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  2. AMUSEMENTS.

    The ninth matinee performance of "The Whip" will be given to-day at Her Majesty's Theatre, where the rustic atmosphere of the hunting scenes, followed by the excitment of the racing incidents, with the ...

    Article : 431 words
  3. ON THE LAND.

    At the Burrangong works a Government grader is employed, paid by the company. Everything goes under the brand CCC, and it is the aim to establish a thorough ...

    Article : 1,504 words
  4. THE KENNEL.

    W.M. A.S.A., F.G., W.B., and R.A.M., Sydney, are thanked for reports. H.T., Richmond (Vic.).—Thanks for your co-operation. ...

    Article : 76 words
  5. CLOSER SETTLEMENT.

    EDEN.—Twelve blocks of land within the Eden town population area have been set apart for original homestead selection on and atter 23rd inst. The blocks vary in size from ...

    Article : 91 words
  6. NOTES.

    The committee of the Ladies' Kennel Club met last Friday at the clubroom, 62 Elizabeth-street. Mrs. Merivale presided, and Mesdames Alexander, Brown Cunningham, ...

    Article : 690 words
  7. ITEMS.

    The potato crop in the Blayney district looks splendid. The district is a clean one, blight being unknown From Blayney to Orange there is one of the finest stretches of potato ...

    Article : 1,118 words
  8. DISTRICT ITEMS.

    ALBURY.—The moist weather has caused development of odium in several varieties of grape vine. CUDAL.—Splendid rains have fallen. ...

    Article : 661 words
  9. PASTURES PROTECTION BOARD.

    WINGHAM.—At the last meeting of the Port Stephens P. P. Board it was agreed that arears of rales for six years ended December, 1900, be written off, and instructions were ...

    Article : 115 words
  10. ENGLISH WOOL TRADE.

    Once more the unexpected has happened and what seemed to be, a few weeks ago, an impregnable situation, is to-day clouded with weakness. The new star has opened ...

    Article : 1,827 words
  11. THE BLOWFLY AND LIVE WOOL.

    W. B. writes from Lismore:—Up to the time of my giviug up the grazing occupation rather more than 30 years ago, there was no record of "live wool" being blown, unless an animal ...

    Article : 412 words
  12. MR. MARSH LITTLE'S CONCERT.

    Mr. Marah Little, a bunton, who has toured New South Wales as Gospel singer for the Presbyterian Church, and will sail for England by the Medic on Saturday, to take up a position as soloist with the ...

    Article : 248 words
  13. SHOALHAVEN SHOW.

    NOWRA.—The entries for the Shoalhaven show, to be opened to day by the Honorary Assistant Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Trefle), total an excess of 700 over the ...

    Article : 130 words
  14. CONCERT ENGAGEMENTS.

    On Thursday, February 23, the Royal Sydney Philharmonic Society will open their season with a performance at the Town Hall [?] Mendelssohn's "Elijah," under the direction of Mr. Joseph Brad[?] An ...

    Article : 617 words
  15. NOMENCLATURE OF COUNTRY TOWNS.

    W. A. Lalor, Seven Hills writes:—Your very interesting article on the Young district, wherein the writer comments on the name "Young," brings to my mind another ...

    Article : 69 words
  16. MUDGEE HORSE SALE.

    MUDGEE.—Mr. John Workman, auctioneer, held a successful horse sale here. Buyers attended from all the outside localities, including Sydney, while local buyers were well ...

    Article : 118 words
  17. OBJECT-LESSON IN ORCHARDING

    The lands of the Penang Mountain, near Gosford, are usually looked upon as being next door to worthless, and when Messrs. Hunter and Sons [?]aid out an orchard there ...

    Article : 101 words
  18. MOSMAN PARADE.

    The residents of Mosman are to be congratulated on the splendid support given to last Saturday's Dog Parade. The gathering was held under the auspices of the local Arts, ...

    Article : 882 words
  19. SYDNEY FERRIES.

    Sir,—The chief cause that I have personally of complaint is the wretched management of their parcels office. There is no proper accommodation for the storing of the parcels ...

    Article : 559 words
  20. DAIRYING.

    The recent rains will give an impetus to the dairying industry in the western district. There are butter factories at Bathurst, Orange, Molong, Parkes, Mudgee, and Rylestone, and ...

    Article : 425 words
  21. RAILWAY DEPARTMENT METHODS.

    "Anti-Red Tape" writes:—The Railway administration seems to be hopelessly enerusted with conservatism and entangled in red tape. An instance has come to my notice recently, ...

    Article : 262 words
  22. PICTURE ENTERTAINMENTS.

    At the Lyceum, the second [?] of Mr. C[?] Spencer's local melo[?]matic study "Captain Midnight," which is proving highly popular, will be given to-day, and the new programme will include ...

    Article : 351 words
  23. LAND VALUATIONS.

    CUDAL.—At a large and influential meeting of landholders, graziers and farmers, held in Cudal on Saturday afternoon, the following resolution was carried unanimously: ...

    Article : 228 words
  24. THE MAORIS ON TOUR.

    This [?]ing the Maoris, from the native village at Cl[?]tarf, will give their bright national entertainment "The [?] of Hi[?]" at St. George's Hall, Newtown, [?] the [?] by the warri[?] the [?] ...

    Article : 85 words
  25. UNSUITABLE TELEPHONE SYSTEM

    The doc[?] system in use at [?] Mir[?] Sutherland telephone bureaus, by which it is necessary for the postal official to [?] in a docket before communication can be obtained, is considered the ...

    Article : 231 words
  26. RURAL WORKERS' CLAIMS.

    At a meeting of the Farmers and Selliers' Association a letter was received giving a statement of the claims of the Rural Workers' Union in every branch of the farming ...

    Article : 475 words
  27. THE HARVEST.

    BARMEDMAN.—The harvesting season has practically finished and the result has equalled the most promising expectations. Up to the present 85,000 bags of wheat have been ...

    Article : 295 words
  28. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

    Sir,—Under your heading in to-day's issue "Modest Reductions Made" you give the proposed fares for the ensuing quarter, and, as you say, it is modest, and only a sop, and why ...

    Article : 389 words
  29. Advertising

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    Advertising : 154 words
  30. THE PELICAN AS A FISH-EATER.

    Mr T. E. B. Noffz, of Oberon, writes staling that Captain White's contention that pelicans are not enormously destructive of fish is not borne out by his observations. He states that ...

    Article : 123 words
  31. PROSPECTS IN THE WEST.

    The bounteous rains of the last few weeks have transformed the appearance of the country in many places in the west, and the pastures are in splendid ...

    Article : 416 words
  32. LAND FOR SETTLEMENT.

    WINGHAM.—Whilst the land hunger throughout New South Wales is admitted by all who have given the matter any consideration to be pronounced, isolated instances ...

    Article : 336 words
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