The following letter written by, our Launceston correspondent and enclosed in an envelope on which was printed the address,, "Mercury Office, Macquarie-street, Hobart Town, " should have ...
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Article : 409 wordsSIR,—Your correspondent, "Monitor," is astonished that no notice was taken of the little childlike fling, given at our educational system; but those who "know their way about" do not throw away ...
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Advertising : 2,935 wordsSIR,—Riding on the outside platforms of the Railway Carriages, does not always arise from the obstinacy or foolhardiness of the travellers. Last week (not Regatta Day) a second class carriage left the Hobart Town ...
Article : 243 wordsSIR, — Canyon or any of the readers of your valuable journal kindly inform [?]e of the boat ineans to get rid of that troublesome little inseot, the carwig? My garden is at present completely over-run with them, ...
Article : 119 wordsSIR,—On Sunday last tinco young men stark naked were bathing at the stern of the Windward in full night of females passing at the time. On Monday a p[?]ber of lads, from Mr, Johnson's [?]am factory, were ...
Article : 110 wordsSir,—After the Steeple Chase on Thursday, one of the horses (Fingal I think) presented the appearance of having been shamefully spurred. A spot on its side, the size of a five shilling piece being raw mid covered ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 18 Feb 1879, Page 3
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