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  2. TWO OLD COLONISTS GONE.

    Mr. Alfred Ross, who died on Saturday, the 18th inst., was a very old colonist, having landed at Sydney, after a passage of 140 days from London, in November, 1841. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 309 words
  3. MISCELLANY.

    "BARBED WIRE."—An insulting telegram. THE GHOST OF A SHOW.—Hamlet's father. A GREAT DRAWING CARD.—The porous plaster. ...

    Article : 1,786 words
  4. MASHONALAND RUINS.

    There have been many speculations as to who the goldseekers were of whose operations traces have been found in Mashonaland. Some think that Mashonaland was ...

    Article : 677 words
  5. MR. A. W. ROBERTSON.

    Mr. Robertson, who died on Thursday, July 16, was the leading member of the celebrated coaching firm Robertson, Wagner, and Co. He was a shrewd, genial, kindly ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 68 words
  6. CONCERNING SCOTCH JUDGES.

    By an old Act of the Scottish Parliament the qualifications of a judge in Scotland are quaintly setout. He is to be "ane man that fearis God, of gude literature, practik, ...

    Article : 295 words
  7. STREET SKETCHES: THE NEWSPAPER SELLER.

    At most of the street corner in the leading Melbourne thoroughfares the newspaper seller is to be found. His stall is generally a perambulator, in which he wheels his stock-in-trade, stool, midday meal, overcoat, &c. His largest trade is in weekly journals, but he does fair business in daily papers. Sometimes exciting events occur in his business, such as the carrying away of papers, stall, and all, by a runaway horse and trap. It is these incidents that add the spice of life to the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 92 words
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