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Tumut News 29 June 1878 The
Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser |
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Weather The
Bogongs and the ranges to the south-east of Tumut still retain their white
covering. A
partial thaw occurred last week; but on Wednesday it snowed again
in the high localities around us. On
the following morning there was snow nineteen inches deep in Mr. G. Forsyth's
garden, at Yarrangobilly; while on the heights of
Talbingo it lay many feet in depth. In
the neighbourhood of Bago and Tumbarumba the fall
of snow has been very great. Last week the mailman and a constable, although
experienced bushmen, twice vainly tried to reach the latter place. Our
police magistrate, Mr. F. W. Vyner, who has
gone on his usual periodical trip to Tumbarumba, will undoubtedly
have a cold time of it. There,
was no frost here last night, and during this forenoon a slight shower
fell; the weather has been quite mild to-day, though there is every
appearance of a severe frost to-night. Owing
to the severity of the season in the mountains, numbers of kangaroos have
recently been observed in the vicinity of the town. Flocks
of satin bower birds, and others of the feathered tribe rarely seen near the
haunts of men, congregate in our gardens and orchards, and boldly feed
about our swellings. Notwithstanding
the cold weather that has prevailed of late, farmers and graziers speak
of the season as a very favour-able one on the whole. The
rains, which fell just when needed, caused a plentiful supply of grass,
and tock throughout the district are in
excellent condition to with stand the effects of the winter. As
a sign of the wonderfully mild and growing weather which preceded the
present cold temperature, there are in several orchards around here, apple trees
bearing their second crop. Mr. T. U. Elliott has quite a goodly show of such
apples in his garden at Gocup. Court It
appears that owing to some legal technicality the Attorney- General
declined to prosecute in the case of the young men, T. Dunn and T. and B.
Keefe, committed to Gundagai Quarter Sessions for the late assault upon
the police in Tumut. All
the parties attended at the Court on the 21st instant, and were rather
surprised at the abrupt termination of the case. Sergeant
Twellner, I believe, has been suffering from a
fractured rib obtained in the affray. There are
only a few cases, possessing no public interest, set down for hearing at
the District Court to be held here on Thursday next. Silver Cup There
is on view at the Bank of New South Wales here the prize presented by
Mr. H. C. Tingcombe, at the late Tumut show,
for the champion four-in-hand; Mr. John. Lloyd, manager for Cobb and
Co., is owner of the prize, which consists of a very handsome silver
cup, beautifully chased with appropriate symbols and bearing a suitable inscription.
Sales Mr.
E. G. Brown sold by auction on Thursday last a mob of mixed cattle,
averaging from £2 5s. to £3 10s. per head. He
also disposed of a number of useful horses at satisfactory rates. He has
also sold, privately, 54 head of mixed cattle on behalf of Mr. K. Cooke,
of Petfield, to Mr. P. Nugent, of Tarcutta. June 24 |