SIR ROGER TICHBORNE.—Another effort, is now being made to discover the real Sir Huger, by a gentleman in Sydney, mined Mr. Frank O'Brien. This gentleman has no interest in the matter beyond the fact of having personally ...
Article : 476 wordsLast week the Church of England Sunday school children held their annual picnic at Mr. Secoombe's Flat: the day was fine and the attendance good. Eatables and all other good things were provided for the young folk ...
Article : 252 wordsSince my last letter not hing worthy of note has transpired. Incessant dry weather pursues its desolate course, something wretched to contemplate. Will rain never come bountifully? This procrastination is driving pastoradsts to their wits end. ...
Article : 181 wordsTHE LACHLAN ELECTION.—Mr. James Watson has been again returned for the Lachlan unopposed, Mr. R. H. Roberts not coming forward on the day of nomination. The result was received in Young with marked degrees of favour. ...
Article : 612 wordsThe plentiful ruins we have had latelv have caused a wonderful spring in the grass, and the paddocks around are looking beautiful and green. Cattle and horses are getting rid of the miserable appearance they presented during the ...
Article : 199 wordsWe have had quite summer weather here during the post week. Last week we had a deal of rains which was much needed, and has done much good to the crops. Yesterday, the thermometer registered 84 degrees in the shade at ...
Article : 1,656 wordsA fire broke out in this city shortly after 2 o'clock on Sunday morning last, causing a good deal of destruction. On the left hand side of Hunter-street looking cast, there is a row of buildings commencing with a small stone store, owned by ...
Article : 734 wordsMining matters are extremely dull; in fact, the only claims paying expenses at present are the Great Extended (W. Herbert, manager) and the Grown Sluicing Company (C. W. Newman and Co.) Crown Fiat, and the worst of it is that the ...
Article : 385 wordsThere are four candidates in the field for this electorate— East Macquarie—vis., Messrs, Suttor, Comminings, Stephen, and Sir John Robertson. This is the order in which they appeared on the scene. Of course the poll on the 5th instant ...
Article : 215 wordsMr. Goonan, with two or our townsmen, has gone to Dubbo to be present at the nomination I hear that Sir. Seriesser is now in the field. I suppose he will be the free electors candidate, as he represented them at the conference ...
Article : 467 wordsGreat excitement here, consequent upon the intended opening of the extension of railway communication to Cootamundra, to take place to-morrow—those enjoying demonstrations (and of which a large number are to be found.) are ...
Article : 409 wordsThe rain which has so gladdened the hearts of our farmers and others residant on the river has, I am sorry to say, not reached the upper and head of the river and the country adjacent, in fact it, has not extended beyond the coast district, ...
Article : 514 wordsI have heard the last reef discovered here—The Mechanic— is turning out well. A party, not the prospectors, crushed a bucket of quartz and obtained an ounce of gold—not clean gold, I imagine, as it is difficult to get quicksilver here. It ...
Article : 437 wordsWe have had splendid weather, neither too hot nor too cold, varied by refreshing showers, which have served to replenish the dams, and also to produce a good crop of grass. The live stock in the district begin to assume a different appearance to ...
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Sat 3 Nov 1877, Page 38
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