After an adjournment of three weeks the Hobart City Council met again last night at the Council-chambers. Town-hall. There were present the Mayor ...
Article : 916 wordsThe "Trade Supplement" of "The Times" of March 6 has the following:— "Sir John Higgins, chairman of the Australian Central Wool Committee, which ...
Article : 240 wordsA sand blow, which has caused considerable dislocation of traffic has occurred on the road to South Arm near Ralph's Bay Neck. The South Arm near ...
Article : 207 wordsRises. Sets April 25..................... 6.56.. 5.21 THE MOON. h. m. ...
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Advertising : 615 wordsCaptain Matthews's ill-luck adds another to the list of happenings that show how well earned are any prizes that more fortunate men have received ...
Article : 300 wordsFollowing upon the reresentations from the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia to the Premier (Sir Walter Lee) that Monday, April ...
Article : 142 wordsThe Administrator-in-Council has approved of the appointment of the undermentioned as members of the Railway Classification Board, viz.:—Messrs. ...
Article : 246 wordsAt an Executive Council meeting yesterday Mr. E. L. Hall, the Police Magisteate at Launceston, was substituted as chairman of the Bank, Solicitors, and ...
Article : 47 wordsThe cases of infections disease reported to the Department of Public Health during last sweek are as follows:— Hobart: Diphtheria, 3. Launceston: ...
Article : 49 wordsNominations closed yesterday at noon for the seats in the Legislative Council rendered vacant by the periodical retirement of sitting members. The ...
Article : 253 wordsMr. E. J. Burgess, on behalf of the trustees of Burgess's estate, wrote to the Glenorchy Council last week as follows: —"Reverting to the interview this ...
Article : 187 wordsThe decision of the special committee emporered to deal with the restrictions upon water supply to remove them entirely was approved at last night's ...
Article : 256 wordsE. O. Rose.—You would only preiudice your claim by publishing the letter. Better consult a solicitor. "Non-Subscriber."—No space. Address ...
Article : 39 wordsA country conference of considerable interest is that which is being held today at Clunes, a Victoriam town, to discuss how best to assist the ...
Article : 1,380 wordsThere will be a meeting of the Textile Workers' Wages Board at the Public Buildings, Launceston, on Thursday, to consider a determination of wages for the ...
Article : 39 wordsAt the April meeting of the Bothwell Council, Councillors Reid and Edgell brought up a report on the complaints, concerning the Bothwell telephone ...
Article : 274 wordsThe Acting Under Secretary (Mr. Chas. Seager) stated yesterday that Parliament had been further prorogued until June 29. ...
Article : 26 wordsThis week's Government "Gazette" contains:—List of registered surveyors; assessment rolls for the municipalities of Deloraine and Longford; and a number ...
Article : 30 wordsThe programme of events for the visit of the Prince of Wales to Tasmania is, considering all things, very satisfactory. It were, indeed, much to be desired ...
Article : 855 wordsThe return of ordinary traffic on the Hobart municipal tramways for March shows a total of £6,883, as against £5,599 for March, 1919, an increase of £1,284. ...
Article : 114 wordsNominations of candidates for election to the Legislative Council for the districts of Buckingham, South Esk, and Macquarie closed at noon yesterday. Hon ...
Article : 123 wordsThere have been six applications received for the position of Chief Health Officer from medical men resident both within and without the State. It is ...
Article : 80 wordsRepresentatives of the six Australian States will meet in Hobart at Parliament House to-morrow-on the occasion of the Inter-State Conference on Forestry. The ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 101 wordsThe Prime Minister, upon the recommendation of the Central Wool Committee, has issued orders under the War Procautions (Wool and Sheepskins) ...
Article : 134 wordsThe progress of the Queenborough sewerage operations and suggestions for the preposed extensions of the main sewer, were discussed at last night's ...
Article : 446 wordsYet another case of housebreaking in Launceston has been reported. Between 2 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Saturday last, the residence of Mr. C. Vaughan, 17 ...
Article : 176 wordsA youth named Andrew O'Shea, third son of Mr. Thos. O'Shea, met with a serious accident at Macquarie Plains last week. He and his brother were ...
Article : 129 words[?] 1.945 tons. A. Murray, for Sydney. Passengers — Saloon: Mesdames Rose. McPhail. R. J. McKenzie. Dane and child, Blackmain and child. Morgan, Dean, ...
Article : 266 wordsThe Launceston Marine Board yesterday, on the motion of Warden J. C. Newton, M.H.A., seconded by Warden Sadler, M.H.A., unanimously passed a ...
Article : 42 wordsOwing to the absence in Melbourne of the Commissioner (Mr. E. W. Turner) there was no sitting of the Court of Requests at Hobart yesterday. The next ...
Article : 66 wordsThe condition of orchards in the Glenorchy municipality was the subject of a special report presented to the council at their last meeting by their inspector ...
Article : 260 wordsTaking advantage of the visit to Hobart of Major Fulton, J.P., F.R.G.S., organising secretary of the British and Foreign Sailors' Society for Australasia, ...
Article : 253 wordsNewnham handicaps. City Council meeting. Motor launch missing. Legislative Council elections. ...
Article : 257 wordsFor the first time since the passing of the Licensing Act a defendant was charged yesterday at the City Police Court with having, while he was on licensed ...
Article : 87 wordsMarrawah s.s. from Melbourne—23 bgs Oats, 15 bgs flour, 12 bgs salt, 10 bgs sugar, 10 tons manure. 23 [?] barbed wire. TELEGRAPHIC ADVICES. ...
Article : 114 wordsA correspondent writes from Waverley (N.S.W.:—[?]The other evening a large picture of [?]The Flight of Flora MacDonald with Alister MacAlister' fell from ...
Article : 109 wordsDuring the month of February there were 44 deaths in the registered district of Hobart. Of the above, in the city proper, there were 37 deaths, being at the ...
Article : 142 wordsIt was announced by the Minister of Repatriation (Senator Millen) on Saturday, that the Commonwealth Ministry had decided to increase the amount which ...
Article : 80 wordsThe following were the Marine Board collections at the port of Hobart last week,—Wharfage, £29 2s.; harbour dues. 15s. 6d.; quayage, £54 11s. 8d.; ...
Article : 48 wordsAustralian States, per Loongana, due Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, delivery Monday, Wednesday, Friday; per Oonah, due Wednesday, delivery Thursday. ...
Article : 211 wordsThe transactions of the Commonwealth Savings Bank for the week ending April 12 were:£Accounts open, 3,068; deposits, £518,620; withdrawals, £542,697; ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 20 Apr 1920, Page 4
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