{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 338 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 261 wordsOne of the oldest residents of the district-- " Charlie" Carter--died this week, at an advanced ago. I am not sure as to the exact number of years, hut believe he was 78 at the time ...
Article : 212 wordsThe ball held at Rydal in aid of the Indian; Famine Fund was not such a financial success as was anticipated, no doubt owing to the very bad weather. Socially it was everything that ...
Article : 43 wordsA report from O'Connell states that "several parties are getting excellent returns from claims situated between here and Locksley." A new form of shovel for handling ore has ...
Article : 110 wordsIt is rumoured on good authority that Mr. G. House, the officer, in charge of the railway station here for the past sixteen years, is being promoted to S.M. at Bowenfels. ...
Article : 118 wordsIn the main north-wost drive at the 220ft, level of the Mount David G.M. Co., Rockley, last week, there was no change in the lode formation, but water was increasing. No. 2 ...
Article : 108 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 361 wordsThe latest fad here is footracing, and no sooner do we get over the excitement of picking the double in one set of handicaps, than another set is advertised. Challenges are as common as ...
Article : 94 wordsOn Wednesday the forty-ninth half-yearly general meeting of the Great Cobar Coppermining Company, Limited, was held at 131 Pitt-street, Sydney, Mr. A. G. Y. Shaw presiding. ...
Article : 271 wordsThe miners of both shale pits held a combined meeting in the Victoria-hall and decided to form a union affiliating with the Federal Labour Association of Australia. The membership is ...
Article : 135 wordsThe Mercury list will absolutely close on this day week, the 31st inst. After which no further contributions will he received. All who have not yet sent in their collections or contributions ...
Article : 79 wordsMr. Frank Livingstone, one of Eskhank's most popular guards, has secured a removal to Sydney. Mr. Livingstone's health has been affected for some years by the cold winters ...
Article : 108 wordsSir,--Donation of £2 9s 6d, being 12th Lithgow Mercury Fund instalment in aid of the above fund, is hereby acknowledged with thanks. The amount will be publicly acknowledged ...
Article : 58 wordsDr. Woodward was here on Wednesday night and put the local ambulance corps through practical work, the result being very satisfactory. Mr. Lee informs me that a meeting of ladies ...
Article : 132 wordsMr. C. S. Brownrigg writes:--A draft for £2 17s 6d, subscribed as under, was forwarded oven date (28800). I would feel obliged if you would publish this, the fifth monthly subscription, from ...
Article : 142 wordsWith regard the reef at Little River, which caused such a stir some time ago, there has not been a stroke of work done there for over nine months. Two shafts were sunk at the outset ...
Article : 110 wordsIn the Assembly on Tuesday the Rock to Green's Gunyah Railway Amendment Bill and the Byrock to Brewarrina Railway Amendment Bill were read a third time and sent on to the ...
Article : 377 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 185 wordsThere were no applications for land at the local lands office this week. Tenders for a number of district road contracts will close at noon on next Wednesday, the ...
Article : 1,070 wordsSir,--I am directed by the Attorney-General to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, forwarding certain suggestions for insertion in the Amending Public Service Bill. As the officers ...
Article : 132 wordsNEWCASTLE, Thursday.--At the Wallsend Police Court, to-day, Thomas Croudace and Frank Croudace, general manager and mine manager of the Burwood colliery, were ...
Article : 203 wordsThe late had weather has at last abated and we are now having pleasant spring weather. In the recent storms the telegraph posts from Sunny Corner suffered to some extent but are ...
Article : 194 wordsSays yesterday's Free Prees:-- On account of the dreadful condition of the road between Rockley and Burraga, it is almost impossible for teams to travel. Although there has been no ...
Article : 501 wordsFurther consideration was devoted by the Public Works Committee on Wednesday to the expediency of constructing a line of railway from Temora to Wyalong. Mr. H. Deane ...
Article : 187 wordsMrs. REILLY, of ISABELLA-STREET, PARRAMATTA, writes as follows to Mr. ARNOTT, of Newcastle:-- " I enclose a photo, of my son Thomas John ...
Article : 166 wordsA social evening, under the auspices of the Katoomba Institute, was held in the Masonic hall on Wednesday night. The programme consisted of songs, games, and dancing. There was ...
Article : 383 wordsMUDGEE, Wednesday.--Superintendent Garvin reports that the blacks last night fired eight shots at the hut of a elector named Horan at Coomoo Coomoo station. At midday to-day the ...
Article : 89 wordsA wallaby drive was got up at Mr. W. Sharwood's on Saturday last. Fifteen shooters and thirteen drivers turned up, and yet only 105 marsupials were killed. Mr. J. W. Clayton, jun. ...
Article : 107 wordsSir,--In reply to your letter of the 26th ultimo, I am directed by the Chief Secretary to inform you that the Inspector-General of Police reports that a good black tracker was employed in endeavouring to trace ...
Article : 101 wordsMudgee, Thursday.--The report that the Governors fired upon Bradford's hut at the head of Yarraman Creek last night has been confirmed. Some police were in the hut, and they returned ...
Article : 71 wordsCASSILIS, Thursday,--News has just been received that Sub-Inspector Cameron's party at noon to-day picked up the tracks of the murderers, who are barefooted, on Yarraman Gap,. ...
Article : 131 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 130 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 109 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 82 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 25 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
Lithgow Mercury (NSW : 1898 - 1954), Fri 24 Aug 1900, Page 4
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: