The ninth annual meeting of the Penny Savings Bank was held in the Good Templars' Hall on Monday, 20th inst., when there were present—the President Mr. B. ...
Article : 329 wordsSales effected during the week by Bayley and Walch (late Toby and Bayley):—Hobart Gas (a line of 66 shares), £30; Derwent and Tamar Assurance, £55 5s.; Tasmanian ...
Article : 127 wordsThe usual official dinner took place at Government-House in the evening in honour of Her Majesty's Birthday. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe clerk of the weather must have been [?] an unusually disloyal frame of mind during yesterday forenoon. For although It is matter of history that we usually suffer ...
Article : 933 wordsThe annual ball held by the Southern Tasmanian Artillery volunteers took place last night in the Town Hall. The entrance hall had been very tastefully decorated with ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 105 wordsThe Tasmanian team met the Williamstown on the ground of the latter this morning. The weather was bitterly cold, a strong wind blowing right across the ground ...
Article : 1,261 wordsWe have recently enjoyed almost spring weather, so we have good cause to be thankfu. The farmers are taking every opportunity of the fine weather here, and already ...
Article : 697 wordsIn case "your own" may not have been present in the Working Mens' Club-room on Tuesday evening, 21st inst., may I, with your permission, try my "prentice hand" ...
Article : 424 wordsMount Lyell, May 23 (by telegraph).— 380oz. of bullion from 96 tons of ore crushed. ...
Article : 21 wordsA rifle match which has been looked forward to with considerable interest took place on the Sandy Bay rifle range during the afternoon, between teams selected from ...
Article : 513 wordsMessrs. Bayley and Walch have handed us the following extract from the Australasian Insurance and Banking Record of May 16:— ...
Article : 3,122 wordsA well-attended and influential meeting was held on Wednesday evening, 22nd last., at Lucas' Hotel, Gilbert-street, to consider ways and means of doing ...
Article : 287 wordsAn entertainment was given, in the State School, Castle-Forbes Bay, on Thursday, 16th inst., in aid of the South Franklin Cricket Club funds. The attendance was ...
Article : 300 wordsWhen a man joins a fire brigade he knows full well that he must turn out at any timr, and in any weather, at the call of duty, and when the question was asked yesterday ...
Article : 1,963 wordsWinter is fast approaching and we have already had a few frosts; the autumn has been an exceptionally good one, and everywhere there is abundance of feed for the ...
Article : 196 wordsA narrow escape from a fatal accident occurred here on Saturday afternoon in Victor-street, a horse bolting whilst Mr. R.A. Dargaville, the owner, was placing a trunk ...
Article : 1,167 wordsA deep gloom has been cast on the residents here by a wire received this morning announcing the death of our much-respected storekeeper, Mr. J. Chas Macmichael, of ...
Article : 583 wordsThe subsequent review of the Defence Forces by His Excellency, who, despite the inclemency of the weather, was accompanied by Lady Hamilton, took place as usual on ...
Article : 404 wordsThis club announced that sports would be held on the upper cricket ground yesterday, commencing at 2 p.m. At that time people began to gather there, but only to ...
Article : 122 wordsADULTERATED COCOAS.—It has been shown by careful analysis that the so-called pure Dutch Cocoas and their English [?]tations, are adulterated with about 4 per cent. of ...
Article : 297 wordsThe holiday programme at the skating rink was well patronised. In the afternoon there was Punch and Judy show, which was enjoyed very much by a large number ...
Article : 86 wordsAn excursion was made to New Norfolk yesterday morning at 9 o'clock by the p.s. Monarch, the return journey commencing at 3.30 p.m.; and the s.s. Cygnet left Hobart ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 25 May 1889, Page 1
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