The tender of Fleming Ferguson, Limited, of Glasgow, for the supply of three steam hopper barges for £36,000 was accepted by the Melbourne Harbour Trust ...
Article : 40 wordsThe finished tramway, cars were moved under current on Monday. The City Electrician, according to a news item, was at the helm, while the Mayor is credited ...
Article : 1,529 wordsThe Governor-General is to present some banners granted by his late Majesty King Edward VII. to a number of the Commonwealth infantry battalions in ...
Article : 88 wordsA clerk in the Postal Department was suspended to-day for an alleged irregularity. A departmental enquiry will be held. ...
Article : 26 wordsSir,—The stately pile known as the Public Building ins Launceston was designed, I believe, by a Mr. Falkiner, or Falconer. Its well-balanced proportions, beauty and ...
Article : 120 wordsThe adjourned special meeting of the Working Men's Club was held last evening, and was again largely attended. In the absence of Mr. C. K. Ellis, Mr. F. ...
Article : 744 wordsThe city council will meet in committee to-morrow to consider the report from the conference in regard to the proposed acquisition of the Hobart Tramway Co. by ...
Article : 54 wordsIt is probable that the Tramway Fares Commission will recommend that the tram ways be purchased by an authority to be created by net of Parliament, and that ...
Article : 47 wordsThe Defence Department to-day received the following message through the High Commissioner' office from Lord Kitchener—"Heurty congratulations on inauguration ...
Article : 45 wordsParliament will meet on July 18, when a Supply Bill will be passed, and the legislation dropped last session will be taken in hand at the point where it was left ...
Article : 61 wordsFinal figures now available with regard to population throw additional light upon the effect of the representation of the various states in the Federal Parliament ...
Article : 53 wordsSir,—As an elderly person for many years resident in these islands, allow me to enter my humble protest against some recent Police Court decision's which ...
Article : 401 wordsThe Postmaster-General (Mr. Thomas) announced to-day that the office of Director of Wireless Telegraphy for the Commonwealth had been filled. He received ...
Article : 74 wordsThe English Amusement Company has now occupied the Academy of Music for a period extending well over 12 months, and the management continues to supply ...
Article : 295 wordsIt is hoped that final arrangements will be made in a few days for the control of the Balfour-Temma tramway by a committee from the Circular Head Municipal ...
Article : 83 wordsAt Gudagai Benjamin Crossthwaite, a single man, for the past eight years book-keeper at the Kimo station, was found dead in his room at the Royal Hotel ...
Article : 104 wordsUp to the present £1,389,170 has been paid under the Federal Land Tax Act, the total made up as, follows:—Central office, £465,534; New South Wales, ...
Article : 50 wordsTrooper Gibbens arrived by the Oonah this morning, having in custody Mark Dewhurst, who was arrested on the mainland on a charge of the indecent, assault ...
Article : 56 wordsThe first prosecution under the Electoral Act came before she Kew court to-day, when William Thomas Horne was charged with having wilfully made a false ...
Article : 97 wordsCommonwealth notes to the value of £7,986,223 have been issued under the Australian Notes Act. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe Devonport Fire Brigade Board receipts for the just year were £80 11s 9d, and the expenditure £78 17s 8d, leaving a debit balance of £23 12s 2d. ...
Article : 71 wordsA meeting of the Northern Tasmanian Cricket Association was held at the office of Mr. F. C. Hobkirk on Tuesday night, when the following were present:— ...
Article : 502 wordsMatters continue in a very unsatisfactory state in the New Hebrides. Up to the time of the despatch of the last mail received to-day the British and French ...
Article : 153 wordsJames Mackey, a carpenter, residing at Oatands, was found this morning with his throat cut. He was alive when found, but died soon afterwards. An inquest ...
Article : 52 wordsSir,—This evergreen question has again afforded subject-matter for your correspondents, and you have effectually disposed of some of the objections raised. ...
Article : 815 wordsAnother new and excellent series of filmographic studies was presented by Todd's Pictures at the Lyceum last night, constituting a delightful surrounding for ...
Article : 304 wordsThe medical examination of cadets registered under the compulsory training regulations has been finished, with the result that only five out of 25 were ...
Article : 42 wordsThe French ship Rene Kerviler has arrived here from Leith after a somewhat speedy voyage of 80 days. Captain Rathonis reports that 'when off Tasmania over ...
Article : 84 wordsThe Burnie train was delayed an hour on the return journey awing to a spring on the tender breaking while shunting. As the break occurred at the Strahan side ...
Article : 45 wordsSt. John's Young Men's Club will play St. Francis Xavier's Club at their, rooms, Patterson-street, to-morrow night, commencing at 7.30. The following will ...
Article : 119 wordsA resolution has been passed by the executive council of the Methodist Conference strongly condemning the Ne Temere decree, which is characterised as an ...
Article : 52 wordsLadies, above all, cannot afford to be stout, for fat people not only appear too look older than they are, but as well have a much coarser appearance than. ...
Article : 246 wordsParliament opened at noon to-day. A notable absentee through illness was Sir Jenkin Coles, who has been Speaker of the House of Assembly for 21 years, and ...
Article : 176 wordsEvidence of the popularity of roller skating us a winter pastime was to be had in ample proportions last night, when at the Albert Hall the Elite Skating Rink ...
Article : 224 wordsLast night the members of the St. Paul's Young Men's Club visited Trinity, where the usual tournaments were played, resulting in a win for Trinity by 10 ...
Article : 99 words"I have been a great sufferer from Bronchial troubles for some time," writes M. Clarke, 122 Lyons-street, Ballarat, Victoria. "I could not sleep, the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 19 wordsThere is a happy-go-lucky, ready-witted Irishman in the employ of a well-known builder. He is a genius, but withal an industrious, trustworthy fellow, and his ...
Article : 216 wordsOwing to the heavy rain of Friday and Saturday the river rose so high as to overflow its banks in many place. ZEEHAN, Wednesday. ...
Article : 197 wordsThe baseball and football tournament, postponed from Friday last, took place yesterday afternoon on the Association Ground. There was a fair attendance ...
Article : 84 wordsThey were travelling peacefully home in their lumbering market-cart when from the shadowy hedge there leapt two unkempt forms. Not much time was wasted ...
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Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), Thu 29 Jun 1911, Page 6
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