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  2. THE PARCELS POST.

    The regulations under the [?] post have been sanctioned by the Executive Council. The limit of weight of parcels is up to 3lb.; parcels exceeding that weight, [?]up to 11lb., ...

    Article : 274 words
  3. LAND TAX V. SINGLE TAX.

    Commenting upon the present agitation in freetrade circles, the Minister for Wo[?]ks states that so far as he can see there can be to unity between freetraders and single-taxers unless ...

    Article : 184 words
  4. ARTESIAN BORING.

    A magnificent supply of excellent water has been struck in the extreme north of the colony, just south of the Queensland border and almost exactly midway between South ...

    Article : 215 words
  5. A GOOD EXAMPLE.

    The Goulburn Herald says :—“The deficiency in the revenue of the colony has caused the Government to consider various modes of retrenchment. Among other plans adopted ...

    Article : 226 words
  6. THE WACCA WATER SUPPLY.

    The Minister tor Works has received a report from the special auditor with reference to the Wagga water supply accounts. The report shows that the revenue for 6½ years ...

    Article : 178 words
  7. SUIT AGAINST THE SHERIFF.

    The hearing was continued in No. 3 jury court Sydney, on Saturday of a case in which Chen Ateak, a Chinese gardener, sued Mr. Charles Cowper, the sheriff, for £500 as ...

    Article : 254 words
  8. A COLONIAL ARTIST.

    Inspired by the great success which greeted the exhibition of his religious painting at the Bathurst and Orange Shows this year, Mr. P. W. Marony (says the Western Advocate) set ...

    Article : 202 words
  9. A CURIOUS BOOK.

    The South Melbourne Herald says!—“A curious little book has been forwarded to us containing a translation of the confession of Pontius Pilate, which is alleged to have been ...

    Article : 154 words
  10. AN UNSUCCESSFUL ACTION.

    A good deal of interest was excited in No. 2 Jury Court, Sydney, on 31st ult., by the hearing of the case of Luie v. Whelan, in which plaintiff, who a score of years ago took ...

    Article : 234 words
  11. THE PARAGUAY EXPEDITION.

    Will “New Australia” succeed ? asks Borne News, and proceeds to say:—What may be described as the optimistic view of the prospect in store for the new Australian ...

    Article : 239 words
  12. A SERIOUS CASE.

    A telegram from Colac to a Melbourne paper says:—“A very serious case is about to occupy the attention of the police magistrate at a small town in this district. A week or ...

    Article : 158 words
  13. THE YASS FARMERS.

    A meeting of farmers and others interested in the welfare of the Yass district was held recently at the Australian Hotel, Yass, to consider the advisability of forming a branch of ...

    Article : 171 words
  14. BIG TALLIES.

    “Will Honeycomb” in the Dubbo Dispatch has the following:—“In Tuesday’s issue of the Dispatch appeared a paragraph relating to some big shearing tallies at a ...

    Article : 230 words
  15. A MILK RECEIVER.

    A “domestic milk receiver” is the latest product of civilisation, and is designed to serve a double, or rather treble purpose. Firstly, it saves people from having to turn out at five or ...

    Article : 332 words
  16. SAD CALAMITY.

    A sad calamity occurred on 30th ult. on the Merri River, two brothers named Michael and Daniel Shanahan, 21 and 17 years respectively being drowned. They proceeded on a ...

    Article : 169 words
  17. THE FLYING MOUSE.

    While the larger representative of the Pteropid[?]e, the firing fox, is justly hated by all fruitgrowers, its beautiful little congener the flying mouse is as much admired as it is ...

    Article : 207 words
  18. LOCAL AILWAY RATES.

    The following is a synopsis of the petition of the Parkes Farmers’ Association, to be presented to the Railway Commissioners :—The imposition of “local rates” on the Parkes line ...

    Article : 224 words
  19. ELUSION ON THE RIVER.

    A telegram from Wilcannia dated Friday last says:—“The captain of the steamer Jupiter, which reached here early yesterday morning, reports that a serious collision ...

    Article : 239 words
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