Mention was made in yesterday's "Mercury" of the request made to the firm of Messrs. W. G. Gibson Ltd. by the secretaries of the Carters' and Drivers' ...
Article : 151 wordsNews has reached the Commissioner of Railways of the timely act of a man at Torrens Creek, on the Northern railway which saved two trains from destruction, ...
Article : 330 wordsThere are some excellent illustrations in this week's "Tasmanian Mail." Subscribers will find a page of views of the Midland Jockey Club's races at Oatlands ...
Article : 146 wordsFebruary 28...... Last quarter... 7 15 24 a.m THE TIDES. Tide table February 27 (approximate):— High water, 12.30 a.m. and 12.15 p.m.; low ...
Article : 1,879 wordsShortly before 1 o'clock yesterday the Hobart Fire Brigade received a call to the Empire Hotel, Elizabeth-street. The shingle roof was on fire, caused by sparks ...
Article : 125 wordsA track to the Wombat mine in the Corinna district has recently been applied for, and a favourable report having been received, the work has been ...
Article : 45 wordsOonah, s.s., 1,757 tons, W. Madden from Melbourne. Passengers:—Saloon: Mesdames J. Wear, Nicholson, Terrill. E. Grimwade. McAtlay: Misses M. Connor. Caddage, ...
Article : 160 wordsIn response to a request from the produce merchants of Devonport and Burnie, which has also been endorsed by the Launceston merchanst, it has been ...
Article : 60 wordsApplication was recently made to the Public Works Department for the erection of a shed on the jetty at Castle Forbes Bay, Huon, in order to provide ...
Article : 85 wordsThe P. and O. Co.'s mail steamer Mongolia, with the English mail of January 31, arrived at Fremantle on Tuesday, and is due at Adelaide on Saturday, when the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 96 wordsIt was with no little degree of satisfaction (says the "Ago") that Sir Samuel Gillott, chairman of the public works committee of the City Council, was able ...
Article : 158 wordsOonah. s.s., 1,757 tons. W. Madden, from Melbourne, via Burnie. Passengers:—Saloon Mesdames Applegate, lamer and 2 children, Rac; Misses Collison, Edwards, Parker. ...
Article : 133 wordsIt has transpired that the steamers Westmeath (8,096 tons), Limerick (6,827 tons), Roscommon (7,368 tons), and Tyrone (6,664 tons), which were disposed of some ...
Article : 219 words"Hospital Day" (no longer Hospital Saturday) comes round again to-morrow, and active preparations are being made for it. To-morrow will see the helpers full of ...
Article : 336 words"Tasma" (Hobart).—The Sphinx Rock is situated on the slopes of Mount Wellington, about half a mile to the northward of the Springs, and at a ...
Article : 77 wordsThe English-Cape mail steamers continue to land passengers at Hobart for transhipment to the other States. The Ruahine, which arrived at Hobart last ...
Article : 95 wordsUnited Kingdom Wednesday next. South Africa, delivered thsi morning. Australian States, this day, per Oonah; to-morrow per Maunganui and Otway. ...
Article : 118 wordsHospital Day arrangements. Meeting of Public Library committee. half-yearly meeting of henison Bell Co. Minister of Lands' North-Western tour. ...
Article : 432 wordsThe report of the New South Wales Government Statistician on the vital statistics of the metropolis for the month of Jannary show that the births ...
Article : 271 wordsThe Agent-General, Sir John McCall, will spend a few days in Hobart shortly. He will be entertained at a public banquet in Launceston on the 10th March, ...
Article : 598 wordsThe outery of "Anti-Combine" against the proposed further rise in the price of milk in Hobart—to the outrageous price of sixpence a quart—will ...
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Advertising : 654 wordsThe proceedings relative to the eviction of the Governor-General (Lord Denman) from Government House were continued to-day, before a special ...
Article : 131 wordsMr. R. Boyd, of Lisle-road, had a narrow escape from being burned out on Sunday, Jus after dinner the family were out watching a large tree burning. On ...
Article : 72 wordsUnder the direction of the Minister for Home Affairs, the principal features of the Federal Electoral Act and regulations were recently embedied in a pamphlet ...
Article : 125 wordsThe supreme effort that was made by the recent annual Labour conference to prevent the deliberations of its delegates getting any publicity in the daily press ...
Article : 227 wordsSome heavy penalties have been imposed lately on men who have made a business of betting on the results of football matches in England and the ...
Article : 379 wordsMr. P. J. Perry, of Longford, has been offered the chairmanship of the Closer Settlement Board. He is regarded as having special qualifications for this ...
Article : 97 wordsThe "Chairman Branch League" who writes us on the subject of "Tipping" raises a question which has often been raised before, and as often settled in ...
Article : 825 wordsThe regulation in respect to the transmission of newspapers by the long sea route does not appear to be generally understood, as a large percentage of such ...
Article : 144 wordsThe Minister of lands and Works (Hon E. Mulcahy) spent a busy day here. He met the wardens of the Mersay Marine Board during the morning, when a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 36 wordsThe timber industry, as it stands, is of great importance to Tasmania, involving the investment of some hundreds of thousands of pounds of capital, and ...
Article : 714 wordsSome time before the end of the year— exactly when is not stated—the Federal Treasurer hopes to have the first supply of the new nickel pennies ready for ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 27 Feb 1913, Page 4
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