The celebration of the above annual event for the presont year took place at the usual place on Saturday last. His Excellency Colonel Gore Browne was present, accompanied by Mrs. Browne, ...
Article : 2,017 wordsPEACE DISTURBERS—Two females were severally fined 40s. for disturbing the public peace, or in default ordered to be imprisoned for two months. One man end two women were each fined 20s., or ...
Article : 460 wordsWe are informed that the first match with the "English Eleven," who arrived by the Great Britain, is to be played in Melbourne on Friday next, being New Year's Day. The prospect of ...
Article : 88 wordsHarriette Nathan, barque, 113 tons, Lloyd, from Melbourne, 21st inst., with snudries. Agent, master. ...
Article : 17 wordsAustralasian Packet, barque, 183 [?]ns, John Lewis, for Dunedin, N.Z. Pilot, schooner, 115 tons, Jamieson, for Melbourne, with original cargo from Invercargill. ...
Article : 51 wordsA most excellent and valuable publication, carefully compiled, beautifully printed, and neatly stitched. It extends to nearly three hundred pages inclusive of its prefaratory matter and long list of ...
Article : 399 wordsPilot, for Nelson. Pilot, for Melbourne. Glencoe, for Port Albert. Free Trader, for Port Albert. ...
Article : 25 wordsHarriette Nathan, 5,000 slates, Belbin & Dowdell, 40 tierces beef, Crowther; 15,000 feet Kaurie pine, 8 crates, Order. ...
Article : 22 wordsAuitralasian Packet—51,000 feet timber. 25,000 shingles, 5.700 feet battens, 15,000 palings, 1,260 posts and rails, 232 bushels bran, 680 ditto oats, l8 tons hay, 2 ditto potatoes, 30 cases fruit, 4 crates ...
Article : 75 words8.30 a.m.—Wind, N.W., fine; cloudy. Bar. 30.05; ther,45; ozone, 7. December 27. Wind, S E., fine, clear. Bar. 30-23. Therm 52. ...
Article : 34 wordsGENTLEMEN,—I beg to call your attention to the provisions of the Rural Municipalities Act on the subject of the retirement of Councillors from office; and to the antagonistic position, as to the law, ...
Article : 716 words8.30 a.m.—Wind, W., light; hazy. Bar., 29.55; ther. 50; ozone 5. December 27. Wind, N.W., light, hasty. Bar. 30. Therm. 60. ...
Article : 90 wordsThe Survey office has been removed to the building in Davey-street, formerly known as St. Mary's Hospital. A general gaol delivery of the Supreme Court of ...
Article : 351 wordsSHIP MAILS will be closed at Hobart Town as under:— For Melbourne, &c., via Launcesten, per Havilah this day, at 2.30 p.m. ...
Article : 900 wordsA ploughing match in this district was held on the 19th inst. Nine teams came on the ground in excellent order, and the work began at 10 a.m. The ground selectcd was a field belonging to Mr. ...
Article : 296 wordsThe trade of the week has been quite unimportant, on account of the holidays, and until alter New Year's Day, it is not at all likely that merchants will again apply themselves ...
Article : 277 wordsThe same day my last communication was posted, viz., Monday last, the body of the unfortunate man Burrows was discovered, by three of Mr. Syanot's men, who had started with the expressed ...
Article : 354 wordsThe children of this school were dismissed for the Christmas holidays on Monday last, and received, at the same time, prizes for proficiency in those subjects in which they had been instructed during ...
Article : 710 wordsThe Mayor, and H Bilton, Esq. ...
Article : 11 wordsSIR,—In the report of the flood at Ross, it is stated that there was eight feet of water in my cottage, As that statement is calculated to do me serious injury in the sale, or, the letting of my ...
Article : 138 wordsA MORE favorable opportunity for opening up direct steam postal communication between Hobart Town and Otago could not by any possibility have presented itself, than ...
Article : 1,727 wordsSIR,—Believing that you would be desirous of assuaging any fears that may be entertained by persons for the safty of their friends in districts that have been visited by the late devastating floods. ...
Article : 284 wordsAn important meeting has been held at Bishopsbourne. The following gentlemen being present Messrs. G. Morpett, Juo. Blair, W. Armstrong, J. Hughes, Potter, Ward, W, Bound, Pearson, ...
Article : 401 wordsThe following is an extract of a letter received by Mr. William Isbister, agent for the Bunyip, from Captain W.R. Randell, Captain of the vessel and dated Chowilla Station, 8th December. It is ...
Article : 1,111 wordsSIR,—Will you enable me, through the medium of your colnmns, to being before the public, a subject which has hitherto escaped the notice of both government and people, vis., the utter ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 28 Dec 1863, Page 2
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