Sir—I fear this discussion is fast approaching bat portion of its career When it is voted a bore by the majority of your readers; but something like a sense of duty must be my excuse for again ...
Article : 1,559 wordsSir—I beg to hand you extract from a letter received last night by Mr. Joseph Gurr, of this town, from the Barrier Diggings, written by a young man who left here about three or four weeks ago, ...
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Advertising : 4,566 wordsSir—I am not a manufacturer, neither do I intend any of my sons to be; but I am a large importer and a thorough protectionist, not for ever, but say for two years. And I tell you why, ...
Article : 178 wordsSir—I was much surprised on reading the reports of the last meeting held by the Protectionists to find that one of their number (Mr. Mullet:) so far forgot himself as to make a most unjust and ...
Article : 753 wordsSir—You will have learnt by telegram that the schooner Flying Squirrel came ashore here this morning, and is now lying on the beach. I think it only right, for the credit of the Port, ...
Article : 171 wordsSir—In the competitive designs for the new City Bridge, difficulties which need not exist seem to have been created for the purpose of exercising the skill and inventive faculties of engineers and ...
Article : 340 wordsThe following extracts are from the chapter on "The Occupations of the American People" (pp. 36) in Sir Morton Peto's work on "American Resources," In our article of Friday last we ...
Article : 1,278 wordsSir—At the late Nairne dinger Mr.Townsend made out what may possibly have appeared to him to be a strong case against the farmers of the North in reference to large bags, for which, he says, they ...
Article : 529 wordsSir—Pray allow me a little space in your paper to express the pleasure I felt on reading the account of the meeting at Nairne. I want to congratulate those who passed Dr. Weld's resolution ...
Article : 857 wordsSir—The latest move on the part of the Protectionists, in order to quiet the fears of people who are justly alarmed at the prospect of a considerable increase of price on all or many of the necessaries ...
Article : 552 wordsSir—As regards tolls on the Port-road I find that there were no tenders offered, as it would be almost impossible for any one to do so, seeing the barrier which stands in the way. ...
Article : 532 wordsSir—I am greatly surprised, and of course equally flattered, at again attracting the distinguished honour of being mentioned by a gentleman whose profound intellectual attainments enable him to ...
Article : 246 wordsSir—You are doubtless well aware that a large portion of the community is in the habit of regarding the Editor of a newspaper as a species of divinity, soaring far above the imperfections which pertain ...
Article : 1,533 wordsSir—Mr. Skelton, in your issue of this morning, gives us a fine illustration of the sort of article we should have to put up with if native industry were sufficiently protected. I allude to the forcible and ...
Article : 259 wordsSir—In the present newspaper controversy about protection the advocates of this measure hold out to the farmers, as an inducement to get their favour, high protective duties on ham, bacon, ...
Article : 292 wordsSir—I see Mr. MacDermott has addressed you upon the same subject that, I did some weeks ago, and has advocated strongly the irrigation of the Adelaide plains. People's minds seem now to be ...
Article : 335 wordsThere's a good time coming, boys, A good time coming. Every d[?]g must have his day, Every ass must have his bray, ...
Article : 300 wordsSir—I do not at present feel able to undertake the task of answering your recent articles upon the question of the day, but as I alluded to an article in the Economist, I thought it worth while to ask ...
Article : 527 wordsSir—I have read so much about protection the last week or two that I threw my paper where I hope protection will go, that is, over the left shoulder. I will now state the kind of protection we all ...
Article : 296 wordsSir—Would you do me the favour to correct a statement appearing in your report of the meeting of the Sixth Creek Gold Mining Company in last Friday's issue, to the effect that I declared cobalt ...
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Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), Sat 4 May 1867, Page 8
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