A juvenile spelling bee came off on Friday evening, Aug. 4, and was very successful. The Court House was densely crowded, which convinced every one of the necessity of erecting a ...
Article : 438 wordsPresent—The Mayor (A. Harrap, Esq.), Aldermen Douglas, Button, Mills, Turner, Barrett, Tyson, Drysdale. The minutes of the last meeting were read ...
Article : 1,614 wordsThe Mayor asked what the Council proposed to do with the tenders for laying down sewerage pipes, when after a slight discussion it was resolved to call for tenders for laying down pipes ...
Article : 992 wordsThe Treasurer and Minister of Lands and Works attended at the Public Buildings yesterday, and transacted business in his departments. ...
Article : 2,500 wordsAfter about five weeks of fine weather a change has ensued. Through most part of to-day, up to the time of my writing, rain has fallen steadily, with the wind blowing from the ...
Article : 330 words"Among the curious developments of science (says Public Opinion) is the recent production, by Dr. C. W. Siemens, of an artificial eye that is sensitive to light. We ...
Article : 285 wordsThe monthly report of Mr H. W. F. Kayser, mining manager of the Mount Bischoff Company, dated 1st inst., contains the following paragraph—"I am ...
Article : 507 wordsAt a meeting of the Psychological Society, London, held on March 16th, Mr Serjeant Cox, president, referred to a statement in the Scotsman newspaper ...
Article : 406 wordsThe third quarterly meeting of Licensing Justices for the district of Launceston took place at the Court House, at 11 o'clock. ...
Article : 76 wordsOur neighborhood has been in its usual quiet state since you last heard from us. I am sorry to have to tell you that that unwelcome visitant scarlet fever has been at work among us. We ...
Article : 708 wordsSIR,—Allow me through the columns of your valuable journal to inform the public of the disgraceful carryings on of the men employed in making the road from Gould's Country to ...
Article : 208 wordsBefore T. Mason, Esq., P.M. Obscene Language. — Agnes Leuch, pleaded guilty to a charge of using obscene language in Charles-street the ...
Article : 41 wordsBefore T. Mason, Esq., P.M. Topers.—Ellen Maguire, charged by Sergeant Peters with having been drunk and disorderly, was fined 20s, or five ...
Article : 110 wordsSir,—In the Examiner of the 1st instant, referring to the election of Colonel Crawford for West Devon, you say, "his appearance on the political boards at the present juncture is ...
Article : 751 wordsThe first half-yearly meeting of this Company was held on Saturday at the office of the legal manager, Mr H. Turner, when the following report was read and ...
Article : 881 wordsThe debate on the financial statement was begun in the Legislative Assembly on the 1st instant by Mr Berry, who maintained the accounts had ...
Article : 404 wordsIn a late issue we published a telegram from Melbourne stating that the Legislative Assembly had agreed to a resolution for the expulsion of Mr M'Kean, ...
Article : 832 wordsPresent—The Warden, Councillors Shorey, Smith, Bonnily, and Henry. Minutes of last meeting read and confirmed. Letter from the Warden to the Inspector of ...
Article : 319 wordsAs a proof of the necessity for placing a policeman at the township of Ringarooma, and that he may attend to the surrounding district, I may mention the fact that we have had a poor ...
Article : 657 wordsThe Municipal Council meeting took place on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Present—W. Dodery, Esq. (Warden), and Councillors B. Archer, R. J. Archer, J. Wilmore, and H. ...
Article : 339 wordsDates are to 8th July. The promoters of the York and Guildford Railway scheme have published a description of the line proposed, with ...
Article : 279 wordsWASHING.—The following compound is said greatly to facilitate the washing of clothes. Dissolve two 1b. of bar soap in about three gallons of water as hot as the ...
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Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899), Tue 8 Aug 1876, Page 3
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