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Detailed lists, results, guides : 552 wordsTHE Rev. David Rees, of Victoria, has boen on a visit to this colony, and officiated at the Baptist Chapels, Hobart Town and Launceston. Bishop Bromby held a confirmation on the 28th ult. at the Church, Green ...
Article : 245 wordsThere has been much discussion this month on the mail service question. None of these colonies are satisfied with the way in which that service is performed by the Peninsular and Oriental Company,—not Tasmania any ...
Article : 536 wordsIt would afford us unfeigned satisfaction to be able to report everything here in in a highly nourishing condition. But we write with the fear of the public before our eyes, and could not be s[?] ...
Article : 3,996 wordsTHE Board of Education have filled up the vacancy of master at the Upper Goulbnrn-street public school by the appointment of Mr. Reynolds a gentleman lately from England, who was shortly recommended by ...
Article : 246 wordsTHE following is taken from the "Church News," a small monthly publication, the organ of the Church of England in this colony:—"We related last month the steps that had been taken in regard to the charge brought ...
Article : 441 wordsThe chief event of the month has been the arrival of the English and Italian Opera Company, under the management of Mr. W. S. Lyster, who opened his season on the 12th instant. Mr. Lyster's company ...
Article : 622 wordsAt the latter end of last month a bazaar was held in Del Sarte's rooms in aid of St Mary's Catholic Cathedral. The rooms was largely attended and the proceedings were enlivened by music. Numerous sales of the ...
Article : 4,853 wordsNotwithstanding the very dry character of this month,—only January 1841 having a smaller rain-fall of any January in the last twenty-five years—this phenomenon usually so adverse to health at this season of the ...
Article : 2,112 wordsTHE Final quartz crushing companies have done little this month owing to the want of water, and to a determination on the part of the Directors of ther Fingal and Alliance Quartz Crushing Companies to substitute ...
Article : 157 wordsIT is not generally known, we believe, that there is a standing vote by order of the imperial parliament for the supply of two hundred and fifty to two hundred and sixty mon for the scrvice of Tasmania for a period of ...
Article : 308 wordsTHE great event of the month has been the Launceston Champion Cup, which was run on the Launceston course on the 6th inst. The result of this race completely staggered the sagacity of the oldest of our turfites. The ...
Article : 362 wordsIT may interest those of our friends at home, from whom we are expecting a second batch of salmon ova,—Mr. Yo[?] among the rest, and chiefly,—to know that the ponds at the Plenty will be quite ready for its reception ...
Article : 88 wordsTHE Volunteers during the month have been engaged in a series of matches for the prizes allowed by Government for the year 1866. The shooting cnmmonced on the 29th January and concluded on the 31st January. ...
Article : 304 wordsHIS Excellency Colonel Gore Browne has been on a visit to the northern side of the island for the last fortnight, and has not yet returned. He was in Launceston during the Champion race week. ...
Article : 446 wordsA large amount of interest has been devoted during the month to cricket. No less than two intercolonial matches having been played, one in the north and another on the S.T.C. ground. The northern match ...
Article : 386 wordsTHE Town Hall in Macquarie-street is rapidly progressing, under the contract of Mr. Gowland. The lower floors are being laid, the plastering is in due course, and the cornices to the principal rooms are so far advanced ...
Article : 278 wordsTHE only item of interest during the month, in reference to aquatics, has been the New Norfolk regatta, which came off on the 12th inst., and attracted a very large number of our citizens, and strangers resident here. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 21 Feb 1866, Page 3
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