Item 3 - The Tasmanian Times dated 8 July 1870

Archibald Lawrence Meston (1890-1951), educationist, historian and anthropologist, was born on 5 June 1890 at Launceston, Tasmania. His most important anthropological work was the discovery and description of the rock carvings at Mount Cameron West in 1933. Another major addition to the study of Tasmanian prehistory was his initiation of large-scale excavation in the shell midden at the South Cave, Rocky Cape. Meston's collection of implements and other Aboriginal relics is now housed in the Museum of Victoria; his library is the property of the City of Launceston. For more information see entry in Australian Dictionary of Biography http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/meston-archibald-lawrence-7563

The newspaper was published from 1867 to 1870 by Donald Macmillan. It was published tri-weekly on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings. It was a single sheet of double demy. It cost 3 shillings for a quarter year or one penny per issue. The newspaper has been digitised and is available on Trove. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/1263