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  2. BRISBANE.

    The Changchow wreck was offered at auction. Only £150 were bid; the ship was withdrawn. A deputation from the Queensland Wine Growers' Association waited on the Colonial Treasurer, and ...

    Article : 179 words
  3. LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

    The Bishop of Riverina sails for Australia in January next. The Franchise Bill has passed through committee of the House of Commone. It is regarded as ...

    Article : 359 words
  4. A Queer Disease,

    Attention has lately been drawn to a disease met in Siberia, known to the Kussians by the name of " Miryachit." The person affected seems compelled to imitate anything he ...

    Article : 225 words
  5. One of Pinkerton's Plans.

    Maj. Pinkertons perseverance and ingenuity were the secrets of his succsss in all his undertakings. If he could not accomplish his purpose by one plan he immediately ...

    Article : 368 words
  6. LOCAL NEWS.

    MAITLAND WORKING MEN'S SOCIAL CLUB.— Well-wishers of this admirable institution will be pleased to learn that since the beginning of the current quarter, which opened on the 1st instant, nearly ...

    Article : 3,310 words
  7. LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. [FROM GREVILLE'S TELEGRAM COMPANY.] SYDNEY.

    The first collection in answer to the Primate's appeal for funds for religious instruction in public schools was made last Sunday at All Saints' Church, Woollahra, Over fifty pounds were collected. The ...

    Article : 912 words
  8. MELBOURNE.

    At the settling over the late meeting last night it was estimated the bookmakers present could not have had less than £150,000 in gold and notes with them. One large fielder entered the room with ...

    Article : 362 words
  9. Koumiss.

    Koumiss has become a very common article of diet with dyspeptics, and according to the Chicago Review it may be made at home at a cost of about 15 cents per quart. ...

    Article : 280 words
  10. Our Imperfect Senses.

    The human frame is acknowledged to be a wonderful piece of mechanism. The Psalmist admired it, but it puzzled him. If he had been a scientist he would have been able to ...

    Article : 329 words
  11. District Tetegrams. [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.] DENMAN.

    The Bishop of Newcastle arrived at Denman yesterday, and proceeded on his journey to Widden Creek this morning. ...

    Article : 27 words
  12. Paying an Old Debt.

    An aged couple walked into a prominent dry goods store in Syracuse recently and asked to look at some carpets, While the clerk was showing them some patterns of ingrains the proprietor of the store ...

    Article : 261 words
  13. MERRIWA.

    At a special meeting of the Merriwa Literary and Debating Society, held in the School of Arts last night, the recent action of the committee of the institution, in the matter of charging visitors to ...

    Article : 173 words
  14. ADELAIDE.

    A most important discovery of water was made in an endeavour to open up a stock route between Herott and Farina aud McDonnell's Peak near the head of Lake Torrens. The spot selected was Mirrabuckinna, ...

    Article : 150 words
  15. "By Hook or by Crook."

    The destruction by the fire of London in 1666, during which some 13,200 houses, etc., were burnt down, in very many cases obliberated all the boundary marks requisits to ...

    Article : 183 words
  16. Latest Sydney Markets.

    Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe report:—Homebush Fat Stock Sales—Cattle: 988 were yarded; best pens bullocks made to £11 7s, cows to £7, equal to 25s per 100 lbs. Two drafts of' cattle by ...

    Article : 185 words
  17. NEW ZEALAND.

    Vanguard won the New Zealand Cup; Leonora was second, Ike third. In Parliament, resolutions were carried generally approving the result of the Sydney convention, ...

    Article : 77 words
  18. Japanese Dinners in London.

    The Japanese dinner which has just been inaugurated at the Health Exhibition, at four shillings may be pooh-pooh'd as a "mere snack" by heavy feeders untrained in the art [?]thetic. Yet the ...

    Article : 663 words
  19. HOBART.

    The Legislative Council passed an Electorate Bill, making all of the elections through the colony to take place on the same day. Immigration has been virtually stopped. ...

    Article : 66 words
  20. Chairs Instead of Pews.

    A modern idea of making sinners comfortable when they go to church is advanced by a New York dealer in church decorations and furnishings. It is to have single chairs, such ...

    Article : 273 words
  21. Sydney Wool Market.

    Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—We offered the largest catalogue of the season, numbering two thousand eight hundred and sixty eight bales. Demand was brisk and competition keen at ...

    Article : 107 words
  22. Narrabri Races.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 132 words
  23. CLARENCE TOWN.

    Lately, our usually quiet town has presented quite an animated appearance, what with circuses, interesting court cases, athletic sports, concerts, etc, Visitors will surely look upon us as quite a gay ...

    Article : 280 words
  24. Melbourne Wool Market.

    Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report:[?]We have this week offered 6500 bales wool, and sold 500O bales. Prices are firm and competition very brisk. The lots bought in will probably be sold by private ...

    Article : 121 words
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