A little boy named Robert John Davis, who was on Monday committed for trial on a charge of murdering his step-brother at Irish Town, was to-day ...
Article : 240 wordsThere arrived by express last night Messrs. E, Whitfeld and Thos. Collett, chairman and member of the Public Works Commission, which will take ...
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Advertising : 530 wordsTide, table. June 18 (approximate):—Low [?] water, 5.30 a.m.; high water, noon and 9.30 p.m. ...
Article : 16 wordsMongaus, s.s., 43 tons, C. P. Kerr, from East Coast ports. Agents—Holyman and Sons. W[?]lmoo, s.s., from the Bluff, is expected ...
Article : 437 wordsNew South Wales, like New Zealand, has entered upon another stage in the hopeless endeavour to find a way in which to produce finality in disputes ...
Article : 481 wordsAt the Bothwell Police Court on Tuesday, before the acting Warden (Mr. A. lbbott) and Messrs. A. A. Reid, L. C. Cockburn, and Dr. Gairdner, Js. P., ...
Article : 78 wordsAt last, writes our London correspondent, the Commonwealth can boast a correct coat of arms. The following is the official description, or "blazon," of ...
Article : 258 wordsSenator Keating said some very nice things the other day about Federation, and tried to persuade his audience that it was a system which is developing ...
Article : 1,310 wordsWithin a few months the new abattoirs will be in working order, and the citizens of Hobart will be provided with meat killed and treated according to ...
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Article : 224 wordsThe scarcity of second mates in New Zealand was the cause recently of the brigantine Aratapu being delayed at Lyticiton for over two weeks. The vessel, I[?]nden with ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 336 wordsThe directors of the Melbourne Shipping Company, Limited (says the "Shipping Index") have, decided to assist the residents of the Bega district to open the trade with ...
Article : 121 wordsOur King Island correspondent, writing under date June 14, says:—"On Thursday, 9th inst., the ketch S.M.H.T., Capt. W. J. Taylor, arrived on the East Coast ...
Article : 176 wordsThe Adelaide S.S. Co.'s steamer Grantala has been installed with a powerful lamp for the purpose of signalling at night. Mr. Sundercombe, third officer of the ship, is ...
Article : 159 wordsThere are features in connection with the Adelaide election, which took place on Saturday, that are worthy of consideration. The seat had been held by ...
Article : 493 wordsAfter hearing further evidence to-day, the jury inquiring into the cause of the death of Hugh Kyle Dunn, who was shot at the residence of his ...
Article : 198 words"There is nothing of interest happaning," writes our St. Mary's correspondent, "everything is enveloped in a grey dulness. and the wretched weather ...
Article : 119 wordsThere are nine British warships under construction in Royal dockyards and forty-six at private yards, and their classification is as follows:—Seven first cines battleships, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 427 wordsIt is almost certain that the last has been seen in these waters of the famous old clipper, Loch Lomond. She left Hobson's Bay on Monday morning, bound for Newcastle, ...
Article : 129 wordsThe half-yearly examination in connection with the Pharmaceutical Society of Tasmania was held yesterday. Only one candidate presented himself for the ...
Article : 27 wordsOur London correspondent writes, under dale May 15:—"The recent success of the sun-dried Australian and Cape fruits in. the London markets has ...
Article : 323 wordsThe steamer Hobart, the fourth of the Melbourne Steamship Company's steamers calling on the new service to Eden, made her Initial visit to that port on Monday, and ...
Article : 143 words"When is a wall not a wall?" was the question involved in an application made on Monday to the High Court (consisting of the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Barton, ...
Article : 300 wordsTaranna.—New Norfolk. Waldemar.—Port Cygnet. Thistle.—New Norfolk. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 100 wordsThe Mangana, from East Coast ports, arrived here at 6 p.m. yesterday. She sails on the return trip [?] 9 a.m. to-day. The Koonockarra leaves here at 2 o'clock ...
Article : 76 wordsJ. T. North, bq., from London. Karmo, ship, from Valparalso. Koonookarra, s.s., from Launceston. Natal Queen, barque, from Port Pirie. ...
Article : 23 wordsLast evening, at about 5 o'clock, the firebell rang out, and the brigade promptly located a blaze at the Catholic Glebe on the Domain. It was found that some ...
Article : 58 wordsDoris, kt., Esperance, for Melbourne. H.J.H., ketch, Esperance, for Melbourne. Helen, barque, Southport, for Oamaru. Iris, barquontine, P. Arthur, for P. Pirle. ...
Article : 41 wordsA special feature is made in "The Tasmanian Mail" this week of the great sheep show held at Campbell Town last week. Splendid half-page photographs ...
Article : 152 wordsWakatipu, s.s., 1,945 tons, J. Graham, for Sydney. Passengers — Saloon: Mesdames Meredith, Hunt, Orpwood, Muddle, Bushby, Weld Thomas, Featherston and child, Best, ...
Article : 64 wordsMr. A. M. Lea, the Government Entomologist, left Launceston by the express yesterday for Hobart. Up to the present no steps have been taken to deal with ...
Article : 84 wordsThe search party at Tullah has failed to find the missing miner Betts. Work on Launceston tramways to be begun at once. ...
Article : 348 wordsFor some time proposals to prevent the adulteration of chaff, which is reported to be prevalent to a serious degree, have been before the Victorian Agricultural ...
Article : 254 wordsLOW HEAD.—Arrived—June 17, 10.50 a.m., Loongana, t.s., from Melbourne. Sailed— June 17, 5.45 p.m., Wakatipu, s.s., for Sydney. ...
Article : 65 wordsMr. R. B. Levien, opne of the Government agents in the East, attended the meeting of the Victorian Chamber of Manufactures on Monday night, and ...
Article : 210 wordsIt appears, telegraphed our Launceston reporter last night, that no time is to be lost in commencing the construction of the tramways in Launceston. To-day ...
Article : 144 wordsArrived.—June 17, 7 a.m., Rotomahana, s.s., from Melbourne. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 18 Jun 1908, Page 4
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