The R.M.S. Tanjore arrived on Saturday last at Albany. The following news sent from there, which appeared in Monday's Argus, was telegraphed last night by our Launceston ...
Article : 1,017 wordsA message from the Governor of Cape Colony has been sent to Cetewayo, the native chief in Zulu Land, demanding that he shall disarm and disband his army, and cedo Saint Lucia Bay to ...
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Advertising : 610 wordsRingarooms, s.s., 1,100 tons, W. Newman, from the Bluff, N.Z., 27th ult. Passengers-Saloon: Messrs. Peabody, Watts, Buckland, White, Kennedy, Searle, Lance, Stevens, Wallis, Anderson, T. E. Priest, ...
Article : 122 wordsRingarooma. s.s., 1,100 tons, W. Newman, for Melbourne. Passenger—Saloon: Mrs. Kirkland. ...
Article : 17 wordsCrook commissioners have boen appointed for the ratification of the Turco-Grecian frontier. ...
Article : 19 wordsRingarooma, s.s., for Melbourne. ...
Article : 7 wordsLONDON.—Helen, barque (left Deal september 26), early; Queen of the Age and L'Allegro (loading October 25). NEW YORK.—Rocket, barque (sailed from Bermuda ...
Article : 77 wordsYakoub Khan has arrived at Jellalabad, the head-quarters of the British army of invasion. The object of the step is unknown, but it is regarded as a sign of submission. ...
Article : 40 wordsThe palace of the Khedive of Egypt, at Abelin has been partially destroyed by fire. ...
Article : 23 wordsFour Chinamen were arrested at Union for robbery under arms. It is supposed that one of them murdered a storekeeper on the Palmer, and another murdered some Chinamen at Port Darwin ...
Article : 52 wordsLONDON.—Ethel, barque, early. MELBOURNE.—Tamar, s.s., on Wednesday, Jan. 8. SYDNEY.—Tasman, s.s., to-morrow. LYTTELTON.—Mary Blair, barque, early. ...
Article : 26 wordsA destructive fire has been raging at Hong Kong for two days, causing a great loss of property. ...
Article : 29 words[A special charge is made to consignees who with to particularise their imports.] Prairie, brig, from Melbourne—300 hlf-chsts tea. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe ship Northam, bound from London to Sydney has been totally burnt. The passengers and crew were saved. ...
Article : 27 wordsJanuary 1, 2.35 p.m.—Ringarooma passed to east. TAMAR HEADS. INWARD. January 1, 2.50 p.m.—Derwent, s s., from ...
Article : 1,125 wordsOn Saturday the brigantine Talisman, bound from the Islands to Auckland, became a total wreck at Amitakai. This was her first voyage. ...
Article : 28 wordsAt the meeting of the London Committee of the Sydney Exhibition to-day, it was announced that a large number of German and Austrian exhibitors had applied for space at the ...
Article : 66 wordsThe Terranova steamer from Glasgow arrived this morning. She reports the total wreck of the A. S. N. Company's steamer, Mecca, on Spilli roof, Torres Straits. The crew and passengers including ...
Article : 100 wordsThere were two accidents on the Victorian railways to-day, neither were of a serious character; but the traffic to the race-course was interrupted, owing to the line being blocked. ...
Article : 74 wordsMr. Samuel Gardiner's sale of Shorthern cattle and thoroughbred horses took place to-day, but only passed off fairly. The majority of the cattle were not sold, and tho highest figure obtained for any of ...
Article : 75 wordsThe town was lively last night. The watch night services were largely attended and the streets were full of people till one o'clock a.m. The new year was greeted with fireworks in various parts of the ...
Article : 487 wordsThe New Years' Day meeting of the Victorian Racing Club took place at Flemington to-day. The weather was magnificent, and the attendance large. The following were the results:— ...
Article : 425 wordsA custom has hitherto prerailed in this port of which we have been unable to see any which reason, and which we believe is unknown elsewhere. We hare been in the habit of not only supplying departing ressels with files of ...
Article : 130 wordsThere was some consternation evinced this morning when it was reported that a quantity of gunpowder had been found near the Railway Station. It appears that a little boy found soma tins of ...
Article : 117 wordsTHIS EVENING, at 8. CRESWICK DRAMATIC COMPANY. The Merchant of Venice. ...
Article : 15 wordsTHE holidays are now over. Having enjoyed the annual relaxation—all too short as a general rule for the man whose bodily or mental energies are kept on the strain through the other ...
Article : 3,646 wordsThe new lighthouse on King Island in Bass' Straits, of which we gave a description in our shipping columns yesterday and which is now in course of erection, is another of those beacons which are supported by the ...
Article : 604 wordsBallarat United.—The mining manager reports that the shaft is now down 96 feet, having passed through five feet of eonglomerated pipeclay mixed with quartz, and is now sinking through a brown ...
Article : 197 wordsENGLAND.—Via, Suez and Galle, expected to arrive on Saturday evening. VICTORIA.—Via Launceston, per s.s. Derwent, to leave Melbourne on the 31st ult., and will reach ...
Article : 219 wordsA lamentable drowning catastrophe occurred on Sunday in Narrabri district. Four girls accompanied by a number of companions went to bathe in the Naomi River. The current carried all four ...
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Advertising : 390 wordsWaratah.—Mr. Heslop, writing under date December 27, reports that the uuderlay shaft was then, down 40 feet, eight feet of which had been sunk during the week. He had broken into what ...
Article : 113 wordsLAUNORSTON.—Yesterday's Examiner says:- The markets are dull, and we learn of no transactions beyond those of immediate requirement. Flour is firm at £10 10s to £11 per ton wholesale, and retail ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 2 Jan 1879, Page 2
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