At noon to-day, the Governor held a levee, when a large number were present, lathe afternoon [?] volunteer reviow was held at Montcfiore-hill, but the principal source of attraction was the racecourse, ...
Article : 462 wordsThe imports for the quarter ending March 31 amounted to £1,562,322, an increase on the corresponding period of last yoar of £177,778. The exports amounted to £1,538,804, an increase of ...
Article : 91 wordsTwo miners, named John Campbell and Lewis Pritchard, employed in No. 6 south, Lady Mary, Gympie, have been blown to pieces by a shot they had fired in one of the shafts. ...
Article : 222 wordsThe Secretary reports that the only sale made on the Hobart Exchange on Saturday was, Victorias, 7s. The following quotations were given:— Bannocks, buyers 2s. 3d., sellers 2s. 6d.; United ...
Article : 668 wordsA small section of the Conservatives, including Sir J. D. Hay and some of the Lancashire members, are in fsvour of an extended system of emigration in preference to the creation of a peasant ...
Article : 665 wordsAt Mr. Clark's meeting in the assembly-room there was a large attendance; Mr. George Ritchie in the chair. Mr. Clark said he had called the electors ...
Article : 240 wordsThough the polling took place on Friday, the election may be classed among the events of Saturday, as at the declaration of the poll, Mr. Keach was declared returned by a majority of 1, thus ...
Article : 201 wordsThe interest taken in the city in this election was very, considerable, though little indication of any attention to the polling was shown on the part of either candidate. Of 19 possible votes 17 exercised ...
Article : 545 wordsMr. J. A. Gunn met the electors of Sorell at the Gordon Highlander Hotel this evening, over 50 electors being present. Mr. GEORGE MARSHALL being called to the chair, ...
Article : 208 wordsA meeting of the electors of Richmond was held at the Railway Hotel, Jorusalem, on Saturday night, for the purpose of hearing an expression of political views by Mr. William Brock. The room ...
Article : 3,539 wordsAn extraordinary meeting of the Scotia Tinmining Co. will be held in Launceston on June 13. A call of 6d., payable on June 2, has been made in the Ben Lomond Tin-mining Co. ...
Article : 338 wordsWho elections fixed for Saturday appeared to occasion little less interest than did the city elections on the previous Thursday, and, though the results were satisfactory to the constitutional, or if ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 216 wordsThe polling at Hobart was a very small affair, only 3 votes having been recorded out of 19. Of the 3 Mr. Brown got 2, and Mr. Young 1. The news from the country districts was still longer in ...
Article : 3,258 wordsMontagu, Tin, Heemskirk, May 11.—The winze shaft is down 45ft. in rich tin stone. The mining manager is thoroughly convinced of the payable nature and permanency of the lodes, and again ...
Article : 140 wordsWe are indebted to the hon. the Minister of Lands for the following report on the mineral resources and permanency of the Den goldfield:- This goldfield, of a limited area, is situated ...
Article : 768 wordsA splendid specimen of tin ore. 130lb. in weight, taken from the Clunes lode, Ben Lomond, was shown on the Exchange yesterday. It is admitted to be the finest that has yet reached town. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 29 May 1882, Page 3
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