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  2. NEWS AND NOTES.

    A few days ago the Maitland papers gave an account of the extraordinary disappearance of a Miss Lean—a young lady who had strayed in the bush, and had been lost for several days, ...

    Article : 3,043 words
  3. ABOUT SILKWORMS.

    SIR,—If your correspondent "Cocoon" in your issue of August 22, will place himself in communication with us, we will willingly afford him the information he desires. We enclose a ...

    Article : 1,582 words
  4. LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS.

    A lightning conductor is always made of metal, and of the metals which are available the choice lies between iron and copper. Iron has the advantage of less cost per pound; in all ...

    Article : 562 words
  5. NOTES ON SWEER'S ISLAND, CARPENTARIA.

    I NOTICE that all your Gulf correspondents confine themselves to speaking of Burketown, or at least of the mainland, quite ignoring the existence of this "bright little island," which, ...

    Article : 1,805 words
  6. WANTED A MILCH COW.

    SIR,—I observed the following notice in your advertising columns a few days ago, "Wanted a good Milch Cow; must be perfectly quiet. Apply at the Building Society's Office." I was ...

    Article : 313 words
  7. TINGALPA.

    LAST week we had a large meeting to hear some of the promoters of the East Moreton Farmers' Association explain the objects they had in view when they commenced operations. ...

    Article : 1,046 words
  8. CARPENTARIA.

    THE following report from Mr. Landsborough, the Government resident at the Gulf of Carpentaria, to His Excellency Sir G. F. Bowen, has been handed to us for publication:— ...

    Article : 958 words
  9. GREAT INVENTORS—THEIR SUFFERING AND SUCCESS.

    ONCE or twice in a generation it happens that a great patent, like the sewing machine, meets with a success and yields a return prompt enough to enrich the inventor himself. More ...

    Article : 911 words
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