Mr. Rofe passed here en route to Camden with a mob of fat cattle, also some horses, bought in the surrounding district. At last a teacher has arrived to take ...
Article : 51 wordsLast Saturday a rabbit drive was held at Ben Bullen. Although there were only eight shooters and eleven drivers, 319 rabbits were destroyed during the day. Mr. ...
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Advertising : 461 wordsSplendid steady rain set in on Monday night, and fell incessantly throughout the night, and still continues. At 9 this (Tuesday) morning. 34 points were recorded. At ...
Article : 69 wordsSince the late showers of rain the second crop of potatoes is turning out well, but we have a bug doing damage now that we never had here before. It is the size ...
Article : 81 wordsHappy, pretty, healthy Kathoomba is (says the "Telegraph"), being called all sorts of names. By one it is known as "Arcartoomba," by another ...
Article : 706 wordsThe local team visited Bathurst on Saturday last in connection with the senior competition, and playing two men short, suffered defeat at the hands of St. ...
Article : 184 wordsSplendid steady rain set in here on Monday night. As everything is very dry a good fall is required to revive the grass and ensure feed for stock during the ...
Article : 126 wordsIn the course of his reply last week, to a deputation representing the Public Morals Association, the Chief Secretary said he was pleased to hear that, in regard to ...
Article : 510 wordsA heavy thunderstorm broke over the district an Monday evening. Steady rain followed and continued all night. Up to 9 a.m. on Tuesday 105 points of rain were ...
Article : 204 wordsNice steady, soaking rain set in on Monday night, with all appearance of a continuance. This will do an immense amount of good to this centre, as water was ...
Article : 193 wordsThe postponed meeting in connection with the forming of the Federal Social Club took plane on Tuesday evening, the 21st March, but owing to the night being ...
Article : 190 wordsOn Saturday afternoon last a very pleasant function took place at St. Peter's Church, Rockley, viz., a presentation by the congregation and choir to Mr. and ...
Article : 231 wordsThe children and friends who attended the monthly meeting of the Band of Hope hold in the Methodist Church on Tuesday were very much instructed by he address ...
Article : 174 wordsThe expected storms of Saturday and Sunday passed off without showers over Duckmaloi, but rain has fallen steadily since last night (Monday), with every ...
Article : 248 wordsI noticed in Friday's issue several names of which the origin is sought. Shooter's Hill was called after a man named Shooter, who lived where Mrs. Thompson now ...
Article : 78 wordsLast year, at the distribution of prizes in connection with the local technical school, Mr. Black, who had just been appointed to the position of inspector, made ...
Article : 577 wordsBullock Flat, now Oberon, was named by the aboriginals owing to the number of wild cattle which used to run there in the [?]ays, days King's Stockyard Creek, now ...
Article : 121 wordsThe Mount David manager reports:--"100ft. level: North-west drive from No., 2 air shaft lode 8ft. and payable. Stopes between Nos. 1 and 2 air shafts lode 7ft. ...
Article : 121 wordsMr. Joyce's contract for road work Burraga to Swashfield, near Black Springs has been accepted by the department, also the tender of Mr. J. Haywood for ...
Article : 318 wordsA large and representative meeting of farmers and graziers was held at Lyndhurst on Saturday night to discuss the question of concerted action on the part ...
Article : 135 wordsDuring a debate in the House of Commons Mr. J. T. Macnamara declared that in the schools of Great Britain there were 1,000,000 underfed pupils. ...
Article : 273 wordsMr. T. J. Murray, J.P., representing the City Mutual Life Co., and Master Charles Sparks, son, of Mr. John Sparks, of Airly, met with a nasty accident when driving ...
Article : 269 wordsAmongst the exhibits at the Cumnock show a few days ago was a novelty in the shape of a white magpie, owned by Mr. A. E. Barter. Mr. Barter states that he ...
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Lithgow Mercury (NSW : 1898 - 1954), Fri 31 Mar 1905, Page 3
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