The weather began to clear on Sunday night, and the floods abated as rapidly as they had risen, little or no damage having been done. A few fences at St. Leonards were broken down, but considering the ...
Article : 464 wordsA public meeting was convened by posted notices on Wednesday, 8th just., at 4 p.m., for the purpose of petitioning Parliament for a grant of money sufficient to complete the road ...
Article : 384 wordsWe have had very had weather here lately, strong squalls of wind and rain. To-day as the coach was just leaving the township one of the horses dropped dead, and ...
Article : 198 wordsPresent—His Worship, A. Harrap, Esq., Mayor ; and Aldermen Button, Carter, Douglas, Ellis Fairthorne, Farrelly, and Turner. ...
Article : 2,438 wordsTelegrams were read in the House, last night showing that powers were vested in the magistrates of Queensland and South Australia to sentence native offenders. The new ...
Article : 180 wordsEverything is very quiet here just now, excepting the atmosphere. We have had some very heavy gales all through this week, and a little rain at night; but to-day (Saturday) it ...
Article : 186 wordsThere are 45 miles of roads and streets in Launceston. In 1818 cattle were first exported from Tasmania, but in 1883 we have to ...
Article : 433 wordsA general meeting of the Rutherglen and Murray Valley Agricultural and Horticultural Society was held last evening at Rutherglen. The various sub-committees previously ...
Article : 514 wordsIn the absence of the Chairman (C. H. Leake, Esq.) the Warden was voted to the chair. Colonel Leathbridge was also present. Several cases on the list were settled out of Court. In ...
Article : 72 wordsA meeting of the Westbury Rabbit Coursing Club was held in the Westbury show grounds on Wednesday last, 8th inst. Tile weather was all that could be desired, but the attendance ...
Article : 191 wordsBefore his Worship the Warden, Colonel Leathbridge, and Dr. Naylor, J.'s P. Palmer v. Rolls.—Mr: Sub-Inspector 'Palmer charged Thomas Rolls (a small boy) with ...
Article : 395 wordsThere has been another short Parliamentary week, and, as regards honourable members of the Assembly, a merry one. On Wednesday the Lower House adjourned shortly after six ...
Article : 1,662 wordsThe ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Primitive Methodist Sunday school-room, Frederick-street, took place yesterday. There was a good attendances, ...
Article : 859 wordsSIR,—Is this what your Beaconsfield correspondent wants :— The satyrs of old Were satyrs of note— ...
Article : 62 wordsImmediately on the Assembly meeting on Wednesday last, the Premier was asked by Mr. Grant what he intended to do with the question propounded by Mr. ...
Article : 1,172 wordsSIR,—The subject of the use to which the trustees of this cemetery have allowed such to be put has not only been on a previous occasion referred to in your journal, but has been ...
Article : 223 wordsWet has set in again, and we have a downpour of rain. I am sorry to hear that we are likely to loose our very courteous and obliging station-master, ...
Article : 238 wordsA man named Andrew Halpin, aged 30, has committed suicide at Waterloo by cutting his throat. The deceased was a clerk in the employment of McMahon, a carrier, and had been ...
Article : 452 wordsBusiness of every kind is very quiet just now here, in fact we are now passing the quietest time of the year in this quarter, the carting and produce-selling being almost over, and the stir ...
Article : 685 wordsSIR,—A week or so back one defective survey system was treated upon in your columns, and I also saw it stated in one of your issues that more leases had been granted on Cabbage Tree ...
Article : 333 wordsA public meeting was held at the Post-office on the 6th inst. to consider the best course to be adopted with a view of getting No. 1 section on the Green's Creek-road completed, that ...
Article : 251 wordsSIR,—Perhaps ' W.F.P.," or some other naturalist, can inform me whether the long-eared bat, shrew mouse, harvest mouse, porcupine, and hedgehog are found in Tasmania ; ...
Article : 93 wordsA very successful pigeon match came off here last Saturday. As I was not present, I am unable to give the full scores. A friend kindly sent me a few particulars. The day was ...
Article : 280 wordsThe City Council to-day negatived the proposed by-law prohibiting bands from playing and parading in the streets except volunteer and military bands. ...
Article : 111 wordsSIR,—Kindly insert those few lines in your valuable paper. I cannot understand why the Tasmanian people have such a down on people coming ...
Article : 222 wordsThe Jabberwoek, which has arrived at Mackay, from the South Seas, reports that Captain Bellin, of the schooner Borough Belle, was murdered by the natives of ...
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Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899), Tue 14 Aug 1883, Page 3
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