Monday will be observed as a general holiday in honour of the 72nd birthday of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. LEVEE.—His Excellency the Governor will ...
Article : 707 wordsSIR,—Having read the speeches of the Ministers to their constituents, the future policy of the Government is conspicuous by its absence, so two things occur to my mind, ...
Article : 1,587 wordsYesterday the electors throughout the colony were called upon to elect their tenth Parliament. Of the twenty-eight constituencies into which Tasmania is divided ...
Article : 736 wordsAt the Police Court this morning Mr. G. Waterhouse, P.M., gave his decision in the case of Bennett v. Hubbard. This was a test case, in which, under Sections 20 and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,667 wordsElection day passed off very quietly, but a good deal of interest was taken in the contest. The candidates made good use of the alteration in the Electoral Act, and many ...
Article : 419 wordsThe committee appointed to collect funds for the victims by the Middle Head explosion met to night, when it was announced that £506 had been received to date, and ...
Article : 181 wordsAnderson, May 16.—Shaft sunk 5ft.; total, 67ft. Bad air and increase of water has retarded work considerably. I propose opening out and driving for the lode. Judging ...
Article : 1,178 wordsAnother instance of the unsatisfactory [?]ature of the mail service occurred to-day. The Moreton left Melbourne with mails on Tuesday, and anchored in Lagoon Bay to ...
Article : 73 wordsIn the month of March, the great and beauti[?]l steamship "City of P[?]ris," while on her voyage from New York to Liverpool, met with an accident by which her engines ...
Article : 936 wordsWith a view to meeting the demand for land, the Minister of Lands is throwing open for selection all lands suitable for agricultural settlement. These include large areas ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,597 wordsThe Launceston quotation for tin ore yesterday was 15s. 6d. per unit. Mount Bischoff T.M. Co. has declared a dividend (the 170th) of 10s. per share. ...
Article : 1,408 wordsMuch speculation was rifle regarding the outcome of the struggle in this constituency. Naturally a good many inclined to the opinion that the two old members were safe; ...
Article : 265 wordsThe Government geologist to-day received a telegram from Leigh's Creek, stating that a seam of coal had been struck at 1,496ft. by the diamond drill. The seam ...
Article : 390 wordsThe new Parliament, according to the rough state of the poll published above, is composed as follows:—The letters M, O, and I indicate the expressed political ...
Article : 288 wordsIt was in this division that the stiffest contest wat expected. Events proved that supposition correct. The polling places were Hampden-road, Town Hall, Upper ...
Article : 343 wordsDr. Wollaston, the chief clerk of the Victorian Customs Department, who was invited to report upon the Customs Department of this colony, states in his report ...
Article : 179 wordsA meeting of the shareholders in the Sandhurst and Eaglehawk Electric Tramway Co. was held to-day, at which a resolution voluntarily winding up the company was ...
Article : 704 wordsThe final census returns show that the population of the colony is 618,688, exclusive of the Maori population. This is an increase of 40,206 since the last census. ...
Article : 38 wordsFor West Hobart the polling stations were at Town Hall, Bathurst-street, Murray-street, Goulhurn-street, and at Launceston. At the latter place only one vote was ...
Article : 319 wordsJ. H. NICHOLSON, of 175, William-street, Melbourne, has proved otherwise by making a complete, cure of DEAFNESS AND NOISES IN THE HEAD OF ...
Article : 105 words"I have, used Pears' Soap for two years with the greatest satisfaction, for I find it the very best." (Signed) MARY ANDERSON. Pears' Soap for the toilet and nursery, ...
Article : 58 wordsOur correspondent telegraphs:—"The manager of the South Broken Hill mine is making arrangements for supplies of lime and iron fluxes for smelting. Water ...
Article : 262 wordsIn silver stocks to-day a good extent of all-round business has been done, but prices, with few exceptions, closed slightly, easier. The following sales are reported on Stock ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 23 May 1891, Page 1
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