THE WINDING BRISBANE. MARK the slanting morning [?]beam, Sparkle on the dewy leaves, As the balmy breath of morning ...
Article : 266 wordsWHATEVER may be said of agriculture as a source of national wealth, the condition of the agricultural laborer is not one of unmixed felicity. The Yorkshire ...
Article : 7,298 wordsSINCE the last issue of Notes on the bank of the Moonie, a petition has been signed by most of those interested in having a direct communication between St. George and the metropolis ...
Article : 827 wordsTHE weather still continues to be everything that could be wished, and has contributed in no small degree towards enhancing the enjoyments of the Easter holidays. Those who were on ...
Article : 1,545 wordsTHE road committee have been engaged during part of the past week in exploring the country on the north side of the river, for the purpose of selecting a sounder and less ...
Article : 449 wordsSIR,—Louis XIV. had engraved on his cannon "The last argument of kings." The newspaper might justly have printed as a heading, "The last court of appeal for the poor man." ...
Article : 383 wordsOUR Land Agent, L. Chisholm, Esq., has had a busy time of it this last month, between £5000 and £6000 having passed through his hands for rent for the selectors under the ...
Article : 117 wordsTHE cold nights have set in in real earnest, although the days are still hot. Rain is much required. The grass, which looked so promising two months ago is fast ...
Article : 149 wordsI HAVE lately been over most of the sugar plantations on this river, and can safely say that never did cane look better at this time of yearCrop cane planted last September and October ...
Article : 417 wordsTO THE EDITOR OF THE BRISBANE COURIER. SIR,—I should like to caution the public against certain designing mining schemers, who are willing to "lay on any one for a good ...
Article : 68 wordsWHEN I wrote my last letter I was anticipating, with many others, a general break-up of the dry weather. But alas! there has been no such good-luck. The sky has been cloudy and ...
Article : 723 wordsSIR,—Perhaps some of your readers are in a position to state how it happens that the South Sea Islanders, like the aboriginals of this country, are prohibited from being served with ...
Article : 177 wordsTHE whole of the first half of the month was wet, not a day passing without some, and strong freshes in all three arms and the creeks, but fortunately stopped before flooding point. ...
Article : 717 wordsTHE election here was rather a [?]ame affair, and, as you will see, Mr. Griffith managed to get a majority. The farmers are all busy planting potatoes. ...
Article : 93 wordsWE have had [?] [?] in this district lately which deserve [?] was the meeting to elect trustees [?] [?], of course subject to the [?] of the ...
Article : 447 wordsOUR Waterford races, on Monday last, were quite a success. A full report of the several events has by this time reached your office, so that I shall not particularise them here, but ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 6 Apr 1872, Page 5
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