While assisting to load timber on the steamer Sealark at Burnie yesterday afternoon. William Chandler was knocked off the edge of the wharf into the ...
Article : 62 wordsThe retirement through effluxion of time of Alderman J. G. Shield, R. D. Lord, W. M. Williams, and J. Soundy, and the resignation of Alderman ...
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Advertising : 541 wordsThe other day an American visitor now in Melbourne expressed surprise at the number of undesirables from America who had found their way to ...
Article : 119 wordsThe Annual Election of Aldermen of the City Council will take place on Thursday, and the ratepayers will have a choice of candidates. Alderman ...
Article : 218 wordsRises. Sets December 9.................. 4.28... 7.37 December 17.................. 4.29... 7.43 December 25.................. 4.33... 7.48 ...
Article : 1,165 wordsThe Hamilton Municipal Council is entering whole-heartedly into the scheme outlined by the Chief Health Officer for the extension of the bush nursing scheme ...
Article : 95 wordsThe new syllabus of training of senior cadets now being introduced makes special provision for mental and moral training. It is regarded by the staff ...
Article : 294 wordsMiss Ella Heazlewood, who was badly burned at Hagley on Saturday succumbed to her injuries at about 2 a.m. yesterday. It appears that she was putting ...
Article : 148 wordsNow that the Government has reviewed Mr. Justice Ewing's sentence upon Trooper Smith, and reduced it to precisely the punishment which nine out ...
Article : 382 wordsIn conjunction with the aldermani[?] election a local option poll is also to be taken on Thursday, under the provisions of the Licensing Act. The options ...
Article : 145 wordsThe following cases of infectious disease were reported to the Department of Public Health during the week ended Saturday last:—Hobart: Phthisis, [?] ...
Article : 45 wordsFurther evidence relating to the death of Godfrey Bernard Mathews, who was found in an unconscious condition of the foot of the stairs at the ...
Article : 107 wordsJudging from statistics contained in the Official Year Book of Australia, the "bride of eighteen summers" would appear to be almost a myth, as far as the ...
Article : 106 wordsNominations for the forthcoming Launceston Marine Board and Municipal Council elections closed to-day as follows:— Marine Board[?] Lawrie A[?]ra, Alex. T. ...
Article : 81 words"Truth."—As the matter is disposed of further letters on that aspect of it are useless. "Interested."—No space. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe Cunard liner Port Nicholson, from London, arrived at Hobart yesterday, making three vessels of this company berthed at the wharves, the others being ...
Article : 162 wordsThis week's Government "Gazette" contains:—Assessment rolls for the municipalities of Beaconsfield and Waratah, supplemental valuation roll for the ...
Article : 43 wordsThe conference of health inspectors of the State should be useful to the inspectors themselves and in directing public attention to some of the weak ...
Article : 1,166 wordsMr. Justice Pring to-day [?]rd the [?] of the evidence in connection with his inquiry under Royal Commission as to whether members of the Ministry or ...
Article : 166 wordsUnder the system inaugurated not very long ago, while the Hobart Municipal year ends in June the period for which the Mayor and the Aldermen are ...
Article : 866 wordsMr. J. W. Mundy left Launceston for Beaconsfield on Saturday afternoon with a car containing eight or nine passengers, and a considerable amount of ...
Article : 200 wordsIt is expected that the Parliamentary session will finish this week. Both Houses will meet at 7.30 to-night. In the Legislative Council the following bills will be ...
Article : 80 wordsA telegram from Mitchell (Q.) to the Melbourne "Herald" reports the death at Bollon of an elderly woman named Agnes Nelson. Her decease has brought to light ...
Article : 173 wordsAt the instance of the general secretary of the Australian Workers' Union the mining companies in Tasmania, other than the Mount Lyell Co., have ...
Article : 242 wordsThe Christmas vacation for the Stateschools will begin on Wednesday. December 22. The schools will reopen on Monday, January 24. ...
Article : 27 wordsAt a meeting of the Southern branch of the Tasmanian Jewellers' association last evening it was resolved to adopt the recommendation of the Tasmanian ...
Article : 127 wordsThe Premier (Sir Walter Lee) was yesterday asked by a "Mercury" representative whether he had any comment to make on the action of the members of ...
Article : 269 wordsThe accounts of the Inter-State Central Committee established in 1918 for the control of shipping, are published in the Auditor-General's report, which was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 116 wordsAt the valedictory meeting of the Hobart City Council yesterday, correspondence was received from the secretary of the Enginedrivers' and Firemen's ...
Article : 93 wordsConsideration of the methods by which it was hoped that a reduction might be brought about in the prices of commodities was resumed at the Trades-hall ...
Article : 294 wordsConsiderable indignation is being shown by certain licensed victu[?]ers in Hobart consequent upon their supply being stopped by breweries for alleged ...
Article : 140 wordsThe report of the Child Welfare Association shows that 54 visits were paid by the nurses last week, as follows:— Visits to new-born infants, 23; return ...
Article : 108 wordsIt appears doubtful whether the American lawn tennis team to play for the Davis Cup will visit Australia to carry out the programme of matches arranged ...
Article : 235 wordsMarrawah, s.s., from Melbourne—25 bgs oats, 13 bgs horseshoes, 10 bgs cement, 5 bgs sugar, 17 csks do., 20 [?] drapery, 3 [?] kerosene, 56 css benzine, 10 [?] corn ...
Article : 255 wordsAt the request of the Premier (Sir Walter Lee) the University Council recently appointed a special committee consisting of the Bishop of Tasmania (Dr. Hay), the ...
Article : 184 wordsThe Warden of Hamilton (Councillor W. H. Dixon, M.H.A.) announced at yesterday's meeting of the council that Councillor Triffitt had met with a serious ...
Article : 117 wordsSupreme Court. Hobart's water supply. Gorge drowning fatality. Wages claims of Tasmanian minors. ...
Article : 370 wordsThe Committee of the Whole Council yesterday dealt finally with the applications for the position of manager of the tramways, rendered vacant by the death ...
Article : 70 wordsThe Commonwealth dairy expert (Mr. O'Callaghan) has been visiting West Australia to confer with the Government regarding the arrangements for ...
Article : 58 wordsFrederick Howard Roberts, carrier, Cromwell-street, Collingwood, was charged at the Collingwood Police Court last week with having in his actual ...
Article : 227 wordsThe Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia at the Sydney cricket ground was not resumed to-day. Heavy rain ...
Article : 138 wordsDuring last week 2,104 boxes of butter were placed in the Launceston and Burnie cool stores to the credit of the Imperial contract. This is an improvement on the ...
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Advertising : 66 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 313 wordsMr. Justice Ewing was asked yesterday if he had any comment to make regarding the reduction of Trooper Smith's sentence, and replied that he had not. He ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 7 Dec 1920, Page 4
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