ST. PATRICK'S DAY was duly honored in the observance this year, although the weather was anything but propitious. All who were able to afford it left town on Saturday for a two days' ...
Article : 1,296 wordsTHE annual meeting of stockowners of the Burnett district was held (in accordance with a proclamation) at the court-house hero for the purpose of electing eight directors to carry out ...
Article : 257 wordsWeather splendid; fine cool mornings and evenings. No stock moving. ...
Article : 15 wordsTHIS is the time for travelling cattle towards Brisbane from Wide Bay and the Downs; plenty of grass and water on all the roads. The grass is very sweet, and in the right order ...
Article : 271 wordsTHE unsettled, rainy, and sultry weather which prevailed throughout this district during the last four weeks is now giving place to dry cool weather. Grass is plentiful everywhere, and the ...
Article : 584 wordsTwo or three fine days, for a wonder, after all the rain. Tho last two mornings beautifully cool, thermometor as low as 53° at daylight. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe late stock movements are as follow:— 405 head of store cattle of both sexes, from Moorlands, below tho Range, passed through in charge of Mr. John Armstrong, en route for tho Langlo ...
Article : 184 wordsSOME dissatisfaction, we hear, has been expressed by residents at tho Etheridge at our special mining reporter having failed to visit that goldfield. Could matters have been arranged ...
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Advertising : 2,800 wordsMr. Fraser passed through here on the 7th instant, in charge of 1100 head of cattle, the property of the Scottish Investment Company, en route for Roxborough Downs vid Mount Cornish. ...
Article : 69 wordsSince last I wrote you with regard to the weather the changes In the appearance of the sky have been almost hourly, but up to the 3rd instant all indications of rain continually vanished ...
Article : 195 wordsTHE copper mine is closed, and all hands discharged. Storekeepers are making arrangements to shift to other places, so in a short space of time Copperfield will dwindle down to the ...
Article : 536 wordsThe weather is all that can be desired; rain to our hearts' content, grass abundant, cattle fat and lazy—the dairyman's trouble being to dispose of his butter at 1s. 9d. per lb. ...
Article : 36 wordsWe had splendid rain again on the 15th and 16th, and the grass is growing as fast as it can. The country in the neighborhoood of Goondiwindi is looking as well as it possibly could do. ...
Article : 101 wordsTHERE are some indications of a revival in mining affairs, as in several mines matters are assuming a more cheerful aspect where before dullness was prevalent. One of the latest ...
Article : 697 wordsThe weather is all that could be desired at present. We had a nice rain here on the 16th instant, which did a great deal of good to the late planted maize, as well as to the potatoes and ...
Article : 89 wordswe have had some fine showers, and the weather looks threatening for more wet. Mr.Fraser's 3000 sheep passed through here on their way to the Cloncurry, unless sold en route. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 29 Mar 1879, Page 7
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