In view of the importance of the recent developments in the tin-mining industry at the Blue Tier, a few occasional notes thereon may prove interesting to readers of The ...
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Advertising : 821 wordsThe Rev. C. H. Spurgeon is in a very exhausted condition and gradually growing worse. ...
Article : 30 wordsSIR,—In view of the encouraging reports that have from time to time appeared since crushing began at the above mine—"plates looking well," after a day or two's work, ...
Article : 133 wordsA good business was done in silver, but prices remain without much change. Sales:— Adams Dunda South. 2s 5d, 2s 4d. Bell's Reward, 5s. Do.(paid), 5s 9d. Balstrup, 7s ...
Article : 152 wordsThe Queen has sent an autograph tetter to the widow of Sir John A. Macdonald, late Premier of Canada, expressing her sense of the services rendered ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Council of the Anglo-Australian Society of Artists has agreed to cooperate in furthering the proposed British Art Gallery at the World's ...
Article : 67 wordsI have just viitited the Beales and Grants amalgamated section, Mount Michael. It is about 1½ miles from township. The road to same is through the Full Moon property, ...
Article : 238 wordsSIR,—My attention has been called to a letter in your columns to-day from the Rev. M. J. Beechinor, of Richmond, commenting in very strong terms upon myself. I beg to ...
Article : 104 wordsThe work in connection with the Tasmanian Exhibition is proceeding satisfactorily, despite the broken weather. The old pavilion is beginning to assume a new ...
Article : 589 wordsCrop prospects in the upper north are fairly good, but in the lower north seeding has been much hindered on account of dry weather. ...
Article : 74 wordsThe Congregational Conference has concluded. Amongothor resolutions carried was one in favour of an effort to secure the closing of the World's Fair at ...
Article : 26 wordsSIR,—Under the above heading a report appeared a few days ago of a meeting at Franklin, at which Mr. W. D. Peacock made certain references to myself, and it ...
Article : 568 wordsSIR,—As a frequent traveller on the Main Line Railway I cannot refrain from expressing the satisfiction I experienced in coming by yesterday's express from Launceston in ...
Article : 149 wordsRob[?]t Henry Paul, manager of Ro[?]'s furniture factory at Carlton, shot himself dead to-day. Drink was the cause. Snow fell in Creswick to-day. ...
Article : 40 wordsCholera is raging at the city of Mecca, in Arabia. The deaths average over a hundred per day. ...
Article : 21 wordsA meeting was held in the Town Hall this evening to adopt a scheme which the stateaided village settlement committ a propose to lay before the Government. About 300 ...
Article : 163 wordsThe American visible supply of breadstuffs is 18,750,000 bushels against 21,650,000 on the 24th June last. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe following were the stock and share quotations and sales on Change yesterday:- HOBART. ...
Article : 771 wordsThe Spanish Cortes have passed a bill through all stages authorising the Bank of Spain to issue 4 per cent, bonds to the amount of £10,000,000 ...
Article : 33 wordsThe President of the Pastoralists' Union has written to Sir Henry parkes that members can only agree to a conference with shearers [?] they will withdraw the ...
Article : 151 wordsSIR,—We note by this morning's cablegrams that a collision has taken place between the steamers Koonya and the Pioneer st Trial Bay, resulting in the loss of ...
Article : 374 wordsMr. J G. Blaine, Secretary of State for the United States, is suffering from Bright's disease of the kidneys. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe now Union steamer Ovalan (1,200 tons, 1,000 horse power, built expressly for the Fiji trade, has arrived. She brings nows of a shocking fatality at the Wanni ...
Article : 285 wordsAn Imperial ukase is about being issued in Russia, rendering it compulsory on all foreign residents who have been engaged in commercial pursuits ...
Article : 41 wordsThe House of Lords hits decided, upon an appeal from decision of Supreme Court in the case Smith v. Baker, that the voluntary continuance ...
Article : 62 wordsIn the legislative Council the Naval Defence Bill was road a third time. In the Assembly Sir Samuel Griffiths said the recent strike had cost the Government ...
Article : 78 wordsTHE LIVERPOOL CUP (handicap), Cup course, one mile and three furlongs, was run today, and resulted thus:- Capt. Mitchell's b c Rathbeal, by ...
Article : 66 wordsIt is reported that the holders of £30,000 worth of New South Wales stocks are selling, being alarmed at the threatening aspect of the labour ...
Article : 37 wordsIn the Assembly a Bill for Suppression of Chinese Secret Societies in the Northern Territory was read a third time. The Federation debate is continuing. ...
Article : 45 wordsSIR,—While somewhat differing from you as to the practical importance of legal restrictions on fraudulent representations, a. for instance, in the leading case of the ...
Article : 310 wordsA man named John Murphy was arrested to-day on a charge of being concerned in the robbery of jewellery from the Central Hotel. At the meeting of the Hospital Board ...
Article : 472 wordsThe Launceston quotation for tin ore yesterday was 15s. 9d. per unit. The Bisohoff Co. have declared a dividend of 15s., payable on 31st inst. ...
Article : 639 wordsSIR,—Last May you were good enough to find room for a few remarks from me bearing on this tax, the abolition of which was made a test question during the last New Norfolk ...
Article : 217 wordsThe Right Hon. Joseph Savory, Lord Mayor of London, has been created a baronet, and Mr. Augustus Harris, theatrical manager, of Drury Lane ...
Article : 32 wordsAn accident, which terminated in the death of a young girl named Maud Constance Dennis, aged 14 years, has happened at the residence of her parents, Glanmire. ...
Article : 530 wordsMr. Raikes, the Postives-General, is trying to arrange a penny postage system between Great Britain and Australia. ...
Article : 20 wordsSir Saul Samuel, Agent-General of New South Wales, has been appointed one of the Governors of the Imperial Institute. The first meeting of the ...
Article : 35 wordsLord Carrington and M. DeGreys have arranged a probable matinee at Covent Garden, which will be attended by many leaders of society, to hear Miss ...
Article : 50 wordsSIR,—Your correspondent, Joseph Salmon, writing in Saturday's Mercury re the above, gets rather mixed. For his edification, and with your permission, I purpose quoting a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 635 wordsTruth says that two companies of the Second Coldstream Guards have rcfused to parade, pleading that they were wearied by special duties in ...
Article : 60 wordsSIR,—In your Parliamentary report of Wednesday I find the following:—"It was possible that he (Mr. Hiddlestone) might have got for £2 that for which he otherwise ...
Article : 206 wordsSilver, to-day has advanced one-eighth per oz., the quotation being 3s. 101/8d. ...
Article : 17 wordsThe young King Alexander (Obrenovitch) of Servia has, with the consent of his Regent, started for St. Petersburgh, [?] he will be the invited ...
Article : 35 wordsSIR,—I quite agree with "Shareholder" that so far as we can see, it is the Godkin Amalgamated Co.'s shareholders who will benefit by this proposal, at the expense of ...
Article : 310 wordsGeneral Booth, of the Salvation Array, who shortly proceeds to Australia, will be given a farewell reception at the Exeter Hall to-night. He states ...
Article : 453 wordsSIR,—Referring to the account published in Saturday's issue with the above heading, I may be permitted to remark that it appears passing strange that it should appear ...
Article : 174 wordsSIR,—While our colony is being fully represented at the Hygienic Congress in London, one of our principal towns, at any rate, is becoming from day to day a hotbed for an ...
Article : 469 wordsAdam's Dundas South, July 20 (by telegraph).—Struck lode, assaying Sloz. silver 37 per cent. load. Driven into lode 18[?]n. Do not know size yet. ...
Article : 390 wordsAt the half-yearly meeting of the Australian Banking Co. to-day the dircotors' report showed a net profit for the six months, after deducting all charges, of ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 24 Jul 1891, Page 3
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