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  2. Notes and Queries, THE FIRST WRECKS ON THE AUSTRALIAN COAST.

    A CORBESPONDENT (P. M., Surry Hills) has kindly supplied the following:—"A question waa lately raised as to the date of the first wreck on the Australian coast, and the name of the ill-fated ship. I ...

    Article : 169 words
  3. Mr. and Mrs, Finlay,

    THIS week we publish portraits of the bride and bridegroom who were the subjects of the viceregal marriage, which was described afc length in last week's Town and Country Journal. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 643 words
  4. THE HEAVIEST BULLOCK KNOWN.

    Sir,—For Mr. Crosby's information I have found out the live weight of Prodigious, the bullock which was exhibited here some two years ago. It turned the scale at 35cwt 1qr 8lb, and its height was 6ft 1in. ...

    Article : 1,461 words
  5. THE FIRST GOLD FINDING EXPEDITION TO NEW GUINEA.

    Sir,—Those who imagine that The Maria, The Colonist, &c., were the first ships which set out for New Guinea to search for gold, will probably be surprised to learn that 272 years ago, viz., in 1606, a ...

    Article : 155 words
  6. THE COAL TRADE OF NEWCASTLE.

    Sir,—I am compiling a history of the coal industry of New South Wales, and I want some information which you or some of your readers may be able to supply. In an old almanac the following entry occurs: ...

    Article : 93 words
  7. THE BOURBONS IN AUSTRALIA.

    Sir,—A few months ago a correspondent made inquiries in your Notes and Queries, about some French refugees in Australia. I have since come across the enclosed, which I have extracted from the SYDNEY ...

    Article : 387 words
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