The celebration of New Year's Eve in Hobart, as in most English-speaking communities, is far less marked by general conviviality ad rejoicing than ...
Article : 659 wordsA reduction of a halfpenny has taken place in the price of bread at Launceston, but no reduction has been made in Hobart. The reason of this is stated to ...
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Advertising : 389 wordsKaritane, s.s., Port Huon to Adelaide— 250,000ft. timber. Palermo, s.s., (P. and O. line), which comes to Hobart to load wool for London about ...
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Article : 110 wordsIt seems that the officials.in some of the larger post offices have had both the time and inclination to count the number of the letters and other postal articles ...
Article : 194 words"Visitors continue to arrive," said the secretary of the Tourists' Bureau, when a representative of "The Mercury" called yesterday. "On Monday, as many as ...
Article : 387 wordsIt is customary for all cabs to be inspected annually by the Mayor prior to the renewing of licences. An inspection was held before Christmas, and ...
Article : 124 wordsThe Mahinapus, from Hobart, arrived at Strahan at 9.6 a.m. yesterday. She cleared Macquarie Heads for Launceston at 5.30 p.m. The Moonah leaves Hobart for East Coast ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 391 wordsCarln, bgtine, from Port Pirie. Helen, bq., from Port Porie. Natal Queen, bq., from Adelaide. Relic, sch., from Melbourne. ...
Article : 29 wordsA deputation from the Bellerive Town Board and the local branch of the A.N.A. yesterday waited on the Minister for Home Affairs (Senator Keating), and ...
Article : 223 wordsLaira, bq., P. Eeperance, for N. Zealand. Mataura, Nor. bq., Southport for Europe. Ocean, ship Esperance, for Singapore. Zephyr, bqline, P. Esperance, for P. Pirle. ...
Article : 27 wordsLoongana, t.s., 2,448 tons, C. Suffern, from Melbourne: Passengers:—Saloon: Mesdames Golman, McGregor, Stewart Mountain and child, Thomson, Morrison, Francis, Nathan, ...
Article : 244 wordsThe senior clerk in the works branch of the Department of Home Affairs, Mr. J. S. Murdech, yesterday returned from Launceston to Melbourne. Before ...
Article : 221 wordsA two days' sports meeting was commenced yesterday at Burnie. New South Wales team bowlers arrived at Launceston, en route for Hobart. ...
Article : 363 wordsNew Year without a watch-night service would seem as no New Year in lands to which the faith of Christianity has spread. And though we in ...
Article : 187 wordsA special effort is being made by the Victorian Government to make a comprehensive and fitting display at the Franco-British Exhibition, to be held in London ...
Article : 118 wordsContinuing our notice of the progress of New Zealand during the last fifty years, we find some rather remarkable figures set forth, showing how many ...
Article : 434 wordsAustralian statesmanship (writes our Franklin correspondent) has devised the new protection to ensure a good thing for the man in the workshop. To the ...
Article : 150 wordsLoongana, t.s., 2,448 tons, C. Suffern, for Melbourne. Passengers:—Saloon: Mesdames Wilton, Dean, Hamilton, Coghlan, Chipperfield Colien, White, Wall, Hoskins, Mason, ...
Article : 200 wordsThe torpedo boats. Countess of Hopetoun and Childers, arrived at Devonport frem Melbourne yesterday morning, and berthed at the East Devonport pier. They ...
Article : 48 wordsThe streets to-night are crowded with people "seeing the old year out and the new year in," but the crowd [?] a quiet and orderly one. At midnight ...
Article : 58 wordsThe question of the giving of Christmas boxes is a serious one for London grocers, seeing that in London alone it is estimated that 10,000 retail grocers ...
Article : 229 wordsThe death is announced at St. Kilda, Victoria, of Mr. Amss Hellicar, who was for many years manager of the Launceston branch of the Bank of ...
Article : 303 wordsLOW HEAD.—Arrived—December 31, 5.40 a.m., Loongana, t.s., from Melbourne. Sailed December 31, 0.15 p.m., Wakatlpu, s.s., for Sydney; 5.30 p.m., Loongnna, t.s., for ...
Article : 64 wordsUp to a late hour to- rright there were no tidings of the yacht Ellida, which was engaged in the ocean yacht race from Port Phillip ...
Article : 194 wordsSailed.—December 31, 3.20 p.m., Oonah, s.s., for Devonport. ...
Article : 18 wordsArrivals.—Salamis, s.s., from Fremantls; Nalrnshire, s.s., from Adelaide; Kratos, s.s., from Port Pirie; Englecrag, bq., from Melbourne; Ernest Reyer, bq., from Port ...
Article : 68 words"Knowledge comes, but Wisdom lingers," seems to be an excellent motto for the New Year, not only the present one, but for each New Year, which brings ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 221 wordsAn interesting reference to the Suez Canal was made in a recent speech by Sir Joseph Ward, the New Zealand Premier (writes the Dunedin correspondent ...
Article : 251 wordsOur Devonport correspondent writes:— The year 1907 has been comewhat uneventful for North-West farmers. In the produce line our farmers were blessed ...
Article : 197 wordsThe patriotic Australian must be filled with amazed disgust if he has followed with even moderate attention the incidents of the Wallace Divorce Case in ...
Article : 728 wordsAn Association of Women in Sydney has [?]ut before the Government of that State certain proposals for the training of girls to domestic duties, and the ...
Article : 339 wordsMr. A. Moses, a member of the Victorian Rowing Association, who is at present in Tasmania, expresses a hope that a union on the rowing men in ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 1 Jan 1908, Page 4
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