I PITY Editors—I do upon my honor. I have always felt and expressed a deep and earnest sympathy for country correspondents who have to write contributions for ...
Article : 1,451 wordsTHE severe dryness of the weather is having very injurious effect upon the crops. Very [?]ttle growth is visible in any crop, while in [?]ost cases they are failing very seriously. The ...
Article : 398 wordsTHERE is nothing to report from this district at present of an encouraging or cheerful nature. The drought still continues in all its dryness, and though the intensity of the heat ...
Article : 296 wordsA PARTY of fourteen gentlemen, on recreation intent (says the Maryborough Chronicle) left Maryborough on Saturday last for the purpose of inaugurating the new road to Urangan, a ...
Article : 199 wordsThe election for this district may now be said to be terminated, although, owing to the neglect of the presiding officer at Curriwildi no poll was taken at that place, ...
Article : 449 wordsTHAT long-looked for event, the consecration and opening of the new church of Bulimba and Tingalp[?], is close at hand; preparations are being made on an extensive scale in ...
Article : 559 wordsThe new Roman Catholic chapel of St. Bridget, at Redbank Plains, was opened for Divine service on Sunday last. There was a large attendance, including several town ...
Article : 143 wordsWE (Toowoomba Chronicle) regret exceedingly to learn the lamentable position of many of the Highfield farmers, owing to the want of water. Reports reach us that they and their ...
Article : 251 wordsTHERE was a report in town yesterday that the drought compelled seventy teams to knock up, and camp at Springsure, it being impossible to get water. Report also had it that three ...
Article : 347 wordsTHE Commissioner for West Moreton held his usual monthly court at the Ipswich Landoffice on Oct 16. There were only ten applications for consideration, all of which were ...
Article : 604 wordsThe Warwick Argus, of the 21st instant, says:—"The thunderstorms which fell in this neighborhood during the past ten days have done immense service, and the rapid change ...
Article : 405 wordsTHE following items of intelligence are condensed from the Port Denison Times of the 3rd instant:—"On Monday last a meeting of electors was held at the Council Chambers, for ...
Article : 564 wordsA CORRESPONDENT at St. George sends us the following items of news to date October 11: —"Our anticipations were fully realised on last Tuesday when the presiding officer announced ...
Article : 193 wordsTHE district was visited with a very smart thunder shower on Friday evening, the 16th, which lasted for over two hours at a very serviceable pace, much to the benefit of the crops ...
Article : 2,024 wordsThe people of Springsure are petitioning for an extension of telegraphic communication to that township. Being the centre of an extensive pastoral district, and the whole business of ...
Article : 174 wordsITEMS of news are so very slow of "rolling up" that I have not been able to collect together sufficient to make a respectable letter without allowing part to become stale, and as every one ...
Article : 740 wordsWE (Toowoomba Chronicle, October 21) are informed that on Friday evening last, at Queeram Jam, in the vicinity of Nanango, two men went to the house of a ...
Article : 602 wordsTHE Congregational Church is now nearly finished, and the building only requires the interior fittings, such as seats, &c. It is constructed of hardwood and pine, with cedar ...
Article : 467 wordsINTELLIGENCE was brought to town a few days since (says the Mackay Mercury of the 3rd instant), of an accident which befell Mr. Blane, the overseer, we believe, of Mr. A.T. Ball's ...
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The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), Sat 24 Oct 1868, Page 6
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