There was a spirited competition at the wool sales on the 14th ult. Fleece sold up to 2s. 3d., and greasy Bd. to 10|d. Like its namesake in Victoria, Sydney Bell has succumbed at last, and there is now no sporting paper in the Australian’colonies with the t me-honored title of Bell's Life. Sydney Sell was sold for 20/., and has been purchased by the Sydney Mail The banks have reduced the discount on 60 day bills to 5 per cent. TASMANIA. —o— The reports received from Fingal shew that mining there is assuming favorable prospects. Gold in small quantities is being constantly received from alluvial diggings, while the City of Hobart Company in that district has lately crushed 114 tons of quartz, which has yielded 1530z. of gold. In proof of the assertion that whale are plemitul near the Tasmanian coast, the Cornwall Chronicle mentions that a number of black fish, or small whale, were lately dri en on shore at Cape Portland, and so many were secured that a settler there has sent to ids agent in Launceston requesting him to forward ca .ks to contain at least a thousand gallons of oil. The newly constituted Turf Club has adopted a programme of three days’ racing, and over 700 sovs. of added money will be run for. For the remainder of the news, ace the Supplement. ~ The Cup that Cheers, but not inebriates." SEASONABLE NEWS. IN consequence of the increasing demand for Temperance Diiuks, W. EAMES, Has procured a GAZOGENE Apparatu-, for the manufacture of Summer B venmes , SPARKUNp/ E X H I I, T I N G, REFRESHING. Adult Members of the 'bind of Hope and tlie th.iv.ty public generally, are invited to inspect the machine, and test its virtues DUN STAN HOTEL, CLYDE. To be on view next Saturday Night WANTED KNOWN. s.’P NISH and GLOBE ONION O SEED for Sale. Cheap. G. FAC HE, A uctioneer. WANTED. yA X T D, a M Apply immediately RySTEWA RT, Hawksbiirn Station. W' SI WANTED. TED, a GE VAN VL bl Apply to Mr. MARSHALL Medical Had, Clyde. W \NTED. ED, a respectable^’Fljf A L SERVANT. Gdod Wages. Ayply Boar.min’s Iran Hotel Alexandra. WANTED. \\ IT AN "ED a respectable young man to make himself generally usefu 1 . Apply, MR. O’ REG \N, Alexandra WANTED. •^y ANTED a STONE 3^SON. Apply, Office dt Paper, OB TO R. STEWART, I Hawksbnm Station. WANTED./ WANTED, -16 [sHEAIjFERSj/ the Ist of for Mess Strode and FraseivEarnsolengh *<tati The me i engaged for the above Stati wil have the shearing of the sheep the Kawarau Stall n guaranteed them. Total number of sheep to be sho about 05,U00,
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Dunstan Times, Issue 499, 10 November 1871, Page 3
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