The weather is at present very dry and hot for the time of the year: thermometer in the shade 98 degrees to 100 degrees. Although feed is abundant, rain would now be ...
Article : 151 words[Herald.]—After a few frosts heavy rain fell here on Saturday evening, and light showers fell last night. The weather has been very cold for the last two days. ...
Article : 43 wordsFor the past twelve days there has been little else but rain. Such weather is almost unprecedented. A great quantity of water has fallen, but owing to good breaks between ...
Article : 102 wordsThe Orient Company's s.s. Orient arrived here this morning, bringing dates from Capetown to April 22. The following is her passenger list:— ...
Article : 100 words[Herald.]—The Presbyterian General Assembly has concluded its sittings. The longstanding dispute between the Revs. M'Culloch, M'Swain, and Michell was amicably ...
Article : 96 words[Herald.]—Arrangements have been made through Benjamin and Co., with Mr. M'Durrich, of Sydney, for the erection of crushing machinery on the Prince Charlie line of reef. ...
Article : 84 wordsThe following correspondence, which explains itself, has been forwarded to us for publication:— May 4, 1880. ...
Article : 276 wordsThere are two men, convicted a few days ago at Rockhampton of murder, now in Brisbane Gaol awaiting execution. One is a Chinaman called Jamie Ah Sue, who having ...
Article : 1,220 wordsWe had a very heavy fall of rain during the latter part of last week, which has been of the greatest service to the residents of the district in general, and the farmers in ...
Article : 60 words[Echo.]—The Australian Joint Stock Bank has opened a branch at South Grafton. It is rumoured that the Bank of New South Wales will also open a branch there shortly. ...
Article : 294 wordsThe proclamation of the Act requiring the Basutos to surrender their arms has been quietly received, although Lipped, the principal chief, has stated that he will await the ...
Article : 166 words[Echo.]—His Excellency the Governor has returned from Glenormiston. He had excellent shooting during his visit. A strong S.S.W. gale has been blowing at ...
Article : 603 wordsMessrs. T. G. Robinson and Co. report having sold 250 head of mixed store cattle, all ages, from Cockatoo Creek, at an average of 30s. each. The same firm have for sale by ...
Article : 139 wordsThe Colonial Secretary, Principal Under-secretary, and the principal officers of the Colonial Secretary's Department, took possession, on Monday morning, of the new offices at ...
Article : 706 wordsWe had fine rain on Saturday night, which I think was general; over an inch fell at Texas; it has done a great deal of good. The native dogs are very numerous this ...
Article : 70 wordsWe are favored by Mr. H. H. Brown, M.P. for the Paterson, with the following official correspondence, for public information:— ...
Article : 233 wordsWintry weather has commenced, as it ought to do, with this month. Nothing could be more delightful than the fine dry days, with the cold nights, that we have been ...
Article : 53 words[Herald.]—This evening a man named Hoare, in attempting to jump into the brake van of the up-Western train while in motion, fell down on the line. Fortunately no other ...
Article : 97 wordsThe weather is now most favorable. Crisp mornings and evenings, with warm days, are bracing up the community; and the land, the stock, and the crops will be all the better ...
Article : 56 wordsA fortnight since every other person one met expressed great anxiety at the signs which are supposed to be infallible precursors of drought. Yet on the coming of the 7th ...
Article : 74 words[Herald.]—A meeting of the Irish Famine Relief Fund Committee was held to-night at the Town Hall, to wind up the accounts. Alderman Butler occupied the chair. It ...
Article : 85 wordsDuring the week there has been a good deal of rain, and for a few days some of the rivers were not crossable, and the roads were cut up in many places; but notwithstanding ...
Article : 120 wordsSir,—Will you say what plant you would recommend for a live hedge in a paddock, two essentials being that it is evergreen and that cattle will not eat it. I have tried acacia, but found that after a few ...
Article : 483 words[Echo.]—Diphtheria is very prevalent here. There have been 13 deaths of children lately. There is no medical man within 30 miles. ...
Article : 23 words[Echo.]—A carrier named James Lyell, well known between Parkes and Orange, met with a serious accident on Sunday afternoon. Lyell was riding on his dray, coming off the ...
Article : 139 wordsFor the past two weeks we have been blessed with copious showers, which no doubt have been fully appreciated by both town and country residents—the housewives in having ...
Article : 146 words[Herald.]—The Irish Relief Fund amounts to £8500. Very heavy weather has been experienced along the coast for the last eight or ten days, ...
Article : 308 words[Herald.]—The entrances for the Pastoral and Agricultural Show, to take place on the 19th instant, close on the 12th. There will be only one day's show this season, and some ...
Article : 38 words[Herald.]—The coroner's jury this evening returned a verdict of wilful murder against William Wheelhouse for shooting Andrew Miles at Yatong Station on the 27th ultimo. ...
Article : 173 wordsEver since my last was written we have had rain, rain, rain, nothing but rain; the transition was complete from a drought to a deluge. The rains at first were agreeably light, but ...
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