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  2. Stock Markets.

    1,870 yarded, comprising 100 from New South Wales, 350 from North-Eastern district, 1,200 from Gippsland, 100 from the westward, and remainder ...

    Article : 282 words
  3. Our New Railway Commissioner.

    Mr John Tait, Victoria’s new Chief Commissioner of Railways, arrived at Melbourne on Monday morning by the Sydney express, which gave him an ...

    Article : 90 words
  4. Land Settlement.

    On Monday an area of 273,000 acres was thrown open. This land is situated chiefly in the counties of Tambo and Dargo, in the ...

    Article : 286 words
  5. From Various Sources

    This paragraph, is dedicated to the honor of the intelligent workman, of whom we are continually hearing (says “Punch”). The other day a firm of ...

    Article : 1,056 words
  6. NOTES AND NOTES.

    Some time ago attention was directed to the probable benefit that would accrue to the soil in the northern areas, especially that of a clayey character, ...

    Article : 1,864 words
  7. A PERSONAL SKETCH.

    Mr Tait so far has made a very favorable impression. The railway officers who have met him have already formed a high opinion of the ...

    Article : 154 words
  8. The South Yarra Tragedy

    The final act in the gruesome tragedy which occurred at South Yarra last week, when & wife and two children were murdered by the husband and ...

    Article : 268 words
  9. A Criminal’s Plea.

    A singular request was made to Judge Rogers, in the Criminal Court, Sydney, on Monday, by a prisoner named Geo. Colvin, who pleaded guilty. ...

    Article : 208 words
  10. TRAFALGAR CATTLE SALE.

    Messrs J. K. Jennings and M‘Innes report that at their special, sale at their new yards, Trafalgar, there was a good representative attendance of buyers, ...

    Article : 140 words
  11. Lands , Department Reform.

    The Minister of Lands is moving in the direction of the reform of his department. The reforms contemplated by Mr. Taverner are to take effect from 1st ...

    Article : 373 words
  12. Wills and Bequests.

    Robert Stewart Thomson, late of Challicum, Buangor, gentleman, who died on March 29, under a will dated February 28, left personal property ...

    Article : 160 words
  13. Noted in Venezuela.

    A visitor to Venezuela describes Caracas as a miniature Paris. The people, however, although they have much of the French lightness and ...

    Article : 170 words
  14. A Problem for an Engineer.

    One of the most perilous undertakings ever undertaken by a steeple-jack was the straightening of a large chimney stack, 200 feet high. It was as much as 4 feet ...

    Article : 172 words
  15. Treasure Under Water.

    If the sea were drained, what treasures we could find upon the old ocean floor— galleons laden with gold beyond the dreams of avarice! Lesser waters than ...

    Article : 221 words
  16. Can You Get into a Lifebuoy.

    The average person in danger of drowning usually attempts, to lift a lifebuoy over his head, with the result that he is immediately plunged deeper into ...

    Article : 360 words
  17. Truly Puzzling.

    A Scottish missionary who has spent some twenty years amongst the Chinese expressed his belief that the character of the typical Chinaman is too many-sided ...

    Article : 176 words
  18. A Mysterious Case of Suicide.

    A most fantastic story is that of the strange and slow suicide of the Baron Bela Onlyi at Pesth in the year 1876. The Baron was supposed to be very ...

    Article : 241 words
  19. Don’t Blink Your Eyes.

    If ever you find yourself getting into the habit of blinking your eyes rapidly without any cause, stamp the inclination out at once. An authority says that this ...

    Article : 147 words
  20. Edison’s Laziness.

    “It is amusing to recall,” Mr Edison says, “that one of my very first inventions was inspired by laziness.” At this time the embryo “ wizard ” was ...

    Article : 118 words
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