The Commissioner of Public Works and party left to-day, to inspect the Waukaringa Mine. They will proceed thence to Yunta to catch the morning train for the city. ...
Article : 291 wordsSir—As reminiscences of bygone times are seasonable just now I venture to Bend you two. 1. About the year 1851 or 1855, when there was an agitation for a new Constitution ...
Article : 217 wordsChristmas Day this year was observed in much the same manner as usual The weather was uncomfortably hot and the air dusty. Universally there ...
Article : 272 wordsThere have been several small losers by the burning of the Academy. Amongst these, are the Hindamarsh Choral Society, which was announced to appear on Monday night ...
Article : 623 wordsBy Act of Parliament the Government were obliged to declare to-day a public holiday t being the Monday following a fixed festival which this year fell on a Saturday. ...
Article : 457 wordsBy the train from the North on Friday evening Mr. H. Lester, a lucky digger, returned to Adelaide on his way to Victoria from the Teetulpa Goldfield. He ...
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Advertising : 806 wordsA description of shop decorations having already been given it is unnecessary to refer to them again. On Christmas Eve everything gave promise of a great amount of business. ...
Article : 128 wordsCourtesy demands that I should first refer to the visit of the Commissioner of Public Works (Hon. L. L. Furner) and Messrs. H. Y. L. Brown (Government Geologist S.A.) ...
Article : 1,265 wordsThe melancholy event was made the subject of sympathetic comment in many of the Churches, and prayers were offered for the bereaved friends of the brave men who had ...
Article : 87 wordsAttention has frequently been called to the necessity of a steam fire-engine for Adelaide. The cost of the machine has so far stood in the way, but the experiences of ...
Article : 138 wordsAmong other indications of the approaching festive season the displays of garden produce at the markets took a leading place. There can be no doubt that fruit and ...
Article : 709 wordsA special service was held in St. Paul's Church, Port Adelaide, on Christmas morning. There was a large attendance, and the service was conducted by ...
Article : 459 wordsThe Theatre Royal will be reopened this evening for a short season, when Miss Carrie Swain, a young American actress of some repute, makes her first appearance in a ...
Article : 403 wordsDuring the last few days several jewellers in the city have purchased small parcels of gold from diggers who have arrived in town to spend Christmas. On Thursday a young ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 569 wordsMr. H. R. Fuller mentioned to one of our representatives on Friday morning that he had seen a party of four men who had between them 24 lb. of gold. This was the result of ...
Article : 77 wordsThe simultaneous presentation of "The Messiah" in this city by two capable companies such as appeared before the public on Christmas night, is a singular event in the ...
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Advertising : 456 wordsOn Christmas morning as usual the 11 o'clock mass was a full choral service and Messa. Cantata, Father O'Regan being celebrant. Bishop Reynolds was on the throne. ...
Article : 107 wordsThere was a considerable falling-off at the Circus on Christmas Eve owing to the fire. There will be a midday show to-day and a big bill tonight. ...
Article : 30 wordsThis Society have engaged the Albert Hall, so as, not to disappoint the public in respect to the opera "Martha," which was to have been given in the Academy of Music ...
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Advertising : 578 wordsThe annual Christmas morning service of the combined Sunday-schools of the district took place in the Institute Hall, Hindmarsh. The following schools were represented:— ...
Article : 120 wordsThe untalling popularity which "The Messiah" has maintained amongst English people during the 140 years since its creation is [?] unique in the history of art and ...
Article : 1,140 wordsAn excellent programme of sports was arranged at Kensington by Mr. G. W. Spong on Christmas Day. Several hundred persons visited the scene of the festivities, and ...
Article : 93 wordsThe running for the Carrington Grand Handicap, of 500 guineas, was concluded, to—day it Carrington Grounds in the presence of about 4,000 persons. The winner was C. ...
Article : 73 wordsQuite a crowd of people thronged the thoroughfares last night to view the street and shop decorations. A brisk business was done, the proceedings were enlivened by ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 236 wordsThe railway returns for Christmas Day on the Port and Semaphore were about 2,000 passengers. The largest traffic on the Glenelg line for some years for Christmas ...
Article : 42 wordsOn Christmas Day the boys on the Fitzjames were regaled with a good Christmas dinner. After this they went in for a number of sports, and passed a merry ...
Article : 77 wordsOn Friday night the Port presented an animated appearance. All the shops were open, and the tradesmen had decorated the exterior of their premises with foliage. ...
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South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), Mon 27 Dec 1886, Page 7
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