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  2. MODEL LODGING HOUSES.

    THE public meeting called for to-morrow, in the Victoria Theatre, in aid of the model lodging-house movement, has a greater significance than may at first appear. It is ...

    Article : 616 words
  3. COUNTRY AND MINING NEWS.

    The opening match of the cricketing season took place last Saturday, between eleven Benedicts and eleven bachelors. The day was rather too hot for out-door exercise, but, nevertheless, the game was played with great spirit, and was won by ...

    Article : 434 words
  4. BOURKE.

    The weather is very hot, the mercury going to 100 in shade. The river is again rising, and we expect other steamers. The Goolwa from S. A. is now unloadiug. Business is very good; employment plentiful; but few men to be engaged. We are ...

    Article : 375 words
  5. BRAIDWOOD.

    THE WEATHER, &c.—During last week we have was some execedingly hot days, the thermometer being up as high as 100. On Sunday last, however, indications of a storm was rising, but passed over the town without breaking. In the ...

    Article : 709 words
  6. ALBURY.

    Summer is approaching very fast, and the roads and streets, which a few days back were knee deep in mud, are now nothing but dust heaps. Everything indeed has changed as if by magic, the snow on the distant mountains is melting, ...

    Article : 441 words
  7. GULGONG.

    MINING.—Several new claims on the Caledonian and Perseverance Leads are now raising good payable wash dirt. On the Black Lead, in the vicinity of the Great Extended Company's lease, one or two claims are yielding wash dirt, which ...

    Article : 579 words
  8. SECOND DAY.—FRIDAY, OCT. 16.

    The weather for the second day of this meeting was extremely pleasant, though rallier cool in the evening. The attendance on the course was fair, though not so numerous as the club could fairly expect. The day's sport passed off ...

    Article : 1,273 words
  9. BRISBANE.

    Every thing here would be very dull, but for occasional good news from the Palmer. On Wednesday quite a number of miners returned by the Lord Ashley from this New Eldarade, some of which had no cause to complain of their success in ...

    Article : 981 words
  10. PLANNING RIVER.

    We have had a remarkably sudden change in the weather during the last week; we have suddenly emerged from a rather protracted winter into the middle of summer. On Monday and Tuesday last the thermometer rose outside as ...

    Article : 677 words
  11. INCIDENTS AND ADVENTURES OF MY RUN HOME.

    And now, "per varios casus at tot discrimine rerum,"—moving accidents by flood and field— which may, freely translated, stand for fails at brook and rail, baulks and boltings, loss of pace, ...

    Article : 2,393 words
  12. DANDALOO.

    A serious accident occurred to a man in Mr. Pinder's employ the other day. Mr. Pinder and the man were trying to yard a mare that was in the horse-paddock, and somehow or other the man ran the horse he was riding against the mare, when ...

    Article : 237 words
  13. BREWARRINA.—DARLING RIVER.

    The river here has still a downward tendency, and I think now that for this season we have seen the last of the steamers. Shearing in this neighbourhood is now approaching its end— most of the wool of the large stations being shipped to of the ...

    Article : 1,024 words
  14. PARKES.

    During the lost week the weather has been unpleasantly warm, consequently vegetation has been forced ahead very rapidly. The grass all over the district looks splendid, and I fear the sheepowners; will have some difficulty to keep their ...

    Article : 1,319 words
  15. BALLARAT TURF CLUB SPRING MEETING.

    The experiment of holding this meeting before the V.R.O. Spring [?]eeting has so far proved a fair sucess. The weather was extremely pleasant, the sun's rays being tempered by the clouds, and there was a pleasant refreshing breeze blowing ...

    Article : 1,156 words
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