SNAKES.—Mr. Ellis, who lives about five miles from Inverell, has killed a female death adder, 2½ft long, with fourteen young in its body. A gentleman of this town lately departed on a shooting ...
Article : 350 wordsTHE SHOW.—A general meeting of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society was held last night. It was resolved that no show be held at Murrurundi this year, but that the society should co-operate with ...
Article : 139 wordsTHE WEATHER is puzzling, even to an old hand. Last week it was fiercely hot, and to-day it is cold enough for snow. There has been such an abundance of rain, and it has made the ground so boggy that ...
Article : 95 wordsTHE LOCAL EXHIBITS at the late show held at Kempsey are deserving of more than passing notice, as they were far superior to any hitherto shown, and are convincing proofs that in mechanism the Macleay ...
Article : 325 wordsGALES, &c.—The Northern Territory TIMES said: Our Beatrice Hills correspondent wrote that a series of strong gales had blown down several indiarubber trees. The coffee, however, is thriving well. Black ...
Article : 143 wordsNo. 21,833. John Dryburgh Cox, of Darlington terrace, Forbes-street, Darlington, general agent. Liabilities, £1966 12s 10d; assets, £95. S. Lyons, official assignee. ...
Article : 652 wordsDR. WAHAB M'MURRAY, the recently-appointed medical officer to the looal hospital, has arrived, and taken charge of the place. DEPARTURES.—Messrs. Wright, Heaton, and Co. ...
Article : 207 wordsFESTIVAL.—On Saturday last the children and their friends connected with the public school at Crawney had a gala day. All enjoyed themselves thoroughly. ...
Article : 97 wordsWEATHER.—There has been a marked decline in the temperature during the past week. To night it is abnormally wet and cold. PUBLIC PARK.—The project of a public park has ...
Article : 84 wordsTHE WEATHER continues wet at intervals. Almost every day there is rain, more or leas. The total quantity of rain which fell for the week ended Saturday, the 26th instant, was 3 76in. Yesterday ...
Article : 508 wordsINCORPORATION—News has at last reached us that the town is to be incorporated. THE TIMBER TRADE.—A movement has been initiated here to induce the Government to send home ...
Article : 172 wordsTHE P. AND A. SOCIETY is making great alterations and improvements in the ground for the forth-coming show. A PETITION to Parliament advocating daily prayer ...
Article : 146 wordsHEAVY RAINS AND FLOODS.—Heavy rain set in at 1 p.m. yesterday, and continued almost without cessation. The river here ia now right over the goods shed on the public wharf. At Irvington some ...
Article : 190 wordsALBURY, March 31.—The vintage is now in full swing in the Albury district, and on the Victorian side of the Murray. The losses from rain and hailstorms have been severe this season, and as much as ...
Article : 716 wordsWEATHER.—The rain has held sway over Southern Queensland, generally down along the coast country from Maryborough to Warwick, and then to the Tweed, continuously since February, 1886; and there ...
Article : 646 wordsPASTORAL, &c.—The early part of the past week was anything but pleasant as far as the weather was concerned. Heavy rain set in, which lasted two days. It caused a great, deal of damage to the fruit, ...
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Sat 2 Apr 1887, Page 17
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