The Premier of Queensland (Mr. Denham) has stated that he promised the committee of the proposed Brisbane Zoo to place a sum on the Estimates by way ...
Article : 57 wordsThis week's Gazette contains:—Statement of accounts of the Hobart Marine Board for 1911; list of medical practitioners registered in Tasmania for first half ...
Article : 73 wordsTasmania (issued 9 p.m. Monday).—Still cold, cloudy, and unsettled, principally in the west and south. Squally but moderating south-westerly winds. Ocean: Rather ...
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Article : 249 wordsTide table, July 9 (approximate):—High water, midnight; low water, 11 a.m. ...
Article : 14 wordsThe Mayor (Alderman Crisp) referred last night to the proposed purchase of the Hobart tramways by the City Council. He said that the drafting of the ...
Article : 55 wordsPaloona, s.s., 2,771 tons, F. W. Macbeth, from Sydney. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames McLeod, Nichols, Packer, Swalwell and boy, Johnstone, Broad; Misses Langwell, Poulsen, ...
Article : 78 wordsSeveral matters of importance are to be considered at to-day's meeting of the Hobart Marine Board. These include a report from the Wharf Committee re ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 32 wordsThe circumstances surrounding what is known as the Six-Power loan to China are interesting, as showing what are the principles recognised in connection ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 119 wordsEx Paloona, s.s., from Sydney—1,193 pkgs Burgees Bros. Ex Moeraki, s.s., from Melbourne—7 bls printing paper, 1 cs stationery: Davies Bros. ...
Article : 112 wordsThere will be a half-holiday to-morrow at Huonville and Franklin, on the occasion of the opening of the Franklin Townhall. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe "Scientific American" observes that there is what is in its opinion a very stupid bill before Congress, which aims at reducing the appropriation for ...
Article : 130 wordsA post and telephone office is to be opened at Bronte, near Lake St. Clair. The office will be at the residence of Mr. Jas. Rolls, and there will be a weekly mail ...
Article : 46 wordsWimmera, s.s., for Melbourne—1,100 css fruit, 457 css pulp, 250 bgs bark, 1,616ft. timber, 126 bls hops. Burrumbeet, s.s., for Sydney—24,059 css and ...
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Article : 57 wordsSince the Old-age Pensions Act came into force in New Zealand in 1899, 34,751 pensions have been granted. There are at present 14,209 persons in receipt of a ...
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Article : 364 wordsAfter a five-months' cruise in eastern waters, the H.M.S. Cambrian returned to Sydney on Wednesday. She was despatched to the East, together with ...
Article : 151 wordsThe weather and the crops are two items that are claiming attention (writes our Devonport correspondent). June was a wet month, rain falling on half the ...
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Article : 25 wordsThe Premier (Hon. A. E. Solomon) yesterday cabled to the Agent-General, requesting him to heartily congratulate the Australian crew, on behalf of Tasmania, ...
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Article : 708 wordsOur Circular Head correspondent writes:—It should be a good indication of the prosperity of this municipality when it is mentioned that it is hardlly ...
Article : 221 wordsThe following berths have been allotted vessels arriving at Hobart this week:— Paloona, s.s., from Sydney. Queen's pier. Mannganui, s.s., [?]uff, King's pier. ...
Article : 51 wordsThe Walnui, from Hobart, arrived at S[?]rahan at 11 a.m. on Sunday. She left for Melbourne at 6 p.m. yesterday. She is due back at Hobart on the 14th inst., sailing the ...
Article : 100 wordsCity Council meeting. Meeting of Royal Society. Launceston City Council. Meeting of Hobart Fire Brigade Board. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 43 wordsLast week's exports of produce from the N. W. Coast ports to Sydney were, on the whole, larger than the previous week. The high prices ruling for the tuber ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 95 wordsAlderman Meagher reported at yesterday's meeting of the City Council that a most amicable and satisfactory agreement had been arrived at between the ...
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Article : 56 wordsOur Devonport correspondent writes:— "The aftermath of the historic hospital cases is upon those residents whose homes were, unfortunately, ravaged by ...
Article : 191 wordsAlderman Meagher, as chairman of the Public Works Committee, reported to the City Council last night that the committee had met the representatives of ...
Article : 132 wordsAlonnah.—Port Cygnet. Reemore.—South Arm. Marana and Taranna.—New Norfolk Ronnie.—Margate, Brown's River. ...
Article : 18 wordsRotomahana, s.s, 1,777 tons, F. Maitland, for Melbourne. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames Ratcliffe, Wells, Simminco, Peters, Parker, E. Walduck, Neale, Young; Misses ...
Article : 67 wordsThe Customs collections at the Port of Hobart last week were:—Duties, £21,972 5s; excise, £725 10s. 3d.: miscellaneous, £81 17s. 10d. Total, £2,779 12s. 10d. ...
Article : 103 wordsArrived—July 7, Ashridge, s.s., from Newcastle; Suffolk, s.s., from Liverpool. ...
Article : 12 wordsArrived—Hauroto, s.s., from Auckland ...
Article : 9 wordsThe superintendent, in his report to the Fire Brigade Board yesterday, stated that a rearrangement of the telephone numbers had taken place, and the ...
Article : 165 wordsUnited Kingdom, to-morrow. Australian States, this day, via Launceston New Zealand ports, Thursday, per ...
Article : 27 wordsIn connection with the subject of Defence, which is now a very prominent and important one, both in Australia and Europe, there are some rather ...
Article : 1,211 wordsThe man, Arthur Hyde, who was admitted to the General Hospital, Launceston, on Thursday last, suffering from a wound in the throat, died in that institution last ...
Article : 38 wordsThe report which we published yesterday on the crops of the past season cannot be described as satisfactory, for it shows a marked decline in agricultural ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 60 wordsDetective Oakes yesterday morning arrested a young man named Frederick Hughes in connection with the recent burglary at Mr. Giles' jewellers' shop, ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 9 Jul 1912, Page 4
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