Present J. L. Smith esq., Warden ; and Councillors, McKinnon, Boyes, Youl, and Dowie. Minutes of last meeting read and confirmed. ...
Article : 278 wordsSIR,—The letter of F. and W. Stewart in your local contemporary calls for some notice. They say they have incurred considerable expense with the view of securing ...
Article : 265 wordsA real American "bee" was held in the show ground on Saturday last, to clear up a further portion of that interesting area. Invitations had been sent by the secretary ...
Article : 713 wordsAt last the state school-room is to be built, the money for which was voted the session before last. Mr. Peter Smith's tender having been accepted is a good ...
Article : 340 wordsConsiderable improvements are being made in St. Mary's. A number of new buildings are being erected. which have been greatly needed for some time past, as ...
Article : 556 wordsWhen I took up the cudgels on behalf of the people of Beaconsfield in regard to the unsatisfactory way in which the river mails are delivered, I little thought that in ...
Article : 529 wordsSIR,—In fairness to landholders in the Nook and surrounding districts, I hope you you will insert the following few remarks in reference to taxation on the capital ...
Article : 336 wordsOur second botanical excursion took place on Saturday. The rendezvons was the school house, whence the teacher and pupils provided with vasculums and pocket ...
Article : 658 wordsWe have had some rain, which I assure you was much wanted for sluicing tin. The Chinese on the sections belonging to Messrs. M'Phail and Weymouth are steadily ...
Article : 446 wordsSIR,—Will you allow me space to point out that the new regulation regarding Saturday train fares, and the privilege of carrying 1121bs, of produce into town, and ...
Article : 404 wordsIn compliance with your request I have much pleasure in furnishing, you with a few statistics bearing upon mining matters' in this district, and I hopeful that, ...
Article : 454 wordsDuring the past fortnight the wet weather has made our roads (which had previously commenced to improve a little) go back into the old impassable condition. ...
Article : 398 wordsSIR,—As an amended land bill is likely to be brought before the Tasmanian Parliament during the present session, a favourable opportunity presents itself for introducing an ...
Article : 348 wordsThere is a general feeling at present that the subject of the railway continuation from Scottsdale is not having the amount of attention that is demanded by its ...
Article : 424 wordsOn Saturday last about noon, one of our neighbours, a very respected gentleman of over 70 years of age, Mr. A. McKenzie, narrowly escaped being killed ...
Article : 251 wordsOn the afternoon of Saturday a public meeting was held in the Town Hall attended by representatives of all classes in the district, the chief business being to ...
Article : 474 wordsAMBULANCE CLASSES.—As am example of the good results attending the classes which have recently been formed in the neighbouring colony of Victoria, under ...
Article : 326 wordsSIR,—It [?] to me that in several of your articles re the taxation proposals which have been recently discussed in the Legislature the position taken up by the Opposition as a whole, ...
Article : 1,389 wordsThe residents of this place have recently been taking time by the forelock in order to get a racecourse cleared near the township, the position in which the meets have been ...
Article : 350 wordsSIR,—With your permission I ask publicity for a few words on the running of Sunday excursion trains from Launceston to Formby initiated this week. From ...
Article : 1,510 wordsAn occasional correspondent writes:— From 19th to 22nd of last month we had delightful spring weather but in the afternoon of Thursday, 23rd, sudden change ...
Article : 310 wordsSir,—I think before "Sabbath observance" took Mr. Back, the courteous manager of the Tasmanian Government Railways to task for running an excursion ...
Article : 185 wordsThe monthly meeting of the Forth Road Trust was held at Ulverstone on Monday. Present:—Dr. McCall (chairman), J. Hastie, G. Nichols, G. Lewis, and N. ...
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Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899), Sat 9 Oct 1886, Page 1
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