THERE has been almost a complete dearth of political news during the last month, Parliament having been prorogued on the 20th January, two days before the departure of the last mail steamer. Although nominally, the Houses were ...
Article : 633 wordsWE have much pleasure in being able to announce, that within the last few days an important discovery of coal has taken place upon land leased by Mr. Groves, from the ...
Article : 447 wordsPOLITICAL.—There is not a particle of Political news from this colony, beyond the simple fact that the new Governor, Sir Dominic Daly, is anxiously expected, and that golden opinions are expressed of his departing Excellency ...
Article : 163 wordsPOLITICAL.-A new tariff imposing ad valorem duties has been enacted, but it does not appear to meet with general satisfaction. In the Legislative Council, the Government have just been defeated by a large majority, and there ...
Article : 120 wordsTHE NOTHERN ISLAND.—The Native question still remains in statu quo, but there appears to be a general feeling amongst the European population, that the policy of Sir George Grey, however much extolled it may be in ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 204 wordsTHE BUDGET.—Great changes have been made in the tariff of Victoria during the last few weeks. Somethed very much akin to Protection has been establishing, though the duties are scarcely sufficiently high for that ...
Article : 297 wordsCRIME in New South Wales appears to be on the increase. The country papers teem with accounts of bushranging. On some of the roads in the Western district, armed highwaymen have been stopping whole gangs of ...
Article : 668 words—Monday, the 27th January, was kept as a general holiday as the anniversary day of the colony, instead of the 26th, the actual day it being Sunday. There was a regatta, with eight races, in which there were four capsizes, one of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 177 wordsBOURKE & WILLS.—It is the intention of the Government to erect a public monument, estimated to cost £4,000 in honor of these two explorers. King, the only survivor of the party that crossed the continent, is to receive a ...
Article : 795 wordsDIT.—In the Sydney correspondent's telegram to the Mand Mercury on the 23rd ult., it is stated that Mr. W. of the firm of Byrnes and Wise, solicitors, of B[?]rst, brother to Mr. Justice Wise, is to be appointed ...
Article : 3,716 wordsVictoria and New South Wales have not yet recovered from the excitement occasioned by the arrival of the all-England cricketers in Australia. At the date of our last summary, the all-Englanders had been playing a match ...
Article : 1,137 wordsLAMBING FLAT, Feb. 12.—Two men, giving their names as Aaron Von Dhrensted and Michael Davis, were apprehended on Monday night about eleven o'clock, at the rush near Main Creek, after ...
Article : 349 wordsPOLITICAL.—As regards political news in this colony, the only item is the Warwick election, where Mr. St. Gore, a gentleman, who had been just appointed Minister of Lands was defeated by his opponent, a Mr. Jones, barrister ...
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The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News (NSW : 1859 - 1866), Wed 19 Feb 1862, Page 3
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