The Zeehan members of the Macquarie bar delegation proceed to Strahan tomorrow, where a meeting of the delegation will be held to mature the plan of campaign ...
Article : 483 wordsThe following are candidates for election to the Town Board, to consist of seven members:—Messrs. Robt. Colgrave, Jas. Crawford, William Davies, John Diprose, ...
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Article : 284 wordsSenator Davis, Chairman of the United States Senate's Foreign Committee, has, in the course of a speech before the Chamber, said that he ...
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Article : 460 wordsThe House of Lords has passed through all its stages the bill legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister ...
Article : 31 wordsIn the betting market to-day Merloolas was backed for the Melbourne Cup for all the money in the market at 100 to 5. It is understood he isalso well backed in Sydney. ...
Article : 190 words[?]our hundred Nubian deserters have attacked General Martyr's position at Mruli, Uganda territory, and some desperate fighting ensued. ...
Article : 42 wordsMr. Chamberlain has stated that the Government is now considering the expodiency of appointing a Commission of Inquiry as to French foreshore ...
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Article : 524 wordsOwing to British representations the Spanish military preparations, which have been pushed forward briskly of late in Gibraltar Bay, have now been ...
Article : 27 wordsThe returns of the Bank of England for the week ending July 28th inst., as compared with those of the preceding week, are as follow, last week's figures ...
Article : 88 wordsThe German named Trodd, who in June last fired two shotsfrom a revolver at Count Embassy, as he was leaving Carlton Arco Valley, Secretary to the ...
Article : 51 wordsMr. Thomas Totterdell died somewhat suddenly at his residence in Pattersonstreet this morning. He bad been ailing for some time back, but nothing serious ...
Article : 377 wordsIt is officially stated that no less than 3,770 Americans are now suffering from malarial fever at Santiago, and that several deaths from yellow fever have ...
Article : 40 wordsDepartures. — For Sydney: Essen, steamer; Hallgerda, barque; Netherby, ship, from Liverpool. For Melbourne: Almedia, Norwegian ship, from Metis. ...
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Article : 25 wordsThe Colonial Agents-General have jointly requested the War Office, in dealing with tenders for supply of accoutrements, military boots, harness, ...
Article : 70 wordsSIR,—In The Mercury of Tuesday last a report appears from your Devonport correspondent, in which he refers to a vote of £500 which is on the list of public works ...
Article : 380 wordsThe annual meeting of the Horticultural Society was held to-night, when the report stated that the past year bad been a very successful one. The balance-sheet showed ...
Article : 60 wordsamongst England's Upper-Ten is the exclusive use of Ogden's delicate Guinea Gold Cigarettes. The Society Smoke. ...
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Article : 304 wordsThe Cogill Federation Minstrel and Burlesque Company re-appeared at the Theatre Royal yesterday evening in a third change of programme, which was ...
Article : 174 wordsA party of four persons crossing the Swan River in a boat at about 10 o'clock last night got swamped, and Miss Billing, a recent arrival in the colony, was drowned. ...
Article : 149 wordsWellington v. Summerton, upper cricket ground.—Wellington from: Arnold (2), Anderson, Buchanan, Bowering, Cramp, Foster, Gay, Gloster, Guest, Hobbs, ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Sat 30 Jul 1898, Page 3
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