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  2. Country and Mining News.

    WEATHER.—Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday were excessively hot. On Tuesday the thermometer was 115dein the shade, with a hot wind. The temperature moderated on Wednesday. Thursday evening there was a light ...

    Article : 420 words
  3. MUSWELLBROOK.

    WEATHER.—The extreme severity of the weather during the present month is beyond the recollection of the oldest residents, the heat from day to day being almost unbearable, and the wind like blasts from a furnace. Every thing ...

    Article : 149 words
  4. DALTON.

    WEATHER,—Since I wrote last has been very variable dry with fearfnl hot winds some days others with little show for rain, which, however, has scarcely Jail the dust. Yesterday, alter promising rain all doy (being extremely ...

    Article : 356 words
  5. GOULBURN.

    THE TOWN CLOCK—Mr. Tornaghi is again here, doctoring this machine. It is to be hoped ha will be successful in making it keep good time in future. It has been a nuisance. ...

    Article : 275 words
  6. MOGIL MOGIL.

    WEATHER.—Excessively hot. The country hereabouts is is in an alarming state, not a blade of grass, and water drying up very fast. It is now equally as had as the drought of 77. ...

    Article : 215 words
  7. COOTAMUNDRA.

    ALLEGED HORSE-STEALING.—Three men were brought up at the local police court last Friday, before W. A. Byrne, Esq., J. P., charged witht stealing 27 horses, the property of A. S. Brock, of Conapaire Station. A considerable ...

    Article : 264 words
  8. NUNDLE.

    THE TWO MEN who were injured by the explosion of the charge that missed fire in the Marquis of Lorne, at Bowling-alley Point, last Wednesday, are getting better. They were injured by the tamping and the powder blowing into ...

    Article : 134 words
  9. HILLSTON.

    FIRE.—The buildings used as a store br Messrs. John M'Gann and Co. were burnt down on Friday morning between 1 and 2 o'clock. Nothing was saved. The dwelling-house was miraculously saved by covering it with wet ...

    Article : 132 words
  10. EMMAVILLE.

    HOT.—During the past week we have experienced the bot test weather ever known in the district the themometer registering on Wednesday last 112deg. in the shade. A PUBLIC MEETING of the subscribers to the hospital ...

    Article : 124 words
  11. NERANG (Q.)

    SO SEVERE IS THE DROUGHT for many miles around this township that large numbers of cattle have died, and others are following. The creeks are so dry that there is more of dry river bed than of water, and fish have died in ...

    Article : 584 words
  12. MORPETH.

    WAR! WAR!—Our aldermen don't appear to work at all. Bitter contentions and wars of words are the resort-mach waste of time, of course; and if we may accept the opinion of some local residents, some desperately stupid work has ...

    Article : 634 words
  13. GRENFELL.

    WEATHER.—Still dry and hot, water getting scarce. If a copions downfall does not shortly visit us a water famine may be expected. On Monday the weather was much cooler, and a few light showers fell. ...

    Article : 605 words
  14. CARGO.

    WEATHER.—Monday, the 14th. instant, will be long remembered aa the hottest doy we have experienced for many years; since thea it has been very cool. Sunday night last threatened a heavy downpour, but unfortunately ...

    Article : 228 words
  15. COPELAND.

    IN COMMON with the greater portion of the colony we are suffering from the long-continued dry weather. As yet stock are in fair condition, but water is becoming very scarce, much more so than grass, of which, though dry ...

    Article : 363 words
  16. RICHMOND RIVER DISTRICT.

    WE HAVE HAD A CHANGE in the weather, in the form of heavy thunderstorms, but unfortunately very little rain The temperature, however, has been somewhat modified. The drought has been unprecedented for very many years. ...

    Article : 602 words
  17. MANNING RIVER.

    RAIN SADLY WANTED. Everything is parched up for want of moisture. The whole of the district has been burnt up with bush fires. ALARMING NEWS comes to us from Forster. 26 miles from ...

    Article : 378 words
  18. GONGOLGON.

    THE HEAT during the last three weeks has been intense, the glass ranging from 112 to 120 degrees in the shade, and at present no sign of a change. The Sogan is dry for miles, and its bed strewn with carcases; of what few waterholes ...

    Article : 174 words
  19. COWBA.

    [?]—After a protracted period of intense neat and drought, the 63 points of rain that fell on esunday afternoon brought sa acceptable change. HOSPITAL.—The annual general meeting of subscribers ...

    Article : 435 words
  20. GUNNEDAH.

    AFTER WEEKS OF STIFLING HEAT, the thermometer sometimes registering as high as 122deg Fahr, in the shade, we are enjoying a break in the weather. A good shower of rain fell on Sunday, but we are longing for "more," It ...

    Article : 326 words
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