The catalogue of disaster this week opened early. On Tuesday night, or rather early on Wednesday morning, a fine young fellow, named George Whitehead, a shunter upon the G. N. Railway, came to his death under the most terrible circumstances. He was ...
Article : 990 wordsThe licensing inspector, Senior Sergeant Musgrove, has presented his annual report to the Court, and it is satisfactory to learn from it that there is a vast improvement in the character of our public-houses. Out of 37 licensed houses which are reported ...
Article : 658 wordsMr. P. Cohen is prosecuting his operations in connection with the fish and oyster industry with great vigour. He is giving special attention to the oyster cultivation. In the early history of the Hastings River it was celebrated far and wide for the extent ...
Article : 979 wordsDuring the past fortnight a large number of steamers have cleared from this port for the Murrumbidgee, and also a few boats for Wentworth. Those vessels which arrived here from different ports only brought small cargoes of sundries. Most of the cargo ...
Article : 441 wordsWe are always talking about our grand, fertile district, what we can produce in the war of wheat, oats, potatoes, &c. I have no doubt it is a rich district and capable of producing enough cereals to supply the Whole of the colony. At present we are not ...
Article : 792 wordsThe weather is quite warm during the day, and frosts at night. Rain is beginning to be inquired about; it would certainly improve the appearance of everything, though the grass grows well still. ...
Article : 255 wordsMrs. Large a lady held in great respect by all who know her, gave a social entertainment to her many friends in the Assembly Hall test Friday night. There were about 30 or 35 couples present, including the Mayor and Mayoress, and Judge Backhouse ...
Article : 295 wordsThere is no improvement in the local stock market. A slight impetus was given during the show week, and some remarkable transactions in stock as usual took place. Those which occurred during the show week you ...
Article : 753 wordsWe hare been fortunate here in escaping the holsterous weather which has prevailed to the south as well as north. The rain indeed fell rather heavily on the lower part of the river, but in nothing like the quantities with which the Richmond appears to ...
Article : 1,477 wordsThe continued dryness of the weather at this time of the year excites grave apprehension in the minds of the owners of live stock as to the prospects of the coming season. Wheat-sowing, which was much later than usual on account of the want of rain ...
Article : 456 wordsFine weather for the last few days has prevailed, and everybody is congratulating himself or herself upon having escaped a severe winter. Some of the residents never remembered so mild a winter here before. Yesterday was very warm, quite ...
Article : 527 wordsAn extraordinary and unaccountable outrage was committed a few nights since, when the stable of the superintendent of roads was entered and a valuable horse hacked about and injured in a frightful manner. The wounds had apparently been inflicted ...
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912), Sat 9 Aug 1884, Page 270
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