The ship Queen of Nations, which recently arrived here from New Zealand, left the port on Friday last for Melbourne, in ballast, where, on arrival, she will load up with wool for London. The clipper ship ...
Article : 1,617 wordsOn July 21 the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor (Mr. Alderman Lusk, M.P.) and the Lady Mayoress entertained the principal representatives of literature, art, and music, at a grand banquet in the Egyptian ...
Article : 3,246 wordsA correspondent of the Cleveland Leader visited the catacombs of Paris recently, fell behind his companions, was lost, and spent twenty hours in the dreadful place. He gives the following description ...
Article : 1,754 wordsSome curious evidence was given before Dr. Youl. city coroner, at an inquest held by him on Tuesday, at North Carlton, on the body of Earnest Auguste Reison, aged eight years, the son of Christian Reison, ...
Article : 539 wordsA meeting was held at Armidale, on Monday, Sept 28, to take into consideration the disgraceful state of the old cemetery at Armidale. The meeting had to be held in the reading-room, in consequence of ...
Article : 865 wordsBeyond recording a few stock passings, social scandals, &c., &.c., there is really nothing to work up. There is likely to be another road row in this ilk, of equal importance, if net of equal ...
Article : 489 wordsSIR—In the Mercury of 29th ultimo it is reported that in a case heard at the West Maitland police court, wherein one Richardson was charged with " wantonly discharging a stone," under 17 Vic., No. ...
Article : 576 wordsACCIDENT AT THE RIVER.—On Sunday last a boy, the eldest son of Mr. Selden, of this town, accidentally fell into the river at the mouth of the Creek near his father's residence. The current being very strong ...
Article : 511 wordsNow in the spring time, when the almond trees have assumed their mantle of green and the pink peach blossom is full upon the trees, it must be a callous heart that would not be charmed by some of ...
Article : 1,235 wordsWe regret much to record the loss sustained by Mrs. Snodgrass, of Seven Oaks, in the death of her little son, two and a-half years old, from croup. In the instance we record, death ensued after the short ...
Article : 79 wordsOn Sunday week last, a most severe storm passed along the main northern road between Tenterfield and Glen Innes, and extended to some distance down the Lawrence Road. The telegraph line suffered ...
Article : 558 wordsAt Ashton, on the 22nd day of September, 1874, from Camberwell, by Mr. Cornelius Mettain; sum due at date of notice set after each animal:—Red bullock or steer, small star, short tail or brushy part ...
Article : 960 wordsHAILSTORM.—On Saturday last a terrific hailstorm; accompanied with wind and rain, passed over this township, some of the hailstones being an inch in circumference. We are informed it was general all ...
Article : 126 wordsThrough the courtesy of Captain Moseley we were yesterday afforded an opportunity of inspecting his late purchase of Angora goats. The sight was an exceedingly pretty one. The flock numbered 1003, ...
Article : 843 wordsThe sad intelligence of the death of Lady Amberley, and subsequently of that of her little girl, from diphtheria, has not only given rise to much sympathetic sorrow, but will serve to awaken the ...
Article : 616 wordsOur local public school, which for many years has existed only as "non-vested," has at length become "vested" in the Council of Education, and a new and commodious school building, including teacher's ...
Article : 238 wordsOn Tuesday last the District Coroner (Mr. W. J. Henningham) held an inquest at Jones's Cricketers' Arms, Hargraves, upon the body of a Chinaman, aged about forty years, who had been discovered ...
Article : 396 wordsThe weather has been very unsettled since my last, and fine salubrious days seem to be a thing of the past. The days are raw, chilly, and cold, and the nights are rather more so. Colds and ...
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), Tue 6 Oct 1874, Page 4
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