OBITUARY.—Mr. T. K. Osborne closed a very long career in Maitland, at the age of 58. On Sunday morning last he was suddenly seized with a fit of apoplexy, and died at 6 o'clock Monday morning. He has been well known in ...
Article : 663 wordsFOR THE LAST WEEK the weather has been fine, with occasional frosts; in fact, too fine for this time of the year. As it is similar to what we had last year, I should not be at all surprised if it were followed by a drier summer than ...
Article : 403 wordsPUBLIC SCHOOL.—The state of our public school is not a credit to Morpeth, or to the Public Instruction Department. The dreaded white ant has long been at work in it, and some parts of the building are in a very unsafe and ...
Article : 741 wordsGONE AND REGRETXED.—Mr. Isaac, for over 24 years postmaster here, is dead. He was a resident of Scene some 44 years, and a well-liked man. During many years Mr. Isaac was agent for the JOURNAL and the EVENING NEWS, ...
Article : 101 wordsTHE WEATHER IS GRAND, but rather too damp, and both stock and crops are looking well, aud herbage of every kind has a promising green appearance. A warm wet winter is far better, on the whole, than a dry and cold season, as the ...
Article : 908 wordsDURING THE PAST MONTH the weather has been pleasantly mild, with warm days and cool evenings. Rain has fallen at intervals, and caused the grass to spring, while the much-dreaded frosts have not been frequent visitors. Our ...
Article : 522 wordsA VERY SUCCESSFUL MEETING was held on Monday last to meet the delegates from Walgett re railway from Narrabri to Walgett. The mayor, Mr. Piper, occupied the chair, and introduced Mr. M'Donald, solicitor, from ...
Article : 416 wordsSICKNESS ABATING.—The sickness which prevailed for so many months past has happily abated, and the doctor will gather up his strength for the arrival of the hundreds of men soon to come for the cane season, when somez ...
Article : 477 wordsEIGHTEEN WILES south of Brisbane, this place has been in the sugar and timber industries these 15 years, but the first has failed, and the second has cut up pretty well all the trees within reach. There is an imposing bridge here ...
Article : 157 wordsCROPS.—Our fields are green as those of the Emerald Isle. Our cane grows too fast to be making sugar; and our arrowroot shoots as it did in March. CHURCH.—On Sunday last the Rev. J. Harding preached ...
Article : 134 wordsTHE VISIT OF THE DUKE OF MANCHESTER to Lucknow during the past week, and the interest taken by him in the resources of that goldfield, leads to the conclusion that under the guidance of the Frederick Valley Gold-mining ...
Article : 481 wordsThe committee who sent out the party to find a direct route for a short line of rail to Brisbane are so well assured that the way they point out is practicable over the range, that they are content to leave the minor questions ...
Article : 452 wordsGREAT IMPROVEMENTS are in progress in roads and olearing, for the summer residence of the Governor, Sir Anthony Musgrave, who is expected early in the season. Loans are in discussion for yet larger public improvements, ...
Article : 142 wordsWEATHER.—Very cold latterly. A PAINFUL ACCIDENT occurred on Tuesday, at Goorangoola. Mr. John [?]attler was engaged in filling a cartridge, when, by some means, it exploded, shattering one of his ...
Article : 457 wordsLOCAL, OPTION.—A correspondent reports:—A meeting was held in the Public Hall, Wednesday, 9th instant, in connection with the above; S. W. Moore, Esq., J.P., in the chair, Resolutions were passed to establish a branch ...
Article : 399 wordsORANGE CELEBRATION.—On Saturday last a tea feast was held in celebration of July 12, at the new hall. There were recitations, comic dialogues, and a noble speech from the Rev. Mr. Roberts, who had the happy gift of couching ...
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Sat 26 Jul 1884, Page 17
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