At the annual meeting of the Australian Theatrical and Amusement Employers' Federation, held in Hobart, the president (Mr. John Hock) occupied the chair. ...
Article : 177 wordsTrouble has developed during the past few days among the crew of the Commonwealth Government's steamer Co[?], and as a result the vessel is ...
Article : 256 wordsSitting in the High Court jurisidiction to-day, Mr. Justice Star[?] gave his decision on the arguments whether an order nisi for the issue of a writ ...
Article : 474 wordsAt the wool sales to-day [?]rices were unchanged, but withdrawais were again heavy. Prices:—Degrey [?] Kin[?] [?] 52d; Hammerdey [?] New Zealand, [?] 22½d, ...
Article : 62 wordsA meeting of members of the Hobart Comic Opera Company was held in the Massonic-hall on Monday night, Mr. J. C. Gillot presiding. It was moved and ...
Article : 130 wordsDeliveries to-day comprised 700 bags of potatoes and 200 bags chaff. Values of potatoes were a little better than those of yesterday, £12 10s being on offer for good ...
Article : 44 wordsIn the tallow market 1,578 casks were offered and 207 sold, at an average decline of 4s. Meat sold as follows:—Mutton 69s to [?]s. ...
Article : 42 wordsBarley steady English m[?]ting 7s 9d to 8s; Cape 7s to 7s [?]d. Oats, milling Algerian steady 5s 5d to 5s 6d; feed dull, [?]s 2d to 5s [?]d. Maize firm, [?]s 6d. [?] ...
Article : 73 wordsTen truckloads of chaff were on offer at the railway yard yesterday morning, and half of the consignments were sold by pub lic auction, the prices realised ranging from ...
Article : 382 wordsThe quarterly meeting of the Campbell Town Methodist Circuit was held at the school-hall at Ross on Wednesday afternoon, when there was a fair attendance. ...
Article : 255 wordsEggs, new laid 2s 7d to 2s 3d, by the case 2s to 2s 3d; duck eggs new laid [?] 8d; by the case 2s dozen, [?]lour £19 2s 6d ton net cash at mill, 5s ton extra for ...
Article : 137 wordsThe fortnightly meeting of the Hobart General Hospital Board was held in the board room at the Hospital on Friday. Those present were Hon. W. M. ...
Article : 342 wordsMill of[?]al steady, £9 5s for local trade. Oats weak nominal [?] [?]d for parcels of Algerian feed. Barley, practically nothing doing nominal, 7s [?]d to 8s sollers for ...
Article : 81 wordsThe Federal Basic Wage Commission took further evidence to-day. The rent of five-roomed houses in the metropolitan area of Perth, witnesses said, ...
Article : 85 wordsThe wholesale prices in the Western Market to-day were:—Apples, choice and good oating 4s 6d to 7s 6d; inferior 3s to 3s [?]d; choice and good cooking 4s 6d to 7s; ...
Article : 88 wordsThis tent has held a complimentary social to Bros. P. J. Lennane and F. S. Levis in the society's hall, Melville-street. Musical items were given by ...
Article : 135 wordsAt the fat stock sale at the abatto[?]rs yesterday there were 62 cattle and [?]92 sheep and lamba yarded. Although prices were good, they were not up to Monday's rates, ...
Article : 427 wordsPears. Victorian 1[?]s to 19s bushel-case Bananas, Tweed River o[?] [?] 25s to [?] c[?]. Pineapples, Queens 16s to 20s; Ripleys 14s to 16s case. Oranges, Navel to ...
Article : 91 wordsA deadlock was reached to-day in connection with the negotiations between the gas companies and the union for a settlement of the present ...
Article : 118 wordsThe business of the annual conference of the Tasmanian State-school Teachers' Union, which was opened at Devonport on Tuesday, was concluded to-day. Mr. ...
Article : 2,191 wordsThe 25th annual exhibition of the Ta[?] manian Canary, Pigeon, and Cage Bird Society, which was opened at the Mechanics'-institute on Wednesday ...
Article : 132 wordsFor some time past the Criminal Investigation Department in Hobart has been Keenly exercising itself in endeavouring to suppress thefts of cargo ...
Article : 245 wordsThe 10th annual meeting of the Derwent Band took place last week, when the chairman (Mr. Geo. Bennett) presided). The secretary's report, which was read ...
Article : 143 wordsA most successful progressive euchre tournament and dance was held at the Masonic-hall last night, under the auspices of the Lefroy Football Club, this being the second ...
Article : 155 wordsA monthly Y.M.C.A. social was held is the Y M.C.A. rooms, Murray-street, last evening, when the social committe invited members of J. Walch and Sons ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 356 wordsA very enjoyable evening was spent by a large number of people in the Masonic-hall on Monday on the occasion of a [?]chre tournament and dance in connection ...
Article : 173 wordsA meeting of the executive committee was held yesterday afternoon, Mr. Mather presiding, when there were also present Messrs. H. T. Gould, Geo. Smith, P. Ash, ...
Article : 295 wordsBy the courtesy of Mr. G. Cunliffe Owen, the members of the National Theratre Vaudeville Company gave a most enjoyable afternoon's entertrainment in the concert-hall at ...
Article : 183 wordsAt a meeting of the Queenstown Hospital Union Board last night the financial, report showed a debit balance on June 1 of £167 3s. 3d. The revenue for ...
Article : 140 wordsGeo. David Glasser, aged 23, traveller, and Neil Johnson (30), salesman, were charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having been in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 129 wordsIt can be said without exaggeration that no musical event has attracted greater interest and attention in Hobart than the visit of the band of the H.M.S. Renown, ...
Article : 263 wordsAt the July meeting of the Macquarie Water Trust the report from the caretaker at Tooms Lake showed that the lake had risen 8in. during the month of ...
Article : 291 wordsThe grain and produce markets continue dull. Dearth of shipping has caused a serious congestion of chaff in Launceston. Much of this has already been sold to ...
Article : 634 wordsAsked yesterday whether he had any comments to make on the report of the Royal Commission on the negotiations for the purchase of ten locomotives for ...
Article : 337 wordsAt a general meeting of the Derwent Valley sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association held this week full consideration was given to the co-operative ...
Article : 99 wordsCountry visitors who appriciate massed choral singing will, on Wednesday, have an opportunity of hearing 200 choralists render a number of the best known items from ...
Article : 81 wordsSir,—As a subscriber and collector and well-wisher of the fund in aid of renovating and repairing the Roman Catholic Church and residence of Father ...
Article : 227 wordsThe following was the result of the tennis match (A grade), played Saturday:—Maylands v. Fonside, at Mr. Spencer Brownell'e court. Won by ...
Article : 91 wordsAs advertisement in to-day's "Mercury" sats out several rules in connection with the citizens' dance on Monday evening. It is hoped that the large number of guests ...
Article : 135 wordsMore than a little historical interest attaches to the small white-walled building in Liverpool-street, known as Berea, which on Sunday celebrated the 87th ...
Article : 161 wordsHolland is unable to contest the Davis Cup tie, as her players are engaged in their own championships, thus the winners of the Birtish-American tie will ...
Article : 43 wordsSir,—The recent meeting held at Queenstown in the above connection gave an expression of opinion that cannot be [?] aside. The inhabitants of that ...
Article : 107 wordsAfter losing five wickets for [?] Fender and Stevens made a splendid stand for the G[?] in the Gentlemen v. Players match. The [?] are ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 16 Jul 1920, Page 10
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