The Launceston Marine Board yesterday offered for sale by puboic auction the lease of twelve blocks of the reclaimed land at Town Point, which is ...
Article : 169 wordsA special meeting of the City Council was held last night to consider the question of renting the City-hall shops to the Pepatriation Department. and other ...
Article : 1,528 wordsThe tabulated list of infectious cases reported to the Department of Public Health during the last week shows that not a single case of infectious disease was ...
Article : 83 wordsRises. sets. April 1..................... 6.28... 6.0 April 9........................ 6.57... 5.46 April 17.................. 6.47... 5.33 ...
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Advertising : 534 wordsIn the Practice Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Crisp, another case under the Commonwealth Service and Execution of Process Act was heard, Messrs. ...
Article : 100 wordsAs instancing the decline in freights by Japanese steamers, the "Japan Chronicle" of February 1 states that "it [?]ame as a great surprise that a vessel ...
Article : 150 wordsA start was made yesterday morning to raise the river steamer Star, which was sunk at the end of Queen's pier, as a result of having been struck by the ...
Article : 138 wordsOur New Norfolk correspondent writes: —"About half of the hop grounds will finish picking this week, and it is expected that the season will practically close ...
Article : 93 wordsThe Premier of New South Wales (Mr. Holman), in a speech supporting the Nationalist candidate in the recent Petersham by-election, said the people ...
Article : 315 wordsGeneral election. £62nd casualty list. The Hobart binds. Bricklayers' Wages Board award. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 155 wordsThis week's Government "Gazette" contains:—Statement of accounts of the New Town and Westbury municipalities; Hobart, Alford, Carnarvon, Gladstone, ...
Article : 45 wordsThe Minister of Railways (Hon. W. B. Propsting, C.M.G.) has arranged that candidates at the forthcoming Parliamentary election shall be provided with ...
Article : 92 wordsWe have heard a good deal of graveyards and barials lately, but the paragraph as to the, conveyance of a deceased's peer's corpse from England to ...
Article : 335 wordsAt a meeting of the Hobart Chamber of Commerce yesterday the following resolution, was passed: — "That this Chamber is of opinion that the Federal ...
Article : 104 wordsThe nurses of the Child Welfare Association visited 40 homes during the last week, 17 visits being to new-born infants and 23 to sick and delicate babies. Two ...
Article : 68 wordsLater reports of the attack which was made on Police-Trooper Watson on the Tyenna-Russell-road on Friday night disclose that he had a very ...
Article : 234 wordsAn extraordinary incident, involving a combination of both "snake" and "fish" yarns, but having the merit of being an actual fact, occurred at Chillern (Vic.) ...
Article : 171 words"Clean Sport".—If you are dissatisfied with the decision why not appeal to the controlling body? "Give Them a Chance".—Name not received. ...
Article : 25 wordsMr. A. Needham, who was one of the Demain speakers reported yesterday in "The Mercury," writes to us from Trades-hall to express his sarcastic ...
Article : 1,283 wordsSpeaking at a banquoet of master builders in Newcastle on Thursday, Mr. Loveridge, of Sydney, stated that there was in Sydney Harbour a steamer which ...
Article : 89 wordsThe arrangement made between the Repatriation Board and the City Council for the leasing of the shops on the Collins-street frontage of the City-hall ...
Article : 231 wordsThe Launceston Marine Board has received a letter from the secretary of the Sydney Harbour Trust, notifying that owing to the possible continuance in New ...
Article : 66 wordsThe State Treasurer (Sir Elliott Lewis) left Hobart by last night's train for the North, and will be present with the Premier (Hon. W. H. Lee) and Minister ...
Article : 483 wordsProduce exports from North- West Coast ports last week were only a repetition of the last three shipments, being confined to potatoes, turnips, and apples, ...
Article : 158 wordsWhile the Conference of Allies is still considering the terms of Peace which are to be offered to Germany, and is giving serious attention to problems on ...
Article : 738 wordsThe following were the Marine Board collections at the port of Hobart last week:—Wharfage, £61 13s. 10d.; harbour dues £1 2s. 7d.; quayage, £1 1s. ...
Article : 53 wordsAn application was made by Mr. A. V. Giblin to Mr. Justice Crisp in the Practice Court yesterday for the appointment of a receiver in the estate of a ...
Article : 109 wordsA petition for the liquidation of his affairs has been filed by Richard Cosker, wood contractor, Pa[?]attah, whose liabilities, are estimated at £76 5s., his assets ...
Article : 33 wordsAbout 2.30 yesterday morning a fire occurred at Mr. Geo. Waddell's sawmill, National-park, which was partly destroyed. The heavy rain that fell at the time ...
Article : 38 wordsThe following were the Customs collections at the port of Hobart last week:— Duties, £330 18s. 6d.; excise. £976 4s. 3d.; light dues, £13 2s. 9d.; miscellaneous, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 143 wordsAt the meeting of the Launceston Marine Board yesterday it was decided, on the recommendation of the Harbour Improvements Committee, by seven votes ...
Article : 117 wordsPercival Budd who was found guilty of the murder of Harold Jaques at South Australia last week, maintained a callous demeanour throughout the trial, and was ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 1 Apr 1919, Page 4
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