On Wednesday evening last a meeting of free selectors was held at Clarence Town. The following report of the proceedings has been kindly supplied to us:— ...
Article : 2,613 words[Herald.]—The Chief Secretary (Mr. Franas) at an entertainment given to-day, stated that the future policy of the Ministry would, he unmistakeable. Mr. O'Shanassy, who was present, spoke strongly in ...
Article : 441 wordsSince I last wrote to you we have had nothing but heavy rains, and the Upper Hunter has been overflowing the banks. The oldest residents here have never known it to be so high as it was on Monday ...
Article : 452 wordsNever since that eventful year of floods (1864), have the residents of this immediate neighbourhood been placed in such bodily fear, from the superabundance of the watery elements. The eagerness ...
Article : 989 words[Herald]—Arrived: Aldinga (s.), from South Australia, Wentworth (s.), from Sydney; Loch Ness, ship, from London; James Wilson, barque, from Manila. ...
Article : 91 words[Herald.]—Thomas Davidson, chief mate of the Emily Smith, was drowned in Port. Six candidates for the Methodist ministry have been admitted. ...
Article : 257 wordsThe correspondent of the Narrabri Herald writes on the 27th January:—The late rains having rendered a postponement of the races, which were to have been run on Anniversary Day, imperative, ...
Article : 571 wordsWith the exception of a slight thunderstorm last night, the weather has been fine this week. The atmosphere is however very moist and oppressive; thermometer to-day 90', yesterday 101'; it would not ...
Article : 101 wordsTHE FLOODS.—I am happy to inform you Mr. Bettington has recovered his two engines, lost in the floods; both engines being very much damaged. Price, the carrier, who lost his dray above ...
Article : 169 words[Herald.]—Dr. Valentine has applied for a mandamus to compel the Bishop to prosecute the Rev. Mr. Barkway for ritualistic practices. The Court took time to consider. ...
Article : 96 wordsPOLICE OFFICE.—Before Dr. Morris, J.P., and E. F. Clive, Esqrs.—Catherine Booth, for being a drunk and disorderly character, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment in Muscle Brook gaol. ...
Article : 319 wordsThe Connexional Committee of Review resumed its sittings at ten a.m. A resolution of the Queensland District Committee was brought forward, requesting that some arrangement should be made by which ...
Article : 875 wordsOn Friday evening, the 23rd ultimo, a mass of dull, leaden-coloured clouds rolled up from the southward, and commenced discharging their contents steadily and coplously. Throughout the ...
Article : 1,314 wordsYesterday, the poll was taken to determine the election of candidates for the vacancies in the Borough Council of West Maitland, caused by the retirement by rotation of Aldermen Mullen, Bussell, ...
Article : 164 wordsThe schooner Mary, bound from Melbourne to Newcastle, has been totally wrecked near Cape St. George this morning. The crew were saved. A terrific squall passed over Manly yesterday, ...
Article : 80 wordsIt has rained very heavily around this locality during the week, and on the 24th, from dark until daylight, it poured down most ominously. The morning of the 25th broke frowningly, and ...
Article : 183 wordsThe flood water is subsiding, without having inconvenienced Walgett. The non-arrival of the Namoi mails for fourteen days unquestionably demands explanation. ...
Article : 39 wordsThe discount firms in France are importing gold. Stocks dull. Australian inactive. Subscriptions are invited for the Tasmanian Railway loan of four hundred thousand pounds. ...
Article : 52 wordsBAD SMELLS AND NUISANCES.—Since the subsidence of the flood, every southerly wind that blows brings up to West Maitland residents a perfume more pungent than odorous—the sickening ...
Article : 2,930 wordsThe telegram received by the Colonial Secretary on Thursday from Mr. John Douglas, Brisbane, respecting the discovery by Andrew Hume of remains of the Leichardt expedition—referred to in the ...
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Advertising : 375 wordsWe have been requested by the manager of the Belar Run to publish the following correction:— (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.) "Sir—I beg to inform you that a mis-statement ...
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