Mr. Gray's farmhouse and all its contents were burned to the ground on Friday afternoon. There were a lot of cheques, besides ...
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Advertising : 863 wordsThe Channel Squadron is being strengthened, and will cruise between Great Britain and Gibraltar, ready to reinforce the Mediterranean or home ...
Article : 459 wordsThe "Standard's" war correspondent at Pretoria says the Boer lines now extend from Belfast" to the Crocodile River, north-west of Pretoria, and ...
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Article : 525 wordsThe Zeehan Racing Club have let a contract for the new pavilion on the racecourse, at a cost of £200. The weather for the last few days has ...
Article : 90 wordsTransfer books of Mount Lyell M. and R. Co. close on the 15th ult. till payment of dividend on 1st October. Call due September 12:—Mount ...
Article : 173 wordsSpeaking at St. Mary's Cathedral at the 11 o'clock service yesterday, Bishop Delany made the following reference to Mr. Best's motion in favour of free and ...
Article : 1,286 wordsAs a result of the fancy fair held in the Albert-hall this week, the committee of the Queen Victoria Hospital for Women will be able to defray the cost of ...
Article : 181 wordsColonel North, August 16. — Main Shaft, No. 3 Level—South drive total, 286 ft., face carries 1ft. milling ore. Stopes producing usual quantity of ore. Lode in ...
Article : 973 wordsThe Kempton Band Ball was a success, and the attendance large, including the Hon. C. E. Davies, M.L.C, and Mr. T. Hodgman, M.H.A., both ...
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Article : 396 wordsThe fourth road race of the season, under the auspices of the Latrobe Cycling Club, was held on Thursday, 23rd inst., over a 9½-miles course, the prizes allotted ...
Article : 260 wordsIn connection with this fatality the Police Commissioner on Saturday received a telegram from Superintendent Hedberg, Strahan, stating that Constable Egan had ...
Article : 185 wordsA meeting of the New Norfolk branch of the Board of Agriculture was held on the 18th inst., when the officers were elected for the ensuing year. ...
Article : 260 wordsConstable T. Egan and Mr. J. Burrowes, of Gormanston, who went to bring the body of J. Larkins from Mount Arrowsmith, had a terrible experience. Snow ...
Article : 325 wordsSIR,—During the discussion last night in the House of Assembly on the Defence vote, the question of the best kind of rifles to be ordered was much ...
Article : 410 wordsRenison Bell. — No. 2 drive now in 10 ft. fiom intersection of lode, which is 14ft. wide, composed of iron pyrites, carrying fair tin; lode, still widening. ...
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Article : 349 wordsSIR,—You kindly printed on 29th March a letter in which, among other points, I strongly advocated that Sunday should be made available for ...
Article : 142 wordsOn Monday evening, 20th inst., we had a visit from Mr. H. J. Colbourn, agricultural expert, and were favoured with a lecture on "Soils and Manures. Mr. W. ...
Article : 171 wordsGold. — Moonlight-cum-Wonder, b 1s 10d, s 2s 3d. New Monarch, b 9d. New Pinafore, s 2s 3d. East Tasmania, b 9d, s 2s. Tasmania, b £6 2s 6d. Amal. West ...
Article : 479 wordsAsk your doctor what soap he recommond for the skin, and he will uphold the opinion of the highest medical authorities on the ski[?]t viz., Dr. Redwood, Ph,D., F.C.S., F.I.C., the ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 27 Aug 1900, Page 3
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