The Legislative Council met yesterday evening after the adjournment. The recently-elected member for Tamer, Mr. Collins, made the customary ...
Article : 442 wordsThe weather at Launecstion continued very rough on Wednesday night, a southwest gale prevailing, with frequent rain squalls. In the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. ...
Article : 93 wordsA paragraph in yesterday's "Mercury" stated that the searcity of agricultural time had been discussed at a meeting of East Tamar farmers. Farmers and ...
Article : 109 wordsh m. s. October 23... Last quarter... 8 53 0 a.m. October 30... New moon...... 12 29 12 a.m. TIDE TABLE. ...
Article : 1,653 wordsLoongana, t.s., 2,448 tons, J. F. Brown from Melbourne. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdames R. Brown and 2 children, G. Wilson and Infant, Wilson, G. Smith. C. Paul, M. ...
Article : 386 wordsSeveral passengers were refused permission to land at Hebart yesterday, upon the arrival of the steamer Warrimoo from New Zealand, owing to the fact ...
Article : 70 wordsRegarding the dispute between the Commonwealth and the New South Wales State authorities over the ownership of Admiralty House, Sydney, the Premier ...
Article : 117 wordsFollowing upon the determination of the P. and O. Company to withdraw their mail steamers from the New Zealand trade, notification of which has already ...
Article : 120 wordsWith a view to simplifying the management of his department, the Postmaster-General (Mr. Wynne) has before him a suggestion that the Commonwealth ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 71 wordsA large motor bus travelling between St. Helens and St. Marys, on Wednesday fell into about 15ft [?] of water at the punt crossing of the Seamander River. ...
Article : 221 wordsThe appearance of a couple of slashed skirts nearly caused a riot in George-street, Sydney, on Monday. Just before the time at which the lunch hour crowd ...
Article : 233 wordsLoongana delayed. Home Mission Union demonstration at the Town-hall. American boys entertained by Sir ...
Article : 293 wordsUnited Kingdom. India, China, per Orient line. Wednesday. South Africa, per Corinthic, Wednesday. Australian States, this day, per Mannganui ...
Article : 114 wordsMessrs, A. G. Webb and Co. report having sold by auction the block of land at the corner of High and Bathurst streets, New Norfolk, 94ft. by 264ft., ...
Article : 48 wordsIn a letter to a Melbourne friend, Mr. C. Martin, formerly Inspector of Factories in Victoria, who has been making an extended tour in Europe, refers to a ...
Article : 859 wordsThe steamer Loongana suffered a detention ot nearly three hours in her arrival at Launceston from Melbourne yesterday, not berthing at the wharf until 11.45 a.m. ...
Article : 265 wordsIn announcing that the Scottish regiments ot Australia were new definitely to retain the kilt, the Minister of Defence (Senato Millen) stated on Tuesday that ...
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Advertising : 742 wordsWe do not know that much good is likely to be done by recrimination as to responsibility, for the past in State railway construction or non-construction. ...
Article : 294 wordsThe aborigines of the Norther Territory of Australia had umbrellas many generations before the eighteenth century girl introduced them into Europe. On ...
Article : 224 wordsAn explosive called "Sabulite" has been added by the Governor in Council to the list of explosives. The material is defined as follows: "Sabulite consists in every ...
Article : 89 wordsMr. Barker has withdrawn his motion for a Royal Commission on the timber resources of the State, the Premier having signified that the Government is ...
Article : 1,093 wordsThe Warden of the Sorell municipality had some remarks to make about the condition of the roads in that municipality at the last meeting of the council. ...
Article : 101 wordsThe State Treasurer (Mr. Watt) delivered his Budget Speech to-day. The State revenue last year was £10,263,080, and the expenditure £10,184,671, leaving a surptus ...
Article : 579 wordsOur Sydney correspondent writes: — "Statements have been made occasionally that the kangaroo, owing to the progress of closer settlement and the ...
Article : 209 wordsThe position of Friendly Societies in a modern civilised community is well established and important. They, with the Sayings Banks, constitute,the measure of the ...
Article : 247 wordsThe account of the doings of the Department of Lands contained in the annual report tabled last night in the House of Assembly is deseryving of close ...
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Advertising : 287 wordsThe Divorce Court cannot be moved to action upon mere rumour, even to [?]atisty the [?]uples of a petitioner who, having married again in the belief that ...
Article : 142 wordsThe illustrations in this week's "Tasmanian Ma[?] include pictures of the Longford show, Atheræum Club's motor outing in the Derwent Valley, several ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Fri 17 Oct 1913, Page 4
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