Water has been struck in the Richmond bore at a depth of 781ft., and is flowing halfan-inch over the casing. Boring is being continued. ...
Article : 297 wordsThis is the first year that crops of maize have been such a failure. Hundreds of acres of old and new ground were prepared early in the season, and only in an odd ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 57 wordsThe maize crops and grass grows apace since the recent rains, and the country round has not looked so green since January last year. ...
Article : 125 wordsThe sittings of the District Court were held to-day before his Honour Judge Miller. Richard Oline pleaded guilty to the charge of larceny of £2 from the person, and was ...
Article : 426 wordsThe subscriptions to the Byrnes Memorial Fund now total some £130. February 3. The annual meeting of subscribers to the ...
Article : 246 wordsThe flood water which inundated a portion of the town on Tuesday night last has now run off, leaving, however, sheets of stagnant water in low-lying allotments. Grass is ...
Article : 76 wordsDuring the past fortnight 1262 fat sheep have been consigned to the Brisbane market. Owing to the prolonged drought and the consequent scarcity of feed, this represents ...
Article : 1,434 wordsThe steamer Rippingham Grange arrived this morning, and proceeds to load frozen beef. The Naiad steamer from Townsville, with lumpers and cargo for the Rippingham ...
Article : 141 wordsWhile Dalrymple Creek was in flood on Monday last, several splendid fish were hauled out; some weighed as high as 8lb., and were in the pink of condition. In some ...
Article : 192 wordsThe only wool trucked during the week was thirty-two bales from Cronin's Brackhill scour. A consignment of 9306 fat sheep from ...
Article : 64 wordsA miner named George Wood, while following a truck up the underlie at the Carrington mine, fell down the straight shaft. and was drowned. He leaves a wife and ...
Article : 106 wordsDuring the past year the local works have scoured 8000 bales of wool shorn from 200,000 sheep, and they slaughtered 10,000 cattle and 65,000 sheep. ...
Article : 28 wordsMr. Hesketh and the officers of the local Post and Telegraph Office were entertained at a banquet last night, the occasion being to mark the opening of the telephone exchange. About forty persons were present, the Mayor presiding. ...
Article : 129 wordsMr. Warner, land commissioner, was in town to-day, and presided over the monthly Land Court, at which over 8000 acres of land were selected. The commissioner had ...
Article : 179 wordsThe steamer Duke of Devonshire, from London, arrived here-this morning, and will leave for the South after discharging 70 tons of cargo. Dr. Tilston, health officer at ...
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Advertising : 3 wordsA public meeting was held in the Divisional Board Hall to take steps to assist the trustees to improve the new Recreation Ground. A committee of ten were elected ...
Article : 114 wordsAfter two days of very heavy weather from the south-east the wind shifted to the west and died out about 10 o'clock to-night. No damage has been reported, but the sea upon ...
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The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), Sat 11 Feb 1899, Page 276
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