We have just met, in a New York paper, with a curious record of droughts that have occurred in the United States since 1621. Until 1870 or thereabouts the country was a ...
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Article : 503 wordsShe lifted her clasped hands one moment to Heaven as if imploring aid in this bour of bitter trial; the next she had thrown herself upon her knees at her father's feet, clutching his arm convulsively with ...
Article : 2,746 wordsThe weather, has been pleasantly cool since Christmas. Two days before then the thermometer rose as high as 119 in the shade, but this week it has averaged about 98. The ...
Article : 92 wordsThe weather has been fine, and the nights very cool and pleasant. Shearing is completely finished in this district. Sandflies about in profusion. ...
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Article : 31 wordsThe Duc d'Aumale's entertainments at Chantilly are now in full swing. I wonder whether the mystery of that residence will ever be cleared up? The Orleans family are blessed with strong nerves, or they ...
Article : 516 wordsThe weather until the last few days has been exceedingly cool and agreeable; a good day's rain is much needed, the grass, although abundant, getting very dry. Stock of all ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Rawbelle cattle reported in my last have just been killed off by the Hogarth Meat-Preserving Company, and averaged 833lb. bullocks, and 655lb. cows, at 10s per ...
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Article : 103 wordsBy December 1 English farmers had contrived to sow a good deal of wheat, but frost and snow were at that date preventing field operations, and it could not be said that ...
Article : 663 wordsThe weather for the last few weeks has been very dry; no grass or water. During the last day or two we have experienced a heavy downpour of rain, which has refreshed everything ...
Article : 51 wordsAn inquest on the remains of the man George Johnstone was concluded at the International Hotel, Newtown, on Tuesday afternoon. It was commenced on Monday, ...
Article : 841 wordsThe rainy season appears now to have fairly set in. Last week 6 in. of rain fell within twenty-four hours. The grass is already tinged with green. ...
Article : 60 wordsAs the season advances spells of intensely hot weather occur with greater frequency. On Thursday, the 15th, the thermometer in the Melbourne district reached 95deg., and on ...
Article : 547 wordsSince my last we have had a glorious downpour and the country everywhere is now beginning to look charming The rainfall however, has not been at all heavy; barely ...
Article : 103 wordsWe regret to have to record that the arrival of His Excellency the Viceroy of Calcutta on Friday afternoon was signalised by a most dastardly and, to all appearances, wanton outrage. ...
Article : 508 wordsWeather this season most enjoyable. It is more like early spring than midsummer, the thermometer only registering 78 at noon; the highest reading was on December 21, 89 ...
Article : 72 wordsThe cool temperature we are enjoying at present is quite unprecedented at this time of year, and it seems to be much the same over all the southern part of the colony. A great ...
Article : 91 wordsDuring the twenty fo[?] hours ended at 9 a.m. on the 16th inst., the weather was generally fine throughout the colony; but there was rain at several stations in the north, ...
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