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36 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 2
THE long-wished-for Christmas holidays had come—the good brig Emma, Captain Fox, commander, was in the harbour of Port Jackson, bound for South Australia—we were in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I SHALL not disguat the refined and fastidious reader, by a disclosure of my preternatural performances at breakfast; the beef steak, pickles, oorn beef, and coffee, consumed by one in vain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HERE then is the Phantom in Holdfast Bay after an almost unprecedented short run from Sydney Heads, of only seven days. The sailors shake their heads profoundly, and say,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN proceeding to an inspection of the town of Adelaide, I soon found thst I could not do better than rely entirely upon myself. I had not accompanied my companion further than about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Supreme Court is held in a building which was once used for the purposes of a theatre. The Drama failed, and the ever flourishing Law entered upon, and now occupies the premises…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IT is now many months since accounts were first circulated about Sydney, of a certain gallant officer, settled in South Australia, who having discovered copper, and kept his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IT was on the fifth day of our sojourn in the good town of Adelaide, that, in company with my fellow-traveller, the north countryman, I proceeded to the livery-stables, to hire a gig…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE reader is probably aware that the state-cabins of coasters, (as the cupboards for the nocturnal confinement of passengers are called) are divided into two sleeping shelves, on which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ANOTHER inquest was held on Tuesday afternoon, at the house of Mr. Thomas Glover, the Wheatsheaf Inn, Coppull, three miles from Chorley, and seven from Wigan, on the body…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It is the constant study of every man to find out the most advantageous methods of employing his capital and labour; and it may fairly be taken for granted, that every man in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE motion of which Mr. Grant has given notice, relative to the monopoly of coal by the Australian Agricultural Company, will come on for discussion in the Legislative…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Council was occupied for several hours yesterday in discussing the motions on this subject, notice of which had been given by Mr. GRANT. It was carried,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE public ought to consider itself much indebted to Mr. Lowe and Mr. Windeyer, in their private capacity as members of the Bar, as well as in their legislative capacity…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A VERY lengthened debate took place on Friday night, in consequence of Mr. GRANT having moved his resolutions condemning the mining privileges enjoyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—Had your neighbour over the way taken a common sense view of the coal monopoly, and left legal quiddities to the lawyers, he would, I think, have arrived at an opposite conclusion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In our paper of Thursday, 3rd June, we inquired into the correctness of the principal allegation contained in Mr. Grant's three resolutions, now happily thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE member for the Northumberland Boroughs—we beg pardon for having afflicted his delicacy by on former occasions naming him—has written us one of those…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE whole question as to whether the peculiar privileges possessed by the Australian agricultural Company do not amount to a monopoly, was re-opened by the debate in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE monopoly granted to the Agricultural Company of the coal of New South Wales, was in principle as bad as if they had been granted a monopoly of the wheat of New…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Molong Mining Company was held on Tuesday afternoon, at the office of Messrs. Graham and Montcfiere, Spring-street,…
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