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  2. THE ARTESIAN WATERS OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The bore is 45 miles south-west of Moree, and has a flow of 1,205,300 gallons per day. Seventeen settlers, with holdings aggregating 53,440 acres, are included in the trust. Each holding is traversed by a drain leading from the bore; the total length or drains being about 27 miles. The capital debt of the trust has been gazetted at £2084. It carries interest at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, and payments of 3 per cent. per annum to a sinking fund are ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 250 words
  3. THE SOIL

    As already intimated in our Current News items, the question of the indefinitely postponed milking competition has been reopened by the North Coast Agricultural Societies' Association, ...

    Article : 668 words
  4. THE SCHOOLS.

    This afternoon picked teams from the Combined Great Public Schools will play the University Firsts and Seconds. The match is the " Ultima Thule" of G.P.S. football, being the school equivalent to "getting his ...

    Article : 255 words
  5. RURAL VOICE.

    To the Editor.--Now that the Commonwealth Government has given the public time to reflect upon their bacteriologist's report on Dr. Danysz's germs, I hope the cold lit will ...

    Article : 761 words
  6. THE INTER-STATE TEAM.

    In the team selected to play Queensland next Saturday week there are four Old Boys-- Matthews (S.G.S.), Bullock (S.C.E.G.S.), and Bede Smith (T.K.S.), played in the G.P.S. competitions three years ago, while ...

    Article : 47 words
  7. G.P.S. MATCHES.

    Now that competition matches are off, the schools are engaged in "friendly" matches. On Saturday the Sydney Grammar School, by defeating the redoubtable Hawkesbury College, on their native heath, added ...

    Article : 134 words
  8. S.C.E.G.S. V. BOWENFELS.

    Bowenfels Cooenwall Academy struck trouble with the North Shore Grammar School on Saturday, going down to the tune of 27 to nil. The Sydney boys upset the generally accepted theory that country hoys have a bigger ...

    Article : 124 words
  9. NEWINGTON.

    On Saturday Newington played a draw with Taralga. It provid what is generally known as a "pleasant" match, no bones being broken on cither side. Neither side overdid it, and the game resulted in a draw. ...

    Article : 38 words
  10. ST. IGNATIUS.

    Holwood has a reputation, but didn't live up to it, so the Riverview boys had no difficulty in sending them up. As a matter of Pact, the Holwoods only attacked once, and that Was because they couldn't help it. Hughes, ...

    Article : 113 words
  11. PUBLIC SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

    The Rugby committee-room looked somewhat like a courtroom on Saturday morning, as the committee sat in judgment on two or three juvenile offenders against Rugby ethics. The wave of deal-it-out-to-him that has ...

    Article : 664 words
  12. GENERAL NOTES.

    A conference of butter factory companies at Traralgon (Vic.) has resolved that it is of the highest importance, both to exporters and purchasers of butter, that each box in which butter ...

    Article : 236 words
  13. THE COMMERCE ACT.

    To the Editor,--If the representative of the butter trade in Victoria had stayed at his post at the recent conference in Sydney, he could have Informed the trade there that the questions ...

    Article : 364 words
  14. CONTROL OF THEATRES.

    The question of control, of theatres and other places of amusement in the area administered by the London County Council was dealt with exhaustively in a report by the Town Clerk (Mr. ...

    Article : 592 words
  15. HUDDART PARKER'S STEAMER VICTORIA.

    Messrs. Huddart Parker and Company's steamer Victoria is again in commission, looking spick and span after an extensive overhaul at Mort's Dock. Yesterday she made a successful ...

    Article : 763 words
  16. MUSHROOMS.

    Since the publication of our last article on mushrooms, with illustrations showing the characteristics of the principal varieties to be found in the wild state, so many inquiries have ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 452 words
  17. BOUND ABOUT CARCOAR.

    CARCOAR, Tuesday.--Last week's rainfall has vastly improved matters throughout this district. On Saturday, and Sunday morning very heavy frosts were experienced, but beyond ...

    Article : 450 words
  18. INQUIRIES.

    PREMO, MARRICKVILLE, asks if there is any ingredient which will alter the color of dark extracted honey to a pale amber, without being injurious to it? ...

    Article : 212 words
  19. AUSTRALIAN RULES.

    In the first grade, Petersham is leading, with Fort-street and Waverley close up. Fort-street is behind on account of losing their first match, when, although they scored nearly 40 points to nil, they did not pull up the ...

    Article : 150 words
  20. CURRENT NEWS.

    NELLIGEN, Tuesday.--The weather is exceptionally mild-- almost like spring. There have not been any frosts. Splendid winter feed abounds. ...

    Article : 543 words
  21. BORDER RUGBY.

    Mr. R. Armstrong, lion, secretary of the Schools' Advisory Boats, is Jubilant at the increased interest in Rugby in the southern districts, admittedly the stronghold of the Australian game. There has been an ...

    Article : 77 words
  22. JAM AND STRYCHNINE BAITS.

    MR. T. H. WEBB, CROOKWELL, writes in reply to some inquiries on the subject:--"Regarding jam and strychnine as a rabbit poison, the following has been used most effectively ...

    Article : 173 words
  23. SOBRAON COMPETITION.

    The second and third divisions of the starboard watch met on Friday last Birchgrove, the third division winning by 17 to 13. The second division led by 13 to nil at half-time, but the third division came splendidly in ...

    Article : 93 words
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  25. SCHOOL ROWING.

    At the invitation of the Lane Cove committee, St. Ignatius entered a couple, of pair oars in Saturday's regatta, Cariton and Turner pulling Burfitt and O'Mara. As Carlton and Burfitt were strokes of the first and ...

    Article : 66 words
  26. BURSAL ENLARGEMENTS.

    W.S. FREDERICKTON, asks for a cure for bog-spavin and windgalls.--The utility or otherwise of treating, any bursal enlargement-- bog-spavin or windgall-- depends mainly on the ...

    Article : 322 words
  27. TRAINING TEACHERS.

    The teacher of the future is to be properly equipped for his position by a suitable training, but the Department of public Instruction has realised that it will be many years before, the present teacher dies out, so ...

    Article : 173 words
  28. ATHLONE PLACE RESUMPTIONS.

    Sir,--The improvement or beautifying of the city is greatly to be commended at all times, and when the City Council's ideas, suggested by our worthy Lord Mayor, are put into ...

    Article : 159 words
  29. NOTES.

    The Armidale School will visit Sydney next week and play matches with, the Sydney Grammar School and North Shore Grammar School. The latter match will be played at North Sydney No. 1 ground, on Friday, ...

    Article : 134 words
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