The PRESIDENT (Hon. W. A. B. Gellibrand) took the chair at 4 o'clock. Present —Messrs. Adye Douglas (Premier and Chief Secretary), Cameron, Lord Moore, ...
Article : 1,410 wordsThe s.s. Cambria arrived. in Launceston, from N.W. Coast yesterday afternoon, with 107 bags of tin as follows:—21 SA, and 146 STC. ...
Article : 193 wordsThe wool sales continue firm. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe 55th anniversary of the Memorial Congregational Church, and the first anniversary of the present pastorate (the, Rev. G. W. Sharp's), was celebrated last evening ...
Article : 1,336 wordsA fatal accident occuirod at 8 o'clock this, morning in Kidd's Gully, by which a young man named Witter lost his life. He went down the shaft of the North Florence ...
Article : 194 wordsThe mails ex s.s. Clyde from Melbourne, [?]ber 22nd, were delivered today, via, B[?]. ...
Article : 17 wordsLatest news from Burmah confirms that previously received, that on arrival of the British oxpeditionary force at Ava, a slight opposition was encountered, but shortly ...
Article : 61 wordsNugget, 28th November.—I have had the wages men engaged all last week finishing the races necessary for opening down creek. This work is now all completed. I have ...
Article : 200 wordsA fatal accident occurred at the Penrith railway station at 11 o'clock last night. Mr. Elam Squires, the proprietor of Squires' Hotel, and lessee of the Penrith railway ...
Article : 62 wordsEdward Hunter was this morning executed in the Sandhurst Gaol for the murder of the young man James Power, at East Charlton, on the 16th of September last. Hunter was ...
Article : 458 wordsLatest intelligence from Burmah reports that General Prendergast, Commander-inChief of the British expeditionary force, arrived at Mandalay, the capital of ...
Article : 59 wordsAt a meeting of the committee of the NeW South Wales Cricket Association last evening, a letter was read ftom A. Bannerman intimating that he intended, if selected to ...
Article : 244 wordsIt is announced that Earl Dufferin, the Viceroy, has formally inatructed the British agents at Burmah to temporarily administer the affairs of that country in the name of the ...
Article : 34 wordsAmong the remaining oil paintings worthy of notice in the School of Arts Exhibition, among the private pictures and the work of professionals are some dogs heads by Miller, ...
Article : 1,238 wordsIn an order of the day read to the army His Majesty the Czar warmly praises the conduct of the Bulgarian-Roumelian troops in their recent encounters with Servians. ...
Article : 41 wordsShaw Savill and Co.'s steamer Tainui left here on the evening of the 28th outwards for Tasmania" and New Zealand. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe estimates were considered during the time for Government business to day, and the defence vote passed after a lengthy debate. The Opposition contended that the ...
Article : 201 wordsWm. Fielding, the second mate of the Berteaux, statea that about half-post 9 on the evening of the 12th November a fire was discovered in the forehold. The Vessel was ...
Article : 169 wordsAn address of welcome was presented this afternoon, at the Soudan Encampment, in the Exhibition-building, by Sir Pattick Jennings, on behalf of the Roman Catholic ...
Article : 1,156 wordsThe fifth session, of the eighth Parliament of Tasmania came to a close yesterday, after a long and uninterrupted career of ovor twenty weeks, during which the affairs of ...
Article : 8,674 wordsThe Commissioner of Customs has received a telegram from Port Darwin stating that the steamer Pearl arrived on Tuesday night from Derby, the mate, Ernest Fox, in ...
Article : 192 wordsBoth Houses adjourned to-night on getting news of Sir Petor Seratchley's death. ...
Article : 18 wordsShortly before the Melbourne Cup F. Dakin, trainer of Commotion, one of the warm favourites for the Cup, discoveied that the animal was suffering from injury to ...
Article : 156 wordsA special general meeting of this club was held at Mr. G. H. Lamb's Clarence Hotel, Bellerive, on Tuesday evening, the 1st inst The following were among those present:— ...
Article : 705 wordsThe Piemier has received a telegram from Lerd Carrington, whe is aboard the Carthage at Albany, thanking the Government for congratulations ou his, safe arrival, and ...
Article : 93 wordsThe SPEAKER (Hon. A. Dobson) took the chair at 4.30 p.m. MR. THUREAU'S CASE. Mr. LETTE asked the Minister of Lands ...
Article : 1,261 wordsThe steamer Governor Blackall arrived at Cooktown yesterday afternoon from South Cape and Dinner Island. Sir Peter Scratchley is on board, suffering from jungle fever. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 216 wordsThe bodies of the two men who were Struek dead by lightning yesterday afternoon, at Fellmongers, have been recognised as those of John Cook Tainsh, sen., 50 ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 3 Dec 1885, Page 3
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