THE Fiji correspondent of the S. if. Herald writes:-" Kanaka, applied in Queensland to what we here call Polynesian labourers, is no doubt the meaning or origin of which is ...
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Advertising : 376 wordsTHE Registration Court; at Barcaldine was held on Tuesday last by the P.M. The following revisions were passed:-Barcoo, 8 names; Mitchell, 4; Leichhardt, 11. The ...
Article : 66 wordsDURING the week there has been visible in the early morning a bright comet in the eastern sky. It is located at the present in the constellation of Pegasus, the tail running up ...
Article : 119 wordsAT the last liarcaldine races one of Mr. C. Hickson's sons, a little fellow about 12 years of age, was thrown from Little Native while tiding that horse in the Selling Race, and ...
Article : 183 wordsON Saturday moraine, while riding his professional round, Dr. Alfred Hewer, of Longreach, lost his stirrup, and before he could pull up the horse on which he was cantering th8 ...
Article : 81 wordsOUR correspondent at Stonebengo alludes further to Sergeant Byrne's capture of " Tiger" as followsRecently the Isisford police received information of the robbery, from a ...
Article : 91 wordsA COMMITTEE meeting was held ou April 8 at the Welcome Home Hotel. Present—Messrs. J. Gould (chair), Forbes, Hves, Coiy, and Peterson (hon. secretary). It was decided to ...
Article : 158 wordsIN our business columns it will be noticcd that Mr. G. H. Wood has retired from the business of the late Mr. James Cashion at Aramac, and it will be conducted in future by Mr. R. R. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 52 wordsA CORRESPONDENT writes on Apru 9:—Not having noticed any news from Alpha in your letter column for some considerable time, I am sending a few lines, so as your readers will see ...
Article : 255 wordsTHE cowboy in connection with Ridgway's circus gave an exhibition of lassooing bullocks on the racecourse at liarcaldino last Saturday. The animals wore not very wild, and the ...
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Family Notices : 15 wordsTHE speech delivered by the new Premier of Victoria in the town of CaBterton is interesting to Queenslanders, as it shows what sort of policy ...
Article : 1,056 wordsA MAN named Dans, a butcher's assistant at Longreach, was loading some cartridges last Saturday afternoon, and while doing tliis work lie lighted his pipe and threw the match ...
Article : 99 wordsA CORRESPONDENT writes on April 8th:— Perhaps one of the most enjoyable events that has yet taken place in our rising little town came off on Sunday last, the occasion being a ...
Article : 210 wordsTHE annual Revision Court was held at Barcaldine on Wednesday last before the P.M. and Lloyd Jones, J. P. The applications for renewal of the following publicans' licenses ...
Article : 158 wordsTHE weather during the week has been alternately hot and cold. On Saturday last heavy clouds appeared to bank up from the southwest, but they resulted in nothing more than a ...
Article : 801 wordsTHE tender of Messrs. Bremner and Evans has been accepted for the erection of the new police station at Longroach. The contract price is £84413s. ...
Article : 27 wordsMR. M'MILLAN states that on Friday, the 1st April, a man camo to Maneroo, who reported that his wife had gone away from his camp on Evesham the previous evening and was lost. ...
Article : 158 wordsTHE secretaiy of tho Central District Council at Barcaldine received the following telegram from Mr. T. J. Ryan, M.L.A., on the 7th inst.: —"Newspapers and opponents misconstruing ...
Article : 260 wordsMR. W. H. CALDER, manager of Terrick, has been placed on the Commission of the Peace, and also Dr. William Cumming, of Harcaldine. As the Doctor left this place on Sunday last for ...
Article : 50 wordsMR. SMITH, drover, writes to us from Strasburg station on April 4;—As I was passing by Floravalc selection yesterday I saw that Mr. Granbauer liad struck a good supply of water, ...
Article : 56 wordsOUR correspondent writing on 3rd instant says:—"Things very quiet here. Several drovers passed through the last ton days outward bound for cattle. Report says a large ...
Article : 169 wordsAN assistant operator arrived at Longreach last week, and this has enabled business to be transacted with a little more regularity than previously; but tho size of the building in ...
Article : 68 wordsOUR correspondent sums up the week's news at Jericho as follows;—Weather diy; gross and water scarce; plenty loading leavingshearing supplies and material for new Bank, ...
Article : 52 wordsWE observe that Mr. L. Bacchi has enluged his premises considerably, and willnow have plenty of room in which to display his increasnig stock. Mr. H. Eckel opened his bootmaker's ...
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