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  2. THE STEAM-HORSE, AND THE TRADE IN HORSES AND MULES.

    The nominal horse-power of the engineer—the steamhorse—is so rapidly taking the place of the bona, fide draught of the eqiome animal, that we are beginning to overlook in many instances, our old friend the horse, ...

    Article : 3,748 words
  3. ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

    SIR—I trust you will allow me space for a few remarks in reply to a letter signed "Fair Play," published in your issue of this day, in which the writer, as champion of Mr. Christian, who it seems was an unsuccessful ...

    Article : 1,633 words
  4. SINGLETON.

    We noticed, in our issue of Saturday fast, that Mr. Loder's fat ox, which gained the prize at the Maitland show, had been slaughtered for the purpose of boilingdown. The fatness of the carcase, we are informed, ...

    Article : 114 words
  5. DUNGOG.

    Twice, since I last wrote, have I made sure I should be sending you the welcome news of a good fall of rain. Just about dark on Sunday a steady shower fell, and came on so gradually that there was hope of its ...

    Article : 377 words
  6. MANNING RIVER.

    APRIL 16.—A blackfellow, named Williams, has been murdared by one of the Port Macquarie blacks, now in this district, but, up to the present time, no trace of the morderer can be obtained. It appears that a large party ...

    Article : 254 words
  7. MUSCLE BROOK.

    The first case disposed of by the bench was a claim for wages, Osland v. Nichols, which, after a long hearing, was dismissed, it having been proved that the defendant had received an amount in excess of what was due to him. ...

    Article : 311 words
  8. GENERAL NEWS.

    RATE.—Particulars of the commission of an offence of this kind near brookong on Friday, the 22nd ult., have this week reached the police here. The victim is a German woman, wife of a shepherd on the above named ...

    Article : 1,588 words
  9. MUDGEE.

    On the llth instant a boy aged twelve years, the son of Mr. James Ward, of Brombie, was found dead in the river at that place, having it is supposed, accidentally fallen in while getting a backet of water. ...

    Article : 240 words
  10. TENTERFIELD.

    During the last month the excitement is kept up with unabated vigour; no person appeared to be tired, but the majority of whom wend their way to gossip, to enquire what has happened at the bill, or will happen either at ...

    Article : 796 words
  11. BENDEMEER.

    The Bendemeer Bridge is now in established fact. On Wednesday last, tha 5th onstant, it was completed, and the workmen were regaled with ale, brandy, &c., on the centre of the bridge. Owing to the approaches not being ...

    Article : 210 words
  12. NEW ENGLAND.

    On Sunday evening there was a brief but very heavy shower 2½ miles E. of Armidale, and on Monday, between Paradise Creek and Limestone, an extensive hailstorm. Here it is still dry. ...

    Article : 376 words
  13. TAMWORTH.

    ALLEGED CASE OF MURDER—During the past week a good deal of surprise was caused by an announcement that a warrant had been issued for the apprehension of Mr. Price, of Tambar Springs, Liverpool Plains, a ...

    Article : 267 words
  14. NEWCASTLE.

    The first step towards the removal of the A. A. Co.'s bridge across Blane-street was taken on Good Friday. The whole structure, it is anticipated, will be demolished in about a week's time. ...

    Article : 537 words
  15. MANILLA.

    April 12.—An accident of a serious nature occurred at the Manilla Station of Messrs Lloyd Brothers, to the lady of Mr. John McKinnon, the superintendent. It appears that while engaged near the fire her dress ignited, and ...

    Article : 332 words
  16. INOCULATION OF CATTLE.

    SIR—A paragraph in your journal of the 13th instant from a Singleton correspondent, speaks very loud in favor of inoculation of cattle as a preventive of pleurepneumonia. Hundreds of oattle owners, I have no ...

    Article : 560 words
  17. LATEST NEWS.

    A close holiday. Five thousand at the cricket match. The Sydney men continued their first innings. Clarke, 3; Gorman, 7; Thompson, 12; Lawrence, 19: Caffyn, not out, 57; ...

    Article : 63 words
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