exchange to-day:— GOLD.—Mercury, b 6d, s 1s; New Golden Gate, h 2s 31, s 2, 9d ; Princess Extended, b ...
Article : 118 wordsHeazlewood Extended (Heazlewood River).—July l6—Since any last report the tunnel has been extended 40ft. The ground has been a little harder, and blasting has ...
Article : 171 wordsThe steamer Britannia, bound from Adelaide to Wentworth with a general cargo and 20 persons on board, caught fire 150 miles up the Murray above Morgan, ...
Article : 92 wordsThe active operations carried on for some months past by the Long Reach Dredging and Tin Mining Syndicate Limited, on the banks of the Ringarooma River, near South ...
Article : 526 wordsA meeting of the Launceston Marine Board was held yesterday afternoon at the Port-office. Present: — The Master Warden (Mr. R, .J. Sadler), the Mayor, ...
Article : 547 wordsCaptain R. A. Hall, of the s.s. Warrentinna, informed our representative that he left Mussel Roe at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, he having been anchored about nine miles ...
Article : 479 wordsA truce has been agreed to between the hostile natives in the north, pending the visit of the Native Minister to settle the affairs in dispute. ...
Article : 31 wordsThe manager of the Mount Bischoff Company received a telegram from their London agents yesterday, quoting tin at £88 10s per ton. Market quiet. ...
Article : 934 wordsThe Chief Justice proceeds to Melbourne via Launceston by tomorrow's express to attend a conference of Judges in Melbourne, when various matters will be discussed, ...
Article : 395 wordsOne of the foremast hands, who was on the look-out when the ship struck, gave the following account of the affair:—" Was on the look-out when she struck ; could see ...
Article : 397 wordsThe 21st half-yearly meeting of the Tasmania Company (Beaconsfield) will be held at the office of Mr. R. H. Price this afternoon, and the gratifying advance in ...
Article : 447 wordsThe return match between Geelong and Southern Tasmania was played this afternoon on the Risdon Recreation Ground, there being about two thousand spectators, ...
Article : 544 wordsThe Glasgow evening News has the following on a subject which is daily increasing in importance in all parts of the world:— "It is the ambition of al l working lads to carry a watch, ...
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Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899), Thu 26 Jul 1888, Page 3
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