THE medals presented to successful exhibitors at the Intercolonial Exhibition of Victoria, 1866-67, have been received. They are of bronze, enclosed in a circular boading of polished cedar, with a glass ...
Article : 3,713 wordsThe annual public distributions of prizes at the various schools have taken place during the past week, and in connection with them the principals of the leading establishments have had as usual an ...
Article : 1,339 wordsIF this mail had left a day later, we should have been in the midst of our Christmas holidays, and have had to wish our friends a merry Christmas, although not with them. As ...
Article : 4,923 wordsThere is not a single political event to be recorded this month, nor,anything in any way connected with parliament. We have nothing, indeed, official to record, except it be that the whole time of the ...
Article : 154 wordsWe have now the customs revenue for the first eleven months of the your before us. This has been supplied to us as the true state of the account up to the 30th of November:— ...
Article : 320 wordsSince our last summary there have been no important movements in connection with the volunteer force. The members of the volunteer artillery company continue their practice at the artillery ...
Article : 91 wordsThe cricketing season has now fairly commenced and the town and country clubs are engaging in weekly contests, while practice is kept up daily. The event of the season, which is now anxiously looked ...
Article : 534 wordsThe preparations for the reception of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh on the occasion of his approaching visit to Tasmania have been progressing favorably since our last summary. We then reported ...
Article : 937 wordsThe preparations for the Champion Race Meeting which will take place immediately before the publication of our next summary for England, ongross almost exclusively the attention of the turf section of ...
Article : 226 wordsThere have been no public amusements during the month, excepting the performances of our amateurs, who have appeared in various charitable entertainments. The Hobart Town amateur bellringers gave ...
Article : 146 wordsTwo meetings of the committee appointed to provide a suitable memorial of the late Right Rev. Bishop Willson, and the Very Rev. Dr. Hall, V.G., of the Roman Catholic Church,have been held during ...
Article : 949 wordsWe understand that at a meeting of the Reception Committee held yesterday, a recommendation was unanimously adopted asking His Excellency the Governor to invite His Royal Highness Prince ...
Article : 183 wordsThe Synod of the United Church of England and Ireland in Tasmania has been dissolved, having expired by offluxion of time. The Governor has directed that the Public Offices ...
Article : 86 wordsWe are authorised to state that His Excellency the Governor has received a despatch from His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, informing His Excellency that owing to some ceremonies the ...
Article : 124 wordsWe are requested to state that in consequence of the postponement of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh's visit the Governor's ball at Hobart Town will not take place until Thursday the 9th January, and the ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 24 Dec 1867, Page 3
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