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Advertising : 265 wordsThe annual meeting of the Northern Tasmanian branch of the Australasian Institute of Journalists was held in The Mercury branch office to-day Mr. O. Balfe, ...
Article : 197 wordsThe August meeting of the Victoria Racing Club was held at Flemington yesterday. Results:- AUGUST HURDLE RACE. ...
Article : 248 wordsThe Rugby match arranged between Mullineaux's English team and the Victorian supporters of the Rugby game was played on Saturday afternoon on the ...
Article : 92 wordsThe Wellman expedition to the Arctic regions has returned to Tromsoe, in Norway, and reports no success in the search for Andrec and his ...
Article : 131 wordsThe return match between the Australians and Gloucestershire was continued at Cheltenham to-day in fine weather, but the attendance was only fair. ...
Article : 956 wordsThe Portuguese authorities at Delagoa Bay have stopped the steamer Reichstag from landing fifteen thousand Mauser rifles and a quantity of ...
Article : 139 wordsA terrible catastrophe has occurred at Bridgend, in Glamorganshire. An explosion of fire-damp has caused a deplorable loss of life and the ...
Article : 77 wordsThe quotations on Friday were:—For wheat, 2/10 per bushel; flour, £6/16/ to £7 per ton. ...
Article : 24 wordsNo marked alteration has occured in transactions on Change during the week. A moderate number of sales have been effected at ordinary rates, and stocks are ...
Article : 759 wordsA meeting of the Strahan Marine Board will be held to-morrow to appoint a Master Warden and consider the tenders for the construction of the west breakwater at ...
Article : 373 wordsSIR,—Most people will approve of "Ratepayers' Guardian's" sentiments in connection with the Pillinger Bequest, and no one will for one moment deny the ...
Article : 279 wordsA plague of mosquitoes prevails at "Hackney, in the north-east of London. Several of the leading streets have been laid with jarrah (West Australian) ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Emperor William of Germany, in unveiling a monument at Saint Privat in South France, department of Corroze, on the border of Cantal ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 120 wordsSIR,—Permit me to say a word on one or two matters which, at this time, are much agitating the minds of the people of Tasmania. The first difficulty that stands in ...
Article : 959 wordsSir Thomas Lipton's yacht Shamrock, which is to take part in the competition for the America Cup next October, has arrived safely at New ...
Article : 32 wordsOwing to the French protest against the harbouring of Orleanists in Belgium, who are conniving with Patriotic Leaguers to create disturbance ...
Article : 105 wordsBullion silver is quoted to-day at 2/3[?]d., thus being a further fall of, 1/8d. per oz. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 107 wordsSIR,—There must be something amiss in the working of the Health Act, as at present administered. It is provided by the regulations that when an infectious disease, ...
Article : 288 wordsMr. A. McCracken has purchased privately the Tasmanian jumper Mazeppa, who won a steeplechase at Moonee Valley. Montrose had not got over his fall in the ...
Article : 528 wordsThe British War Office is arranging to despatch to the Transvaal frontiers 23,000 infantry, 4,000 cavalry, 2,800 artillery, 1,260 engineers, and 300 ...
Article : 42 wordsThe Jubilee Singers gave another performance at the Temperance-hall on Saturday evening in the presence of an audience which showed, by its size, that the neglect ...
Article : 287 wordsWheat and Flour.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 2,525,000 quarters, as against 2,640,000 quarters last ...
Article : 163 wordsThe following sales of Australian mining stocks have been made on Change:—Associated (W.A.), £13/15/.; Broken Hill Proprietary, 45/9; Great ...
Article : 48 wordsThe overdue vessel Palmyra has arrived at San Francisco with her bulwarks stove in. She lost her sails on June 21. ...
Article : 24 wordsIt is a commonplace bottle, with an unpretentious cork, containing about a pint of the ink denominated blue black; and it meekly solicts patronage ...
Article : 479 wordsBRITISH MOUNT REID August 12.— Tunnel(300ft. level)—In 256ft. from shaft, 444ft. from where ore was cut, and 729ft. from N. boundary. Face showing more ...
Article : 208 wordsThe Premier, in the course of an interview, said yesterday that he had discussed the federal question with Mr. Reid during his recent visit to Sydney, and found ...
Article : 73 wordsThe Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. is prepaied to proceed at once with the laying of a cable via the Cape to Australia without any concession from the colonies ...
Article : 478 wordsUnder this head we acknowledge and notice letters of correspondents whose communications through want of space or other reasons cannot be published in full. ...
Article : 503 wordsLetters have been published in The Times from Mr. R. Windeyer, barrister-at-law, of Sydney, and Mr. R. Lucas Nash, commercial editor of the Daily Telegraph of ...
Article : 244 wordsOn section 1727, Mariposa district, R. Clarke and party are driving prospecting tunnel. They have passed through ore lode poor in quality, and are now going for ...
Article : 233 wordsOn Saturday last, 19th inst., a team of the Tasmanian Engineers journeyed to Brighton in charge of Lieut. A. C. Parker and engaged in a friendly rifle contest with ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 22 wordsThere are no better medicines on the market than Chamberlain's. We have used the Cough Remedy when all others failed, and in every instance it proved ...
Article : 207 wordsWould it not be desirable to consult the doctor as to which soap commends itself to our uses, as to many skins are ruined past redemption by inferior soaps PEARS' SOAP is recommended ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 25 wordsGold.—Little Wonder, b. 3d. New Pinafore, b. 3/10, s. 4/5. White Pinafore, b. 1/11. s. 2/4. White Pinafore (paid), b. 2/, s. 2/4. Volunteer, b. 4d. ...
Article : 609 wordsTo-day (Monday) the Australians commence a match at Lord's against Middlesex. Part of the proceeds of this match are to be given to J. Phillips its a slight recognition ...
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Advertising : 663 wordsAlbert Trott, the ex-Australian, has this season scored 2,000 runs and taken 200 wickets. A REFINED BEVERAGE.—CADBURY'S COCOA ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 21 Aug 1899, Page 3
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