Bicycle spoits were held this afternoon under the auspices of the St. Kilda Cricket Club, and attracted an attendance of about 7,000 persons. ...
Article : 269 wordsA grand jumble fair was held at the mill, Campania, on Boxing Day, with a view to providing funds to cover urgentlyneeded repairs at St. John's Church, ...
Article : 285 wordsThe festival of the Natvity—the Christmas cycle seems each year to hurry round with increasing pace—has on this occasion been environed with ...
Article : 304 wordsThe directors of the Cheque Bank, Bishopsgate-street, propose to voluntarily liquidate, believing that the System has outlived its day. They report ...
Article : 436 wordsMr. Zimmerman, the Chicago millionaire, whose daughter recently married the Duke of Manchester, has given his son-in-law a Chirstmas present of ...
Article : 778 wordsThe excursions on the water on Wednesday were numerous, and were much availed of. Chief amongst them was that made by the Oonah ...
Article : 177 wordsOur annual regatta was held to-day in perfect weather, albeit it was a trifle warm. A light north-easterly wind prevailed, just sufficient to make the sailing events ...
Article : 252 wordsThe yearly regatta at New Norfolk— like the yearly regatta in Hobar—has developed into a sort of public festival, of which the actual aquatic contests ...
Article : 884 wordsThe Town-hall was very crowded on Christmas evening at the performance of portions of Handel's "Messiah" by the Choral Society, conducted by Mr. W. C. ...
Article : 359 wordsLady Hopetoun arrived this morning from Adelaide, having passed through Melbourne without leaving her railway car. Her health is still weak, and she ...
Article : 135 wordsBrown's River was undoubtedly the promior attraction for Hobart on Boxing Day. Each succeeding Christmas this Margate of the metropolis is ...
Article : 452 wordsThe Premier states that nothing is being done here in the direction of sending further troops to South Africa. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe chief local holiday attraction to-day was the United Friendly Societies' sports held on the association ground. The weather was fine and very hot. About ...
Article : 261 wordsThe political situation took an important change late on Monday night, when Sir William Lyne gave up the attempt to form a Ministry, and Mr. Edmund ...
Article : 245 wordsAccording to the usual custom Christmas Day was a red-letter day at this institution, and thanks to the provision made by the authorities and the kindness of a ...
Article : 211 wordsSir,—You have on more than one occasion been so good as to notice in your esteemed journal the establishment which has for some months past been in course ...
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Advertising : 2,055 wordsProfessor W. A. Davis, aided by Madame Davis, opened a season in the Theatre Royal last evening with an interesting programme of conjuring tricks, ...
Article : 449 wordsJames Hunt, fireman on board the s.s. Pateena, was charged at the Police Court to-day with stabbing Win. Pile with a penknife, and was remanded tor a week. Pile ...
Article : 103 wordsThe Christmas festivities were well sustamed at this school, where the dinner consisted of baked meat, new potatoes, plum pudding, bananas, lollies, and tea. The ...
Article : 156 wordsThe annual trip to Port Arthur for the benefit of St. Joseph's Orphanage was the most successful for many years. The weather was fine, wind and wave ...
Article : 653 wordsCall due on January 9:—Burn's Creek, 1d. ...
Article : 14 wordsVictoria Broken Hill, December 18.— Mr. Edwards, engineer, reports:—The surface works at the mine are progressing rapidly. The new loading will be ready for ...
Article : 198 wordsSIR,—"Clodhopper" has so distorted the meaning of my letter that I must again ask leave to trespass on your space for a final reply. I can only repeat positively ...
Article : 356 words"I am sure that Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at one time saved my life," says A. E. Lafalette, of Gregory Landing Clerk County, ...
Article : 328 wordsThe residents of Port Cygnet certainly merit commendation for their persistent efforts to bring the local annual regatta to a successful issue. It would be idle ...
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Advertising : 43 wordsWallace's Waxworks and Vandeville Company opened in the Temperance-hall on Wednesday for a brief season, and the management had no reason to be other than ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 27 Dec 1900, Page 3
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