Present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr. James Harcourt), and Aldermen, Seabrook, Gregory, Brownell, Maher, and Espie. An apoloqy was received from Mr. Alderman ...
Article : 2,531 wordsThe abstracts of accounts of the following Road Trusts are published:—Kentish Plains, Scottsdale, Northern Macquarie, Tarleton, Saltwood, Upper Sorell, Victoria. ...
Article : 338 wordsSIR,—It has often been reported that we are said to live in an age pregnant with pufft. Into whatever obscure coruer of the world one enters this lively fact is witnessed. According to the local ...
Article : 1,435 wordsA murder of a most cruel character was committed in Melbourne on Saturday night (says the Age), at about 8 o'clock, by a master chimney-sweep named John Dixon, at Bilking Square, off Little ...
Article : 433 wordsOn the day after the Melton Mowbray Rices the Southern Hunt Club hounds met at Belgrove, and a capital day's sport was enjoyed by a large field. At 12 o'clock we left Melton for Belgrove (MR. ...
Article : 497 wordsThe following memorandum on the export of fruit from Australia to India has been prepared by Mr. James Inglis, Executive Commissioner for India at the Melbourne International Exhibition, ...
Article : 1,173 wordsSIR,—It may seem but a questionable subject for the columns of your respectable journal, and to those free from the evil, vulgar to write much about "pigs," but to us really concerned, it is a ...
Article : 472 wordsMr. Tarleton, Coroner, and a fury of seven, with Mr. John Gellie as foreman, held an inquest yesterday afternoon, at the Bird-in-Hand Hotel, Argylestreet, on the body of George Lee Bentham, who ...
Article : 884 wordsLake St. Clair.—At a meeting of the shareholders of the Lake St. Clair Mining Association, the following report was received from Mr. O'Brien:- Gentlemen,—I have the honour to lay before you ...
Article : 506 wordsA defaulting merchant has made good his escape from Christchurch by sailing ship for England. His name is W. W. Charters, of the late firm of Messrs. Draper, Charters, and Co. It is said the vessel was ...
Article : 424 wordsSIR,—Allow me to express to you with what satisfaction I read your leader to-day, with regard to Mr. Strong's case. It is such a "sermon" that any one may be greatly benefited by reading it ...
Article : 127 wordsSIR,—Your sub-leader in to-day's paper, I believe, correctly gives the entry I made in the visiting-book on the 7th December last. On that occasion the Superintendent accompanied me on ...
Article : 115 wordsThe s.s. Sarah, which arrived on Sunday from Bridport, brought 197 bags tin ore, as follows:— AJJ, 19; Welcome, 14; JY & I, II; CJT, 9; Empire. 10; Atlas, 59; Imperial, 12; ALL, 11; ...
Article : 536 wordsA daring attempt to stick up the Seymour branch of the Bank of Victoria was made about 3 o'clock this morning. It appears that the manager (Mr. Hayes), who sleeps on the premises, heard a noise ...
Article : 573 wordsMajor Smith, the Minister of Education, has returned to Melbourne, and resumed his official duties. The Melbourne Exhibition was closed on ...
Article : 1,241 wordsSIR,—Myself and party having just returned from the rush to the above locality, perhaps a few remarks from us in reference to the place, etc., may prove to be not altogether uninteresting to some of ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 10 May 1881, Page 3
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