SIR,—Whilst the members of the House of Assembly are striving to unseat each other and quarrelling about the mode of doing so, they overlook the fact that most of them are liable to be fined ...
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Article : 514 wordsOBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Thos McCormick, Johanna Bradley, and Jemima Dale pleaded guilty to having made use of obscene language in the public streets, and were each fined 10s. 6d., or 14 days' ...
Article : 70 wordsGeorge Griffiths, master of the Sydney whaling barque Onward, was placed in the dock on the remanded charge of shooting John Black, a sailor, at sea on July 4th. ...
Article : 8,185 wordsSIR,—I considerably curtailed my former letter to you in reference to the above case, [?] for fear of trespassing on your space. I will now, with your permission, refer again to the matter, as it is of great ...
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Article : 898 wordsSIR,—I notice in your issue of the 20th inst., in the report of the debate on the proposed line of telegraph from Emu Bay to Mount Bischoff, Mr. Dooley is reported to have objected to money being ...
Article : 265 wordsSIR,—Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon a man in the most wretched condition came into one of our Sunday Schools in this city. He was under the influence of drink, and, literally, had not a sh[?]t to ...
Article : 186 wordsSIR.—A mongst a number of articles advertised for sale by suction at a largs store in the city, I observe four-quarter casks of "sacramental wine." Could you inform me what are the particular ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 31 Jul 1877, Page 3
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