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Advertising : 1,091 wordsThe Liguria, which arrived at Adelaide on Saturday, brought neither summary nor papers. The following details of the battle of Spitzkoff or Majubabill are taken from an account given by the special ...
Article : 1,413 wordsSIR,—I observe that my letter, in your issue of the 14th inst., has called forth replies from your correspondents "Nemo" and "Publican,"which, however, fail to refute the facts stated by me. I ...
Article : 550 wordsSir,—In my letter on our telegraph lines, which you were kind enough to publish in a recent issue of The Mercury, I mentioned that I would probably return to the subject at some future time; and in ...
Article : 1,311 wordsMr. Alex. Ingleton, the mining manager of the Montagu Co., West Coast, writes as follows, in a letter to Mr. R. W. Butler, of Hobart:—" As I have had better opportunities of seeing the ground ...
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Article : 640 wordsThe Hon. W. J, Clarke, with his usual liberality, has presented the noble bust in marble of the late Judge Barry, executed in Rome by the late Charles Summers, to Trinity College, at the University. ...
Article : 1,046 wordsSir,—The proceedings being taken with reference to the Rev. Charles Strong promises to be the commencement of another secession in the Scotch Chur[?]h. The pastor of the Scots' congregation in ...
Article : 904 wordsThe enquiry directed by the Colonial Secretary to be held into the circumstances of the Italian immigrants and their plans for the future was resumed and concluded at the Immigration Depot, Sydney, ...
Article : 453 wordsThis being Easter Monday, the good folk of Oatlands, like most people in other parts of the colony, are bent on holiday-keeping. The township for the time seems quite deserted, the stores and ...
Article : 274 wordsSir,—Some time back the hon. the Premier addressed a circular to all the officers on the line drawing their attention to the regulation of the department in observing secresy in the receipt and ...
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Advertising : 563 wordsThe Commissioner, Mr. Walpole, had a heavy list of cases at the Court of Requests on the 14th [?]stant, but a large number was undefended, thus materially shortening the business. Millards v. ...
Article : 951 words(The following are the official terms of peace taken from the Cape Times of March 28, dated Fort Amiel, March 26, as transmitted by telegram from Sir Evelyn Wood to the Governor at Cape ...
Article : 381 wordsSir,—In your issue of 26th ult, there is a letter complaining of the unaccountable loss of sheep to which flockmasters are now subjected, I agree with "Shepherd" in thinking that most of the ...
Article : 311 wordsOur files are to the 14th inst. It is mentioned that the stamp revenue for the financial year, which ended on the 31st ult., amounted to close on £154;000. ...
Article : 1,037 wordsSIR,—You ask whether any one in Tasmania has used phosphorised oats to destroy rabbits! I have, in a small way, with satisfactory results. The proportions used are 8 gallons water to [?]b. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 20 Apr 1881, Page 3
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