O God, I cease my prayer, That Thou would'st give me strength bear The evil of my lot, it's grief and care; ...
Article : 128 wordsThe annual exhibition and distribution of prizes in connection with the local Convent. High School took place in the School of Arts on Monday night, and as usual was a ...
Article : 205 wordsA very successful social function was held at the Branxton School of Arts last Monday night, under the auspices of the Methodist Women's Church Aid Society. The function had been ...
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Advertising : 415 wordsThe Elderslio Sunday School (C.E ) and public school, combined, held a monster picnic and sports at Radfordslea on Saturday week, and despite the great heat prevailing the affair was a great success. ...
Article : 281 wordsThis locality has much improved since the rainstorm of the past week. The rapidity with which it fell, although lasting only a short time, set in motion small creeks and ...
Article : 149 wordsWe give Theo, thanks, Almighty God, for the bread of the body that perisheth, and we beseech Thee to give us that bread by which man's higher life is fed that we, ...
Article : 176 wordsAn important and representative meeting took place at Mr. P. A. Jones' on Monday evening, for the purpose of bringing about a friendly organisation of the respective benefit ...
Article : 519 wordsAmbition without effort is like faith without good works. Visions are beautiful sometimes, but visions that are turned into realities are ...
Article : 145 wordsIn response to a request made by the Stanford-Merthyr Progress Committee, the East Greta Company has effected repairs to the footbridge near the railway crossing. ...
Article : 67 wordsThe timber industry in this locality is thriving at present, the demand for all classes of timber being very brisk, and giving our local mills as much as they can do. Some of the timber cut ...
Article : 348 wordsMr. Atkinson, who, for over a score of years, has acted as teacher of the Warkworth Public School, and who has been 38 years in the teaching profession, retires from the service this week, ...
Article : 305 wordsWhen the people of Israel were just about to cross the Jordan, just about to enter into and take possession of the land of Canaan, just about to receive the fulfilment ...
Article : 1,019 wordsGrasshoppers are now extremely numerous, and are doing a deal of damage to grass, etc. Such a plague or grasshoppers has never been known in this district before. ...
Article : 149 wordsMr. Walter Plumer's clearing-out sale at Cundle Plains on Wednesday was a great success. Altogether there were about 600 head of cattle put under the hammer. Mr. ...
Article : 108 wordsThere was a good attendance at the Empire Hall last week, when a benefit concert was tendered Mr. R. Young, late chairman of the Pelaw-Main Miners' Lodge, who ...
Article : 370 wordsA youth named Pearse was thrown from his horse at Kervalue on Sunday morning. He lay where he fell, it is stated, for four hours, before being found. He was removed the ...
Article : 159 wordsMr. R. McFadden has disposed of "Cana." comprising about 3600 acres to Mr. R. Turner, of Tamworth, the price being a good one. The sale was completed also last week ...
Article : 386 wordsLast week we were again blessed with a beautiful fall of rain, totalling altogether 350 points. The country looks splendid, and everybody is jubilant. It is not very often you see ...
Article : 226 wordsEllalong has not much prospect to go ahead, as it is waiting, for the coal seams in its immediate neighbourhood to be broken open. That the future of the old town of ...
Article : 141 wordsThe death of William Boland cast quite a gloom over the district. The family are well and favourably known. Sympathy with the parents has been expressed on all sides. ...
Article : 51 wordsMr. Martin Shutz has been elected secretary of the Heddon-Greta Miners' Accident Relief Committee, vice Mr. W. H. Thorpe, resigned. ...
Article : 57 wordsThere was a pleasing ending to the usual day's work, at the local school last week. Mrs. and Miss Armstrong, of Mount Vincent, visited the school and announced ...
Article : 168 wordsRe the telephone exchange, Mr. McGillvray and his assistants, are making excellent progress in the reaction of the wires, but since the work was commenced quite a ...
Article : 216 wordsA few weeks ago several members of the Kurri Volunteer Fire Brigade were deputed to canvass the town and district for subscriptions towards the purchase of a new fire bell to replace the old ...
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The Maitland Weekly Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1931), Sat 28 Dec 1907, Page 14
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