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  2. Military Promotions.

    WE learn that his Excellency the Governor has approved of the transfer of the following officers of the Volunteer Artillery Brigade, Volunteer Engineers, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th regiments of Volunteer Rifles and Volunteer Permanent ...

    Article : 415 words
  3. Notes and Queries. WHAT DOES IT COST TO GET MARRIED?

    The above interesting question has been put to us by several correspondents—we append the following replies:— CHURCH OF ENGLAND.—There are no marriage fees ...

    Article : 370 words
  4. The Late Cardinal Cullen.

    THE death of Cardinal Cullen has removed from the stage of contemporary history an ecclesiastic of high rank and widespread influence, who nevertheless worked in a comparatively quiet manner, and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,155 words
  5. LIST OF NATIVE NAMES.

    "Bidgee" means "plenty," e.g., "Murrumbidgee" ="plenty fish." "Kuruduobidgee" (plain near Arnprior, on Shoalhaven) means "plenty native companions." ...

    Article : 27 words
  6. AN OLD AND INTERESTING DOCUMENT.

    A correspondent writing from Parramatta says he has a copy of an old and interesting document dated from Government House, Sydney, September 28, 1800, signed and issued by Governor King. It contains ...

    Article : 177 words
  7. Government Gazette.

    TOOLOOM CREEK GOLDFIELD.—Proclamations are made of 27 square milles of land in the county of Bulleras "The Tooloom Creek Goldfield," and reserving certain lands thereon from sale, under the mining law. ...

    Article : 510 words
  8. THE HIGHEST AUSTRALIAN MOUNTAINS.

    Sir,—In answer to "J. B.," in your last issue, I beg to say that Mr. Surveyor-general Skene, of Victoria, recently ascertained the correct heights of the Australian Alps on the Victorian border—Mount Hotham ...

    Article : 108 words
  9. ARCADIA AT OUR GATES.

    A short time since you mentioned the death of a person 91 years of age at Burrogorang. Will you kindly acquaint me with his name? ...

    Article : 64 words
  10. AUTHORS OF POEMS.

    Sir,—I saw in your answers to correspondents that a person inquired for the author of the poem in which are the words— "And her firefly lamp I soon shall see, ...

    Article : 483 words
  11. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5.

    The following notifications appear in to-day's Gazette:— APPOINTMENTS.—Lieutenant James Edward Doidge Taunton, of the New South Wales Artillery, to be an adjutant, with the rank of captain, on the permanent staff of the ...

    Article : 307 words
  12. A VOICE FROM BALRANALD.

    SIR,—Will you allow me, throngh the medium of your columns, to draw the attention of "the powers that he" to a very dangerous practice, which of late has been observed in this neighbourhood. ...

    Article : 343 words
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