A call, the second, of 6d. has been made on the shares in the Prince George T. M. Co. Calder G. M. Co.—Mr. H. Knox, legal manager, received the following telegram from the mining ...
Article : 46 wordsIt is believed that the most serious phase of the financial crisis is passed, and the tone of the Bourse to-day is much calmer. Arrangements have been made with the large financial houses ...
Article : 143 wordsWheat is quoted at 4s. 10½d. to 4s. 11d. Reports of a rise in the home market raised quotations, but did not lead to any business. Flour is selling at from £10 10s. to £11, For canned fish, which ...
Article : 55 wordsThe following sales were reported at the Exchange to-day:—Rob Roys 1s., and Loviathans 3s. Messrs. Hartnoll and Fergusson sold by auction, at their auction mart, 63 Great Extended West Chums ...
Article : 294 wordsSIR,—We have hitherto avoided taking any notice of the absurd and unfounded reports respecting the last trip of the s.s. Amy, but when we find in your columns of this morning the Marine Board ...
Article : 1,090 wordsThe sittings of the Wesleyan mixed conference were resumed in Melbourne on Wednesday, the chair being occupied by the Rev, J. G. Millard, the President, The question of the arrears due to the ...
Article : 917 wordsThe Governor argues that the members of the Legislature should enable him to give a definite answer to Mr. Joubert, re the land grant railway scheme, without delay. The members refuse to ...
Article : 109 wordsThe return match between these clubs was commenced on the Association ground on Saturday afternoon. The Break o'Day went first to the wickets, and, with one man absent, succeeded in ...
Article : 1,546 wordsThe funeral of the late Mr. H. T. C. Cox took place this afternoon. The procession, which included three sons of the deceased and Mr. J. G. Davies, of Hobart, one of the proprietors of The Mercury. ...
Article : 393 wordsThe second and concluding day's racing under the auspices of the above took place this afternoon, The weather was intensely hot, and there was a marked diminution in the attendance compared ...
Article : 728 wordsThe circular note addressed by Mr. Secretary Blaine to the South American Republics, convening a conference to be held in Washington in November, to consider matters of mutual ...
Article : 176 wordsSaxon's Creek Prospecting Co. are engaging men to go and drive 50ft. or 100ft. on the lode, in accordance with Mr. Creelman'a advice. The manager of the Blue Tier Tunnelling Co. ...
Article : 98 wordsThe Orient is sending 5 tons of unpicked ore from the lode to Hobart. The Montagu is about to commonce raising tin from the old shaft, which has been drained by the ...
Article : 129 wordsIt is rumoured in European political circles that grave complications among the Great Powors are impending, and that war is likely to break out in the ensuing spring. Austria is said to be ...
Article : 1,076 wordsMining managers reports:- Empress Victoria Tin, January 11.—All the necessary buildings are completed, and the s.s. Fleetwing has brought up from Macquarie Harbour the balance ...
Article : 268 wordsThe Garonne's third class and steerage passengers were released from quarantine on Saturday. It is reported that another of the Mirzapore's passengers has been taken ill. The patient has ...
Article : 88 wordsThe Marine Board has suspended for three months the certificate of Frederick Wm, Morris, mate of the Wotonga, for neglecting to attend to the proper navigation of the ship when close to ...
Article : 414 wordsThe harvest is over, and a glorious harvest it is. It has been gathered in under difficulties. Thousands of bushels of grain have been threshed out by the high winds; but the yield has been ...
Article : 601 wordsAt the next meeting of the Cabinet the question of appointing a successor to the late Colonel Anderson as commandant of the Victorian Volunteer Forces will be considered. The names of Colonels ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 843 wordsSIR,—The order we grow, the more appearent is the truth of the learned Smelfungus' Apopthegm, how not only history repeats itself, but, how similar things are alike, as exemplified in the ...
Article : 71 wordsThere was an old farmer called old Bill Oldfield, and he wanted some money toimprove his farm, and he went to our Old File, who had some to lend, and said—Zee here, zur, if you'll lend I a bit o' money ...
Article : 833 wordsGeneral Feliding is prepared to make an offer in connection with the proposed Transcontinental Railway, but the terms are not acceptable to the Government. They have indicated the terms ...
Article : 521 wordsAfter a delay of a couple of months, the Royal Mint battery commenced crushing again on Monday morning. A short time after starting, however, five out of the 15 hoad of stampers were disabled. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 30 Jan 1882, Page 3
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