Races commenced yesterday. First race—Alfred. Second-Archer, Mormon. Third—Talleyrand, Inheritor. Fourth—Koh-i-noor, Teddington. Fifth-Moss Rose, Possum. ...
Article : 92 wordsApril 30.—James Hall, of Wollongong, sawyer (at present confined for debt in her Majesty's gaol. Wollongong), a pauper. Liabilities, £11 12s. 6d. Mr. Muckenzie, official assignee. 30.—Philip Pinnock, of Tarcela, Liverpool Plains, squatter. ...
Article : 2,741 wordsWool.—The arrivals, as may be supposed from the state of the weather, have been extremely limited, and the transactions necessarily so. Prices remain firm, and Northern wools, free from seed, are enquired for. Amongst the lots sold to-day, the ...
Article : 238 wordsI have to give you an account of a most fearful and destructive flood. For eight days previous to last Sunday it was raining—scarcely one dry hour—during which time the Williams was bank high; but on Sunday ...
Article : 405 wordsA very small amount of business has been transacted this week, no doubt arising from the inclement state of the weather. Sugars are very firm, and oilman's stores looking up. Tobacco —negrohead, plentiful, at 4s. 3d. per lb.; cigars, rather scarce, ...
Article : 606 wordsAt East Maitland pound, on the 3rd May, 1861—One dark strawberry bullock, cock horns, brand off rump like O; one red and white bullock, brand off rump like O; one strawberry—, brand near ribs like RAW over J; one red and white bullock, ...
Article : 152 wordsMaize,—The market has been kept very bare since last report in consequence of the contrary winds, and prices have therefore slightly improved. I anticipate, however (now that the winds have become favourable), a full supply and possibly reduced ...
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Advertising : 1,913 wordsAN INCIDENT OF THE LOBBY.—Meanwhile, an incident of the lobby may amuse our readers. The time was about seven, the dulleat hour of the evening. Suddenly a stranger, dressed in velvet coat and porkpie hat, enters ...
Article : 1,687 wordsI am sorry to report that we have been visited with a very serious and damaging flood, which is within a foot of that of June 18, 1857. During lost week rain fell in large quantities, but the brook did not oommence rising ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 162 wordsMELBOURNE FLOUR AND GRAIN MARKET.—The Melbourne papers of Monday, the 29th April, report flour as in fair demand at steady prices: Victorian, £17 10s. to £18; Tasmanian, £17 10s.; Adelaide. £17 15s. to £18 10s.; ditto superfine, £19 5s. ...
Article : 459 wordsThis market during the past week has been very sluggish, chiefly attributable to the inclemency of the weather and the flooded state of the various rivers, which prevented many of the country buyers attending the sales. Several lots of cattle have ...
Article : 680 wordsGENTLEMEN—In the account of the floods in the Maitland Mercury you say that you were informed that the Paterson overflowed its banks above Hinton. This I beg to correct, as the water did not reach the top of the banks ...
Article : 136 wordsDEPARTURES.—April 30. Sebim, schooner, Cowieson, for Melbourne, with 160 tons coal; Mataris, barque. Buckley, for China, with 862 tons coal; Otto, Danish barque, Ohiman, for San Francisco, with 360 tons coal. May 1. Fair Tasmanian, ...
Article : 200 wordsGENTLEMEN—The farmers on low-lying ground complain at each successive flood of the losses they have to endure. All must sympathise with them, and all ought to strive to ameliorate their suffering. ...
Article : 523 wordsARRIVAL.—May 1. City of Sydney (s.), 700 tons. Captain Moodie, from Melbourne 29th ultimo, with 82 passengers. DFPARTURES.—May 1. Gazette, for New Caledonia; Spray, for Melbourne; Telegraph (s.), for Brisbane; Wonga Wonga ...
Article : 1,038 wordsFat cattle are still in great abundance, which, added to the very large numbers sent down expressly for the pots, makes an immense total. No doubt the remarkable season this country has been favored with has enabled graziers to send to market ...
Article : 329 wordsStations.—Sheep stations are very marketable, and I have purchasers for several good sound runs, not fully stocked, at full market rates. Fat Cattle.—Market well supplied, and butchers also are ...
Article : 489 wordsFLOOD AT WINDSOR.—The district is again, in the short space of one month, unfortunately visited with another flood. It commenced raining on Friday about mid-day, and has continued, with slight intermission, ...
Article : 713 wordsThis week the horse market has been very dull, owing to the Randwick Races. There has been a good suppl[?] offered from the country—Mr. J. Arnold and some of Mr. Pringle's. The demand was very limited, only for draught and read good [?] ...
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), Sat 4 May 1861, Page 3
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