A cottage at Torquay, situated near the Wesleyan Church, was burned to the ground at 2 o'clock this morning. It was the property of Mr. C. Launders, and was not occupied, so that nothing was burnt ...
Article : 370 wordsThe Pandora Sugar Co. has met with splendid water at Rockhampton, at a depth of 118ft. Three mild cases of English cholera have occurred at Allova, and one death from the same disease. ...
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Advertising : 1,881 wordsOur township was, on Wednesday last, the 7th inst., once more thrown into a state of excitement, through welcome tidings of a tea fight, music, and Bruce auction. The evening was fine, and a large ...
Article : 407 wordsA meeting of the shareholders in the Mount Gray Prospecting Association will he held in Messrs. Rogers and Sons' offices this evening, at 7·30 o'clock. The Secretary of the Green Ponds Prospecting ...
Article : 183 wordsDuring the first fortnight that the Exhibition was open the admissions exceeded 8,000. The average attendance is about 350 a day. Next week a large number of country people are expected in ...
Article : 204 wordsAt the Exchange to-day the following sales were reported:—New Chums, £6 10s.; United Chum, £3 2s.; Leviathan, 2s.; East Try-Again, 3d.; Victoria, 6s.; Edina, 5s. 9d,; Prince George, 3s. 9d. ...
Article : 483 wordsA special meeting of the Council was called for Thursday, the 1st December, for the purpose of rescinding the road rate made on the 4th Octobor last. Present: Mr. John Lyne (Warden), and ...
Article : 868 wordsThe anniversary services in connection with St. Andrew's Presbyterian Sunday school were held in the church on Sunday, tho 11th inst., when there were large congregations, the gallery being used for ...
Article : 471 wordsThe lion, the Minister of Lands is now on a visit through the Sorell and Carnarvon districts. He reached Sorell on Monday, at noon, when he was rocoivod by tho Warden and Chairman of the Main ...
Article : 682 wordsSIR,—In your sub-leader of to-day reference is made to the approaching election of a member to fill General Irvine's place on the Hospital Board of Management, and the public are led to believe that I, a comparative ...
Article : 292 wordsEclipse.—The mining manager, underdate December 10, reports as follows:—I have worked and sluiced seven paddocks, being 60ft. in length by 25ft. wide, from which I get six bags ore. In five ...
Article : 358 wordsSince my last report we have had a lively time here, on the occasion of opening the new Church of England by our highly esteemed Lord Bishop of Tasmania, Archdeacon Hales ...
Article : 994 wordsSIR,—In a sub-leader which appears in The Mercury of to-day, referring to General Irvine's retirement from the Board of Management of the General Hospital, and the appointment of a successor to fill the ...
Article : 406 wordsSIR,—I owe you an apology for again troubling you for space for a letter, whose subject I fear can never be made interesting to the generality of readers, by reason of its plating to the dry ...
Article : 1,493 wordsI scarcely know to which matter to give precedence—the galena and gold or the tea meeting. For the day at least the former are forgotten in the interest excited by the latter. The more favoured ...
Article : 456 wordsAs my telegram informed you, the Dundee Co. s. claim has been jumped, and the parties, who intend seing the thing out, believe their jump will stand good. ...
Article : 688 wordsSIR,—I have a few remarks to make in answer to what has been written to you by a member of the Chamber, who is, by the way, evidently a man of very contracted ideas. ...
Article : 480 wordsKnowing you take an interest in our mining district I wish to inform you how things are managed here, often causing great inconvenience. Moorina is the chief police station of the district, ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 16 Dec 1881, Page 3
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