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Article : 93 wordsThe PRESIDENT took the chair at 11 a.m. Present—The hons. Graham Berry, S. W. Griffith, J.R. Dickson, Adye Douglas, J. S. Dodds, J. G. Lee Steers, Dr. W. M'Gregor. ...
Article : 2,278 wordsMr. Acting Chief Justice Giblin, who will conduct the business of the Civil and Criminal Sittings at Launceston next week, if well enough, will leave for ...
Article : 692 wordsA meeting of shareholders in the Great Britain Company will be held at the office of Mr. R. H. Price at 8 p.m. to-day for the adoption of rules and regulations. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe many difficulties which have beset the erection of a theatre in Launceston have been at last overcome, and on Monday evening the doors of the now Academy of ...
Article : 1,339 wordsMoonlight.—Jan. 30—I have to report for fortnight ending January 30th that we have finished cutting and timbering the chamber, also finished slabbing and ...
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Article : 451 wordsThe local quotation for tin ore yesterday was 15s 9d per unit. being a rise of 3d per unit on previous quotations. It is expected that this will be increased to 16s ...
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Article : 216 wordsBefore Mr. E. Whitefeld, J.P. INEBRIATES.—Frank Mulhean, Wm. Watson, John Price, Wm. Martin, and Geo, Williams were each fined 5s, or 24 hours' solitary ...
Article : 112 wordsThe Late Mr. Henry Jennings, who died here on Monday of dropsy at the age of 67, was well known among the agriculturists of our district. He was an engineer by ...
Article : 307 wordsThe Secretary of the Launceston Stock Exchange reports the following quotations for Wednesday:—West Chum, s 2s 6d; Florence Nightingale, b 40s, s 43s ; Lefroy, ...
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Article : 177 wordsThe ceremony of dedication and opening the now Masonic Hall, erected by the Lodge of St: George, 353, I.C., took place this afternoon, and was a great success. ...
Article : 271 wordsThe return match was played here to-day between Gould's Country and Moorina Cricket Clubs, which resulted in a win for the visitors by three wickets, the weather ...
Article : 417 wordsAfter a long continuation of fine weather a change has come o'er the spirit of the dream, and instead of complaints about the heat, people are not sorry to sit by the ...
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Article : 157 wordsSIR,—Though not a constant reader of the Sydney Bulletin, thereby possibly losing some words of wisdom, I do occasionally see that paper, of which your correspondent "N.S.W." ...
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Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899), Thu 4 Feb 1886, Page 3
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