SINCE my last we have had some exciting times. Canvassers for the two candidates for the vacant seat of Northern Downs have been busy; both sides are sanguine of success. ...
Article : 252 wordsTHE town is beginning at last, after the three tremendous floods which have recently inundated our district, to look a little like itself. There was a meeting of the School of Arts committee held ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 215 wordsTHE chief amusement an Monday, and one enthusiastically patronised, was a ride to the volunteer encampment on the Barolin plains. Fully two hundred persons must have visited ...
Article : 437 wordsI ACQUAINTED you, by wire, of the serious state of the hospital finances, and the determination of the committee to appeal to Government for immediate help. The institution is practically ...
Article : 524 wordsDEAR MR. EDITOR.—Having noticed a statement in your paper that you are always, glad to receive letters from the outside portions of the colony, I venture to trouble you with a few lines, ...
Article : 426 wordsLatterly we have been visited with three successive floods; the first a big, the second a bigger, and the third and last a biggest. This last the Macintyre began to rise on the 10th, and ...
Article : 155 wordsWE have lately been favored with a few days' fine weather, accompanied by a strong breeze from the south-east and occasional light showers, and there is now every prospect of a continuance ...
Article : 305 wordsThe weather just now is delightful; nice cool mornings and evenings, and a warm genial breeze during the greater part of the day. There is plenty of grass all about, and stock generally ...
Article : 50 wordsThe weather still keeps showery, and some heavy rain has fallen during the week, making the rivers very high and stopping all communication with the Palmer and other diggings. It ...
Article : 62 wordsOur Municipal Council have met with a little disappointment in money matters. Last year Mr. Jackson, ex-Mayor, and Mr. Macfarlane, then M.L.A for the town, waited upon Mr. Dickson, ...
Article : 1,414 wordsOUR mail communication with Townsville has been completely suspended during the last week in consequence of the heavy rains which set in on the 28th March, and which have continued ...
Article : 1,972 wordsSince writing last we have had the most delightful weather, but this month has commenced with rain, and as I pen this the creeks are flooded. Grass is plentiful overywhere, and stock ...
Article : 93 wordsWE have, along with the rest of the world, been holding high holiday this Easter-tide, and the weather proving delightful—quite on exception to the general rule with us when holiday ...
Article : 945 wordsThe weather has been drizzly and unsettled for the past few days. We do not want rain; there was sufficient last Thursday to do any ordinary town for a month or two. Still it keeps ...
Article : 54 wordsTHE wet season, one of the heaviest we have had for many years, appears to be drawing to a close, much to the satisfaction of all interested in travelling. ...
Article : 659 wordsThe weather for the past few days has been exceedingly changeable, heavy showers alternating with clear sunshine and very pleasant weather. Altogether it should prove excellent weather for ...
Article : 57 wordsDuring the current month the weather experienced on the Branch has been very unusual. On the 5th it rained the greater portion of the day, the gauge showing 1.05in. During the week ...
Article : 148 wordsAT last we have received Mr. Surveyor Francis' reports to the Engineer-in-Chief for Railways on the recent explorations for railway purposes from the Clarence to New England, and ...
Article : 534 wordsRain almost every day; grass and fat cattle are everywhere, and are in fact a greater nuisance now then they were during the drought; then we could get rid of them, but now we must ...
Article : 48 wordsThe weather has been beautifully fine and cool during the last four or five days, but to-day there is a change; a strong wind from the eastward, with occasional showers. Grass and water ...
Article : 90 wordsThe weather continues showery, but as too much rain has not fallen the grass continues sweet; it is abundant everywhere. The stock is in fine condition, and some are very fat. There ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 26 Apr 1879, Page 7
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