On Christmas Day the following services were held in this parish:—At 8 a.m. celebration of the Holy Eucharist at St. Thomas' Church, Tea Tree, when the congregation ...
Article : 349 wordsA fire occurred at Bullock Island, Newcastle, this morning, destroying two houses, and there was much difficulty in saving the inmates of one building. The houses were ...
Article : 431 wordsTo-morrow being New Year's Day will be observed as a public holiday. The banks and public offices will be closed, and with fine weather, which seems likely to ...
Article : 1,487 wordsAn Inquest was held this forenoon, before Mr. H. F. A. Murray, coroner, and a jury of seven, as to the circumstances attending the death of the old man, John Dean. ...
Article : 711 wordsThe Premier has sent a cablegram to the Agent-General for the colony, strongly protesting against the extension of German jurisdiction in New Guinea. ...
Article : 190 wordsThe annual Boxing-day athletic sports were this year most successfully carried out, and a larger gathering of people assembled on the ground than has ever been seen ...
Article : 419 wordsChristmas Day passed off very quietly here; no doubt, after the customary bountiful dinner, the good solids were too heavy to be carried far, so the diners took their ease ...
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Advertising : 1,447 wordsThe railway traffic returns show that over 4,300,000 passengers were carried, and 950,000 tons of goods, during the financial year ended June 30, the latter being an ...
Article : 137 wordsA rumour being in circulation that the conductor of the public school here is to be promoted to another school, it is understood that a meeting of the local board will be ...
Article : 62 wordsSIR,—The decorations at S. David's Cathedral were carried out with great taste this year, in some repects, but I would like to point out to the young ...
Article : 190 wordsThe spring exhibition of the Bothwell Horticultural Society was held on Boxing Day, and may be pronounced a decided success. The exhibits, reaching nearly 300 ...
Article : 809 wordsThe intercolonial match came to an unexpected ending to-day. After the heavy scoring of the previous three days, it was doubtful whether the match would be ...
Article : 399 wordsSIR,—Allow me to ask the powerful intervention of your pen to assist the interests of mothers of families and their children, so that they shall not be debarred from the ...
Article : 297 wordsThe Christmas sports took place as usual on the 26th December, and were an unqualified success. The racing was all that could be desired, and nothing, occurred to mar ...
Article : 231 wordsSome two months since considerable interest was excited by the announcement from a reliable source that an antidote for the deadly snake poison had been discovered, ...
Article : 2,053 wordsChristmas Day passed very quietly. There was an early service at the Roman Catholic Chapel, and as the Rev. B. M. King is still confined to his room through his recent ...
Article : 653 wordsThe T.S.N. Co.'s s.s. Southern Cross made an excursion yesterday to Southport, in connection with the annual regatta at that place. The uncertain aspect of the ...
Article : 1,325 wordsSIR,—Much interest is still being taken in the rolling stock question, and, as one of the tenderers, I feel bound to make some reply to the repeated questions, "How is it that ...
Article : 701 wordsOur Alberton correspondent telegraphs:— "The alluvial gold on Rowbottom's Freehold has been examined by experienced diggers, and there is nothing whatever to ...
Article : 118 wordsThe match between the Twenty-two of Benalla and district and the English Eleven was concluded to-day, ending in a draw in favour of the district team, who in their ...
Article : 150 wordsMontana, December 26.—The contractors have extended the tunnel 8ft. during the fortnight, or 2ft, since my last report. I believe we are now through the hard belt of ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 31 Dec 1884, Page 3
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