The month has been full of incidents, chiefly consequent on a special session of Parliament, now approaching its termination and in all probability without offecting the purpose for which ...
Article : 1,381 wordsPublic attention has been directed towards the Government proposals to carry out an extensive scheme of public works. In our last summary, we related how the Lower House had passed this ...
Article : 464 wordsThe fifth Session of the Sixth Parliament of Tasmania was opened on Tuesday by His Excellency the Governor, F. A. Weld, Esq., C.M.G. The small amount of interest taken in the proceedings was ...
Article : 2,355 wordsTravelling between Hobart Town and Launceston can now be down by the Main Line Railway. Since the 18th inat., carriages have been attached to the material train running daily on each week day ...
Article : 252 wordsSince the last month's summary, in which a concise account of the latter Exhibition was given, the Tasmanian Commissioners have been gratified by seeing still farther prizes awarded by the juries of ...
Article : 721 wordsAt the last annual competition for the Tasmanian scholarships there was a close run between Doran and Pike, the former obtaining 3,247 marks and the latter 3,246—Doran carrying off the prize by ...
Article : 453 wordsThe increasing interest taken in tin-mining, now that the importance of this industry is beginning to excite more general attention, seems likely to lead to serious disputes among parties who have taken up ...
Article : 670 wordsThe usual monthly meeting of the Royal Society was held on 12th October, the Bishop of Tasmania presiding. Mr. A. B. Crowther was elected a fellow of the society. The usual routine business having ...
Article : 397 wordsSeveral of the friends of Mr. R. J. Harris, late Superintendent of Police, Sorell, met him at the Royal Hotel, at that place, ou October 2nd, when he was presented with an address by Mr. J. T. ...
Article : 1,261 wordsThere has been a good deal of rain during the month, and a corresponding unevenness of temperature. The rain has accomplished much good by pushing forward feed and assisting the grass to ...
Article : 1,023 wordsThe Japanese Commissioners to the Melbourne Exhibition, who are now on a visit to Tasm[?] arrived at Hobart Town by coach on October 27th. On the following morning they commenced their ...
Article : 685 wordsA meeting of the City Mission Committee was held on 7th October. There were present the Rev. J. White (in the chair), the Rev. J. Ross, Messrs. Hiddlestone, R. Russell, Rothwell, and G. S. ...
Article : 1,015 wordsThere has been no sitting in the law courts of the city during the mouth. The Supreme Court sat in its bankruptcy jurisdiction and in its small debts jurisdiction, but there was no business of any ...
Article : 64 wordsShortly after the despatch of our last summary, rumourbegan to be very busy in Hobart Town respecting corporation affairs, all sorts of surmises being made as to the reason why there was such an unusual stir ...
Article : 674 wordsHis Excellency the Govornor has recevered from his attack of influenza, but has been suffering from gout, which still makes it very difficult for him to walk about. He amnaged, however, to open ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 1 Nov 1875, Page 1
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