ESCAPE OF A LUNATIC— Yesterday morning early, It was discovered that a lunatlo, named Edward O'Riley, had made his escape from bars dormitory during the night, by managing to get one of the iron bars away, which are placed in front of ...
Article : 704 wordsAt last we have been favoured with a downlall of rain, of which the district stood badly in want, as grass was beginning to wither in every direction; but the showers which continue to fall are already giving a different aspect to all ...
Article : 189 wordsThe past week has been about the most welcome to the people of this district of any that has transpired for some time, First we had a splendid rain, which has caused squatter, farmer, digger and storekeeper, to put on smiling faces. The ...
Article : 855 wordsThe past winter bas been the severest that has been experienced, here for many years. (Scarcity of feed and consequent starvation and semistarvation of cattle have been the order of the day in almost all directions. This, however, has ...
Article : 356 wordsThe light fall of rain, which I mentioned in my last letter as having visited us, was far from being; enough to give us hopes for the summer season, and we have since then been twice disappointed, for on Friday and Saturday, and ...
Article : 1,294 wordsThe present week has been one of the dullest we have experlenced for some time, business of every description having fallen off to a considerable extent. The coal trade has been but poorly sustained, owing to the paucity of arrivals, and the ...
Article : 1,108 wordsSHEARING— At the present time, although the town itself is quiet, outside all are busily engaged in shearing and woolwashing operations, and any one who may chance to visit the respective stations in our neighbourhood, and principally ...
Article : 727 wordsWithin the past week the fears that were entertained of a renewal of the severities experienced for many months past have been suddenly changed to rejoicings. We have bad for many miles around this district a steady and continuous rain ...
Article : 632 wordsTHE WEATHER— The recent rain with which we have been blessed has had the beneficial effect of saving the whole district from the drought, of which the few days preceding the fall of rain seemed to have been the forerunners. On Friday ...
Article : 888 wordsMINING—The Kaizer Company now have five contracts let for raining about 5000 tons of stone. Four of these are at the mine on the mineral purchase, and one at the reef on the 40 acre lease on the western side of the creek, It is supposed ...
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Sat 21 Oct 1876, Page 9
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