At Hartnell and Ferguson's scrip sale to-day considerable improvement was shown upon previous ones recontly held, and stocks amounting to £1,077 19s. 6d. were sold. The sales were as follow: ...
Article : 395 wordsThe Legislative Council have read the Reform Bill the second time pro forma, leaving discussion and action on the different clauses until they get into committee on the bill. ...
Article : 78 wordsWe are getting some fine and pleasant autumn weather, and if there is not much money changing hands people are able to move about and do something. ...
Article : 196 wordsThe Colonial Secretary goes to Stanthorpe on Tuesday to open the railway. A banquet and ball and other rejoicings will be held to celebrate the event. ...
Article : 457 wordsThe following nre additional particulars in reference to the wreck of the Tarama on the Waipapapa reef:- The chief engineer, Air. Munro, had his wife and ...
Article : 2,598 wordsThe census returns for Gralton snow an increase of 1,700 persons. The returns for the whole of the Clarence district are expected to show an enormous increase on those of the last census. ...
Article : 876 wordsThe journey to the New Country has often been described; in fact, there is nothing on the way to call forth remarks, further than it is an immense sheep and cattle run from Hamilton to King William, ...
Article : 1,040 wordsThe ateamor Taupo, which was wrecked at Tonranga two years ago, has been got off, but she sank at sea while being towed to Auckland, May 8. ...
Article : 91 wordsBy a cablegram received to-day, from England, it has been ascertained that the Highland Railway Co., from whom the steamer Ferret was chartered, had given her up for last, and having made a claim ...
Article : 58 wordsThe following is the Hat of passongers who were on board the s.s. Tarama when she fonudered on the New Zealand coast:- Dunedin to Melbourne—Saloon: W. O. Ramsay, ...
Article : 313 wordsThe steamer India was on Fuday last taken from her auchorage in Hobson's Ray and moored alongside the [?]r at the Government slip. Further investigations adisolosed that the stealing of the ...
Article : 607 wordsA committee of gentlemen are taking steps to purchase Melby's picture, " Daybreak Off the Hebrides," now on viuw here, for the Art Gallery. The Adelaide Fire Insurance Association's report ...
Article : 756 wordsThe latest news from Mount Browne diggings, by telegram to the S.M. Herald, states that noarly 100oz. of gold have been received by the bauks and local residents during the week from ...
Article : 136 wordsSince the wreck of the s.s. Dandonong, no disaster whioh has happoned in Australian seas has created auch a profound impression in Melbourne as the loss of the s.s. Tarama, which occurred at an ...
Article : 2,029 wordsSIR,—Seeing it stated that a chures parade of the Volunteers is announced for the Sunday preceding Queen's Birthday, might I auggest (if not too late) that it be a special afternoon service, and ...
Article : 106 wordsAdditional particulars with record to the wreck of the steamer Tararun on the Waipapapa Beef are given below. The narratives of four of the survivors are given. These afford a good deal of fresh ...
Article : 704 wordsMining managers reports:- BEACONSFIELD. Lefroy:—The shaft is down 50ft., in very favourable country. ...
Article : 1,940 wordsThe weather here for the past week has been very fine, aud the farmers are availing themselves of the opportunity of getting out their potato crop before the wet weather sots in. The greater portion ...
Article : 567 wordsSIR,—When some dreadful catastrophe has happened, I suppose the racing which prevails with certain of the Kangaroo Point steamers will be put down. Excessive speed means excessive ...
Article : 77 wordsSIR,—In your paper of the 3rd I find that the Richmond people are determined that they shall onjoy the privilege of fleecing the wise men of the cast; and accordingly have voted that the road (?) ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 5 May 1881, Page 3
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