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  2. ON THE LAND.

    Although it is not more than flve or six weeks since 2½ inches of rain were recorded in the Illawarra district (last month's registration was but 11 points), one would ...

    Article : 1,152 words
  3. BUSH FIRES.

    Owing to the dry weather, the country is in a terrible state, and bush fires are raging everywhere in the Maranoa district. Some stations report heavy losses of stock. ...

    Article : 40 words
  4. A WOOD OR IRON WASH.

    All materials exposed to changes of weather are [?]able to speedily decay unless protected by a conting of some material impervious to air, water, or the hot rays of the ...

    Article : 334 words
  5. THE WALLAL OUTBREAK.

    The bush fire on Wallal Station is still burning fiercely, and practically the whole of the grass on that station has been destroyed. The fire has now extended to Vera Park, ...

    Article : 51 words
  6. OUR GRASSES AND FORAGE PLANTS.

    The Premier, Mr. W. A. Holman, M.L.A., has approved of the botanists and scientific agriculturists, who will visit Australia next year as members of the British Association ...

    Article : 253 words
  7. A GOOD SAVE.

    Further reports state that the big fire was confined to Bygaloree and Boorabool holdings, not having got on to Mountain Flats, and not having reached Dundoo Hills ...

    Article : 149 words
  8. CASUALTIES.

    Mrs. Rose Pascoe, 43, of 4 Eva-street, Surry Hills, fell out of her bodroom window at 5.30 a.m. on Saturday—a drop of 20ft. Her screams attracted the slumbering neighbours, who ...

    Article : 56 words
  9. FIRE AT NEWTOWN.

    A[?] outbreak of fire under unusual circumstances occurred yesterday morning on the premises of the new Olympia Athletic Club, Newtown, but was fortunately suppressed ...

    Article : 486 words
  10. VITICULTURE.

    That viticulture in the Walla district will be successful has been proved. The district pioneer in the industry, Mr. A. J. Wenke[?] as has been stated [?] other occasions, has ...

    Article : 743 words
  11. POISONED WOMAN UNIDENTIFIED.

    The police (Regent-street Station) have not yet ascertained the identity of a woman aged between 4[?] and [?], who died at the People's Palace, Pitt-Street, from a dose of ...

    Article : 88 words
  12. TASMANIA.

    In view of strong protests from both Liberal and Labour parties outside Parliament, the Premier (Mr. A. E. Solomon) has withdrawn — bill to amend the Constitution Act, ...

    Article : 52 words
  13. LATE MR. W. T. WATERS.

    The funeral of the late Mr. William Thomas Waters, the well-known Sydney draper, took place at the Necropo[?]s on Saturday aftenoon. Prior to the cortege leaving Hope ...

    Article : 468 words
  14. A LARGE ESTATE.

    Probate has been granted of the will of Alexander Gray, late of Geelong (Vic.), millowner, on the New South Wales portion o[?] the estate. Testator, who died on January ...

    Article : 312 words
  15. WEEK-END FIRES.

    A five-rodmed wooden cottage in Church-street, Ryde, occupied by Mr. Sydney Sampson, was destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon at 5.15 o'clock. ...

    Article : 191 words
  16. FARM LABOUR.

    The question of farm lnbour has attained considerable notice not only here but in other countries, and particularly in the United States. It is not only a matter of scar[?]ity, ...

    Article : 580 words
  17. MEAT SHOPPING.

    A mass meeting of the butchers' shop employees, members of the Australian Meat Industry Employees' Union, was held at the Trades Hall on Friday night, to consider the ...

    Article : 151 words
  18. BLAZE AT LIVERPOOL.

    A big bush fire occurred on Saturday afternoon at Macquarie Fields, Liverpool, and at one time the historical residence. Macquarie House, was in grave danger. The fire brigade ...

    Article : 62 words
  19. SPREAD OF PRICKLY PEAR.

    Mr. Ernest A. Ashton writes in the "Queensland Agricultural Gazette:" "The emus, where they exist in common With other birds, are probably, to some extent. ...

    Article : 497 words
  20. UNCHARTED ROCK.

    The new steamer Morinda, belonging to Messrs. Burns. Philp, and Co., Ltd., arrived from Papua, via ports, on Saturday morning. The vessel is going into dock here ...

    Article : 88 words
  21. HORSE JUMPS INTO TRAM.

    Shortly after 7 o'clock last night a tramcar of the Dreadnought type was proceeding from Coogee to the Railway. When nearing Oxford-street a horse attached to a sulky, going ...

    Article : 187 words
  22. NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE.

    Moving the second reading of the Naval Defence Bill in the Council, Mr. Bell said it was unworthy to suggest that the bill was the result of a desire to change the policy of ...

    Article : 69 words
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