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  2. THE PICTURESQUE CENTRAL MARKET.

    There h a scene I a the heart of Adelaide which, for a few hours each is very different from the ordinary every day life of the city. If the language were wily English, it might almost be a little bit of the Continent. ...

    Article : 1,275 words
  3. THE ROUND TABLE

    One, who will be known, perhaps, for all time as the originator of the “bold and progressive policy,” was very keen on , detail. To a junior clerk he once ...

    Article : 73 words
  4. ROUND THE CITY.

    There are indications of a building boom in the spring. land is still keen, and architects and eontraetors, arebably, have nevar. been busier. This great activity has been sustained now far a considerable period. In city and country an extensive programme is being carried out, and ...

    Article : 337 words
  5. OVERDRESSED THE PART.

    A woman who owed money to. the Crown called on a Minister to ask for an extension of time. With the knowledge of psychology that distinguishes the fair ...

    Article : 153 words
  6. NOTABLE CITIZENS.

    (Sir Tom Bridges) as he appeared at the opening of Parliament on Thursday afternoon. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 28 words
  7. A WORD ABOUT MOSAUITOES,

    Wh-z-z-z-zl Already there are mosquitoes about, fat fellows. too, nearly as big as flies, It seems a bit early to hear their mischievous orchestration, and it is ...

    Article : 150 words
  8. THE WETTEST THREE MONTHS.

    So, at. the mere menti of the question, “Haven’t we had enough continuous wet days this year to beat the calendar?” he got right into his statistical ...

    Article : 186 words
  9. MOSQUITOES-AND MOSQUITOESI

    Talking about mosquitoes—well, in Comparison with those of the bulldog breed native to Torrens Island for were as I remember the spot in the summer ...

    Article : 361 words
  10. OVER FOURTEEN INCHES.

    In the period from May to July the total rainfall was 14.30 in. With two exceptions, in 1847 and 1851, this has been the wettest three monthly period for ...

    Article : 138 words
  11. WHAT ABOUT WET SPRINGS.

    The other day I met the usual pessimist on the tramcar. Rain was pelting down at the time, and he looked aeross the glistening footpaths and remarked— ...

    Article : 123 words
  12. FIGURES TO PROVE IT.

    A little later Mr. Bromley hit that pessimist hip and thigh with statistical argument.' Taking the current three months as a basis—that is, May, June, and July ...

    Article : 65 words
  13. NORMAN LINDSAY PICTURES.

    Strong objection to the inclusion of certain of the Norman Lindsay sketches in the nude at the exhi[?]of Australian art in London, was In in nude by a ...

    Article : 226 words
  14. TEACHERS NEED HOLIDAYS.

    A palmist, in some memoirs the other day, said, after “reading” the hands of five or six dull, unimaginative clients, he was quite exhausted, and required to deal ...

    Article : 114 words
  15. THE HONEST SHORT CUT.

    Another of the same Minister. A telegram addressed to him arrived at the office during the lunch hour. The junior clerk on duty put it in a pigeon hole to wait ...

    Article : 215 words
  16. LABOUR V. COMMUNISM.

    The council of the South African Labour Party has rejected an application for affiliation by the South African Communist Party on the ground that the aims ...

    Article : 175 words
  17. NAVIGATION ACT.

    Further evidence has been taken if private by the select committee appointed to investigate the effects on Australian trade of the operation of the Navigation ...

    Article : 175 words
  18. THE MOST INTERESTING EVENT.

    Talking of the love of sport. which is bred in the bone and fibre of Australians. At a recent examination in Adelaide 15 boys, each of whom was about 20 years ...

    Article : 74 words
  19. FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 107 words
  20. “YOU NEEDN’T GO.”

    Every old-timer remembers Mr. G. W. Goyder, who was Surveyor-General, and was known as “Little Energy.” One day a clerk said to him, “Sir, I wish to ...

    Article : 73 words
  21. OLD MEN ARE TOUCHY.

    It was stated in the papers the other day that d’Annunzio, the Italian poet and ...

    Article : 19 words
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