Swifts and swallows are numerous all through the Archipelago. I shall confine myself to a notice of the collocalia, or the swallow, which builds the well known and precious edible nests. ...
Article : 1,356 wordsSir Henry Parkes, Mr. Garrett. Mr. Inglis, and Mr. Roberts returned to Sydney on Monday morning from their visit to the west and south. The Ministers were absent from Sydney just a week, and during that time ...
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Article : 158 wordsAt a meeting of the Executive Council, held on Wednesday, the following gentlemen were appointed to prosecute at the circuit courts of the colony, viz.:—Mr. G. H. Fitzhardinge, Bathurst, Dubbo, and Mudgee; Mr. ...
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Article : 404 wordsAn unusual heavy shipment of gold was made on Wednesday by the R.M.S. Mariposa for San Francisco, the total quantities and values being—Bank of Australasia, 34 boxes sovereigns (£170,000); Union Bank, 4 ...
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912), Sat 10 Sep 1887, Page 552
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