Charles Chiniquy, who recently died at Montreal, was Lorn on July 30, 1809, at Kamouraska, in the Province of Quebec. He was educated for the priesthood, and ...
Article : 706 wordsDuring the forenoon a fire broke out alongside the railway line and reached the smelters. These are near the recreation ground. The wind rapidly rising, the ...
Article : 593 wordsThe Premier thinks the special session of the Victorian Parliament, to deal with Federation, should sit towards April. This, of course, is contingent upon New ...
Article : 332 wordsIn the House of Commons the Right Hon. John Morley moved the reduction of the Army vote, conburing the establishment of a great Empire in Central ...
Article : 266 wordsA meeting of the Tasmanian Turf Club Committee was held at Launceston on Friday. It was resolved,—"That in future all totalisators be 10s., and that for March ...
Article : 219 wordsSuperintendent Scott, of the City Police, and Superintendent Beresford, of Selby, have received notice of changes in their positions. Superintendent Scott is to go to ...
Article : 129 wordsThe fifth meeting of the Hobart Turf Club has been fixed for Saturday, March 18. Six events are advertised. Nominations will be received up to the evening of ...
Article : 62 wordsOrdinary general meeting of Dunne's Mount Read Co. at Zeehan to-morrow, 28th inst. broken Hill Propritary Block 14, ...
Article : 93 wordsGood lead and copper contents are showing in face of Mount Reid tunnel. South Hercules pushing ahead rapidly with tunnel to cut lode at 100ft. ...
Article : 159 wordsNominations are due this evening for the autumn meet of the Butchers' Racing Club on March 8. The programme is of the usual diversified character—two hurdle ...
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Article : 1,565 wordsEarl Beauchamp and Lord Tennyson, the Governors-elect of New South Wales and South Australia, have dined with Her Majesty Queen Victoria. ...
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Article : 36 wordsThe death is announced of Baron Paul Julius de Reuter, director of Reuter's Telegram Company, of 18, Kensington Palace Gardens, London, W. ...
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Article : 478 wordsThe race meeting at Moorefield on Saturday was held in very hot weather. Results:- FLYING HANDICAP.—Telegraph, 1; ...
Article : 88 wordsThe terrible accident at the New Mount Zeehan mine has saddened the whole district. Two active, energetic miners cut off in the prime of their manhood, and three ...
Article : 856 wordsSIR,—My attention having been called to a paragraph in The Mercury of the 24th inst. stating that the girl Annie Pamphlin who gave evidence at the inquest on ...
Article : 750 wordsThe autumn meeting of the V.A.T.C. was continued at Caulfield yesterday in hot, dusty weather, but still the attendance was satisfactory in the Hurdle Race ...
Article : 795 wordsThe appeal case, North Sydney Investment and Tramway Company v. Higgins, has been dismissed, with costs Against the appellants. ...
Article : 21 wordsSIR,—I was very pleased to see in your issue of to-day a letter over the signature of J. W. Cearns. One member of a respectable class of tradespeople has, at ...
Article : 152 wordsHides and leather are in fair demand, and prices are unchanged. Basils have advanced 1d. per 1b. Tallow.—At public auction sales this ...
Article : 58 wordsThe Ballaballa Copper-mining Co. (West Australia), with a share capital of £250,000, are issuing scrip to the amount of £100,000. ...
Article : 63 wordsSIR,—The Ballarat tobacconists' shops in Sturt-street are hotbeds of gambling. On Cup Day crowds of youths hang about the doors waiting the results of their ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 27 Feb 1899, Page 3
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