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Australia [The Waterford News (Ireland), 26 February 1864]

3 March 2023 · Leave a Comment

The Waterford News

[Editor: This section of articles, regarding the Australasian colonies, was published in The Waterford News (Waterford, Ireland), 26 February 1864.] Australia. MELBOURNE, DEC. 26. — GREAT GALE AND FLOOD. — The flood, which was expected in the United Kingdom on the 14th … [Read more...] about Australia [The Waterford News (Ireland), 26 February 1864]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, floods, grammar - Oxford commas, Maori Wars (New Zealand), Melbourne (Victoria), national origin Ireland, population, SourceMiscellaneous, year1864

To the Electors of the North Western Province [election statement by N. Fitzgerald, 17 October 1864]

17 October 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This election statement, made by N. Fitzgerald, was published in The Age (Melbourne), 17 October 1864.] To the Electors of the North Western Province. Gentlemen, — I have the honor to inform you that, in compliance with requisitions, influentially signed in … [Read more...] about To the Electors of the North Western Province [election statement by N. Fitzgerald, 17 October 1864]

Filed Under: advertisements Tagged With: candidates freetrade, election statements, SourceTrove, year1864

To the Electors of the North-Western Province [election statement by Alexander Bayne, 17 October 1864]

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[Editor: This election statement, made by Alexander Bayne, was published in The Age (Melbourne), 17 October 1864.] To the Electors of the North-Western Province. Gentlemen, — In compliance with the generally expressed wish of the Press throughout the Province, that some … [Read more...] about To the Electors of the North-Western Province [election statement by Alexander Bayne, 17 October 1864]

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Newcastle [poem by Etienne, 6 January 1864]

14 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem published in The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River News, 6 January 1864.] Newcastle. Lines suggested by a View of the City from the Hill. The upturned peaks of yonder hills Loom proudly o’er the expanse of sea, Yon rocky shoal the landscape … [Read more...] about Newcastle [poem by Etienne, 6 January 1864]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: poem, SourceTrove, year1864

Life on the diggings [12 April 1864]

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[Editor: A report on an amusing incident. Published in The Star (Ballarat), 12 April 1864.] Life on the diggings. — A somewhat extraordinary incident happened on Saturday evening, at the Emu Hotel, Oxley. An inebriate, in a spirit of liberality, determined to treat his … [Read more...] about Life on the diggings [12 April 1864]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: humour and humourous stories, SourceTrove, year1864

The bottle and the beauty [12 April 1864]

16 September 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A report on an amusing incident. Published in The Star (Ballarat), 12 April 1864.] The bottle and the beauty. — An amusing incident has formed the topic of conversation in Sandhurst the last few days. A certain gentleman, who shall be nameless, an attendant on a … [Read more...] about The bottle and the beauty [12 April 1864]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: humour and humourous stories, SourceTrove, year1864

[The return of the 26th January] [26 January 1864]

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[Editor: An article on the celebration of Foundation Day, when the colony of New South Wales was founded. Published in the Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser, 26 January 1864.] [The return of the 26th January] The return of the 26th January, reminds … [Read more...] about [The return of the 26th January] [26 January 1864]

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