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Advertising : 968 wordsThe inhabitants of Latrobe are a go-ahead people, a people with big ideas, no doubt, but not altogether of small performances, as evidence our Gas Company paying 7 per ...
Article : 526 wordsVery little change has taken place in Hobart since Friday last with reference to the shipping strike. Public sympathy is assuming, if possible, a more antagonistic ...
Article : 635 wordsThe match was resumed to-day, when the Home team were all disposed of for 77 runs. In the follow-on a slightly better stand was made, but when ...
Article : 104 wordsEight thousand Belgian coal miners have struck work in consequence of the mine owners having reduced wages. ...
Article : 38 wordsA report is current in financial circles that a French syndicate has offered to supply sufficient gold to enable the Uruguayan Government to withdraw ...
Article : 32 wordsOwing to the uncertainty of transit Miss Janet Achurch has abandoned her Tasmanian trip for the present, and Mr. Fred Macabe has also forfeited his dates at the Academy. ...
Article : 166 wordsThe half-yearly report issued by the Bank of New Zealand slows that it is intended to call up £3[?] each on 25,000 Colonial shares, adopt Mr. Hean's ...
Article : 67 wordsThe following are the players chosen to represent England in the final match against Australia, which commences today at Manchester:—W. G. Grace, W. ...
Article : 119 wordsHymen and Terpsichore are again tremendously busy taking innings in their separate games of chance. There will soon not be a single society spinster at large. ...
Article : 1,385 wordsAt the police office on Wednesday, 13th inst., before the Warden (Mr. W. Lester), and Messrs. Mace, G. Pitt, and Bernacchi, J's.P., James Crossen was charged with ...
Article : 844 wordsThe British-India Steam Navigation Co. are having built four magnificent steamships for the Queensland trade. The vessels will be each of 5,600 tens ...
Article : 36 wordsRAILWAY v. CITY—These teams met on Risdon ground on Saturday afternoon, to play s match, the proceeds from which are to be devoted to aid of W. Hehir, at one time ...
Article : 1,201 wordsA most disastrons hurricane struck the city of Neuchatel, Switzerland, today, doing an enormous amount of damage. Thousands of trees were ...
Article : 52 wordsPremier football matches played yesterday resulted thus:—Carlton beat Essendon, 3 goals to 2; Fitzroy beat Richmond, 13 to 4; South Melbourne beat St. Kilda, 6 to 2; ...
Article : 106 wordsThere is still a great scarcity of silver in the New York market, and the mining companies are making advance supplies to relieve the pressure. ...
Article : 39 wordsAn accident hippened on Saturday night, 9th inst., to Mr. E. Sweeney, Sub-Inspector of Roads. It appears that one of the new footpaths opposite the Commercial Hotel was ...
Article : 617 wordsThe English wheat market continues to harden. The American market is becoming excited now the actual falling off in the ...
Article : 77 wordsA meeting of the principal business men has been held to consider the position with regard to the maintenance of a mail service, and a committee appointed to watch the ...
Article : 50 wordsThe Victorian Club races took place on the V.A.T.C. course at Caulfield yesterday. Fine weather prevailed, and the following were the results:— ...
Article : 423 wordsThe following were the stock and share quotations and sales on 'Change on Saturday;- HOBART. ...
Article : 105 wordsMatters in connection with the shipping strike remain in statu quo, a[?] having set in owing to Sunday intervening, and the strikers are awaiting the result of the ...
Article : 250 wordsA fatal calamity has occurred on the Conway River, North Wales. A number of young persons, were enjoying themselves in boats, when one of the ...
Article : 47 wordsGOLD.—Amalgamated West Tasmania, b. 4s. 2d., s. 4s. 3d.; Little Wonder, b. 2s. 6d., s. 3s.; Phoenix, b. 5s. 10d., s. 6s. 3d. SILVER.—Balstrup, s. 6s.; Comstock, ...
Article : 365 wordsThe Workmen's Supreme Council in New York, meet to-day and finally determine whether the demands of the Knights of Labour shall be supported ...
Article : 113 wordsShipping strike does not exhibit any change. Much interest is being taken in the conference at Albury between the shipowners ...
Article : 66 wordsThe Round Hill Water-race Alluvial Gold-mining Company, of Otago, New Zealand, has been floated with a nominal capital of £70,000. ...
Article : 83 wordsAt the Conference of Shipowners, held here yesterday, the meeting adopted a manifeste setting out their intentions, and announcing that they will employ ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Earl of Jersey has been banquetted at Swansea. Lord Anerum and the Hon. Henry Cholmondley have been appointed his ...
Article : 44 wordsRain has set in for the past there days, and with every appearance of continuing. The greatest want here now is roads, tracks, or tramways. It is nonsense to talk ...
Article : 774 wordsAs the engine connected with James' steam threshing machine was being drawn along the New-road, it by some means capsiezd, considerable damage being done to the ...
Article : 228 wordsThe second competition for the selection of members of the Southern Division of the Defence. Force to represent Tasmania at the forthcoming intercolonial rifle matchee, to ...
Article : 450 wordsAn inquest was hold on Saturday at the Cornwall Hotel on the body of Caleb Shute. aged about l8 years, who committed suicide at his mother's house, in Cameron-street, on ...
Article : 595 wordsThe Launceston quotation for tin ore on Saturday was 16s. 6d. per unit. Call of 3d. on Mascotte scrip due September 10. ...
Article : 269 wordsMr. Bradlaugh proposes that Parliament should inquire as to the result of the Australian statutes (?) ...
Article : 29 wordsThe Hungarian estimate of the wheat crop of the world is 725,000,000 hectolitres, which, deducting exports would leave 123,148,000 hectolitres ...
Article : 30 wordsThe C[?] Smithfield Meat Freezing Co. has been registered to operate in Queensland. Capital, £100,000. Messrs. Desutge and Weinholt are ...
Article : 28 wordsOn the evening of the 19th inst. the Ploughing Association Committee met at the Prince of Wales Hotel, when it was decided to hold a ploughing match within a few ...
Article : 515 wordsWe next called on the great firm of Messrs. Goodall, Backhouse, and Co., proprietor of the celebrated Yorkshire Sauce and other table requisites, where we were ...
Article : 108 wordsBritannia, August 16.—During the week the tunnel has been extended a further distance of 31ft., making 102ft. driven by contractors, and a total of 120ft. from opening ...
Article : 854 wordsTick is synonymous with credit, and probably is derived from the word time. There is but one kind of lick worth having. The tick of a Waterbury watch. Neither is it ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 25 Aug 1890, Page 3
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