CADET CORPS.—The youthful members of the above corps of the Sydney and Parramatta schools who won prizes at the late contest held hero last month, wore presented with the same on Monday night ut the public school north, in the ...
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Article : 553 wordsThe Free Selectors' Association having had their preliminary meeting, which was pretty well attended, are now lying on their oars," until another demonstration takes place in our town. It is observed that at the Intended next terminus of ...
Article : 356 wordsA couple of lectures were given during last week, the attendance on each occasion being very fair. In the first instance the Rev. E. Hogers delivered a lecture on "War," in the Congregational Church. The lecture was listened to with ...
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Article : 146 wordsThe works at the bridge over the Pound Creek are going on smoothly and satisfactorily, and if no contretemps interferes with the contractor, Mr. James M'Grath, there is at present a fair prospect that this much-needed structure will be ...
Article : 783 wordsBusiness prospects for the coming winter, I am happy to say, are a little brighter than when I last wrote. In some of the foreign markets and nearly all the intercolonial ports there is an increase in the prices ruling for freights, whilst ...
Article : 1,153 wordsThe past week has town very fine, the days mute warm, with cold nights, thus giving the farmers every opportunity for getting their crops in, and most of them have not been slow to take advantage of it. A deal of the-wheat and oat ...
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Sat 9 Jun 1877, Page 10
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