SIR—I was surprised not to find in your last issue any notice of the waterspouts seen off the count here on the 20th inst, and in order that the occurrence of such a phenomenon may not go altogether unchronicled, I now ...
Article : 663 wordsIt is to be distinctly understood that we do not identify ourselves with the opinions of gentlemen availing themselves of the opportunity of advocating their views in this department of our journal: nor can we undertake to insert any ...
Article : 66 words[There is a beautiful rill in Barbary received into a large basin, which bears a name signifying "Drink and away!" from the great danger of meeting with rogues and assassins.] ...
Article : 250 wordsWhilst some half hundred well intentioned gentlemen ate mournfully deploring the state of our roads, and sugesting the propriety of authorising a sort, of blank cheque for Dr Murphy and his ...
Article : 548 wordsSIR—A month having been allowed to pass away without any reference being male to this question, I had concluded that your correspondents, "S." and "Acastus," had resolved to let the matter rest. However, on looking ...
Article : 1,283 wordsThe fourth monthly meeting of this association was held at the Royal Hotel yesterday evening. The Governor General presided. His Excellency brought with him a model of a new description of ...
Article : 565 wordsSIR—During the past week, I have had several opportunities of hearing "Justitia's" letter of 27th April brought into question, and I find the prevailing opinion respecting it is—that it is somewhat "too h[?]sh." Some ...
Article : 471 wordsThe sympathies of the inhabitants of Wellington were most painfully excited on Sunday last on the arrival in our harbor of the Ann Wilson, a vessel of the Black Ball Line, under engagement with ...
Article : 1,225 wordsA BRROWED COUNT[?]NANCE—A Gascon once demanding his salary from the Minister of War, declared that he was in danger of dying with hunger. The minister, who saw that his visage was fall ruddy, told him that his ...
Article : 820 wordsSir—In your issue of to-day appears a letter signed "Justitia," in which there is a slanderous allusion to the Wesleyans of this district, of whom I am a minister. And, without attempting a severe criticism on several ...
Article : 518 words"We gladly step a little out of our customary path, to record the cradle-life of what we believe will yet prove a giant branch of industry and wealth in this colony, and with which, the name of ...
Article : 1,233 wordsSIR—Perceiving several letters which have appeared in your paper lately, in reference to the wearing of the beard, I think that your correspondents, whoever they may be, are very deficient of that commodity—common ...
Article : 268 wordsTime was-when girls their bonnets wore Projecting half a yard before; When beauty was thus hidden deep 'Twas something e'en to get a peep ...
Article : 90 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW : 1856 - 1950), Mon 11 May 1857, Page 1
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: