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The Mercury , Friday 28 september 1917, p.6 Loss of Homing Pigeon Action Against Railway Department Burnie, September 27 At the Court of Requests to-day the liability of the Railway Deprtment for overcarrying goods was brought under review. William Billing, a member of the Burnie Homing Society, so...

A newspaper piece regarding Homing Pigeons from The Mercury of 28 February 1910: North Hobart Society.-The above society held a singled out race from Campania on Saturday, for which 14 entries wore received, all starting. The weather, was fine and favourable for homing... The thanks of the society a...

Ross is correct with the identifications. St. George's at Sorell was built in 1825, on a massive scale. It was designed to hold 800 worshippers. By the 1870's, the church had fallen into disrepair, so much so that in 1874 the Bishop of Tasmania declared that "the house of God at Sorell was now in ru...

Some 58 internees were held on Bruny Island by May 1915 - the smallest Australian camp for German internees. There is some background information at http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/dnutting/germanaustralia/e/internment.htm An article in the Mercury of 21 December 1916 claims that the German internees...

It is interesting decyphering signatures on Free Frank covers. Here is one signed by Adye Douglas in 1881, then the Mayor of Launceston, but later Premier of Tasmania. The envelope has some severe ageing on the right. It was used as a bookmark for 127 years. http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u331/2...

The 1d. paid the charge for the return of an empty pigeon cage.

Evidently the TGR maintained a service transporting and releasing homing pigeons at specific points along the railway lines.

John Kerr was appointed Chief Clerk of the Comptroller-General's Office on 13 January 1856.

He is listed in the Statistical Returns of Tasmania as an officer in the service of the Convict Department on 31st December 1857.