The following letter with regard to the Launceston Telephone Service has been received by Senator Keating from Mr. R. T. Scott, secretary to the Postmaster- ...
Article : 205 wordsThe extraordinarily high prices which Victorian [?]tter is realising in London, the Agent-General remarks in a letter to the Victorian Minister of Agriculture, ...
Article : 126 wordsCambrian, H.M.S., from Sydney. Encounter, H.M.S., from Fremantle. Iris, barquentine, from Melbourne. Mahinapua, s.s., from Strahan. ...
Article : 69 wordsMoonah, s.s., 84 tons, C. Kerr, from East Coast ports. Agents—Holyman and Sons. March 22. Mahinapua, s.s., 458 tons, K. Livingstone, ...
Article : 691 wordsAristides, keich, Port Huon, for Geelong. Durham, s.s., Port Huon, for London. Galavale, s.s., Port Huon, for India Helen, bq., Southport, for Adelaide. ...
Article : 43 wordsThe Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association of New South Wales has declined the offer of N.S.W.A.A.A., to put on a schoolboy boxing championship at ...
Article : 222 wordsLoongana, t.s., 2,448 tons, C. Suffern, from Melbourne. Passengers:—Saloon Mesdames Bennett, Mathieson. Bennett Levy, Tempest, Kemp, Headlam, Dyason, Williams, Rley ...
Article : 250 wordsThe body of the second-class petty officer on board H.M.S. Challenger. Frank Rihards,who iwa iaccdenltalvydrowned in the Derwent on the 12th inst. during ...
Article : 64 wordsInformation was supplied to the House of Representatives last week, at the request of Mr. Dugald Thomson, in regard to the varying gauges of Australian ...
Article : 171 wordsLoongana, t.s., 2,448 tons, C. Suffern, for Melbourne. Passengers:—Saloon: Mesdames Turner, Nott, Fairfax, Mackay, Nicholls, E Riharid and 2 children, fSni eT,homas, ...
Article : 182 wordsVisitors to Tasmania are well patronising the annual exhibition of the Art Society in the old Post Office buildings, whilst those of our own community are ...
Article : 1,056 wordsThe debate in the Federal House of Representatives on the question of providing Old Age Pensions has furnished another illustration of the absolute ...
Article : 1,124 wordsNo one will attempt to doubt the excellent intentions of those members of the Peace Society who interviewed the Minister of Education on the subject ...
Article : 789 wordsIt will be learned with satisfaction that the long-talked-of tourist drive to the top of Mount Nelson is now within measurable distance of accomplishment. The ...
Article : 50 wordsThe acceptance by M. Stolypin of the decision by the Budget Committee of the Russian Duma, adverse to the naval proposals of the Government, may mean ...
Article : 319 wordsLOW HEAD.—Arrived—March 21, 6.10 a.m., Loongana, t.s., from Melbourne. Sailed— March 21, 5 p.m., Loongana, t.s., for Melbourne. ...
Article : 72 wordsStill another example is furnished of the prevalence of crime among the juveniles of this community, and of the daring they display. Some weeks ago ...
Article : 161 wordsArrived.—March 22, 5.10 a.m., Loongana, t.s., from Launceston; 11.30 a.m., Oonah, s.s., from Devonport. NEWHAVEN. ...
Article : 39 wordsIt is understood that on arriving in London, Commander Henning, R.N.R., of the R.M.S. Mooltan, will leave that vessel and be appointed to the command of one of the new ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 77 wordsA cab accident of an extremely awk= ward nature occured in Montpeleir-road, near Byron-street between 5 and 6 o'clock last evening. The vehicle was in ...
Article : 199 wordsA Bunbury telegram dated March 17 states that a bunker fire broke out on the steamer Clanronald on Wednesday night. The steamer was loading jarrah for London alongside the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 381 wordsMessrs. Macfarlane Bros. and Co. have been advised by cable that the R.M.S. Asturias left Sydney at noon on Saturday, and that her commander expects to reach Hobart at 8 ...
Article : 461 wordsThe Executive Council has issued a proclamation further proroguing the State Parliament until July 14, on which date it is intended to proceed with the ...
Article : 39 wordsThe accommodation house at Har[?]z Mountains, erected by the Government, has been completed and placed under the control of the Tourist Association. ...
Article : 49 wordsThe Executive Council has sanctioned the following appointments:—Germanston licensing district, W. Hine appointed to the licensing bench Queenstown, ...
Article : 206 wordsA rearrangement in the system of in= ter-State fruit inspection has now been made (says the "Argus"). In accordance with a decision arrived at at the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 255 words"Circumstances and Character" was the title of Canon Stephen's fifth Moorhouse lecture, which was given on Tuesday night in St. Pauls Cathedral, ...
Article : 216 wordsA contract has been let for the construction of the Mount Nelson-road. Eight-oared Championship of Tasmania rowed on the Dorwent on Saturday ...
Article : 290 wordsOne or two questions concerning military matters asked by members of the House of Rpirsoetatives on Wednesday was by Dr. Maloney, who wanted to ...
Article : 222 wordsMessrs. C. Piesse and Company are in receipt of cable advice that the German-Australian Steamship Company's s.s. Oberhausen left Synce at noon on Saturday. SoeIi ...
Article : 54 wordsThe Federal, Houlder, Shire liner Durham, 5,661 tons, from Sydney, passed down d'Etrecasteaux Channel at 1.45 p.m. yesterday, being under engagement to the Huon Timber ...
Article : 59 wordsThe Mahinapua arrived here at 11.30 a.m. yesterday. She left Strahan at 0.40 p.m. on Saturday, and experienced heavy westerly winds, with heavy beam seas throughout. ...
Article : 71 wordsAt the Narrandera Quarter Sessions last week, before Mr. Acting-Judge Edmunds, there were no criminal cases down for hearing. The deputy-sheriff ...
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Advertising : 528 wordsTaranna.—New Norfolk. Mongana.—New Norfolk. Excalstor—Huonville. Nubeena—Port Arthur, Eaglehawk Neck. ...
Article : 110 wordsThe Postmaster-General published five orders in the "Commonwealth Gazette" yesterday, directing that, under section 57 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1901, ...
Article : 98 wordsIn November of last year the convener of the foreign missions committee of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria wrote to the Secretary of State for the ...
Article : 122 wordsAn Act was passed by the New Zealand Parliament in 1903 called the Orchards and Gardens Pests Act, under which power was given the Government to ...
Article : 97 wordsThe Local Government Board of England has just issued a report on consumption, written by Dr. Bulstrod[?], who has been commissioned to visit all ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 23 Mar 1908, Page 4
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