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  2. BOXING-DAY.

    The celebration of this holiday is always of a most festive nature, and it and Anniversary Day may be looked upon as the chief of the festive seasons of the people of New South Wales. Yesterday was no exception to this ...

    Article : 569 words
  3. LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

    Telegrams have now been received from the Cape of Good Hope, bringing additional details of the attack upon Potchefstroon by the Boers. The affair originated through ...

    Article : 213 words
  4. NEWS OF THE DAY.

    THE tramways were taxed almost to their utmost capabilities yesterday. On the Randwick line fourteen carriages and seven motors were kept running at the shortest intervals possible, and, reckoning the fares ...

    Article : 3,596 words
  5. The GREAT AUSTRAL PLAIN: Its PAST, PRESENT, and FUTURE.

    Between longitude 121° and 138°East we find in the interior an extent of territory in which no river nor creek has yet been discovered that could be traced for any great distance, or proved to have an outlet in ...

    Article : 2,324 words
  6. OBITUARY.

    Mr. John Joseph Mechi, the agriculturist, of Tiptree Hall, author of letters on agricultural improvements, and other works on kindred subjects, died yesterday, aged 78. ...

    Article : 36 words
  7. SUICIDE.

    The newly elected President of the Swiss ' Republic committed suicide in the street today. ...

    Article : 23 words
  8. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) ORANGE.

    James Grundy, recently employed as a cooper at the Burton Brewery, was thrown from his horse in town on Christmas Day, and killed on the spot. The Oddfellows, had a large picnic at M'Lachlan's ...

    Article : 45 words
  9. AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB SUMMER MEETING.

    The first summer venture of the Australian Jockey Club was favoured with gloriously fine weather, and the attendance was very numerous, and would have been much larger had the tramway arrangements been equal to the demand. ...

    Article : 3,194 words
  10. DUBBO.

    Mr. Norton, the late police magistrate, died suddenly yesterday morning at 1 o'clock. A post mortem examination has been held, and the bullet found imbedded two inches in the brain. It had lodged just ...

    Article : 67 words
  11. AN ABUNDANT WATER SUPPLY.

    SIR,—On the 2nd December, 1867—a year of drought like the present one—1 drew attention in your columns to the great depth of the Botany swamps, and to their consequent capacity for either a temporary or a permanent supply to ...

    Article : 490 words
  12. TEMORA.

    A miner, named Felix Connor, was killed on Friday evening while descending a shaft under the influence of drink. He lost his foothold when half way down, and fell to the bottom. ...

    Article : 111 words
  13. QUEENSLAND.

    The holiday to-day was generally observed. The Volunteer sports and the excursions, &c., were largely attended. There was a storm this evening. ...

    Article : 28 words
  14. VICTORIA.

    Weather to-day fine, but rather cool. There were large crowds on the various excursions. The Temperance gala at the Agricultural Society's grounds, the Catholic picnic, and the Friendly Societies' sports were ...

    Article : 83 words
  15. ON WELLS.

    SIR,—In a paper on wells, read by M[?]F.R. Abbott, P.M., at a meeting of the Royal Society, on Wednesday, 3rd November, [?] description is given of [?]00 wells at Liverpool Plains, county of Pottinger, and district of Gunnedah. ...

    Article : 707 words
  16. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    An inquest was held to-day on the fire at Hall and McLean's, drapers, on Christmas Eve. The verdict was that the fire was purely accidental. Weather to-day delightful. Nearly all business ...

    Article : 37 words
  17. TASMANIA.

    The weather her[?] has been extraordinary. There have been terrific gales, and the heat yesterday was 95° in the shade. The su[?]en change, and the hurricanes on both days, did much damage to property and orchards. ...

    Article : 82 words
  18. PARRAMATTA JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

    The Chirstmas meeting of the Parramatta Jockey Club was held yesterday on the Park course, Parramatta, and proved one of the most enjoyable meetings ever held under the club's auspices. The weather was all that could be ...

    Article : 1,478 words
  19. TRAMWAY ACCOMMODATION.

    SIR,—You did well to remind the tramway management of the necessity for pro[?]ding, additional cars on New Year's Day to meet the antic[?]pated rush of visitors to Randwick; but you forgot to take in[?]o account the 6000 or 7000 people ...

    Article : 483 words
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