On Friday afternoon the annual meeting of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society was held at the Norfolk Arms, Rundle-street, G. S. Kingston, Esq., Speaker of the House of Assembly, in the chair. There was a very ...
Article : 1,680 wordsA fire occurred at Emerald Hill late, last night, which terminated in the destruction of 15 houses. On Sunday night a place called Smeaton, near ...
Article : 96 wordsSir—I see by your report of the proceedings of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society, in to-day's publication, that "it seems somewhat strange, too, that between the first prize ...
Article : 169 wordsThe hopes of the constitutional party in Prussia—comprising the great bulk of the people—are not destined to be so speedily or fully realised by the new Government as we or they ...
Article : 684 wordsSir—In your report to-day of the Agricultural Show I see, under the head of "Poultry," that the following prizes are stated to have been taken by my brother (Mr. George C. Hawker) instead of myself, ...
Article : 116 wordsThe following was yesterday posted up outside the Exchange:— MELBOURNE SHIPPING. February 18. ...
Article : 84 wordsSir—In vindicating myself from a paragraph relative to the above copper ore, in Tuesday's Advertiser, I beg to state that the ore brought from the above mine is still open for public inspection, at the ...
Article : 191 wordsThe mail by the Sabette, brought on from Nepean Bay by the Melbourne, has extended our dates to February 15:— The subjoined paragraphs are from the Herald of ...
Article : 1,327 wordsSir—It appears to me that we suffer enormous wealth to escape us annually, by neglecting to store in the rainy season the superfluous waters which might be used to enrich and fertilize the soil, but ...
Article : 700 wordsTHE AGRICULTURAL SHOW.—The collection of colonial confectionery which fanned so striking an object in yesterdays show was manufactured and exhibited by Mr. A. Henderson, of No. 46, ...
Article : 405 wordsThe Crown Solicitor, in the case of John Kennedy, indicted for forging a cheque, applied to have the trial postponed till Thursday next, as he was not furnished with the whole of the evidence. The cheque had only been forwarded ...
Article : 2,770 wordsBOCK V. BOCK, SEN.—For an assault. Sarah Bock deposed that she and her husband had a little quarrel. Defendant struck witness on both sides of the face. Pushed her out of the doors. No words had taken place between ...
Article : 330 wordsDEATH OF A MAN THROUGH THE SCRATCH OF A CAT.—An inquest was held at the Cambridge Inn on Friday evening on the body of William Burley, aged 52 years, journeymen brewer and drayman. The ...
Article : 646 wordsDRUNKENNESS.—John O'Brien, James Morris, John Williams, and Edward Egan, were fined 5s. each; and Edward Catlow 20s. for this offence. WAGES.—Mary Kidman, a widow lady, appeared to answer ...
Article : 859 wordsSir—As Mr. John Lazar, in his letter in your columns, has been pleased to stigmatize my speech at the meeting held on Friday last, as a tissue of falsehoods from beginning to end, I claim the ...
Article : 2,117 wordsOn Saturday evening list the Mount Barker Agricultural Society met at the Crown Hotel, Mount Barker. Present—Mr. F. Duffield (chairman), Mr. J. Frame, Mr. W. Walker, honorary secretary, and several others. Mr. ...
Article : 180 wordsThe Committee in aid of the sufferers by the recent bush fires met on Friday, at the office of the Speaker of the House of Assembly. There were present—The Hon. G. S. Kingston (in the ...
Article : 1,293 wordsSOUTH AUSTRALIAN FREESTONE.—A very superior description of building-stone has lately been brought from a locality near St. Vincent's Bay, Gulf St. Vincent, where it abounds in large quantities, and is ...
Article : 233 wordsPORT ADELAIDE PERMANENT LAND BUILDINH AND INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION.—The monthly meeting of the above Association was held at the White Hart Inn, on Thursday evening last, when five shares ...
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The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889), Sat 19 Feb 1859, Page 3
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