My last communication, sent you via Brindisi on the 6th inst.. closed with a notice of some rather sensational county cricket played the day previously. I will now chronicle a brief ...
Article : 3,630 wordsRANDWICK.—The following, from the Australasian, is the latest from Randwick. It is dated Wednesday, 13th:— As a large cumber of horses as well as trainers ...
Article : 1,822 wordsWANDEARAH WEST, August 13. Since my last we have had a fine continuation of seasonable weather, and harvest prospects are looking first class. The wheat has grown and improved ...
Article : 150 wordsThere is a decided and most deniable change in the weather to-day-very heavy squall from the westward, with thunder and heavy rain, which will have a very beneficial effect on the grain crops and the grass. So ...
Article : 426 wordsSteady soaking rains are falling, and the weather is bitterly cold. Farmers are beginning to grumble that there is too much rain, and are wishing for warm weather. ...
Article : 145 wordsThe crops during the past eight days have grown most rapidly—in fact, more than during the whole of the last month. Owing however, to the shortness of feed and the rather wet weather, fallowing has been ...
Article : 93 wordsThe weather for some lime past has been of a most favourable description from an agricultural point of view, the country having been blessed with a considerable quantity of rain; but there are some of our ...
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Advertising : 1,606 wordsThe past fortnight has been exceedingly favourable for the young crops, which in most instances are looking healthy, and the season 40 far promises well. The new Council Chamber is about completed. It ...
Article : 312 wordsThe "event" of import of the past has beeen the opening of our Institute. The temporary building is a small wooden structure capable of accommodating about a dozen or fifteen readers comfortably, and will ...
Article : 561 wordsThe last of the telegraph poles for the construction of the line between Laura and here was deposited in the township yesterday. The carpenters are hard at work fitting up the place intended for the office. ...
Article : 91 wordsThe weather still continues very wintry, &nd we have more or less rain nearly every day. Yesterday morning the top of tho Mount was again capped with snow. ...
Article : 332 wordson Tuesday evening, August 5, an entertainment was given in aid of the trust funds of the Wesleyan Chapel, consisting of duets, songs, readings, and recitations. Mr. P. ...
Article : 370 wordsDuring the present month half an inch of rain bas fallen here, rejoicing the hearts of the nine selectors who have taken up over 6,000 acres of land in this neighbourhood. The crops are looking healthy, and ...
Article : 172 wordsEverything has been very dull hero for some time past, and there has been nothing of an extraordinary character to dissipate the dulness. At present nearly every one seems to be busily employed in ...
Article : 394 wordsThe people of this town, like all other loyal citizens, kept Wednesday, August 6, a full holiday. We had quite a gay and festive day, although there had been a perfect downpour of rain on the previous ...
Article : 358 wordsMonday last was quite a stormy day here. We had a violent hailstorm, which so whitened the ground as to give it almost the appearance of there having been a fall of snow. Many of the hailstones were is large ...
Article : 129 wordsThe crops are looking first rase, but the grass 13 very backward, feed being scarce. Notwithstanding the dulness of the times Mr. Lousads, our local auctioneer managed to dispose of over 100 head of ...
Article : 176 wordsThe weather during the past two months has been all that could be desired for the farming interests. Scarcely a week has passed without a good fall of rain, and as fine sunny days have generally intervened ...
Article : 424 wordsSir—Let me suggest to your correspondent "Onaunga" to describe correctly. At the meeting written of, Mr. M. Rankine was complaining of sheep-worrying by dogs and a ...
Article : 147 wordsWe are having splendid weather here, although rather cold. Hardly a day passes without some rain, although between the showers we have a cloudless sky. The weather has been too cold to bring on the ...
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South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), Wed 20 Aug 1879, Page 2
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