The events of the month have been of a specially common-place character, if we except the action of Government in connection with the Main Line Railway contract, that deserves ...
Article : 1,261 wordsAn examination for two Newcastle Scholarships, tenable at the Hutchins School, as been held. Five candidates presented themselves for examination, the subjects Doing the same as those for the A.A. ...
Article : 115 wordsAfter considerable delay the long-talked of examination of the Main Line Railway and plant commenced on the 27th ult. The inspecting engineers have been brought by the Government ...
Article : 608 wordsMr. F. A. Packer, the honorary organist of the Town Hall organ, has commenced his winter series of fortnightly recitals. Two have already been given, both of which were numerously attended. ...
Article : 538 wordsThe month has been very quiet with regard to political affairs, and there is not likely to be much that is exciting till the meeting of Parliament, which will probably take place at the end of next mouth. ...
Article : 116 wordsThomas Paisley, a messenger of the Union Bank, died on May 15th from the effects of an injury received by the fall of an iron safe upon his f[?] at Oatlands. ...
Article : 1,265 wordsThere was a sitting of the Supreme Court in its Small Debts Jurisdiction on Wednesday, before the Chief Justice. Four of the cases set down for hearing were postponed till next Court. In Fisher v. ...
Article : 818 wordsThe anniversary services of the Sunday school attached to the Davey-street Congregational Church were hold on the 14th May, tho sermons being preached by the pastor, Rev. B. S. Bird. The ...
Article : 1,051 wordsThe Statistician (Mr. E. C. Newell) has, in anticipation of the publication in, the Gazette of the complete returns, which is delayed through the neglect of some of the districts to send in the ...
Article : 368 wordsTin mining matters, writes our Launceston correspondent, the healthy revival alike in tin, gold, and iron mentioned in my last summary, still continues, the returns from the tin and gold mines ...
Article : 1,762 wordsHis Excellency the Governor held a levee in the Town Hall on the 24th ult. The announcement that the City Band would play in front of the hall had the effect of drawing several ...
Article : 1,119 wordsThe autumn, meeting of the Tasmanian Racing Club waa held on the Queen's Birthday, on the Elwick course, and, all things considered, it was a very gratifying success. The attendance was large ...
Article : 2,788 wordsTwo or three matters of local interest have occupied the attention of the City Council at the last two meetings' of that body, A motion by Alderman Brownell for the suppression of larrikinism, was ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 10 Jun 1876, Page 1
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