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Article : 147 wordsThe good colonist, who has been used to look to Great Britain for political examples, finds himself much puzzled at the present time. He remembers ...
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Article : 111 wordsWhen Mr. W. J. Skewes (Commonwealth inspector) was in the Northern Territory recently he discussed with the Government employees the dsirableness ...
Article : 166 wordsTasmania (issued 9 p.m. Wednesday). Cold, cloudy, and showery, with squally westerly winds and gales on the coast, Some hall and snow on the highlands. Rough ...
Article : 198 wordsThe water supply of Launceston was cut off for a couple of hours yesterday morning, in consequence of a break in a 15in. main. The break occurred at the ...
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Article : 79 wordsA resident of West Hobart, who was passing along Landowne-crescent shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning, was surprised to see a man standing ...
Article : 154 wordsA large and representative meeting of ratepayers of Queenborough decided last night, by a practically unanimous vote, that it is desirable to have a ...
Article : 313 wordsThe date of the sailling of the s.s., Toror (which is running in place of the s.s. Wainui) from Hobart for Strahan, originally fixe for Tuesday next, has been altered, and tac ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 227 wordsThe Acting Government Statistician of New South Wales (Mr. H. A. Smith) states that the mortality rate of New South Wales during the last 50 years has ...
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Article : 125 wordsMr. Smith says that at all ages the, New South Wales death-rate largely decreased during the past 50 years, slowly for the first 30 years, and rapidly during ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 8 Aug 1912, Page 4
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