MILITARY TOURNAMENT.—There is every prospect of this tournament (on November 9) proving a great success. It is understood that there will be ordered in Maitland a parade of the Infantry, ...
Article : 604 wordsBRIDGES.—The plans and specifications of two new bridges are lying at Inverell's old courthouse for inspection. One of those bridges crosses Boonal Crook, on road Inverell to Goondiwindi, to be ...
Article : 1,270 wordsACCIDENTS.—A man named Thomas Dixon, in the employment of Mr. Weale, of Warkworth, while assisting to skin a beast a few days ago, out his leg very severely. The knife, a very sharp one, slipped ...
Article : 172 wordsNEW SALE YARDS.—Messrs. Griffith and Co.'s new sale yards were opened on Saturday, and attracted a large attendance. Upward of 700 head of cattle were disposed of at satisfactory prices. ...
Article : 151 wordsFAIRTRADERS have started an association in Newcastle, and are trying to form a middle party. Several prominent citizens who used to figure as freetraders are now enrolled as fairtraders. Mr. ...
Article : 201 wordsTHE WEATHER during the past few weeks has been everything we could desire, but the last few days have been excessively warm and dry, giving the abundant grass a somewhat yellow tinge; and fears ...
Article : 113 wordsTHE WEATHER, which is as much a topic of conversation with farmers now as at any time of the year, is such as to cause general congratulations. The season has been the most favorable one known ...
Article : 506 wordsFINANCIAL.—Within the last two months two banks have opened branches in this town, making five banks in all. The newcomers are the Bank of Australasia and the Union Bank. ...
Article : 185 wordsA CONCERT was given in the Divisional Board Hall last Friday night by the Thargomindah Rifle Club, assisted by the Football Club. The proceedings passed off pleasantly, the house being crowded. ...
Article : 217 wordsTHE WEATHER is still all that can be desired, and our workmen are drawing good wages. TENT THIEVES.—Lately we have been much troubled with tent thieves. During the past few ...
Article : 145 wordsTHE WEATHER has been very warm, and thunderstorms have on more than one occasion threatened us. Last evening, at the close of an insufferably hot day, heavy manses of cloud banked up from the ...
Article : 282 wordsFRUITGROWERS.—At a meeting of the council of the Fruitgrowers' Union of New South Wales, last Saturday, a letter from Mr. Read, traffic manager of the railway, was road, reporting that 499,921 cases, ...
Article : 314 wordsWEATHER AND SEASON.—The last fortnight has been warm by day and frosty at night. A change occurred on the 1st instant, when a storm broke over the district. Several showers have fallen since; ...
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Sat 8 Oct 1887, Page 16
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