The schedule of George Chaffey, of Mildure, has been filed in the Insolvency Court. Liabilities are set down at £402,242, and assets £5,800; deficiency, £396,442. ...
Article : 75 wordsAt a meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute last evening, the Hon. W. P. Reeves, the newly-appointed Agent-General for New Zealand, gave an ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Early Closing Association instituted a series of afternoon amusements, to be carried out duiing the winter months, for the benefit of the shopkeepers and others ...
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Advertising : 836 wordsA lecture on the "Federation of the Australian Colonies" was delivered last evening in the Town-hall by Mr. J. L. Purves, Q.C., of Melbourne, under the suspices of the Hobart ...
Article : 1,623 wordsThe match against Lord Sheffield's team was resumed at Sheffield park on Tuesday before a very large attendance of spectators. ...
Article : 793 wordsMr. Robert Harper, M.L.A., who recently arrived in England to confer with the leading depositors in the Commercial Bank of Australia with regard ...
Article : 92 wordsSIR,—I note A. G. Bernacch[?]'s reply to my letter of 6th inst., and his effort to throw some light on Maria Island affairs, which I hold is not yet too satisfactory His ...
Article : 1,079 wordsIn the Assembly last night an amendment was moved to the Address in-Reply, by Mr. Varney Parkes, calling for a Select Committee to inquire into the ...
Article : 232 wordsTrust shares in South Hercules Mining Co will be allotted pro rata, on terms announced in advertising columns. At a meeting of shareholders, held last ...
Article : 105 wordsPresent:—All the councillors. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. A letter from the Chief Inspector of ...
Article : 494 wordsBetting on the Derby Stakes, to be run at Epsom on 2nd proximo, stands thus for the principal favourities:— 5 to 4 agst St. Frusquin; 9 to 2 ...
Article : 44 wordsBRIGHT STAR, May 9.—Since last report have completed blacksmith's shop and hut, fallen all dangerous trees, squared logs for collar of main shaft, and started sinking. ...
Article : 1,226 wordsR. Abel, the Surrey professional, who a couple of seasons ago had an almost unprecedented run of bad luck in batting, is this season making up for ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Paris Figaro asserts that Russian influence has, peacefully ended the struggle between Italy and Abyssinia. ...
Article : 23 wordsThe Government has offered a [?]ubeidy of £8,000 per annum for extension of the Vancouver steamboat mail service to this colony, so as to make Brisbane the first and last port ...
Article : 45 wordsA meeting of the owness of Doran & Irvine's section, No. 2319, was held this afternoon. The whole of the shareholders were present. The chairman was authorised to proceed to ...
Article : 167 wordsWilliam kirkwood, proprietor of the Telegraph Hotel, died very suddenly this morning, naving retired apparently in the best of health. ...
Article : 78 wordsCourtice Pounds, the tenor of the Comic Opera Company, sailed to-day for London. A benefit performance tendered him last evening realised £200. ...
Article : 33 wordsThe Commission appointed to inquire into certain charges against the Government Printer, have presented their report. It is understood the Commission exonerate the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 134 wordsSome years age Mr. W. H. D. Archer, of Longford, presented to the local Anglican Church, a beautifully fitted pipe organ by Bishop, but owing to the church being in a ...
Article : 305 wordsSIR,—Whatever may be the immediate outcome of the recently aroused interest in this important question, there can be no doubt that good to the whole community ...
Article : 981 wordsA flower show in aid of reducing a debt of over £400 due on the Queenborough schoolroom in connection with St. George's Church of England, Battery Point, was ...
Article : 749 wordsNominations for the autumn meet of the Longford Racing Club, to be held on May 30, are as follow:— HURDLE RACE. ...
Article : 174 wordsA ball in aid of the funds of the Federal Band and Deyon Cottage Hospital was given in the Oddfellows'-hall on Thursday evening, 7th inst., The hall was prettily decorated ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 298 wordsSIR,—It was with deep regret, but no astonishment, that I read in your issue of this morning of the drowning of McLean, the Falmouth fisherman, who leaves a wife ...
Article : 346 wordsThe ordinary monthly meetiag of the Latrobe Road Truat was held at Lucas' Hotel on Wednesday evening. Present:— Messrs. G. Banfield (acting chairman), J. G. ...
Article : 282 wordsMr. T. Goodall, manager of the New Sovereign mine, Mangana, being in town, a Mercury representative gleaned some information from him yesterday in regard to the ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 14 May 1896, Page 3
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