About 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the 17th inst., the well known Irish national festival of St. Patrick, whilst preparations which had been for a couple of weeks in progress for the celebration of that ...
Article : 2,570 wordsWe have bad news to convey to England this month, but it might have been worse. After paying his round of visits to South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South ...
Article : 4,860 wordsThere is little to record in the religious world for the month just closed. The Rev. A. M. Henderson, of Melbourne, who had been on a trip to the colony, returned home a couple of weeks since. Immediately ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 423 wordsAlmost the only incident of a sporting character since the date of our last summary has been the holding of the aunual regatta at the Huon, which is one of the most popular of our yearly open-air festivals. There was a ...
Article : 304 wordsSEVERAL English sparrows have located themselves in the vicinity of Mr. Charles Butler's residence, Hampden Road, and appear to be quite at home. THE water baliff employed to watch the rivers ...
Article : 3,263 wordsThere have been several cricket matches played during the month, the most interesting of which were the following:—On the 27th ult., a match was played between tho Rokeby Club and the Wellington Club, which ...
Article : 472 wordsMr. William Archer, member for Deloraine, has notified his intention of resigning his seat in the House of Assembly at the end of this month, and this leads to a vacancy for that district. Mr. Archer, we regret to ...
Article : 162 wordsThe rufusal of the Duke of Blackingham to submit the intercolonial free trade bill sent home in February 1867 to Her Majesty for appioval has produced a feeling of profound disatisfaction in the colony, and some ...
Article : 241 wordsThoonly amusement which has been offored to the public during the month has been the performances of wood roffe's Bohemian Glass Blowers, who are now enjoying a most profitable seasou. These artistes openod at the ...
Article : 107 wordsThe circular despatch Hunt out by the last mail to the different governments of these colonies, recommending the assimilation of the laws of their respective governments with regard to treasonable practices to those of ...
Article : 148 wordsTenders have been accepted by the Public Works department for the formation and construction of about 16 miles of the Pattersonia and Ringarooma road on the north-east coast. The work is an important one, ...
Article : 74 wordsTwo interesting events, partaking partly of a social and partly of an educational character, took place i[?] the early part of the month. The date of the first of these occurences was the 2nd instant. when the first annual ...
Article : 673 wordsDuring the month there has been very little doing in regard to volunteering. The members of the new Artillery Corps koop up their practice at the batteries, in the Artillery School, and at the rifle batts. The ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 28 Mar 1868, Page 3
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