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Article : 908 wordsMiss Josie Miles, well-known in musical circles in Hobart, is proceeding to Sydney for a short visit. Yesterday Mr. J. L. Livingston, of ...
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Article : 311 wordsJohn Kenny and Henry Kenny, two miners working in the Long Tunnel mine, Gundagai, had a marvellous escape from death on Saturday while ...
Article : 73 wordsAt Bath on Saturday Schneider beat the half-mile grass truck record, doing the distance in 64 1-5sec. He also won the five mile race with a magnificent ...
Article : 39 wordsThe attention of the Prime Minister (Hon. A. Fisher) was directed to-day to the action of the International Socialist party in Sydney in placing in ...
Article : 128 wordsThe unusual heat which has prevailed of late in England affected a number of lyddite shells stored in the magazine at Portland, and £2,000 worth had to be ...
Article : 42 wordsIn the ladies and gentlemen's doubles for the Eastern Counties lawn tennis championship S. N. Doust, of New South Wales, and Mrs. Lambert ...
Article : 126 wordsThe Postmaster-General (Hon. Josiah Thomas) stated to-day that he had seen the Rev. Father Shaw, who proposed to establish an experimental wireless ...
Article : 101 wordsThe trouble which has been threatening for some time at Glebe Island abattoirs was settled to-day, when agreements were signed by the representatives of the ...
Article : 138 wordsThe position regarding the carters and drivers in Launceston is becoming interesting. As stated in "The Mercury" to-day, the employers informed ...
Article : 484 wordsVery welcome monsoonal rains have fallen over the eastern half of the State and southern districts have had scattered falls. These rains are the best since July, ...
Article : 48 wordsWhilst aeroplaning at Thetford yesterday, Lieutenant Reynolds, of the Army Aviation School, was overtaken by disaster. He had ascended to a ...
Article : 56 wordsLast month members of the Social Democratic League held a demonstration in Trafalgan-square, and demanded the intervention of Sir Edward Grey, ...
Article : 161 wordsThe Mehegan versus Griffin boxing contest has been further postponed to a date to be fixed, on account of wet weather. ...
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Article : 124 wordsIn the Warden's Court to-day, an objection by W. Notman to a mineral lease of five acres being granted to H. D. Marsh was heard. The ground ...
Article : 177 wordsIn the county cricket match between Lancashire and Middlesex, which was concluded at Manchester yesterday, the home team won by 80 runs. ...
Article : 96 wordsOwing to the prevailing drought the annual British Army manœuvres, which were to have taken place next month, have been abandoned. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe coal vend case entered upon its sixty-eighth day of hearing to-day before Mr. Justice Isaacs in the High Court. ...
Article : 103 wordsThe Constituent Assembly in Portugal has passed the Constitutional Bill. The Assembly, by a large majority, adopted the two-Chamber system. ...
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Article : 46 wordsAt a meeting of the committee of the Citizens' Progress Association to-night it was derided to hold a public meeting on Thursday, and to submit a resolution ...
Article : 91 wordsThe Mutual Improvement Society to-night debated the relative power of tongue and pen. After a vigorous discussion, the advocates of the pen secured ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 22 Aug 1911, Page 5
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