The following are the Customs returns at Hoba[?]t for the week ending April 18, 1903: — Duties £2,914 19s 8d; whar[?]age £175 6s 7d; light dues £102 2s 3d; pilo[?]ge ...
Article : 281 wordsThe official figures relating to the harvest were much discussed in commercial circles to-day. The returns show 6,345,912 bushels, equal to 170,220 tons; less ...
Article : 352 wordsStanley Viney, aged 13, a son of Mr. Henry Viney, of Latrobe, dislocated his left arm at the elbow to-day, falling off the roof of a shed while playing with ...
Article : 74 wordsThe death is announced at Bendigo of Mr. J.K. Scott, at one time a leading sharebroker. He had lost £100,000 in mining speculations, and at the tiem of ...
Article : 47 words"The Chinese Honeymoon" was performed last night, and proved as hilariously attractive as on its first production. It will be withdrawn to-night, and romantic ...
Article : 34 wordsThe committee appointed by the Victorian Rifle Association to nominate eight marksmen from this State as candidates for places in the team to go to ...
Article : 183 wordsThis is in no respect a variation of "The Forty Thieves," nor does it approach that familiar burlesque in plot or music. It is based, not on Eastern, but ...
Article : 192 wordsMelbourne, April 17. — Fruit quotations:—Grapes 2s to 5s per case; apples, cooking 1s to 3s per case; eating 3s to 5s per case; pears, Napoleons 2s to 2s 6d per ...
Article : 242 wordsG. H. Bundock, a builder, met with death on the railway at Cootamundra to-day. He had tied his horse near the line, and, while rushing across to attend ...
Article : 64 wordsThe following entries have been received for the T.R.C. winter meet at Elwick on May 2:— Maiden Hurdle, 2 miles.—Flemington, ...
Article : 161 wordsThe Colonial Treasurer (Mr. Gardinor) is about to raise locally a loan of £250,000. for which the prospectus will be advertised in a few days. It will probably ...
Article : 114 wordsAnother case of plague is reported. The patient is a middle-aged resident of South Brisbane. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe execution of Ferdinand Maillat, for the murder of an orchardist, is set down for to-morrow. A woman named Renard, who had been living with ...
Article : 50 wordsAn extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the Silver kING Prospecting Association will be held at Hobart on May 11. The Burnie agents of the Magnet S.M. ...
Article : 59 wordsA conference of representatives of Trades and Labour Councils held at Greymouth affirmed the principle of payment of municipal councillors, urged ...
Article : 106 wordsA woman named Janet Orr has been burned to death in a fire at her house. Leonard Cross, second officer, and Gabrielsen, seaman, of the ship Castle ...
Article : 64 wordsEntries for the Tasmanian Trotting Association's meet on the 29th close to-day. There are six trots, of 1½ or 2 miles. ...
Article : 25 wordsCrown Lyell, April 9.— N.W. drive extended 16ft.; total, 645ft. There has been a big disturbance in the country, now very mixed (grey schist and hard ...
Article : 85 wordsMessrs, Chisholm and Co. held a sale of untried horses, and racehorses in training, to-day Bidding was fairly brisk. The highest price was made by the Sydney ...
Article : 93 wordsA deputation, consisting of the four local members of Parliament and a number of prominent citizens, waited on the Minister of Lands (Hon. C. Lyne) this ...
Article : 673 wordsMr. Kirton, M.L.A., who has just been installed chairman of the Ballarat Water Commission, in succession to the late Mr. J. Noble Wilson, had been thought ...
Article : 351 wordsThe Acting Ministr controlling the Northern Territory has received the following telegram from the Government Geologist (Mr. H. L. T. Brown), dated ...
Article : 107 wordsAt the Victorian Horse Bazaar to-day, Gardner was sold to T. Comday for 40 gns., Wilful to J. Stubbs for 32½gns and Voude to J. Gove for 32½gns. ...
Article : 35 wordsOn the 17th and 18th instants four compe[?]tions took place at Hobart and Launceston amongst those members of the Defence Forces of the State who desired to ...
Article : 276 wordsThe extraordinary general meeting called to consider a proposal of amalgamation with the North Lyell Copper Co. was held in the board room of Broken Hill ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 126 wordsAt a meeting of agriculturists last night it was resolved to establish a Chamber of Agriculture to protect the general interests of the producers ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 21 Apr 1903, Page 3
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