The Hanly Drainage Works Bill and the Potts Hill Storage Reservoir Bill were both read the second time, passed through committee without amendment, and the third readings fixed for the following day. ...
Article : 2,158 wordsRAILWAY MATTERS.—Our member, Mr. Travers Jones, with the object of promoting the interests of his constituents, has obtained a promise from the Railway Commissioners that they will visit the ...
Article : 441 wordsTHE WEATHER is still magnificent; and our winter-spring (if it may be so termed), is making things look up wonderfully. Nothing could look more promising than our Bathurst Plains at present ...
Article : 468 wordsPUBLIC SCHOOL.—Mr. Gostello, the clerk of works for the Department of Public Instruction, inspected the new public school building, and expressed himself as highly pleased with the satisfactory manner ...
Article : 672 wordsTHE WEATHER.—It has been fine hore for the last few days; but there is every appearance of more rain at pretent. The river has risen a little; but Bundarra reports 4ft 6in of a rise. ...
Article : 190 wordsTHE UNEMPLOYED.—The proverbial dulness of the times has been enlivened during the woek by a mild agitation on behalf of the unemployed, who are alleged to be assembling in considerable force in the ...
Article : 289 wordsBright's speeches would be found wanting if they were studied from the purely literary point of view. But they abound in glorious passages. The words are so powerful, and the thoughts so simple, yet so ...
Article : 283 wordsA SERIOUS ACCIDENT happened to Mr. C. Tasker a few miles from town on Monday last. After shooting a parrot he proccedod to pick it up. His son took up the gun—a breech-loader, a class of ...
Article : 392 wordsTHE SHOW.—A special meeting of the members of the Cobar Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held on Wednesday last in Wright's Cobar Hotel. Mr. P. Oakden, presidont, occupied the chair. ...
Article : 301 wordsA NEW TOWN.—Since I last wrote we have become a township in very deed—a surveyed township, too, with all lots, 151 in number, sold. THE NUMBER OF PLOUGHS going all last month ...
Article : 249 wordsIn Sir Charlea Russell's distinguished career journalists have special reason to be interested. Eldest son of the late Mr. A. Russell, of Seafield House, County Down, this eminent Irishman, like ...
Article : 318 wordsSEASONABLE.—Another charming week. The grass is growing beautifully; and everything is looking fresh and green. On Monday we had the northern tail end of a heavy thunderstonn or two ...
Article : 123 wordsTHE WEATHER during the past fortnight has been simply perfect. Every stockowner or farmer one meets now has the smile of contentment on his face. So perfect is the weather that all the trials and ...
Article : 268 wordsWEATHER AND STOCK.—During the week we have had fine weather, with just a light touch of froston one or two-mornings, but nothing to stop the grass growing. Pastoral matters aare improving. ...
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Sat 25 May 1889, Page 14
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