WEATHER.—At last there Is a decided change in the weather. It has been cloudy all the week, and some nice showers of rain have fallen. At present there are every signs of a copious downpour. The need for it is being felt in more ...
Article : 1,167 wordsFATAL ACCIDENT.—Jonn Griilitli was engaged with his brother on saturday last returning down Bularawa Creek, and met unfortunately with an accident, which, I am sorry to say, terminated fatally. On the afternoon in question ...
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Article : 1,129 wordsHaving seen the correspondence that has passed between "Chilblain" and others respecting the above locality, I resolved to submit my experience of Oberon and the surrounding districts. Though not a resident of Oberon, I had, whilst In ...
Article : 679 wordsCHARGE OF INCENDIARISM.—At the police court on Wednesday, December 4, Alexander Maodonald was brought up on a charge of having set fire to the tent of a person named Floyd. Mrs. Floyd stated that on the evening of the ...
Article : 556 wordsThe weather has been hot and dry since my last. No rain fell until early on Sunday, and then we only got ten points, which was scarcely perceptible, the earth wus so hot and dry. ...
Article : 353 wordsTHE SEASON.—Harvesting Is progressing under most opportune weather, and the result will be highly satisfactory —hay from two to four tons to the acre, and wheat from twenty to thirty bushels per acre, while some patches will be ...
Article : 1,040 wordsSHIPBUILDING.—On Saturday, the 7th instant, at Blackwall, the principal shipbuilding establishment in the district, Mr. Rock Davis launched a fore-and-aft schooner, built for Mr. James Shaw, of Balmain, and named the Susie. The ...
Article : 434 wordsMAIL COMMUNICATION.—We are still Isolated from all regular mall communication and traffic between here and Forbes, via Condoblin, as the Boobori Creek is still up, and likely to remain so for some time, I believe we may thank ...
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Sat 14 Dec 1878, Page 38
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