THE CROPS IN QUEENSLAND.—It is reported to us by a gentleman well qualified to judge, and who has travelled over the districts, that farming operations in the neighbourhood of Ipswich and ...
Article : 2,398 wordsWe have Victorian papers to the 8th instant. The Argus of that date says:—John Whitelaw, editor of the Times and Mountaineer, to-day charged Dr. Nash with being guilty of a criminal ...
Article : 814 wordsOn the 7th, pursuant to arrangements, the first races at Gloucester came off, in one of the paddocks at our village, and we had the pleasure of receiving visitors from Stroud, the ...
Article : 360 wordsThe despatches recently received from Mr. Finniss are now in print. They contain a detailed statement of the affairs of the settlement from the sailing of the Bengal to the 16th of ...
Article : 635 wordsQUARTZ REEF NEAR FAIRFIELD.—We have been shown, during the past week, a very rich specimen of quartz, from the lately discovered reef near Fairfield The specimen was forwarded by Mr. G. Brown, of Fairfield, ...
Article : 300 wordsSIR—Lord Chesterfield said, "If its worth while to do a thing at all, do it well." If it was worth while to begin the branch line between Maitland and Morpeth, it is surely worth while to finish it. The idea of ...
Article : 1,055 wordsAlmost nothing to write about this week Prayer has been offered up for rain, but as yet it comes not. The thirsty earth looks upward, but instead of lowering clouds she sees nothing ...
Article : 147 wordsWe had rain for an hour or so between one and two p.m. this day. The mercury has fallen 10 since yesterday. A still breeze from the southward is now blowing, and the lowering ...
Article : 179 wordsPOLICE COURT, FRIDAY, 9TH FEBRUARY, 1866. —There were no magistrates present on the above day, consequently there was no business done. It is rumoured that we are to have a police ...
Article : 171 wordsThere was a sharp fall of rain on Monday night for a short time, and some drizzling showers since, but the weather is too dry. Owing to the long absence of a soaking rain, many waterholes and wells have been ...
Article : 971 wordsThe following items of news are from the summary of the Perth Inquirer of December 25th:— It is by no means improbable that many South ...
Article : 548 wordsILLEGALLY USING A HORSE.—John Bruen was charged with illegally using a horse, the property of one Thomas Dives. Senior-sergeant Thorpe deposed: Between nine and ten o'clock ...
Article : 499 wordsWe have Brisbane papers to the 10th instant. From the Courier of that date we extract the following summary of news:— The new building for the Port Curtis and ...
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