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  2. Gunnedah.

    Public Meeting.—A public meeting was held at Carroll on Saturday evening to consider the best means of rendering assistance to the sufferers by the floods in New South Wales. It was resolved to render ...

    Article : 209 words
  3. Tumut.

    School of Arts.—A majority of the School of Arts committee has decided that the building of the proposed gymnasium in connection with the institution shall not be carried out at present. In the ...

    Article : 200 words
  4. Shocking Earthquake.

    A cablegram dated London, April 17, stated that the town of Zante had been entirely destroyed, and many of the inhabitants were killed. Zante, the ancient Zacynthus, an island of ...

    Article : 818 words
  5. Kempsey.

    Vital Statistics in this district for the quarter ended March 31 are as follow: Births 66, males 34, females 32; deaths 17, males 10, females 7; marriages, 8. ...

    Article : 90 words
  6. Kiama.

    Municipal Matters.—The council met on April 13 last for the first time. One or two letters of importance were received from the Department of Public Works relating to the new construction work at ...

    Article : 301 words
  7. Wentworth.

    The Local Land Board, consisting of the chairman (Mr. Trollo[?]e), Mr. Bowring, and Mr. Wilkinson, P.M., held a meeting in the courthouse on April 11 and 12. The application by Katie S. ...

    Article : 191 words
  8. Gundagai.

    The following items represent the receipts at the Gundagai Land Office for the quarter ending March 31: C.P. deposits, £82 0s 9d; instalments, &c., £18,630 16s 11d; transfer fees, £29 2s G6; c.p. ...

    Article : 376 words
  9. West Maitland.

    Banquet.—Mr. H. J. Adams, who has resided in our midst for the last 20 years, and who has been identified with every movement for the advancement of the town, was entertained at a banquet on April ...

    Article : 185 words
  10. Moama.

    Municipal.—At the last meeting of the council, the tender of J. Howard for six street lamps at £4 11s each was accepted. The council clerk read the half-yearly balance-sheet, which showed that the ...

    Article : 140 words
  11. Wagga Wagga.

    Loyal Southern Star Lodge, M.U., I.O.O.F.—This lodge has at present under discussion the question of "reconstruction," as the Government statistician has assorted that the Manchester ...

    Article : 176 words
  12. Moruya.

    Suicide.—On April 12 a woman named Ellen Fornare committed suicide by taking a dose of poison. Monetary difficulties and other troubles led her to commit the rash act. ...

    Article : 102 words
  13. Hay.

    Robberies.—A number of robberies have been reported to the police within the past few weeks, several offices and private houses having been entered. So frequent have these become that the inspector of ...

    Article : 203 words
  14. Moss Vale.

    School of Arts.—At the meeting of the Sohool of Arts committee, the sub-committee appointed to investigate the financial position of the institution reported that for the current year their estimate of ...

    Article : 145 words
  15. Yass.

    Municipal Council.—At the fortnightly meeting on April 11 it was resolved to take every step within the power of the council to reduce the price of gas with the view of inducing the ratepayers to ...

    Article : 83 words
  16. Inverell.

    Hospital Board.—The regular monthly meeting of the board was held on April 13, Mr. J. W. Moore in the chair. The medical officer's report was as follow: In hospital on February 28, 6 males; admissions ...

    Article : 197 words
  17. Country Complaints. Railway Crossings.

    A correspondent, writing from Culcairn, draws attention to the number of fatal railway accidents at railway crossings, and suggests that the railway authorities should give a little care ...

    Article : 173 words
  18. Nowra.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 329 words
  19. A DEPRAVED APPETITE.

    A craving for extraneous and undigestible materials of all kinds may occur in all people, but most frequently and prominently does it appear among those employed indoors, and next in frequency among stout people. This depraved ...

    Article : 353 words
  20. Junee.

    Storing Wheat.—There has been a movement on foot by the farmers in this district for some time past to erect storage sheds for wheat. The local farmers' union essayed to do this some time ago but the ...

    Article : 178 words
  21. A Dangerous Bridge.

    Our Camden correspondent draws attention to the condition of an uncertain bridge, known as "Davis' Bridge." Lives have been lost on this spot, and the attention of the Theresa Park-road trustees is directed ...

    Article : 48 words
  22. Too Many Dams.

    Our correspondent at Hillston calls attention to the significant fact that the recent rise in the Lachlan did not travel down the Willandra Creek so far as was anticipated. This was due to the large number of ...

    Article : 79 words
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