We have received from Mr. E. Dwyer Gray, a member of the press committee of the recent Lnbour Conference at Latrobe, a further letter of great length, ...
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Article : 288 wordsThe passing of the Royal marines and others connected with the naval establishments at Garden island (Sydney), to make way for the staff of the Australian ...
Article : 202 wordsThis week's "Gazette" contains:—Supplemental rolls under Land Valuation Act for the districts of Devonport, Esperance, King Island, Glenorchy, and St. ...
Article : 31 wordsUnited Kingdom, India, China, etc., per Orient line, to-morrow. Australian States, this day, per Marrawah; to-morrow, per Rotomabana; Thursday, per ...
Article : 113 wordsNovember 24 has been gazetted a Public Service holiday at Hobart in connection with Eight Hours Day. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe Groceis' Wages Board meets in Launceston at the Customs House building to-morrow under the chairmanship of Alderman Meagher. The Premier is ...
Article : 54 wordsAfter having been run for a score of years by the Hobart Tramway Co., the Hobart tramway system is being taken over, lock, stock, and barrel, by the City ...
Article : 82 wordsCustoms collections at the port of Hobart for last week were:—Duties, £1,046 9s 10d.; excise, £573 6s. 11d.; miscellaneous, £23 17s. 2d.; total, £1,643 13s. ...
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Advertising : 362 wordsThe new Fertilisers Act comes into force to-day, and is to be strictly enforced by the Department of Agriculture. A number of forms have been received duly ...
Article : 147 wordsSome little time since complaints were made that some of the buildings in the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Launceston were in an unsafe condition. Three ...
Article : 115 wordsThere was a calm yesterday after the storm of Saturday night, as far as the affairs of the Hobart Brick Co. were concerned. However, a ground-swell ...
Article : 80 wordsLast week's shipments of produce from North-West Coast ports to Sydney were generally smaller than those of the preceding week. This was partly due to ...
Article : 204 wordsThe retirement of Mr. McCormick from the onerous position of Engineer-in-Chief of Tasmania was rightly made the occasion yesterday of a demonstration ...
Article : 322 wordsJ. W. Rankin, a shanter employed at the Launceston railway station, while engaged in his occupation last night was caught between the buffers of two trucks, ...
Article : 72 wordsR. Voss.—The depth of water at the entrance and wharves of the chief harbours of Australasia is as follows:— Hobart, 54ft; new pier (1,210ft. long), ...
Article : 136 wordsThe following is a copy of a telegram received yesterday at the office of the Marine Board from the superintendent of Eddystone Point Lighthouse:—"Found ...
Article : 41 wordsAt the last meeting of the Huon Municipal Council a numerously-signed petition was recoivcd from residents of the Castle Forbes Bay district, urging the ...
Article : 198 wordsA bolt occurred in Wellington-street yesterday afternoon between 3 and 4 o'clock, which might have had serious consequences. A horse and cart ...
Article : 215 wordsA very considerable advance was made at the special meeting of the City Council last night towa[?] the desired goal of a Greater Hobart. First of all, ...
Article : 919 wordsThe Unionists at Home seem fated to the championship of lost causes—lost because of the unescapable fact that Democracy is upon us, and that, for ...
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Article : 96 wordsDuring the football match between Port Adelaide and South Adelaide on Saturday some of the barrackers took exception to the umpire's (Mr. S. F. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 86 wordsAdvices from King Island state that owing to the forward season there are 500 cattle ready to be shipped to the Tasmanian and Victorian markets, but ...
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Article : 112 wordsLast month the steamers Loongana and Rotomahana carried 1,981 passengers between Launceston and Melbourne, as compared with 2,676 in May and 2,016 for ...
Article : 67 wordsLaunceston Marine Board. Meeting of Hobart City Council. Overseas Club meeting at Launceston. Accident to a jockey at Launceston. ...
Article : 446 wordsMr. Morgan, who was driving along the Back River-road to church on Sunday evening, accompanied by Mrs. Tighe and Mrs. Harburgh, narrowly escaped a ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 1 Jul 1913, Page 4
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