SIR,—I noticed a letter in your issue of the 14th inst. from a resident of Strahan in reference to the apathy shown by the directors of the King River Co in neglecting to ...
Article : 403 wordsAdvices from the front state that a body of Sorvian troops yesterday attacked the town of Sedwinga, with the object of joining forces operating in the vicinity of Slivnitza, ...
Article : 63 wordsThe Cadet Corps as an auxllimy of the Volunteer Force has become well established in the North, and the youngsters, notwithstanding a few faults usually observable in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 310 wordsThe Presbyterian Assembly still continues its sittings. The great subject of debate on Tuesday was the education question, and the teaching of religion in State schools. ...
Article : 1,713 wordsVictoria, New South Wales, and Tasmania will compete in the Intercolonial Rifle Match, which commences at 9 a.m. on Monday. ...
Article : 78 wordsLast August I wrote as follows with regard to the road from the junction into Lisl[?]:—I see a further sum of £500 has been included in this year's estimates. I ...
Article : 796 wordsThe bazaar held on the Prince of Wales' birthday at Victoria, in aid of the Sabbath School building fund of the Congregational Church, of which many here were in hopes ...
Article : 282 wordsLatest intelligence from the front confirms the report of an unsuccessful attack by Servians yesterday on Slivnitza. The Bulgarians, encouraged by their suceess, ...
Article : 114 wordsWe have received the following telegrams:— LOW HEADS, SUNDAY. 28 P.M. ...
Article : 204 wordsThe first match of the senson between these clubs came off at Rokeby on Saturday, November 21. The match was commenced about 10.30 by Rokeby taking the wickets ...
Article : 371 wordsThe report that Widdin had fallen into the hands of the Servians has proved entirely without foundation, that place not yet having been attacked. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe Prince of Wales' birthday was pretty generally kept as a holiday A cricket match, between the members of the Scottsdale team and those of Ringarooma, came off ...
Article : 419 wordsSIR,—Colebrook over, the sporting season may be considered fairly started, and I should like to ask, Are the Campania Racing Club going to let their pretty little ...
Article : 280 wordsNews has been rececived that two divisions of Servian troops jointly attacked the Bulgarian forces in the neighbourhood of Slivnitza, and succeeded in defeating them. ...
Article : 59 wordsThE Journal St. Petersburg publishes an article to-day which considers the formal submission to the Sultan of Prince Alexander of Bulgaria renders,further prosecution of ...
Article : 66 wordsThe following progress report on the survey of the proposed line of railway from Hobart to the Huon has been laid before Parliament:— ...
Article : 600 wordsAt last we have a change of weather for the better, end it is to be hoped that we Shall not be troubled with any more frosts like these which a few nights ago committed ...
Article : 501 wordsMr. R. C. Baker, of South Australia, who is endeavouring to complete arrangements for au ocean postal scrvice with Australia, bolieves that the French and Italian ...
Article : 55 wordsSIR,—On Tuesday, [?] as the session is fast drawing to a close, it is to be hoped that this piece of legislation will receive its finishing touches and be returned by the Legislative ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 297 wordsThe Scottish Widows' Assurance Co. propose to invest a large amount of accumulating funds in Austialia. ...
Article : 25 wordsAt the wool sales to-day thete was good competition. Beef tallow, 25s. 6d. per cwt.; mutton, 26s. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe annual sports in connection with the Ulverstone Farmers' Club, was hold here on the 10th inst., and a lengthy programme was successfully carried out. The weather was ...
Article : 557 wordsOn Tuesday evening, 17th inst, the usual monthly Blue Ribbon and Gospel temperance meeting was held in the Baptist Tabernacle. The attendance was a very ...
Article : 539 wordsThe representatives of the Powers at the Conference now being hold in this city have decided that the Turkish Commission shall proceed to Phillipopolis, in order to ...
Article : 50 wordsThe first match of the season between these two clubs came off on Saturday afternoon, on the lower ground. The Albert eleven were first at the wickets, and totted ...
Article : 239 wordsA very sudden death occurred here on Friday night, 13th inst. Mr.J. Long, who lived about a mile from the township, was grubbing gorse, and went home at night and ...
Article : 208 wordsAlarge fire occurred at Johnson's Tyne Foundry, Yarra Bank, on Saturday. The firm has large contracts for railway plant for the Government, and stock for the ...
Article : 298 wordsI notice that the last Gazette publishes a long list of mineral leases for forfeiture if the rent is not paid within 30 days; but having seen this list so often without any ...
Article : 1,220 wordsA call (the tenth) of two pence per share has been made on all shares in the New Surrey Tin-mining, Co. (Registered), Moorina. ...
Article : 224 wordsThis match came off on Saturday last, and resulted in a win for the St. Joseph's by 34 runs on the first inniugs. The St. Joseph's going to the wickets, made 79, of which E. ...
Article : 190 wordsA very serious accident, happened. at Msria Island on Sunday, 15th inst, a German immigrant by the last vessel having had his leff hand shattered by the bursting of a gun ...
Article : 496 wordsMr. CHARLES BENNETT, 5, Deanery-road, Stratford, Essex, England, writes that on the occasion of receiving a bad sprain and bruises on the cricket field, he obtained ...
Article : 236 wordsThe secretary of the Hobart Stock Exchange reports the following quotations made on 'Change on Saturday morning:— Florence, buyers 33s.; Lefroy, buyers 3s. ...
Article : 209 wordsThings are very quiet at present down here, but ere long we will be in the midst of wool and plums. The late winds have been very destructive with the fruit trees, and in ...
Article : 258 wordsThe Northern Macquarie Road Trust met on the 14th inst. Present—The Chairman (Mr. John Taylor), and Messrs. Allison, Dowling, Headlam, Jones, and James ...
Article : 262 wordsThe New Era monthly crushing yesterday yielded 288ozs. This is owing to the high quality of stone struck on the 112ft level. Arthur Frederick Milla was charged at ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 23 Nov 1885, Page 3
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