The programme of the annual meet of the Burnie Racing Club appears in this issue. There are six events:— Handicap Hurdle of £35, Two year-old Stakes of £12 ...
Article : 63 wordsPresent—The Master Warden (Mr R. J. M'Kenzie), Wardons A. Harrap, R. J Sadler, R. Gardner, R. F. Irvine, S. Tulloch, D. Scott, R. Carter, and R. Green. ...
Article : 962 wordsIt being holiday times, I determined on making a trip to lion Lomond, the highest of our northern mountain peaks, whose bare lead rears itself over 5000ft ...
Article : 1,139 wordsAgain to-day the weather has been oppressively hot, despite the fact that a sea breeze has been blowing since 11 a.m. Owing to the hot weather the water ...
Article : 484 wordsThe Summer Meeting of the Tasmanian Turf Club will commence at Mowbray to-day, and everything points to it being one of the most, if not the most, ...
Article : 915 wordsSIR,— In your last Tuesday's issue there is an article on "Tuberclosis in Meat," and it is there stated that the Sanitary Officer for Launceston has expressed the opinion to the ...
Article : 166 wordsThere was almost a panic on the Melbourne Exchange this afternoon owing to the depressed state of silver stock. Shares in the Broken Hill Proprietary sold down to £74 10s. The cause ...
Article : 145 wordsARGUS, Wynford River, Feb. 1 — Work on the nine during the week is as follows:— Stripping and sluicing— There is from lit to 4ft of wash of usual quality; they are ...
Article : 1,183 wordsSIR,— Will you kindly allow me space to give publicity to the annoyance and inconvenience to which travellers are subjected on the over-land route from Waratah to Strahan ...
Article : 328 wordsThere are few questions that occupy so much general attention at the present time as the operation of the land laws. These press so closely on every part of our social ...
Article : 953 wordsSIR,—On behalf of the public I would avail myself or your columns to respectfully draw the attention of our municipal magnates to the imminent danger to which property, and ...
Article : 257 wordsOur Hobart correspondent telegraphed, under yesterday's date, that the mining manager of the O'Brien's P.A., Mr Glass, has forwarded the directors word that he ...
Article : 182 wordsBefore Mr Commissioner Waterhouse. JOHN ROCHE v. MICHAEL HOGAN.— This was a claim for £4 17s 4d for work done and material supplied. ...
Article : 459 wordsFALSE COCOAS.— It is necessary that the public should know that the so-called pure Dutch Cocoas and their English imitations are adulterated with about 4 per cent. of added ...
Article : 61 wordsAt a meeting of the directors of the Silver Duke P.A. on Monday evening the offer made by Mr B. Waters for Burrowes's section, viz., 2000 cash, and half of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 191 wordsA team of Sandhurst cricketers will arrive from Melbourne by the s.s. Pateena to-day, and at 2 .15 p m. will commence a match on the Association Ground against ...
Article : 58 wordsMr T. H. Jones, who arrived in Launceston from Hobart yesterday, has shown us a model of a new automatic coupling buffer, owned by Messrs J. C. Oakman and ...
Article : 762 wordsThe usual monthly meeting of the Fire Brigade Board was held yesterday afternoon. Present—Messrs H. Weeden (chairman), B. P. Farrelly, S. J. Sutton, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 199 wordsAt a meeting of the shareholders of the May Queen P.A., held at Mr C. H. F. Shearn's office last night, shareholders representing 41 shares out of 48 were ...
Article : 308 wordsThe following quotations were made on the above Exchange on Tuesday:— GOLD—Amalgamated West Tasmania, b 1s 9d ; Brandy Creek, b 1d; Little Wonder, b 9d; ...
Article : 91 wordsA writer in the Chicago Journal thinks the intelligence of the horse is greatly over-rated, and submits the result of some of his observations as evidence. ...
Article : 295 wordsSIR,—Referring to your article in yesterday's Examiner on the mode of surveying in practice in this colony, would it not be more to the point if you stated the real cause of the ...
Article : 335 wordsBusiness on the exchange today was quiet, but it is reported that a sale of 500 Godkins took place this afternoon at 18s 9d. The following sales and quotations were ...
Article : 403 wordsADULTERATED COCOAS.—It has been shown by careful analysis that the so-called pure Dutch Cocoas and their English imitations are adulterated with about 4 per cent. of added alkali, ...
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Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899), Wed 5 Feb 1890, Page 3
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