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  2. THE FLOODS IN GIPPS LAND.

    The heavy incessant rain with which the whole district was deluged from Wednesday to Friday evening last culminated is one of the highest, and, as the sequel may prove, ...

    Article : 1,408 words
  3. LIVE STOCK REPORT.

    DENILIQUIN, MAY 30.—The weather is still favourable to pastoral pursuits. The d[?]ws at night are [?] heavy as to keep up the moisture produced by the late rains, with genial days. The late wool news is ...

    Article : 1,201 words
  4. BALLARAT.

    There was a large attendance at the Corner to-day,and a good and lively business was done, the leading stocks of the day, for both of which there were numerous inquiries at ...

    Article : 1,225 words
  5. AUSTRALIANS IN NORWAY.

    Leaving Millwall Docks at 11 a.m. on Friday, £2nd June, 1877, we had a stormy passage in a wretched steamer, called the Albion, through the North Sea, and arrived ...

    Article : 3,421 words
  6. COUNTRY NEWS.

    A child was accidentally drowned in 2ft of water in an old hole yesterday the child was a son of James Smith. A woman named Margaret Powell ...

    Article : 366 words
  7. THE LICENSING ACT.

    Sir,—At what may be termed the permissive clauses of the "Licensing Act 1876" are to be brought into operation in a few weeks, I venture to call attention to the provisions ...

    Article : 659 words
  8. CLOSED ROADS COMMISSION.

    The Royal Commission on Closed Roads sat m Alexandra to-day. There were present —Messrs. Tucker (chairman), Johnstone, Cameron, Barr, and Bell as secretary. The ...

    Article : 354 words
  9. GENERAL GRANT IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.

    I told you in my last letter that General Grant was hourly expected to arrive here. Scarcely had the mail steamer left the harbour, when the B.I.S.S. Simla waa signalled. ...

    Article : 841 words
  10. MINING NOTES.

    The managers report:— Progress, Panton-hill.—Contractors have completed the drving 100ft north level, and the stone, which is [?]in thick, shows gold freely; It is expected to start ...

    Article : 1,148 words
  11. BEAUTIFUL SNOW.

    Sir,—I had thought that the question of the authorship of "Beautiful Snow" had been settled years ago in the columns of the Melbourne press. As a matter of fact, at the ...

    Article : 186 words
  12. SANDHURST.

    The Mining department does not admit the necessity for the conference of mining boards which has been proposed for the purpose of giving further consideration to the question ...

    Article : 855 words
  13. THE VOLUNTEERS.

    The May competition of the above club took place at the Williamstown butts on Saturday, the 31st ult., the being the last competition but oue for the aggregate prizes. There was a good muster of the members ...

    Article : 96 words
  14. CITY COUNCIL.

    The usual weekly meeting of the above council was held on Monday. There were present—The Mayor (Councillor Willis), in the chair, Councillors Kilpatrick, Young, Dixon, Bowen, Hole, Arkle, and Harrison. A ...

    Article : 341 words
  15. GEELONG.

    The question of holding a juvenile industrial exhibition in Geelong has for a short time occupied the attention of our public men. The desirability of having such an ...

    Article : 278 words
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