A telegram was received by Ministers from Mr. Berry on Tuesday (says the Argus), in which the Chief Secretary undertakes to give a synopsis of the despatch addressed by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach to ...
Article : 611 wordsSIR,—Adverting to Mr. Chapman's motion for the production of the despatches having relation to provision for the administration of the Government of the country in certain specified contiugencies, it ...
Article : 160 wordsThe annual meeting of members of the Alliance took place last evening at the Alliance. Rooms, Macquarie-street, when a large number of members took tea which was comfortably provided in the ...
Article : 1,057 wordsThe annual races took place to-day, but there was not much interest evineed in them, owing, no doubt, to the smallness of the fields and the lateness of the season. The situation of the course ...
Article : 734 wordsThe SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. LAUNCESTON SWAMP. Mr. SCOTT pursuant to notice, moved: First, for a return of the annual rent now paid to the ...
Article : 5,288 wordsSIR,—Last night I had the honour and pleasure of listening to the debate on the Income and Property Tax proposals. The Hon the Colonial Secretary said as follows:—"They (the ...
Article : 325 wordsSIR,—There seems to have been. little difference of opinion at the meeting at Campbell Town, on the 21st ult. All were averse to a declaration that the colony was clean at present, though, as the ...
Article : 458 wordsThe death is announced of an old resident of Sandhurst, Mr. E. A. [?], the well-known vigneron. A cabman named Ward has been fined the ...
Article : 640 wordsSo the Wisloca rush turns out a hoax after all, unless some of the men now on the ground do a little successful prospecting. I believe one party of befooled miners got hold of the "fooler," Mr. ...
Article : 924 wordsThis bill, a copy of which we received yesterday, contains sixty-one clauses, and as our space will not permit our publishing the whole of it, we append the marginal notes, which will give a good idea of ...
Article : 903 wordsSIR,—Having taken a trip to Tasman's Peninsula a few weeks ago, I was very much surprised to see the state of the roads and bridges, considering there are so many settlers down there. Where is ...
Article : 196 wordsBefore the Police Magistrate, VAGRANCY.—Sarah Ann Smith, a decrepid old woman and an old offender, was charged with being idle and disorderly and having no visible ...
Article : 774 wordsSIR,—Many enquiries have been made both to myself and other competitors for the Leger Puppy Stake, which takes place on Monday next, May 12, whether the Manager of the Tasmanian Main Liue ...
Article : 130 wordsWe have files to the 1st in[?] The Rev. A. M'Callum has introduced about 2,000 trees from California and Japan for acclimatisation purposes. ...
Article : 544 wordsMR. EDITOR.—Sir,—Can you or any of your, readers say what foundation there is for the theory which obtains among miners, viz., that two or more metalliferous lodes, as a rule, improve in quality at ...
Article : 126 wordsSIR,—Perhaps some reader of your valuable paper who in learned in church law may be able to say whether the altar cloth ought properly to cover the Re-table, as it now does in St. David's as well as ...
Article : 308 wordsPresent: The Chairman (William Nicholas, Esq.) and Messrs. N. P. Allison, E. Bowden, James Taylor. E. Nicholas, and H. T. Savage. The minutes of the last meeting were read and ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 9 May 1879, Page 3
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