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  2. Mr. James Tyson—The Australian Millionaire.

    JAMES Tyson, the well-known Australian millionaire, was born at Cowpasture, near Sydney, April ll, 1823. His father, William Tyson, was the scion of a good old Cumberland family, but ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. TROLLOPE'S NOVELS.

    Sir,—I understand some of Trollope's novels introduce live characters, as Disraeli did in "Coningsby," &c. If so, can you tell me who Gresham, Canbrim, Monk, Cantray, Omnium, Palliser, and any other ...

    Article : 57 words
  4. FRUITGROWERS' MARKET.

    SIR.—Thia is, as you are doubtless aware, a very prolific fruit season in this colony, and (as you are possibly unaware), there is not sullicient market accommodation for the disposal of our fruit in Sydney. Many years age, I am ...

    Article : 1,286 words
  5. Notes and Queries.

    Sir,—Referring to "Butler's Chronology," April 4. 1851, I find the following:—"It must excite the indignation of every true-born Englishman to learn that the 'Resolution,' the ship in which the ...

    Article : 76 words
  6. AN ABORIGINAL EXHIBITION—A GOOD IDEA.

    SIR,—Seeing among the commissioners of the Sydney Exhibition the name of Mr. E. Hill, and knowing, in former years, how kind and partial he used to be to his countrymen—the aboriginals—an ...

    Article : 181 words
  7. To the Editor.

    Sir,—The exploits of the Kelly gang in Victoria and New South Wales seem to have revived the recollections of the old bushranging days; for while THE AUSTRALASIAN in the former colony is, through ...

    Article : 482 words
  8. SHOWEES OF SULPHITE.

    Sir,—From your English contemporary I have extracted the annexed, and would be glad if you will say if there is any truth in it. The following extract from a letter of a relative residing ...

    Article : 196 words
  9. A CURIOTUS INCIDENT IN COOK'S LIFE.

    Sir,—The following may interest some of your readers. The discoveries or Captain Cook, the great navigator, wore owing to a peculiarly marked shilling. Young Cook was a native of Yorkshire and served as ...

    Article : 215 words
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