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  2. Country and Mining News.

    THE WEATHER.—Since my last the long protracted dry weather has culminated, and rain has fallen registering 83 points. This amount is, however, considerably insufficient to supply necessary wants, which are just now very ...

    Article : 733 words
  3. Impulse; Or Jack Fullerton's Bride.

    HAVING lighted my pipe and settled myself down for a comfortable after-breakfast smoke, before beginning work a few mornings ago, I chanced to take up the TIMES newspaper which ...

    Article : 4,422 words
  4. PIMPAMA.

    RAIN.—Storms of copious rain have fallen with little intermission these four days. The creeks rash and roar and carry away banks, float off pumpkins and all garden produce. lay low and flat the young oats and barley, wash ...

    Article : 206 words
  5. NERANG AND SOUTHPORT.

    the coach did not go on to Pimpama to meet the Brisbane coach these two days, and the Coomera River is running a banker. The coach from Brisbane southward came back from the Coomera at 4 instead of quarter-past 12, as ...

    Article : 79 words
  6. COOMERA.

    ERRATA.—In my last you had evolukin for evolution, and hourly for heavily. Coaches do not go hourly hare, but often heavily laden, and heavily on bad roads. WEATHER.—Your southern winds and rains have again ...

    Article : 91 words
  7. QUIRINDI.

    LAND SALN.—The Quirindi reserve' is now being surveyed with the intention of dividing it into building allotments and submitting it to public auction at an early sate. Some of the best situated blocks are likely to cause ...

    Article : 659 words
  8. BEENLEIGH (Q.)

    PROGRESS AND DRIVING.—This town is growing some. The Queensland National Bank is enlarged, the court-house and land office are taken down and extended at the back, a large additional hotel its going up, and the railway works ...

    Article : 486 words
  9. MOUNT BRITTEN.

    As I can never see any items in your valuable journal about this goldfield I thought that I would let you know how we are getting on. Mount Britten is distant about 80 or 90 miles from Port Mackay, by way of Nebo. ...

    Article : 441 words
  10. URANA.

    MEETINGS.—It is an indisputable fact that whenever there is anything on the board here in Urana tending to cause a little excitement or to make matters in general a trifle brisker, such an event or occurrence does not come ...

    Article : 1,162 words
  11. MAITLAND.

    TOO MUCH.—"The rain it raineth every day" We have cried during the past few days "Hold, enough;" but it will not hold. Sunday was a beautifully fine day, with warm sun; but that was the only day free from rain for ...

    Article : 766 words
  12. HILL END.

    ONCE the name of Hill End resounded all over the colony owing to the rich finds of gold on Hawkins's Bill. But now it is very quiet, simply because no one can prospect it without paying tribute, as it is nearly all taken up in leases ...

    Article : 648 words
  13. BREWARRINA.

    WEATHER.—After two of three days' threatening, we have at last had a very welcome downpour. Although only a bare inch fell here, round in every direction accounts of from 1.50in to 2in have been received. Though we must be ...

    Article : 299 words
  14. New Butchery at Balmain.

    The largest and most elaborately fitted butchers' establishment in the colony was opened on Friday by Mr. George Bliss, the proprietor. The premises are situate in Beattle-street, and are unquestionably a ...

    Article : 298 words
  15. HAY.

    [?]—Is is very difficult to arrive at any conclusion as to the actual loss to of stock, as the settlers conceal the position as much as possible, for fear of injuring the sale of their properties in future and dread of the banks. A man ...

    Article : 516 words
  16. CLARENCE AND RICHMOND.

    THE WEATHER.—The long-wished-for and much required rain has come at last in abundance. Some 8in have fallen this week at Grafton, and the downpour in the Richmond district has been at least 12in. The consequence ...

    Article : 659 words
  17. BOWRAL.

    [?]—At the land sale. which was in port reported by me last week, 190 loss were sold. The su[?] brought from £1 [?] 8s per foot. Mr. H. [?] bought a lot as the [?] of £3000 per acre—about the ...

    Article : 24 words
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