FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT WATSON'S BAY.— Yesterday afternoon, as West, the keeper of Mr. Billing's Menagerie, at Watson's Bay, was engaged in clearing out the tiger's den, the tiger flew at him, seizing hold of his right hand and tearing it ...
Article : 2,547 wordsWool.—There is little or no variation to report this week. A considerable business, mostly by private contract, has been done in both clean and greasy wools, but thero is no improvement in value. All the lots offered at auction found ready purchasers. ...
Article : 256 wordsBusiness has been brisk during the week, both with town and country. No alteration of importance has taken place in any of the leading articles. Ales have advanced in price, and are now quoted at £9 to £9 10s. per hhd. Carriage is equal to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 360 wordsMELBOURNE FLOUR AND GRAIN MARKET.—There has been a steady country demand for flour throughout the week, at well-sustained prices. Adelaide town brands have brought from £16 10s. to £18; Chilian, £18 per ton; and United States, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 158 wordsAt Coonabarabran, on the 22nd day of December, 1860; readvertised:—One brown horse, IM over C[?] off and 178 near shoulders, near eye blind, inside of near fore foot white. If not released, will be sold on 14th January, 1861. [3s. ...
Article : 711 wordsThis market is completely full of cattle, the supply being greater than the demand; and this, coupled with advices of large numbers being near at hand, causes the trade to buy very sparingly, and at low prices. The highest price now obtainable ...
Article : 313 wordsWe have received Melbourne papers to the 27th December. Amongst the passengers by the homeward mail was Mr. Emile Coulon, who proceeds to Europe for the purpose of ...
Article : 1,342 wordsWe have no change to notice with regard to the cattle market here. Cattle continue plentiful, and prices the same as for the last few weeks, viz., a little over boiling value. It is not unlikely that an alteration for the better may take place before ...
Article : 98 wordsStations.—I have advices of several properties changing hands privately, and at full rates. Purchasers are willing to invest; but taking the low prices of fat and store stock into consideration, they are not inclined to pay high prices, ...
Article : 821 wordsSix persons filed their schedules yesterday; slight liability, £573. Among them William Littler, Luskintyre; liabilities, £455; deficit, £14. No insolvents today. ...
Article : 215 wordsARRIVAL.—Jan. 1. Gem, schooner, from Port Stephens. DEPARTURES.—December 31. William Watson, barque, rendleton, for Melbourne, with 600 tons coal; Anne Maria, brig, Murray, for Melbourne, with 204 tons coal, 700 bags maize. 15 ...
Article : 122 wordsARRIVALS.—Jan. 2. John Wesley, brig, 236 tons. Captain Bakenshaw, from Tonga 22nd December—passengers. Rev. Mr. Hill, Mrs. Hill, and child, Rev. Mr. Shaw; Breadalbane, barque, 820 tons, Captain Barron, from Auckland 22nd ...
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Advertising : 2,994 wordsThis market continues fully supplied with fat cattle, so rough so that the boiling pots have in most cases to be resorted to, in order to clear off the surplus stock coming in for sale. The prices of tallow and hides remaining firm, cattle of ...
Article : 354 wordsThe Breadalbane has brought papers to the 22nd ult., from Auckland, where, however, no later papers had been received from New Plymouth. From the Auckland papers it appears that Taranaki was still ...
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), Sat 5 Jan 1861, Page 3
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