The White Star Steam Shipping Company are building five 12,000 ton steamers for monthly service from Liverpool to Australian ports. ...
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Article : 55 wordsThe match bctivecn the Australians and Oxford University Past and Present was concluded at Portsmouth to-day. The weather was line, but the ...
Article : 549 wordsThe Town hall was crowded to its utmost capacity last evening (although there was a 1/ charge for admission) at the farewell social given te the Rev. C. H. Talbot ...
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Article : 64 wordsMr. CAMERON gave notice to move on Friday,—That, in the opinion of this House a vote of censure should be passed on the Right. Hon Sir E.N.C. Braddon, Premier ...
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Article : 285 wordsAn epidemic of smallpox has broken out at Hall, Yorkshire. Sixty-one cases have been reported, with thirteen deaths. Nine of the ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Premier continues to receive congratulatory messages from all parts of Australasia, and also from England, at the euccess of the referendum voting. ...
Article : 119 wordsNEW GOLDEN GATE, June 22 (by telegraph).—The 3,472oxz. of amalgam obtained yesterday from 1,500 tons of quartz crushed yielded 1,139oz. of retorted gold. Also ...
Article : 37 wordsThe House of Coramonslns adopted, by 241 to 66 votes, Mr. George Wyndham's resolutions infavour of a Military Works Loan Bill providing for an ...
Article : 73 wordsAn extraordinary meeting of the Mount Farrell Mining Co. was held last evening at Launceston, and the capital was increased by raising the amount of the ...
Article : 175 wordsMr. Stonier, of New South Wales, has been appointed Mining Specialist to the Geological Survey Department of India. ...
Article : 26 wordsMrs. Patrick Campbell (Beatrice Stella), the well-known actress, has produced in London Gilbert Murray's Ibsenite play Carlyon Sahib. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe committee of the Peace Conference sitting at the Hague report that it will be impossible to check inventions of weapons and munitions of war. ...
Article : 30 wordsLord Tennyson opened Parliament to-day, and in his speech congratulated the House on the early accomplishment of Australasian federal union. He further ...
Article : 143 wordsM. Bourgeois, who Has been asked to form a Ministry, will endeavour to facilitate the formation of a Waldeck-Rousseau Cabinet. ...
Article : 45 wordsAt the agricultural show held at Maidstone there was an excellent representative exhibit of the products of Queensland. ...
Article : 21 wordsA new discovery at the Montana mine has been opened up for a length of 18ft., and about 2 tons of good ore taken out. Face looks poor, but underfoot there is ...
Article : 236 wordsBullion silver is quoted at 2/3[?]d., being an advance of [?]d. per ounce on previous price. ...
Article : 18 wordsResumed consideration in committee of a bill to regulate the election of members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Consideration of the clauses of the bill ...
Article : 8,253 wordsMr. Cecil Rhodes was the recipient of a very hearty ovation at Oxford University on the occasion of his being granted an honorary degree. ...
Article : 105 wordsAt the weekly auction sales of Australian tallow 711 casks were offered and 222 casks sold. Quotations remain unchanged at fine ...
Article : 42 wordsParliament opened yesterday. The Governor's speech said the finances of the colony were sound, and all the material interests of the colony were progressing ...
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Article : 628 wordsRussia recommends sending Armenian refugees to Crete to fill the places of migrating Moslems. General Delaroque, director of French ...
Article : 67 wordsGold.—Knight and Johnston (paid) s.8d Little Wonder, b. 7d., 6d., s 9d. New Pinafore, b. 2/8, s. 3/2. Amalgamated West Tasmania, b. 1/9. Volunteer, b. 8d. ...
Article : 580 wordsHighest flood seen in Meander for years now on, and the river is still rising and rain continuing. Roland Cope, a well-known resident of ...
Article : 60 wordsThe funeral of George Darcey, who was recently killed at the British Zeehan mine, took place this afternoon, and was very largely attended, although the weather ...
Article : 110 wordsFollowing up the resolution arrived at last week, the Board of Management of the Launceston General Hospital have decided to send the circular to the members of the ...
Article : 531 wordsThe races at Moonee Valley this afternoon were run in dull, wet weather. The stewards were not satisfied with Spring-haven's running in the Hurdle Race, and ...
Article : 145 wordsFLOWS FREELY, COPIES ADMIRABLY.— Arnold's copying ink. Dear sir,—I am more than satisfied with this ink. It flows freely, copies admirably, whilst the original ...
Article : 55 wordsThe opinion of the leading akin authorities of the world, vi[?]., the late Professor Sir Erasmus Wilson. F.R.S., Dr. Redwood. Ph.D., F.C.S., F.I.C., Mr. John L. Milton, Senior Surgeon St. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 23 Jun 1899, Page 3
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