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  2. TREE PORTS, AT THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.

    WE are indebted to Mr. Folgambe, of H.M.S. Curacoa, for the accompanying sketch of a curious description of native fortification found on Isabel Island, Solomon Group. These forts are quite common throughout the group, and are used as a ...

    Article : 138 words
  3. MR. JAMES COOKE, OF THE WORLD CIRCUS.

    DURING the past mouth a monster hippodrome, designated the "World," arrived here, nor is the term a misnomer— for the company, or rather the companies, represent almost every nationality. The proprietors are, Cooke, Zoyara, and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 657 words
  4. THE BRIDGE STREET EXPLOSION.

    AT half-past six o'clock on Sunday, the 4th instant, while the majority of the citizens of Sydney were preparing for evening service, they were startled from their propriety by a sharp concussion, followed by a report, as if several parks of artillery ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 489 words
  5. SCENE FROM ARRAH-NA-POGUE.

    WE present our readers with one of the most striking scenes in the sensationally-constructed drama which has enriched the lawyers; attracted the public, and proved satisfactory to the managers of both theatres for nearly three weeks. Our ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 150 words
  6. THE AVENGERS.

    AN ordinary scene in bush life. Some natives having attacked a station and murdered some of the L mates, are followed by a couple of their companions. Our engraving represents the moment when the pursuers are just on the eve of firing on the natives. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 51 words
  7. NEW PUBLICATIONS.

    THE New South Wales Gazetteer, 748pp., 8vo, F. F. Balliere: Melbourne and Sydney. We have been favoured by the publisher with an early copy of No. 2 of the Colonial Gazetteers. It is not too much to say that Mr. Whitworth, the compiler, has, in the ...

    Article : 256 words
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