At a meeting of the executive of the Tasmanian Rifle Association yesterday it was decided that as there was no rule regarding the admission of the cadets as ...
Article : 85 wordsThe method of trying officers in the postal service charged with offences under the Civil Service regulations was again touched upon during the proceedings ...
Article : 149 wordsTide table, December 16 (approximate):— High water, 3.30 a.m. and 0.30 p.m.; low water, 9 p.m. Paloona, s.s., left Sydney at 3 p.m. on ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 446 wordsThe American Consul (Mr. H. D. Baker) has written as follows to the AttorneyGeneral:— "I spent an evening a few days ago with Mr. G. W. Knight, the school ...
Article : 354 wordsA long series of thefts was investigated yesterday in the Children's Court at Launceston. Two boys, aged 11 and 9 years respectively, were charged with the ...
Article : 237 wordsThe position of the Labour party in regard to immigration would become ludicrous were it not so utterly and so unutterobly selfish. At times ...
Article : 476 wordsThe Deputy Postmaster-General was further examined by the Postal Commission yesterday upon numerous matters relating to the management and ...
Article : 199 wordsAt a meeting of the Green Ponds Municipal Council, the Warden (Councillor Bisdee) said he would like to ask the opinion of councillors as to forming a ...
Article : 195 wordsFollowing on the mishap to the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Tongariro in the English Channel, the following cable has been received from London:—"Hope to ...
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Advertising : 748 wordsThe subject of Defence is one which seems to be much involved, and on which there is a considerable difference of opinion. On what we may call the ...
Article : 1,284 wordsNeither the s.s. Mainapua nor the s.s. Lottah, from Hobart, had arrived at Strahan when the office closed to-night. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe election of three wardens to serve on the Hobart Marine Board takes place to-morrow between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. The candidates are:—Messrs. ...
Article : 60 wordsThis afternoon the Secretary for Lands (Mr. E. A. Counsel), the Secretary for Mines (Mr. W. H. Wallace), and the engineer-in-chief (Mr. J. Fincham) will ...
Article : 112 wordsThe Mahinapun, due at Strahan yesterday from Hobart, had not arrived up to 10 o'clock last night, having no doubt been delayed by rough weather. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 94 wordsBoth the candidates for the Presidency of the United States pledged themselves to something indefinite in the way of tariff revision, and naturally enough ...
Article : 781 wordsVictoria.—Ranelagh. Reliance.—Port Cygnet, etc. Marana.—New Norfolk Waldemar.—Channel ports, Port Cygnet. ...
Article : 17 wordsThe authorities in India are beginning to realise as they never have before the seriousness and extent of the native disaffection. There has been an ...
Article : 318 wordsWhen the Christmas number of "The Tasmanian Mail" was circulated on Friday it was generally pronounced to be the best publication of the kind ever ...
Article : 175 wordsPyramus, H.M.S., from Sydney. ...
Article : 7 wordsEdward, brig, Port Huon, for Melbourne. Grasmere, bq., Recherche, for Adelaide. Iris, barquentine, P. Arthur for P. Pirie. ...
Article : 26 wordsAn examination of the numerous letters which have reached the Victorian Government offices as a result of the extraordinary statements made in an ...
Article : 220 wordsLoongana, t.s., 2,448 tons, c. su[?]ern, from Melbourne. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames Sullivan, Hamilton, Payne, Ward and 2 children, Perkins, Officer, Strickland, ...
Article : 245 wordsPostal Commission resumed its sitting yesterday. At Mersey Marine Board election yesterday retiring wardens were re-elected. ...
Article : 550 wordsThe white weed has been proclaimed a pest to be eradicated. At the last meeting of the Green Ponds Municipal Council the white weed notice from the ...
Article : 191 wordsJohn William George Simons, who was examined in bankruptcy to-day, gave some particulars of the island cruise of the ketch Wheatsheaf. He was one of a ...
Article : 294 wordsAt a dinner given to the members of the Glenorchy Water Trust last evening on the occasion of the control passing to the Municipal Council, the Warden (Mr. C. ...
Article : 251 wordsArrivals.—Australand, Soldlitz, Rostock, strs., from Australia. Departures.—For Sydney: Frankdale, Offenbach, Gottingen, and Sarpedon, strs. For ...
Article : 47 wordsEight parents of children attending the Abbotsham school (writes our correspondent) waited in a body on the Leven Council the other day to support the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 372 wordsThe Minister for Home Affairs (the Hon. H. Mahon) points out that Mr. G. H. Knibbs (the Commonwealth Statistician) hoped, some time ago, to be in a ...
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Article : 142 wordsSome time ago Engineer-Commander Clarkson was sent to England to draw out specifications for the machinery needed in connection with the small arms ...
Article : 199 wordsIn connection with the forthcoming apple shipments to London, space has been booked in four of the Orient Royal Mail steamers as follows:—Ortona, due ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 16 Dec 1908, Page 4
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