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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    The effects of the dry weather are now beginning to be severely felt. The recent coast rains do not appear to extend much beyond the dividing range. Only half an inch of rain has fallen here during the past ...

    Article : 808 words
  3. [BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE ACCUSED.

    Williams, at the time of his identification, wore large glasses, and his expression was somewhat altered by a three days' growth of hair. None the less, Mr. Max Hirschfeldt had no hesitation ...

    Article : 4,052 words
  4. INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.

    The ceremony of letting the water into the West Melbourne Dock was performed by the Governor to-day. The entrance to the dock is about a mile and a half below the Queen's Bridge. The ...

    Article : 282 words
  5. CRIME AND EDUCATION IN MANCHESTER.

    The Spectator, to the great annoyance of many of its friends, has never been able to believe either that philanthropy would greatly diminish poverty, or that education, however widely ...

    Article : 1,625 words
  6. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

    The trotting and race meeting postponed from the 16th instant will be held this afternoon, at Moore Park, under the management of the Sydney Driving Park Club. Special trams will run to the grounds at ...

    Article : 582 words
  7. THE WEATHER.

    Unsettled weather still prevails, and the clear skies of Monday became very lowering several times in the course of yesterday. In the afternoon there was every appearance of a heavy thunderstorm. Dark ...

    Article : 342 words
  8. IMPORTANT MUNICIPAL CASE AT KIAMA.

    The District Court to-day was occupied with a somewhat important municipal case arising from the imposition of rates upon land at Bombo, which is leased from Captain Charles, M.L.C., by the ...

    Article : 207 words
  9. QUEENSLAND.

    A raid was made upon several railway stations last night by a gang of thieves, who it is surmised belong to a band of thieves from the southern colonies known to be in Brisbane. At threo ...

    Article : 128 words
  10. LILLIE BRIDGE TROTTING AND RACE MEETING.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 230 words
  11. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Further experiments in rainmaking are to be made at Torowie shortly. Hydrogen gas generated from steam is to be used, instead of hot air, for inflating the balloons. ...

    Article : 36 words
  12. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The floods at Rocbourne reported a few days ago covered a wide area of surrounding country, and occasioned great loss of stock. Judge Stone has left for England on a six ...

    Article : 40 words
  13. KIAMA PASTURES AND STOCK PROTECTION BOARD.

    At a meeting of the Kiama Pastures and Stock Protection Board this afternoon Mr. Thomas Brown, J.P., was re-elected chairman for the current year. The board took into consideration the proposed ...

    Article : 176 words
  14. TASMANIA.

    The Exhibition was formally closed at 3 o'clock to-day by the Governor. About 3000 were present, including the members of the Postal Conference. The ...

    Article : 116 words
  15. [?]BY TELEGRAPH.] (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.) SANDY CREEK RACES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 66 words
  16. NEW ZEALAND.

    Parliament will not meet till June. The New Zealand Times states that a large loan company, connected with the Argentine Republic as well as with this colony, has announced its ...

    Article : 65 words
  17. PAMBULA RACES.

    The Pambula races, after being twice postponed, have been fixed for the 26th instant. ...

    Article : 18 words
  18. WILCANNIA QUARTER SESSIONS.

    The Wilcannia Quarter Sessions was held yesterday before Acting Judge Gibson. Mr. John Armstrong was Crown Prosecutor. The following cases were disposed of:—William Johnson, found guilty ...

    Article : 159 words
  19. THE RACEHORSE WENDOUREE KILLED.

    The racing filly Wendoureo was killed on the Epsom course yesterday, through colliding with another horse whilst doing a gallop. ...

    Article : 27 words
  20. SALE OF RACEHORSES AT CAULFIELD.

    W. C. Yuille and Co. conducted a sale of racehorses at Caulfield yesterday. The following were amongst the sales effected:—Sardoo, D. Fountain, 100 guineas; Red Cross, E. Weekes, 125 guineas; ...

    Article : 51 words
  21. THE SOUTH MELBOURNE BUILDING SOCIETY FRAUDS.

    The trial of Matthias Larkin and Patrick Cleary for alleged conspifacy in connection with the frauds on the South Melbourne Building Society was continued to-day. The case for the ...

    Article : 219 words
  22. SHOOTING CASE AT SOUTH YARRA.

    An extraordinary shooting case occurred at South Yarra this afternoon. James Thompson Tunnock, of Tunnock and Co., Limited, manufacturers of Lightning ...

    Article : 289 words
  23. LORD SHEFFIELD'S TEAM IN ADELAIDE.

    The English cricketers, and Turner, M'Leod, and Trott, the remaining members of the Australian team, arrived by express to-day. It was arranged that the Mayor, Alderman Bullock, should formally ...

    Article : 175 words
  24. THE GOULBURN DIOCESAN CHURCH SOCIETY.

    The annual meeting of the Diocesan Church Society was held last night. Archdeacon Pownall, Vicar-General, presided, and the Bishop of Newcastle and other clergymen were present. The bishop gave ...

    Article : 505 words
  25. PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.

    The following are the stock movements:—170 Lincoln ram lambs, from Victoria to Bungowanna Park, John Grieve owner; 3 Lincoln rams, from Victoria, and 2 Lincoln rams, from Daysdale to ...

    Article : 351 words
  26. FOOTBALL.

    The sixth annual meeting of the Strathfield [?] was held last night at the Imperial Hotel. Mr. H. Y. Braddon occupied the chair, and about 35 members were present. The report stated that during ...

    Article : 316 words
  27. SUICIDE AT ELSTERNWICK.

    Mr. Kenneth M'Kenzie, grazier, who was staying at the house of his brother at Elsternwick, was found in bed this morning in a semi-conscious state, with an empty laudanum phial ...

    Article : 117 words
  28. SIR S. BAKER ON THE OCCUPATION OF EGYPT.

    The Daily Graphic published on the 28th January the first of a series of letters from Egypt by Sir Samuel Baker. In this letter Sir Samuel says:— "Egypt has lost not only a good ruler, but a true ...

    Article : 455 words
  29. LANDSLIPS ON THE ILLAWARRA; LINE.

    Another slip has presented itself at 35 miles 10 chains from Sydney on the railway line. In this instance the surface matter, representing an area of one acre, is moving bodily towards the main South ...

    Article : 183 words
  30. PIGEON SHOOTING.

    Open sweepstake shooting will take place at the New South Wales Gun Club's Grounds to-day. ...

    Article : 19 words
  31. LOCAL TRAINS ON THE MOUNTAINS.

    Sir,—Will you kindly insert the following letter in your columns in the interests of us mountain folks? We hear that the local trains are to be run again during the Easter holidays, the cause of their ...

    Article : 252 words
  32. FRAUDULENT ALTERATION OF CHEQUES.

    Sir,—Noticing in the Herald of the 18th instant a case where a cheque for the sum of £9 was handed to the ledger clerk, and, after being initialled, was taken away and altered to £690, and cashed for that ...

    Article : 261 words
  33. THE TUG-OF-WAR AT WAGGA.

    The tuff-of-war tournament was continued in the Oddfellows' Hall yesterday evening, the building being thronged. Great interest was taken in the results, the most popular wins being those of the ...

    Article : 87 words
  34. THE SHIP THEOPHANE.

    Fears are entertained for the safety of the ship Theophane, which left here in December last, with 2000 tons of coal, for Mollendo. Letters are arriving inquiring after her. ...

    Article : 63 words
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