LAST nigh closed another chapter in the book of time, and this morning we commence the record of a new one. The departure of the old year gives rise to ...
Article : 7,093 wordsTo-day will he observed as a general holiday throughout the colony, and the following are the public events advertised [?]take place :— ...
Article : 575 wordsThe Boers are prosecuting the rebellion energetically. They have captured the Court House at Potchefstroom, and are making preparations to besiege the fort. ...
Article : 39 wordsSIR,—Perhaps at no period of the colony's history has such a wave of prosperity passed over the land as we are now witnessing, and it is pleasant to notice that many who have been ...
Article : 232 wordsThe rumour that the German Naval Squadron will proceed to the Pacific in March is officially denied at Berlin. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe French ironclad Richelieu has been burnt at Toulon, the principal naval station of the Republic on the Mediterranean. ...
Article : 27 wordsSIR,—Taking my rambles through this township on Tuesday, I noticed a large banneret conspicuously placed in front of one of the dwellings in Marlborough-street, and feeling a ...
Article : 214 wordsThe following horses have paid up for the Champion Stakes, the forfeit for which was declared at 10 a.m. to-day :—CHAMPION STAKES—Of 25 sovs. each, ...
Article : 108 wordsBy the s.s. Esk, which sailed for Sydney yesterday, Messrs Gardner and McKenzie forwarded from the Tasmanian Smelting Works 1104 ingots of tin, ...
Article : 113 wordsChristmas with all its rejoicings and festivities has been with us, and once more by the unerring hand of time has been flung back into the limbo of the past. Christmas day was observed in the ...
Article : 725 wordsPearce v. Ward—Disputed claim to section under application to lease. Mr Wm. Ritchie (of Ritchie and Parker) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Josiah Powell for the defendant. ...
Article : 61 wordsAt the meeting of the Hospital Board to-day, the retiring members, the honorary medical officer, and the visiting and finance committees were re-elected. ...
Article : 287 wordsPresent—Messrs G. T. Collins, Esq. (chairman), His Worship the Mayor, sun Messrs Farrelly, Stanfield, Harrap, Barnes, Hobkirk, and Dr. Hardy. ...
Article : 1,478 wordsThe annual match. Launceston Cricket Club v. Entally Cricket Club, which generally takes place at Entally on New Years's Day, will not be played to-day, ...
Article : 297 wordsMessrs Hartnoll and Ferguson will hold a sale of shares at their mart, on Wednesday next at noon. Messrs Hartnoll and Ferguson offered a ...
Article : 130 wordsTenders are called for sinking a shaft on the claim known as No. 1 West, and adjoining the Old Chum claim, Nine-Mile Springs. ...
Article : 727 wordsLONDON, Dec. 27.—The Right Hon, John Bright. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, has addressed a vigorous reply to the strictures recently passed upon him by Lord Cunarvon. ...
Article : 619 wordsHorse Stealing—George Church and William Eagle, charged with having, on the 19th Dec., stolen a bay horse, valued at £40, the property of Daniel Healey, were remanded till Friday ...
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Advertising : 919 wordsSIR,— A few days ago a number of juveniles (myself included) formed a cricket club, and arranged to meet for practice on St. George's Square, at the back of the Windmill Hill, ...
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Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899), Sat 1 Jan 1881, Page 3
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