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Mockery


A name given, in an effort to be amusing, to the "The Mercury", Hobart's daily newspaper: I used to work in a newsagency in central Hobart, and regularly people would come in and hand me their money and say "just the Mockery thanks", or "do you have a copy of Saturday's Mockery".

Contributor's comments: The Mockery is also commonly used for the Illawarra Mercury, and I think may have been used by Norman Gunston.