The successful tenderers for the lease of Mrs. Collett’s Mungerarie farms for three years were: – Mr. T. Berriman, “Home Farm”; Mr. R. Spinks, “Midlands”; Mr. J. Millikin, “Arranmore”; Mr. D. H. Lavis, “Oakover.” The leasees take possession on 1^st August next.

A very pretty wedding took place in the Sacred Heart Church on Monday when Miss Lillian Josephine, fifth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Ball, of Mullenderree, was married to Allen, third son of Mr. D. Innes, of Mullenderree. The bride was given away by her father, and was attended by her sister, Miss Lyla Ball. Mr. T. Ball acted as best man. …

Coldest day on record yesterday, bleak winds from the snowy region prevailing.

The engagement is announced of Linda, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Willcocks, of “Nettlewood,” Narooma, to Dr. Leslie T. Jobbins, of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, and son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Jobbins, of Marrar.

Another link connecting old Moruya with the present was severed on Tuesday, 24^th inst., when one of the grand old pioneers, in the person of Mrs. Maria Russell, passed peacefully away at her residence at Wamban, surrounded by her devoted family. Mrs. Russell was born at Ballynahinch, County Galway, Ireland, on 13^th May, 1833, thus she had attained the grand old age of 91 years. She was the daughter of Mr. Robert Wilson, of the Irish Constabulary, and of Mrs. Wilson (nee Elizabeth St. John.) In the year 1840, when seven years of age, she came to Australia with her parents, who settled at Broulee, Mr. Wilson having been appointed manager of the late Capt. Oldrey’s estate.

Mr. Wilson and his son left Broulee in an open boat on their periodical trip to Moruya, but neither occupants nor boat was ever seen again, it being surmised that the boat foundered and those on board drowned.

After her marriage with Mr. Richard Russell (who predeceased her many years ago) the young couple went to live at the Burra, where Mr. Russell followed farming pursuits. Of the union there were seven children; four of whom predeceased the mother. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Russell moved to Kiora where she reared her large and highly respected family. …  She was a woman of magnificent physique, always enjoying excellent health, a remarkable feature of her life being that she never required medical attention until she was 81 years of age.

She leaves two sons, Messrs. Frank and Arthur, and one daughter, Miss Laura Russell who are left to mourn the loss of a devoted mother. She is survived by 22 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren. The remains were interred in the Methodist portion of the Kiora cemetery on Thursday.