IN the year 1812, during the stay at Hobart Town of H.M.S. Fly, whose voyage is celebrated in the annals of scientific discovery, Mr. Jukes, the geologist, myself, and others belonging to the exploring staff, accompanied ...
Article : 708 wordsAT about ten o'clock last night, considerable excitement was caused in the city by the appearance of flames in a northerly direction, and crowds of people flocked towards Dawes' Point. The engines were speedily got out, ...
Article : 707 wordsTHE following letter from Mr. George Wilson to a friend in Sydney, will be read with interest, and may be fully relied on. Mr. Wilson is well known, and his opinion as an intelligent man ...
Article : 686 wordsTHE Tasmania, (s.), brings us papers from Hobart Town to the 22nd February. The Mercury gives the following account of the fearful murder of Mr. and Mrs. Tickner, in the suburbs of Hobart Town. ...
Article : 1,533 wordsYou will have heard by this time of the flooded conditton of this locality for several days past. The mass of waters is now slowly but gradually subsiding. There has been a great extent of damage in consoqnenoe, ...
Article : 167 wordsBy the Yarra Yarra we have Brisbane papers to the 21st instant. An official proclamation announces that the circuit court for the Drayton and Downs district will be held ...
Article : 1,532 wordsJURY COURT.—Hewitt v. Collie; Siems[?]e[?] v. Manning and another; Croxon v. Field; Dunphy v. White; Gilchrist and others v. Peters; Connor v. Thurlow. BANCO COURT.—Mackenzie, official assignce v. Smith; ...
Article : 110 wordsBEFORE MESSRS. Watburton, Cook, and Cullen. There were sight persons convicted of drunkenness and sentenced to pay penalties varying from 10s. to 20s. or be imprisoned for twenty-four and forty-eight hours. ...
Article : 133 wordsDURING the past week there has been a considerable degree activity in the business of the town, and the up-country trad has been improving. Although a recent rumour in a Sydney jonrnal has tended to weaken confidence. and some complaints of ...
Article : 1,308 wordsBEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of James Nicholls, adjeurned examination, Judges order. The Rev. W. Schofield, baing sworn was examined by Mr. Hellyer, respecting certain cast[?] ...
Article : 715 wordsBEFORE the Water, Police Magistrate. John Johnstone, a deserter from the ship AEtos, was sentenced to 12 weeks' imprisonment. Another deserter was discharged; one case was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 54 wordsON Wednesday, the 8th instant, it commenced to rain, and it liter[?] poured down without the slightest intermission until Saturday morning. (The creeks in the neighbourhood rose higher than what they have been for ...
Article : 292 wordsON Sunday last the new church was a opened for Divine Service, by license from the Bishop of Sydney. The Rev. Thomas Kemmis pranched in the morning and evening to very large congregations, which were partly ...
Article : 857 wordsAs the creeks subsde and intercourse becomes more generally available, we continue to hear reports which conflrm our worst fears respecting the disastrous effects of the late great flood. The destruction of property in ...
Article : 664 wordsBEFORE Mr. Holroyd, chairman; Messrs. George Hill, Peden, Ontley, and North, J.P.'s Before the appeals were entered upon, the Court made a rule, that in future no appeals will be ...
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Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875), Mon 27 Feb 1860, Page 5
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