Our Norfolk Island correspondent writes under date February 12: On February 11 my barometer about 350ft above the sea stood at 28[?]90. At 10.30 it registered 28[?]48, the lowest it has ever been ...
Article : 429 wordsElectric Light.—Discussion as to the merits or otherwise of the electric light has almost ceased; and it is very generally admitted that the light is almost the success its projectors predicted for it. At ...
Article : 542 wordsA Bush Surprise.—A specimen of the black scrub wallaby, quite foreign to the district, has been secured by Mr. F.B.Mitchell at Hardyman's Common, near Wagga. While this class of marsupial is ...
Article : 285 wordsBush Fires.—A tremendous bush fire broke out near Maryvale, consuming a large area of grass; several sheep and a considerable amount of fencing were burnt, and a number of horses narrowly escaped ...
Article : 146 wordsSale.—Last week the sale of " Nara," a wellknown property in the possession of Mr. John M'Calman, one of our most esteemed settlers, was privately sold to Mr. Woods, a gentleman from the ...
Article : 303 wordsOmnibus Transit.—A meeting was held on February 23 at St. Stephen's schoolroom, Willough by, with reference to a petition which had been sent to the Municipal Council of Willough by with regard to ...
Article : 239 wordsThe courthouse was crowded on Monday morning, when the case of Charley Ah Sue, charged with attempting to murder Robert Milton on Saturday night, came on for hearing. Prisoner, who was defended by ...
Article : 550 wordsOur Boggabri correspondent sends the following under date February 24: The hall in aid of the Good Templars' hall, which was held in their new hall on Friday night, was not the success that ...
Article : 249 wordsHalf-holiday Association.—The usual annual meeting of members of this society was held in the Maitland School of Arts on Monday evening, Mr. G. L. Lee presiding, when a highly satisfactory report ...
Article : 646 wordsP. and A. Association.—A special meeting of the committee of the P. and A. Association was held on Tuesday. Present [?] Messrs. T. Colls (in the chair), Merriman, Waddell, Coen, Johnson, Connell, ...
Article : 441 wordsBERRY R.R. CLUB.—The course of musketry instruction was completed on Saturday, with the following result: 18 marksmen, 14 first class and 5 second closs. ...
Article : 385 wordsOur Pambula correspondent writes under date, February 25: For a road that has the quantity of traffic on it that the one between here and Merimbula, the seaport, has, I think it is without a doubt ...
Article : 145 wordsPastures and Stock Board.—The annual meeting of the Pastures and Stock Board for the Young branch, was held at the courthouse here last Monday. The report and balance-sheet for the past ...
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Advertising : 89 wordsOur Welkington correspondent writes under date February 22: During the hearing of the Quarter Sessions, his Honor Judge Docker said he had several times made representation to the authorities ...
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Sat 28 Feb 1891, Page 17
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