The English mail for February-March arrived in Launceston on 30th April, three days under contract time. Consequent upon the retirement of Mr ...
Article : 1,676 wordsThe night train on the Main Line Railway from Evandale Junction to Hobart Town ran into a mob of horses which had got on the line near Jillett's, York Plains, it being pitch dark ...
Article : 358 wordsThe Rev. Thomas Fairfoot Bird died in Victoria on the 22nd April, at the early age of 32. The deceased minister had been suffering from consumption for some time, and it has been ...
Article : 1,278 wordsThe annual missionary services in connection with the Primitive Methodists have taken place lately, the total receipts at which amounted to £40 2s 6d. The following ...
Article : 647 wordsLast month we reported the appointment of Captain Gilmore as Colonial Secretary in the room of Mr T. D. Chapman resigned. Captain Gilmore's seat as representative in the House of ...
Article : 362 wordsQuite a revival in gold mining has taken place at the Nine-mile Springs, owing to the steady and rich yields obtained from the New Native Youth Company's reef. ...
Article : 1,595 wordsA very sad case of sudden death is reported from Southport. A young man (aged 20) from Bradford, visiting that place, was enjoying himself with his friends, when something said ...
Article : 290 wordsThe Devon Agricultural Society's third autumn exhibition at the Don, and the North-Western Agricultural Show at Latrobe have come off during the last ...
Article : 317 wordsAt the monthly meeting of the Royal Society of Tasmania on the 11th April, it was reported that the number of visitors to the Museum had been 1300, and to the gardens 4053. At the ...
Article : 266 wordsWe have very little to notice under this head. The Fakir of Oolu, Dr. Silvester, after a very successful season in Hobart Town, opened a short season here on ...
Article : 70 wordsThe Commissioner of bankrupts, JohnWhite[?]oord, Esq.. has had one case before him, re[?]lding (liquidation), in which an ad interim injunction was issued to restrain the Sheriff from ...
Article : 388 wordsIn the last Summary it was mentioned that the Launceston Board intended to try the experiment of a dredging machine for use in the harbor. At the meeting of the Board on the ...
Article : 68 wordsOur shipping trade has been unusually brisk during the past month, and we have had a good many vessels loading at our wharf for intercolonial and English ports. The bark Fugitive ...
Article : 384 wordsThe Launceston Benevolent Society has held its weekly Board meetings, and paid due attention to the applications for relief. Several donations have been made ...
Article : 360 wordsThe month of April has been very wet and stormy nearly throughout, commencing on the 3rd when rain fell almost daily until the end, accompanied frequently by unusually ...
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Family Notices : 1,822 wordsThe patent stone-crusher, ordered for the Launceston Town Council is expected to arrive at Melbourne this month, having been shipped in the Rona in March. The cost will be about ...
Article : 230 wordsA few cricket matches have taken place during the month between country teams, but the event of the season has been the annual match between North and South, ...
Article : 178 wordsOur midwinter season is fast approaching, during which season business as contrasted with the summer months is usually dull. Transactions for the past month, however, will ...
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Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899), Sat 13 May 1876, Page 3
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