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  2. THE HUON RAILWAY.

    At last night's meeting of the Queenborough Council, Councillor Lucas, in reporting the result of the meeting held at Huonville recently in regard to the ...

    Article : 170 words
  3. THE PRICE OF BREAD.

    In yesterday's "Mercury" appeared a cablegram from Melbourne, which stated that the price of bread had been reducid from 6d. to 5½d. the 4lb loaf. In ...

    Article : 363 words
  4. WEATHER REPORT.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 393 words
  5. SHIPPING.

    Tide table, August 25 (approximate):—Low water, 0.30 a.m.; high water, [?].30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ...

    Article : 22 words
  6. SAILED—August 24.

    Mongana, s.s., 45 tons C.P. Kerr, for East Coast ports. Agents—Holyman and Sons. Mahinapua, s.s., 458 tons, K. Livingstone, for Strahan. Passengers—Mesdames Gatty ...

    Article : 55 words
  7. EXPORTS—August 22.

    Ennerdale, s.s., for New Zealand ports, from Port Huon—520,000ft. timber. Ar[?]stides, ketch, Port Huon, for Geelong— 44,000ft timber. ...

    Article : 919 words
  8. HIGH-LEVEL RESERVOIR.

    For some time it has been known that grave doubts existed regarding the successful termination of the operations which are being conducted to test the ...

    Article : 155 words
  9. CUSTOMS COLLECTIONS.

    The following were the Customs collections at Hobart for the week ending August 22, 1908:— Duties, £1,547 10s. 5d.; excise, £494 5s. 6d.; miscellaneous, £10 ...

    Article : 109 words
  10. THE TRAMWAY CO.

    The annual reports of the Hobart Electric Tramway Co. is to hand. It sets out that the receipts from the tramway and other, sources during the year were ...

    Article : 129 words
  11. COASTAL WEATHER REPORT.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 718 words
  12. BAD LANGUAGE.

    We have received a number of letters, besides those already published, on the subject of bad language, used in public places, which ...

    Article : 193 words
  13. THE NORTHERN PEST.

    The Government Entomologist (Mr. Lea), who is engaged in the North in the work of helping in the eradication of the San Jose scale, wrote as follows ...

    Article : 63 words
  14. A BOLT.

    Unlike many of the cart horses to be seen in the city, those belonging to the Hobart Corporation have a bit of spirit in them, being well-fed and well-looked ...

    Article : 85 words
  15. KING ISLAND HARBOUR WORKS.

    "The all-important talk now" (writes our King Island correspondent) "is a jetty on the east, coast, and as there is a great quantity of land being taken ...

    Article : 269 words
  16. STATE-SCHOOL AT QUEENBOROUGH.

    The Warden of the Queenborough Municipal Council, at a meeting of that body last night, said he thought the time had arrived when they should request ...

    Article : 81 words
  17. VICTORIAN SCHOOL STATISTICS.

    The publication of Part VI. of the Victorian Year Book, which deals with what is called the Social Condition, enables us to test, once again, the ...

    Article : 467 words
  18. MRS. BEECHET FUND.

    Mrs. Sprott has received a letter, written on behalf of Mrs. B[?]echey by her sister-in-law, in which she expresses heartfelt thanks to Mrs. Sprott and the ...

    Article : 180 words
  19. MUNICIPAL WATER SCHEME AT CAMPBELL TOWN.

    As reported in another column, the residente of Campbell Town have taken up the question of a municipally-owned water scheme for the town, and the ...

    Article : 220 words
  20. SHIPBUILDING RETURNS.

    From the returns compiled by "Lloyd's Register of Shipping," It appears that excluding warships, there were 388 vessels of 799,178 tons gross under construction in the ...

    Article : 157 words
  21. ADVICE FROM THE BENCH.

    The spectacle of a Sunday-school teacher sitting in judgment on an expupil was witnessed at the Police Court yesterday, when the Acting Mayor ...

    Article : 161 words
  22. THE FACTS ABOUT DEFENCE.

    Colonel Foster, who is Director of Military Science at the Sydney University, has been trying to get into the minds of chuckle-headed and self-conceited ...

    Article : 1,300 words
  23. THE TAVIUNI.

    Operations in connection with the refloating of the Tavluni, stranded on the south beach at Westport, are proceeding slowly but surely. The timber-required—about 150,000ft—has to ...

    Article : 149 words
  24. KING ISLAND CATTLE TRADE.

    Our King Island correspondent writes: —"Mr. Ely, manager of W. T. Bell and Co., is over here looking up the cattle sellers. He is well pleased with his trip, ...

    Article : 155 words
  25. ENSURING PURITY OF FERTILISERS.

    The secretary of the Agricultural Council (Mr. L. A. Evans) returned on Saturday, after a visit to Burnie, Ulverstone, and Devonport. At those places ...

    Article : 135 words
  26. Advertising

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    Advertising : 699 words
  27. ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONGO.

    The ownership of the Congo Free State is now to be definitely transferred from King Leopold to Belgium, the monarch being paid a sum of £2,000,000. In ...

    Article : 646 words
  28. THE NEW RESERVOIR.

    The latest report as to the result of the trial shaft at the site of the new reservoir is not very reassuring. So far, some £1,800 has been spent, and ...

    Article : 176 words
  29. RIVER STEAMERS.

    Taranna.—New Norfolk. Exc[?]lsior.—Huonville. ...

    Article : 10 words
  30. FIRE AT DERBY.

    A destructive fire occurred early on Saturday morning, when a stable belonging to Mr. John Herbert was burnt to the ground, and two valuable horses ...

    Article : 176 words
  31. THE COASTAL STEAMERS.

    The departure of the Koonookarra for Launceston via East Coast ports, was deferred until 4 a.m. to-day. The Mongana left here at 10.15 a.m. ...

    Article : 94 words
  32. ENTERIC FEVER.

    In his report which was presented to the Launceston City Council yesterday the City Health Officer (Dr. Thompson) stated that six cases of enteric fever and ...

    Article : 71 words
  33. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 165 words
  34. VESSELS IN PORT.

    Edward, brig, from Melbourne. Kassa, barque, from Sydney. Turgot, bq., from Hamburg. Westralia, s.s., from Sydney. ...

    Article : 26 words
  35. THE CROWN LAND CASES.

    Mr. Commissioner Turner to-day gave his reserved decision in the matter of the costs in the cases of alleged illegal occupation of Crown land at ...

    Article : 144 words
  36. AT OUTPORTS.

    Loading or to Load. Doris, kt., Port Huon, for Melbourne. Karroo, ship, Esperance, for U.K. Relic, sch., Adventure Bay. for Melbourne. ...

    Article : 23 words
  37. CHARGE OF FALSE PRETENCES.

    A youth, a resident in New Town, found himself in a serious position at the Police Court yesterday. He was arrested on Saturday on a charge of ...

    Article : 222 words
  38. MAIL TABLE.

    United-Kingdom and Continent of Europe, Thursday morning. Australian States, this morning, per Rotomahana[?] Thursday, per Loongana. ...

    Article : 108 words
  39. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    At yesterday's meeting of the City Council the Medical Officer of Health (Dr. Gregory Sprott) said that during the months of July there were 62 deaths ...

    Article : 165 words
  40. The Mercury.

    The annual meeting of the Victoria Convalescent Home was held last night. There was a heavy fall of snow at Zeehan yesterday. ...

    Article : 431 words
  41. ZEEHAN POULTRY SHOW.

    Three hundred local entries from Zeehan and Strahan have been received for the Zeehan poultry show. ...

    Article : 23 words
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