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  2. COUNTRY NEWS.

    A fire occurred here this morning on the North Hill, completely destroying a house, the property of a widow named Dunn. An inquiry as to the cause of the fire was held this afternoon, when an open verdict was returned. ...

    Article : 587 words
  3. ORCHARD.

    Continue to adopt measures for making trees produce fruit by the stopping system. If this is done for one or two seasons the result will be the production of fruit bearing spur wood. Apples, pears, plums, cherries, and apricots ...

    Article : 485 words
  4. FLOWER GARDEN.

    Like all other departments, matters are rather dull, as without an abundant supply of water it is difficult to keep florist plants in perfection of health. Pansies have suffered somewhat, dry winds apparently not being to their taste. ...

    Article : 399 words
  5. Richmond River.

    The most of the towrs in the district are keeping high holiday, having bid good-bye to the worries of business from Wednesday night up to Monday next, when it will once more be a case of "as yon were" with us all. ...

    Article : 598 words
  6. HOTHOUSE, GREENHOUSE, AND BUSHHOUSE.

    In the hothouse the ruling feature will be plenty of moisture and plenty of air on stilly days, together with a fair amount of shade during the daytime. Under these conditions the exotic plants should thrive admirably. ...

    Article : 413 words
  7. Sloping Shoulders in Draught Horses.

    The student of horse anatomy from the usual text-books and horse-books will naturally conclude that an upright arm or humerus (the bone designated as b, in fig. 1) and an oblique shoulder are incompatible. That this is not so is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 619 words
  8. Forbes.

    This week I have nothing fresh to report in the weather. For the last few days there has been a very hot, dry wind blowing, which has burnt up what little grass we had. Unless rain does soon come, the prospects for the winter will be very bad ...

    Article : 331 words
  9. Attempted Assassination of the Bishop of Armidale.

    A tremendous commotion was caused in the Roman Catholic Cathedral here, yesterday morning, during divine service. Just as Bishop Torregiani was about to celebrate mass, a man named M'Cafferty walked up through the church ...

    Article : 215 words
  10. Plants of New South Wales.

    13. The order of Solanace, or the Solatium family, is common to the temperate and tropical parts of the world. Most of the species are pentandrous with alternate leaves; they are herbaceous or shrubby, and their fruit is either a ...

    Article : 1,166 words
  11. Moama.

    A very sudden death occurred here on Wednesday last. Mr. C. Lilley, engineer to the D. and M. Railway Company, was seized with an unexpected attack of illness about 10.30 on the morning named. Dr. Osborne was at once in attendance, and after ...

    Article : 274 words
  12. Extraordinary Privation and Death in the Bush.

    An inquest was held yesterday before Mr. F. W. Yyner, coroner, concerning the death of Ann Lydia Cooper, an infant aged six months, who died of exposure and starvation in the bush. Her father was working miles away from ...

    Article : 361 words
  13. Singleton Grammar School.

    The annual breaking-up and distribution of prizes took place on Friday, the 19th December, in the presence of a large number of the parents and friends. The chair was filled by Mr. A. J. Gould, M.P., member for the district. The examiners, the Rev. B. E. ...

    Article : 1,180 words
  14. Grafton.

    The first of the Christmas holidays are past and the town has been quite emptied by the number of people who, with numerous excursions to the seaside, flocked to that pleasant refuge in hot weather. Most of them will not be back until Monday forenoon, ...

    Article : 353 words
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