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  2. Water Struck near Bourke.

    A large supply of fresh water has been struct in a shaft and also in a bore at a depth of 440 feet on Wangamana Station, Messrs. Broatch and Co. owners, 75 miles on the Wanaaring-road. Four ...

    Article : 104 words
  3. The Expedition in New Guinea.

    BRISBANE, Thursday.— Early on Wednesday morning the steamer Alexandria arrived at Cooktown from Normanton, having been aground for thirty hours on a sand spit about eighty miles north of ...

    Article : 349 words
  4. VICTORIA.

    MELBOURNE, Thursday.—In the Legislative Assembly, on Wednesday afternoon, the debate on the Licensing Bill was resumed. Mr. J. G. Duffy said that he would vote for the second reading of the bill, ...

    Article : 56 words
  5. SUMMARY.

    All the members of the new Administration have been re-elected except Lord Randolph Churchill, whose re-election at Woodstock to-day is considered certain. (Since announced by cable.) Lord R. ...

    Article : 822 words
  6. Victorian Libraries.

    A numerous deputation waited on the Chief Secretary on Wednesday to urge for an increase of the grant for the purchase of books for free libraries and mechanics' institutes from £5000 to ...

    Article : 103 words
  7. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    ADELAIDE, Thursday.—In the Assembly, on Wednesday, the debate on the motion of Mr. E. Ward, for a permanent surrey for the transcontinental railway, was resumed. Mr E. W. Hawker opposed ...

    Article : 106 words
  8. Rabbits in South Australia.

    On Saturday Mr. H. Scott introduced to the Commissioner of Lands a deputation, comprising the chairman of the district councils and the vermin hoards, besides a number of gentlemen interested in agricultural ...

    Article : 282 words
  9. TASMANIA.

    HOBART, Thursday.—In the Assembly the financial debate was concluded last night, rather in favor of the Ministry. The Treasurer combated the gloomy views of the future of the colony held by ...

    Article : 84 words
  10. CAPTAIN STRACHAN'S EXPEDITION.

    Captain Strachan, who has recently been organisaing an expedition to New Guinea, has completed his arrangements, and is now only waiting the return of Sir Peter Scratchley, H.M. High Commissioner, from ...

    Article : 279 words
  11. Farmers' Rents Reduced.

    In common with farmers generally throughout the district, the tenants of the Berkeley Estate have suffered much from the effeots of the drought, and several of them have lost cattle. A deputation, ...

    Article : 170 words
  12. Latest Mining News. EMMAVILLE SILVER MINES.

    EMMAVILLE, Tuesday.—Seven tons of ore obtained at the Little Plant Silver Mines were sent to Boorook for treatment. Upward of 700oz of silved have been extracted. The silver is now on the road ...

    Article : 63 words
  13. Water Question in Victoria.

    The largest deputation which over waited on the Government interviewed Mr. Service and several other members of the Government on Friday. It numbered about 800 members, who were brought ...

    Article : 210 words
  14. Agricultural Shows. WARREN.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 467 words
  15. MYSTERIOUS DEATH.

    BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The Commissioner of Police has received a telegram from Rockhampton, that a miner named John Frampton left the Calliope Hotel on Wednesday prospecting, intending to return the ...

    Article : 101 words
  16. CHAETEES TOWEES.

    CHARTERS TOWERS, Tuesday.—Following are the latest crushings:—Wyndham Tribute crushed 84 tons of stone for 104oz of gold; Mosman's Eastward Ho 220 for 154oz; Woolgar River, 504oz. ...

    Article : 31 words
  17. Obstructing Navigation.

    The Full Court on Tuesday gave judgment in the case of M'Bride and Co. v. the Brisbane Corporation. The action was brought against the corporation for having obstructed the navigation of the river by not ...

    Article : 209 words
  18. PROSPECTING AT MOUNT PARNASSUS.

    GUNDAGAI, Wednesday.—Mr. K. Slattery's Company, prospecting at Mount Parnassus, reports that the reef shows gold freely at the 10ft level and that shaft No. 2 is down 20ft. In the latter shaft a drive ...

    Article : 57 words
  19. CARCOAR ITEMS.

    CARCOAR, Wednesday.—The escort from Mount M'Donald has brought to town 298oz of gold M'Court and party have finished a crushing of 36 tons of stone, which yielded 59oz 15dwt of gold, from ...

    Article : 108 words
  20. Colonial Parliaments.

    BRISBANE, Wednesday.—In the Legislative Assembly yesterday the second reading of the Rabbit Bill was moved by the Premier, who explained that the present bill only deals with the administration of ...

    Article : 301 words
  21. OPERATIONS NEAR WAGGA.

    WAGGA WAGGA, Wednesday.—Mr. Cotton, a mind ing expert, who has just returned from his fortnightly visit of inspection, reports favorably on the progress of the works on the Wagga Wagga Gold-mining Co.'s ...

    Article : 214 words
  22. Arrival of the Suez Mail.

    ADELAIDE, August 6.—The Orient Company's R.M.S. Orient, with the English mail, arrived this morning. Following is a fist of her saloon passengers:— ...

    Article : 280 words
  23. HAY.

    The Hay Pastoral Association Show was largely attended yesterday. Some sheep exhibits were of marked excellence. Mr. M'Farland's ram took the champion prize. In a pen of fane ewes which took a ...

    Article : 104 words
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