A dull monotonous feeling has possession of this market, and both producers and consumers are anxiously watching the present course of events; and in the seeming impossibility of correctly ...
Article : 495 words[Evening News.]—A public meeting is proposed, to discuss the advisability of approving of the action that is being taken to reconstruct the Legislative Council on in elective basis. ...
Article : 131 wordsThe Australian annexe at the South Kensington Exhibition is attracting a considerable amount of attention amongst all persons interested in the colonies, and especially amongst the classes from ...
Article : 3,489 wordsThe Bank rate of discount has been gradually lowering since the date of our last, until, on July 31, the minimum was fixed by the directors at 3½ per cent. reduction in the Bank rate, which on July 31 ...
Article : 4,217 words[Evening News.]—The London correspondent of the Age states that Sir Gavan C. Duffy intends to return to England as soon as he reaches sixty years of age, when he can leave Victoria and still retain ...
Article : 355 wordsThe river continues rising slowly every day, but I am informed that it is at a stand still up above. We have had some smart showers here, which do a great deal of good, the grass had begun to show a dry and ...
Article : 294 wordsWe were able to give, in the Postscript of our last circular, a brief report of the opening prices in this present third series of wool sales, which commenced on the 10th July, and will terminate on the 16th ...
Article : 693 wordsWe regret to announce that an accident of a serious nature happened, yesterday morning, to Mr. Henry Chandler, builder, residing on the Lake Macquarie-road. Mr. Chandler, we learn, was on his ...
Article : 842 words[Herald.]—The Government have received a telegram reporting a new reef discovery at Stapleton Creek, nine miles north of the Adelaide River, and thirty-six miles from Southport. Three prospecting ...
Article : 74 wordsA young woman named Charlotte Willis was before the Coroner's Court, during an inquest upon the dead body of a male infant, yesterday morning, on a charge of having murdered the child. Evidence was given ...
Article : 858 words"THE CRITIC."—The first number of The Critic, a weekly journal "specially devoted to the encouragement of Australian literature, science and art," has reached us. The aim and object of this publication ...
Article : 2,540 wordsLATE FROSTS.—Notwithstanding the very warm and pleasant weather that has prevailed in the day time throughout the past fortnight, some evenings and mornings have been very chilly and cold, and ...
Article : 487 wordsOn the 19th there was immense excitement in Wall-street. The failure of the banking firm of Jay, Cooke, and Co. was followed by a commercial panic. Messrs. Fisk, Hatch, and Co., and fourteen other firms ...
Article : 199 wordsOn Saturday afternoon, while Mrs. Pounteny was on her way home, she was thrown from the horse she was riding, and had two of her fingers broken, besides which she received a severe shock to her ...
Article : 206 wordsThe wheat market is steady. Adelaide wheat is quoted at 70s, and Tasmanian at 69s. Copper 13 firm at £93 to £94. The tin market is quiet. Straits slab is worth £126 ...
Article : 38 wordsSir Robert Ramsay Mackenzie (formerly Treasurer of Queensland), died yesterday. He had for some time been in delicate health, and was about to proceed to a warmer climate when his illness proved ...
Article : 114 wordsThe Assembly has negatived Captain Onslow's motion for inquiry into the railway department. The full court has decided that Bowman's judgment against the Newcastle Coal and Copper ...
Article : 66 wordsIf there be any one subject, which more than all others engages public attention at present, it is the extraordinary dullness of trade at a season of the year when some degree of activity is usually looked ...
Article : 409 wordsSept. 22.—Thomas John Barnes, of Shellharbour, storekeeper. Liabilities, £428 3s. 11d., of which £41 is secured. Assets, £110 Mr. Humphery, official assignee. ...
Article : 24 wordsAmerican panic being felt in Europe. Treasurer buying bonds at par in gold. The British troops are commencing to make a road to the Ashantee capital. ...
Article : 73 wordsTHF LATE BUGGY ACCIDENT.—The numerous friends of our respected townsman, Mr. John Browne, of Macquarie Place, will be pleased to learn that Mr. Browne is now convalescent and rapidly ...
Article : 335 wordsSIR, In the interests of humanity, and more especially of the townspeople, I wish to draw the attention of that august body, the Corporation, to the following disgraceful affair. At the foot of ...
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Advertising : 76 wordsTIMBER.—As a proof of the superior quality of the timber in our district for ship building purposes, we may mention that last week Mr. Wadley procured a kelson 90 feet long, perfectly straight and ...
Article : 420 wordsThe lambing has progressed very satisfactorily as yet, the flocks averaging from ninety-six to ninety-eight per cent. The weather has been seasonable and favourable; ...
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