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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 1,697 words
  3. THE WAY THINGS ARE MANAGED IN HOBART.

    SIR,—Happening to be passing the Waterman's Ferry yesterday I noticed a boat hauled up there, belonging to the Master Warden of the Marine Board, being scraped and cleaned by some of the ...

    Article : 195 words
  4. CRESSY.

    Matters are very quiet here. Several attempts were made to induce a local candidate to come forward to represent the district of Ringwood without success, and at the last moment a Longford ...

    Article : 423 words
  5. SOUTH HOBART.

    SIR,—Will you have the goodness to insert the following extract from the report of "An Occasional Correspondent," on the opening of the Royal Tasman Battery, which appears in The Mercury of ...

    Article : 303 words
  6. STOCK AND SHARE MARKET.

    The Secretary reports the following sales on the Hobart Exchange yesterday:—Energetics, 2s. 8d.; Orients (paid-up), 8s. 9d. and 9s.; Florence Nightingales, 32s.; Moonlights, 4s. and 4s, 6d.; ...

    Article : 105 words
  7. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]

    Good business was done to-day on Change, and there was a general improvement in stocks. Bannocks were wanted at 2s. 3d.; United Extended has several buyers at 2s. 6d.; Moonlights improved ...

    Article : 124 words
  8. PORT CYGNET.

    There is little or nothing to chronicle from here during the past two weeks, save the Queen's Birthday, which was beautifully fine. There were no public sports of any description in the forenoon. ...

    Article : 376 words
  9. GLAMORGAN ROAD TRUST.

    SIR,—Your correspondent, signing himself "Watchman," writes that, some years ago, "The Warden of Glamorgan stated that the Fingal Road Board and himself had been in correspondence, and ...

    Article : 95 words
  10. MINING.

    A meeting of the Wide-awake G.M. Association will be held at 7·30 p.m. on Wednesday, at 12, Elizabeth-street. A sixth call of 6d. per share, payable on June 6, ...

    Article : 369 words
  11. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

    SIR,—Allow me to thank Mr. Stephenson for his courteous assurance that no rule similar to the one in Tasmani[?], prohibiting a teacher from conducting religious service, is in force in Viotoria, and to ...

    Article : 91 words
  12. A STRANGERS' QUALIFICATION.

    SIR,—Can you or any of your readers tell me what period of residence in this colony, and what amount of property, are requisite to qualify a person who has the misfortune to have been born in the ...

    Article : 735 words
  13. DELAYS IN THE TRANSMISSION OF TELEGRAMS.

    SIR,—The above subject has been pretty freely alluded to in the Press of late, and as any plan which may tend to counteract the positively disastrous consequences often attending the evil must ...

    Article : 169 words
  14. GLADSTONE.

    During the last fortnight winter has fairly set in, as we have had a deal of rain, giving a sufficient supply of water to several of the claims to start sluicing. The Ringarooma River has been flooded ...

    Article : 362 words
  15. BEACONSFIELD.

    The cricket committee are deserving of the heartiest thanks of the whole community for the very spirited sports got up for the 24th, on their ground. The donors of prizes, Mr. W. F. Dix and ...

    Article : 638 words
  16. EXAMPLE.

    " 10·13 p.m. Quote Great Tasmanias at once. Waiting reply." ...

    Article : 16 words
  17. WESTERN RAILWAY TRAFFIC.

    SIR,—In order that I may show my gratitude to the timber traders for their appreciative testimonial to be tendered in recognition of my bumble efforts to enlighten them, allow me further to correct them ...

    Article : 839 words
  18. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.]

    For the four weeks onding May 13 the Frome River Co. obtained 7tons 14cwt. of tin ore. The managers report:- LEFROY. ...

    Article : 830 words
  19. CIRCULAR HEAD.

    The election of a member for Wellington in the new Parliament was a very quiet affair, and resulted in the return of the Hon. W. R. Giblin unopposed. The nominations closed on Monday, the 22nd inst., ...

    Article : 358 words
  20. CABBIE.

    SIR,—Following other correspondents who have addressed you on the "cabbie " grievance, I desire to direct attention to the utter uselessuess of the authorised scale of charges fixed by the corporation. ...

    Article : 197 words
  21. THE NEW NORFOLK ELECTION.

    SIR,—Allow me a few lines to explain that both yourself and those who have written in the columns of The Mercury, respecting my letter upon the above subject, have misunderstood me. It was not ...

    Article : 237 words
  22. GREEN PONDS.

    At the Court, on Thursday, before the Warden (Mr. Thos. Gorringe) Messrs, O. Flexmore, and W. Brook, Js.P., the hearing of the case Luck v. Page was continued. Alfred ...

    Article : 681 words
  23. ST. MARY'S PUBLIC SCHOOL.

    SIR,—I notice a letter bearing on this subject. I think, however, the writer has failed to see the importance of the subject he was writing on, or else his interest and feelings were of a very tame ...

    Article : 633 words
  24. THE HUON ELECTION AND THE ORANGE INSTITUTION.

    SIR,—I am not an admirer of Mr. Evans' politics, and had no intention of alluding to that gentleman in any way; but when you associate him with the Orange Institution, and through that association ...

    Article : 203 words
  25. CODLIN MOTH.

    SIR.—Hitherto, so much has been said on this subject, that up to the present I have refrained from having my say on the matter. But seeing a letter in The Mercury of Thursday last by Mr. F. ...

    Article : 283 words
  26. CARRICK.

    This has been a busy and exciting week for this township. On Tuesday evening Mr. A. I. Clark addressed the electors of Norfolk Plains, at the public room, Mr. Monds being in the chair. After ...

    Article : 434 words
  27. TOWN NUISANCES.

    SIR,—Knowing that you are always willing to advocate anything for the public good, I would like to draw the attention of the aldermen through the columns of your paper to the nuisances existing at ...

    Article : 152 words
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