Oct. 12—Pateena, s, 1212 tons, A. M'Eachern, commander. for Melbourne Passengers— Saloon: Mr and Mrs W. Blair, Mr and Mrs J. Ford; Mesdames Sutton, Pettlgrew and ...
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Advertising : 208 wordsThe funeral of the late Charles Stewart Parnell took place to-day, and was a most imposing ceremony. A heavy downpour of rain, which fell ...
Article : 433 wordsThe s.s. Flinders left for Launceston to-day, taking 36 saloon and 35 steerage passengers. The influenza shows no signs of abating ...
Article : 331 wordsThe entries received for the S.T.A. and P. Society's Show are very satisfactory, though not quite as numerous as those of last year. Ayrshire cattle and Leicester ...
Article : 67 wordsThe local bicycle club opened the season of 1891.92 by a moonlight spin as far as [?] and were accompanied by a couple of intercolonial visitors — Mr ...
Article : 117 wordsThe Progress Committee who were elected in April last retired last week by effiuxion of time, and an election was held on Saturday to appoint a fresh committee ...
Article : 374 wordsThe following entries have been received by the Launceston Homing Pigeon Society for the Snake Banks race, to be flown on Wednesday, October 14:—Mr W. Aldred, ...
Article : 136 wordsIT was hardly to be expected that the remarks made by Sir Thomas M'Ilwraith, Colonial Treasurer of Queensland, with regard to the action ...
Article : 929 wordsMonday being an off day there were very few gallops of any importance on the Flemington training track this morning. Portsea did strong work. Carrington and ...
Article : 136 wordsA very heavy thunderstorm passed over the country districts yesterday, doing a vast amount of damage. At Lismore two horses were struck by lightning and ...
Article : 32 wordsMESSRS G. W. WATERHOUSE, P.M., and R. H. Price, J.P., occupied the bench at the City Police Court yesterday. Maud Phillips was fined 2s 6d for having been ...
Article : 1,852 wordsTo-day, 8.35 a.m., 9.2 p.m. Moon's Phases,—Full moon, Oct. 17, 11h 34m 20s p.m, Last quarter, Oct. 24, 11h 45m 32s p.m. ...
Article : 259 wordsThe president of the Wesleyan Conference received a peculiar visitor to-day. A man called to see him, and was shown into a room, and when the president entered the ...
Article : 65 wordsThis morning Egyptus and Swivel did a mile on the sand track in 7min 51secs, the first-named horse having the best of the gallop. Malvolio did a two-mile gallop ...
Article : 96 wordsThe Government Free Labour Bureau was opened to-day and received hundreds of applications for employment. Sir Thomas M'Ilwraith's colleagues are ...
Article : 37 wordsWeights for the Campbell Town Racing Club's spring meeting will be declared to-day. From the secretary we learn that the races which were to have been held on the ...
Article : 51 wordsThe following petitions for liquidation have been filed in the Supreme Court:— James Tolland, of Campania, miller; Joseph Cummins, of Hobart, draper; ...
Article : 72 wordsOur Burine correspondent writes:— The attendance at the trotting and hack races held on Saturday was limited, owing to the wet weather, but, notwithstanding, ...
Article : 185 wordsThe general entries closed to-day for the V.R,C. spring meeting. The entries are very numerous, the average being more than maintained. ...
Article : 24 wordsCAULFIELD CUP.— Vengeance, Leviathan, Newton, Lyndhurst, Havilah, Annesley, Goldreef. MELBOURNE CUP.—Playmate at 12 noon. ...
Article : 155 wordsThe Tentonic's performance of 5 days 16 honrs 31 minutes across the Atlantic is another resinder of the enormous progress made in Tearine engineering since 1810 (says the S.M. ...
Article : 436 wordsAt a mass meeting of members of the labour unions held to-day, twenty-two of these bodies resolved to go out on strike unless the demands of the dockers are ...
Article : 110 wordsGlenleith estate, at New Norfolk, was sold to-day to the Union Bank for £10,000. ...
Article : 16 wordsPick-pockets are still busy in our midst, and were very active at the band concerts on Sunday, easing several people present of small valuables. ...
Article : 25 wordsProbates and letters of administration have been granted as follows :—Probates— John Edwards to Martha Maria Edwards, Charles Edwards, and James Haggett ...
Article : 82 wordsThe usual weekly meeting of the Executive Commissioners was held last evening at the Exhibition Building. There were present :—The hon. A. Douglas (in the ...
Article : 525 wordsThe annual meeting of the Northern Tasmanian Cricket Association will be held at the Royal Tasman Hotel on Thursday evening next. ...
Article : 226 wordsAn extraordinary meeting of share. holders in the King Dundas S.M. Company will be held at the Exchange Rooms, Hobart, this afternoon. ...
Article : 64 wordsThe Standard, dealing with the question of the selection of a successor to the late Right Hon. W. H. Smith, advocates the appointment of Sir Michael Hicks. ...
Article : 76 wordsAn immense concourse of people assembled at the wharves and various points of vantage this afternoon to witness the arrival of the squadron. ...
Article : 367 wordsThere is nothing fresh to hand about the recent find of gold at Green's Creek, but samples from the discovery are now being assayed. ...
Article : 173 wordsThe French press contains numerous articles prodigiously puffing the proposed Russian loan of £20,000,000. ...
Article : 17 wordsThe following are the Custom returns at Launceston for the the week ended October 10, 1891:—Spirits, £653 0s 5d; tobacoo, £505 7s ; other goods. £5010 13 7d; wharfage, ...
Article : 60 wordsCotrum, the chief offender at the recent Pantheon outrage near Rome, has been conducted to the French frontier. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe 48th annual meeting of the Launceston Cricket Club was held in the commercial room of the Royal Tasman Hotel last evening, Mr W. H. Savigny presiding. ...
Article : 428 wordsIt is rumoured that Italians disguised as workmen contemplate pilgrimages to Rome with the intention of seizing the city in the hope of restoring the temporal ...
Article : 34 wordsThe following stock sales were effected at he slaughter-yards to-day :— By Messrs Roberts and Company Limited— 40 lambs, Piesse, 12s 9d to 13s 6d; 5 ditto, ...
Article : 112 wordsBank of South Australia shares have risen ten shillings, being now quoted at £12 10s. ...
Article : 19 wordsMr Throuley has been appointed mining manager of the South Nubeena S.M. Co., and has arrived on the claim at Mount Zeehan to commence active operations. ...
Article : 190 wordsThe Russian temperance propaganda of self-denial, instigated by the military officers, is providing a large amount of funds for relief of the distressed in the ...
Article : 29 wordsNo sales of wheat are reported to-day. The millers offer 5s 8d, but holders decline to sell at that price. There is very little demand for lour. Sales of Calcutta oats have been made ...
Article : 95 wordsMessrs Sanderson, Murray, and Co. report that the market has declined 12 per cent., and that stocks are very large. ...
Article : 26 wordsLord Derby says the tendency of the age is in favour of a voluntary settlement of labour difficulties, and that the proposal to make the state provide for ...
Article : 69 wordsThe Equity suit Nicholas v. Howells and others is still proceeding before the Full Court. Mr Henry Dobson continued his opening speech and had not concluded ...
Article : 38 wordsClose at Launceston as under:— ENGLAND.—R.M.S Luaitania, Monday next, noon. VICTORIA—S.s. Flinders, Thursday next, 1.30 ...
Article : 44 wordsThe manager of the Mount Bischoff T.M. Company received the following telegram from the mining manager yesterday:— "Nice rain since Saturday; secured a good ...
Article : 39 wordsThe following notifications appeared in the Gasette:— A post-office has been established at ...
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Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899), Tue 13 Oct 1891, Page 2
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