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Article : 382 wordsA meeting of the executive committee to arrange for holding the usual Hospital Saturday collections was held at the Town-hall yesterday afternoon ...
Article : 105 wordsThe effect of an oppressive duty in regard to friendly societies' regalia was pointed out at the annual meeting of the Ballarat District M.U.I.O.O.F. on Friday. ...
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Article : 276 wordsThe fortnightly meeting of the A.N.A. Hobart branch was held last evening, the president (Mr. R. Koch) in the chair. The officers of the branch received an ...
Article : 57 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly on Friday Mr. Wade, in answer to Mr. Ball, said that he had refrained as long as possible from making a statement regarding the ...
Article : 150 wordsOld wheat steady, and small supplies offering. There is a moderate demand. Quotations 4s 1d to 4s 1[?]d; small parcels sold at 4s 1d to arrive at mill siding. New wheat not ...
Article : 210 wordsThe Tasmanian Field Naturalists' Club will hold a meeting in the Museum on Thursday evening, at 8. ...
Article : 20 wordsSir,—Your correspondent Henry Wilson in to-day's issue accuses me or inaccuracies in my letter of the previous day, but, to all intents and purposes, I ...
Article : 401 wordsIn the All Saints' schoolroom, Macquarie-street, yesterday, a fair was conducted in aid of the Ministering Children's League. The function was ...
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Article : 84 wordsMrs. Wm. Atkinson, 225 Argyle-street, Hobart, Tas., writes:—"I have used Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment, and have great pleasure in saying that it did me ...
Article : 245 wordsSome ten thousand bales of wool were offered to-day. Many high-class wools were included, and the selection generally was good. One lately reported irregularity in good ...
Article : 101 wordsIt had been originally decided that the hearing of what is known as the "antitrust cases" in regard to the Australian shipping companies, which were begun ...
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Article : 47 wordsA fancy fair was held at Tyler's Hall, Taranna, in aid of the organ fund last week, and it passed off very successfully. It was opened by Mr. Jno. ...
Article : 164 wordsSir,—In reading that extremery [?]logistic epistle entitled "Incubation," in Friday's issue, the thought occurred to me that the writer had not very ...
Article : 332 wordsThe Wellington City Council is proposing to borrow £27,500 for the erection of workmen's homes. ...
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Article : 147 wordsSir,—As you were good enough to publish my last letter in reference to fish sales, this item will be of interest to the public. For several years I have ...
Article : 225 wordsThe Town-hall was well filled last evening at the annual entertainment given by the pupils of River View school, conducted by the Misses ...
Article : 79 wordsOf a recent display in Devonport the "Emu Bay Times" reports:—"There was a keenly-interested attendance at the Town-hall on Saturday evening to ...
Article : 175 wordsOn Monday, December 28 a sports meeting will be held at Millbrook Top[?] Ouse. The programme, which is a very extensive one, caters for all classes of ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 9 Dec 1908, Page 3
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