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  2. Country and Mining News.

    AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT of excitement has been aroused in our usually quiet township in connection with the progress committee. The annual meeting, which extended. over two sittings, was very excited, about 350 persons ...

    Article : 671 words
  3. COMO. GEORGE'S RIVER.

    RAILWAY WORKS.—Messrs Rowe and Smith, the successful tenderers for No. 2 section Hlawarra railway, which starts directly from Como, have been in the vicinity during the past week, and have traversed the whole of the ...

    Article : 293 words
  4. MACLEAY RIVER.

    NARROW ESCAPE.—A man in the employ of Mr. Davis, road superintendent was drawing a bucket of water from a tank 16 feet and fall of water, when a horse came behind him Fearing the animal would push him in, the ...

    Article : 518 words
  5. TRANGIE.

    Hitherto This Shall Town has found no place in your columns, and perhaps a little information may be accepable. Situated on the route of the Great Western Railway, and distant about 320 miles from Sydney, Trangie forms a ...

    Article : 169 words
  6. CLARENCE AND RICHMOND.

    WEATHER remarkably mild for the season. During the past few days a considerable quantity of rain has fallen, Ballina. obtaining l8in in five days. This, however, was exceptional, some places having only a moderate fall, but, ...

    Article : 487 words
  7. TARALGA.

    OUR TEMPERANCE SOCIETY appears to hare soak into oblivion, and we have five hotels occupying a conspicuous place among our business establishments. A LOCAL POET.—We have for some time past beenn ...

    Article : 100 words
  8. FORBES.

    AFTER AN UNEQUAL CONTEST with difficulties extending over many years, the late proprietor of the GAZETTS has given up. The plant. &c., was sold the other day for £500, and book debts for £70. It is to be hoped the new ...

    Article : 535 words
  9. MORPEIH.

    PRESENTATION.—Mr. C. F. Wakely, for some four years secretary of the local C.C., was the recipient of a handsome present a few days ago, in the form of a highly ornamented silver kettle on a hand stand, suitably inscribed. ...

    Article : 551 words
  10. MAITLAND.

    OF INTELLECTUAL ENTERTAINMENTS the week has had its full supply. The theatre-going portion of the community have had Grattan Riggs at the Victoria delighting crowded audiences. Temperance people have had a most successful ...

    Article : 527 words
  11. TINGHA.

    SHOWERY "WEATEER, with occasional light frosts, have prevailed here for some time, and the consequence is that the wheat crop appears rather rank. Horse feed of all descriptions has fallen considerably in price; and if the ...

    Article : 386 words
  12. ARMIDALE.

    P. AND A. ASSOCIATION.—At the annual meeting it was decided, after some disoussion. to hold shows at Armidale and Uralla alternately, and not annually at each town as heretofore. Some minor matters remain to be settled by ...

    Article : 353 words
  13. COWRA.

    OUR RAILWAY.—Mr. Campbell, one of our local members, has wired here that the necessary authority for the construction of the line from Blayney via Cowra to Young will be asked for this week, ...

    Article : 679 words
  14. TAMWORTH.

    A COUPLE OF ARMED MEN recently stuck np the camp of Mr. James Mullens, at Werris Creek, during his absence, the only occupant being a Chinese cook, who was relieved of half-a-crown—all the money he had with him, ...

    Article : 443 words
  15. GRENFELL.

    ACCIDENT.—A few days ago Thomas Nash, of this town, was engaged in placing a tombstone on his waggon, at the Arden railway station, when the stone suddenly slipped and fell across his legs, breaking one just above the ankle. ...

    Article : 434 words
  16. NUNDLE.

    PUBLIC SCHOOL.—The contractor for the erection of the classroom at Nundle public school has made great progress. The roof is on, and the school building greatly improved. Mr. Sam Lambert, of Tamworth, who built the school, is ...

    Article : 160 words
  17. BEENLEIGH (Q)

    WEATHER.—Only a night or two of frost with intermitting mild weather and light showers have as yet told us on the coast country of the presence of winter. The came grass and green crops are alive and growing, excepting in ...

    Article : 617 words
  18. MANNING RIVER.

    OUR REPRESENTATIVES.—We must give our worthy members (Messrs. Young and Roberts) great credit for the manner in which they are pushfing our public works along They hare successfully caused oar main road to be placed ...

    Article : 292 words
  19. OXLEY (Q).

    ALL ALONG THE RAILWAY for a few miles out of town, and indeed, on all sides of Brisbane new townships are offered and extolled as superb, magnificent, grand, and beyond all comparison, by enterprising auctioneers, who strain ...

    Article : 86 words
  20. ORANGE.

    school of ARTS.—The half-yearly meeting of members of this institution was very poorly attended. An incubus of debt to the tune of over £1250 hangs over the institution, in which the general public appear to take little ...

    Article : 465 words
  21. MERROWIE CREEK.

    WEATHER.—The days are unusually warm, but nights cold and frosty. FEED about here is looting splendid, and stock are picking up, especially sheep and horses. ...

    Article : 86 words
  22. TUMUT.

    VERY SEVERE FROSTS, no rain, stock falling off. CHURCH OF ENGLAND.—A meeting of parishioners was held on the 22nd ult., when Messrs. E. G. Brown and E. M. Shelley were elected to represent this pariah at the synod, ...

    Article : 264 words
  23. GOULBURN.

    THE TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL has lately been surpassing itself. The large amount of useful and entertaining reading matter it contains is truly wonderful. Very many bush and other homes would find Sunday a dull day ...

    Article : 366 words
  24. DARLING DOWNS (Q.).

    At DALBY there has been abundant rain, some say for 12 months to come, so far as the supply of water in the creeks and holes is concerned. The country about Warwick is in fine growing trim, bat there is reason for {car that the ...

    Article : 108 words
  25. MILTON.

    DEATH has been amongst us again and taken from our midst an old and respected resident, Mr. Benjamin Brook, who bad for some time been in very ailing and feeble health. He was a native of Kent, England, and has been ...

    Article : 414 words
  26. DUEKMALOO.

    WEATHER.—Sunny days and frosty nights have hither to been the rule, but as I write a change seems impending. MOOMLIGHT SPORT.—Folks here are, to some extent, enjoying themselves opossum shooting, the skins of these ...

    Article : 104 words
  27. BALLINA.

    AT THE PETTY SESSIONS held yesterday at the Courthouse, a number of appellants attended to appeal against the municipal assessment for 1884-5; but through an oversight on the part of the Council Clerk in making out ...

    Article : 292 words
  28. WALGETT.

    WEATHER.—During the past three weeks the days have been warm, and the last week very much so. The nights are cold, but no frosts appear. There is a, slight spring in the grass; but more rain is wanted. The Barwon River inn ...

    Article : 343 words
  29. DUBBO.

    RAILWAY MEETING.—Probably one of the most important railway meetings ever held in the western district took place last Tuesday evening, in the town hall, which was crowded, a lance number of persons being unable to gain ...

    Article : 926 words
  30. SINGLETON.

    THE RAINFALL for the past month was 6 inches 17 points, this being the highest for the year so far. A Lecture was delivered by the Rev. J. W. Brown Wednesday evening on "Tom Hood." A fair audience greeted ...

    Article : 663 words
  31. HILLSTON.

    THE RIVER.—After a slight fall the river is again rising. There is now lift of water in the channel, and the depth is increasing. WEATHER dry and bracing, with severe frosts at night, ...

    Article : 234 words
  32. MARSDEN.

    WEATHER.—Since my last we have had but little rain, and another tall would prove a great boon to the district. The grass looks well on the frontage, despite the heavy frosts which we have had without Intermission for several ...

    Article : 264 words
  33. COROWA.

    BALL.—The Oddfellows' anniversary ball, last Friday, eclipsed all previous efforts. Miss Graham. in pale pink and nun's veiling, with pink broche Isos and cardinal flowers; Miss Layton, from Albury, white cashmere, with ...

    Article : 185 words
  34. YOUNG.

    THE NEW POLICE SCHOOL was opened last Monday by the head master, Mr. W. H. Teale, with nearly 400 pupils. The domonstratrey, to commemorate the opening is to be held on the 15th instant, The children from all the ...

    Article : 175 words
  35. JERILDERIE.

    THE SHOW of the Riverina P. and A. Society is on today and is are litable [?] paint of attendange The exbihits. and Sargood, of Wmnamurra, have the championship for both rams and awes three special prizes. and the ...

    Article : 564 words
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