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  2. Country Jottings.

    The Bathurst Municipal Council, at the last meeting decided to increase the price of gas and the water rate. This (says the "Advocate") is the inevitable outcome of the recent ...

    Article : 168 words
  3. Interstate Notes.

    Replying to the toast of "The Labor Movement" at the annual demonstration of the Melbourne Bread Carters' Union, at Ballarat, on July 2. Senator Barnes said that the people ...

    Article : 178 words
  4. Difficulties of a School Inspector.

    Mr. W. P. Dart, district inspector of schools, has been making an inspection of the schools in the Dungog district. He had some unpleasant experiences during his journey (says the ...

    Article : 186 words
  5. Thorough Australian.

    At the last sitting of the Land Board of Heathcote (V.), a large number of applications for areas recently excised from the State forests in the vicinity were dealt with. In ...

    Article : 128 words
  6. More Queensland Railways.

    Another section (the second) of the Queensland North Coast line -- that between Rockhampton and Yaamba -- has been opened. Owing to the long delay experienced in ...

    Article : 137 words
  7. Honored by Freemasons.

    An impressive ceremony took place at the Masonic Hall, Adelaide, on June 30, when the Chief Justice (Sir S. J. Way, Bart.) unveiled a memorial tablet which set out that it was ...

    Article : 382 words
  8. Minimbah-Morisset Railway.

    The Cessnock Railway League continues its agitation for the construction of a railway from Minimbah to Morisset, via Cessnock. At a largely-attended public meeting in the town. ...

    Article : 256 words
  9. A Memorial Hospital.

    The hospital erected at Scone as a memorial to the late Dr. H. J. H. Scott, was officially opened by Mr. F. Flowers, Vice-President of the Council, on July 2. The building contains ...

    Article : 370 words
  10. Encouraging Settlers.

    The Victorian State Water Commission has announced its intention of awarding prizes to settlers in the Shepparton, Tongala, Rochester, Cohuna, and Swan Hill districts for ...

    Article : 95 words
  11. Evils of Dredging.

    At the annual conference of the Chamber of Agriculture, at Bairnsdale (Vic.), on July 1, Mr. R. Cook (Ovens and Murray Agricultural Society) said that he desired to bring under the ...

    Article : 243 words
  12. Newnes Valley.

    Slowly but surely the valley is being depleted of its population, says the Newnes correspondent of the Lithgow. "Mercury." The two general stores have closed, and those left here will ...

    Article : 115 words
  13. A Good Suggestion.

    At the last meeting of the Forbes branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. M. Brown Urged that members of the association should endeavor to have the wants of ...

    Article : 271 words
  14. Opening Up Queensland.

    A report of the Queensland Commissioner for Railways on the routes of the Great Western line from Longreach and Blackall towards Windorah, has been laid on the table ...

    Article : 198 words
  15. Strayed on the Railway.

    An accident occurred on the railway line, near what is known as the eastern side of Springhill, near Euchareena, on June 30, by which four horses were destroyed. A young ...

    Article : 165 words
  16. Anti-High Rent Movement.

    A number of the tenants of business places at Wonthaggi (Vic.), have decided to hold a meeting with the object of making a demand on the owners of the buildings for a ...

    Article : 93 words
  17. Attacked by a Wallaroo.

    Two young sons of Mr. J. Sweeney, of Donnybrook, near Walcha, had an exciting time near their home a few days since. Their dogs bailed up a wallaroo, and the boys "surrounded" ...

    Article : 100 words
  18. A Cheque with a History.

    Mr. Andrew J. Cohoe, of Toowoomba, has received a cheque for 100 dollars from the Canadian Government (says the Toowoomba correspondent of a Brisbane paper), in circumstances ...

    Article : 233 words
  19. The Sweating Wage.

    At the hearing of some civil service appeals against classification at Perth (W.A.), on July 3, Mr. Pearce, head of the draughting branch of the Public Works Department, referring to ...

    Article : 133 words
  20. The Hospital Gained.

    Mr. James Dalziell, of Rose Vale, Lowther, has handed to the secretary of the Lithgow Hospital 12s 6d, raised in rather a novel way. A sheep strayed on to his property and was ...

    Article : 90 words
  21. Hospital Morgues.

    Some time ago, the Bathurst District Hospital Committee decided not to allow any corpses to be placed in the morgue at the hospital, other than those of patients who had died ...

    Article : 143 words
  22. Immigrants for Queensland.

    The Chief Secretary (Mr. D. F. Denham) has received a cable from the Agent-General (Sir Thomas Robinson, K.C.M.G.), intimating that there are 352 immigrant for Queensland on the ...

    Article : 62 words
  23. Council Must Pay.

    At the last meeting of the Grafton Municipal Council, a departmental letter was received, stating that to make investigation as to the installation of electric lighting in Grafton and ...

    Article : 54 words
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