Sir—It cannot be denied that legislation has had much to do with the present condition of the colony; it has prevented the produce of our vineyards from being made the most of, but it is to be hoped that ...
Article : 1,534 wordsA three-volume novel, under the above title, from the pen of Mr. Lymburner, an old and esteemed colonist, has lately appeared in London. The work was written nearly 17 years ago, left behind in ...
Article : 2,218 wordsThe Commissioner proceeded to deliver judgment in this case. The insolvents had been contractors and farmers at the Dry Creek, and after struggling with difficulties for a considerable time, the deficient crops last season compelled ...
Article : 798 wordsSir—The Register of to-day, in a notice of the approaching sittings of the Supreme Court, states that there had been another cause added to the list, and details the circumstances under which it had been put ...
Article : 160 wordsCopying the works of great painters is a sort of imitation little above that of mimics, who ape the peculiarities of popular actors. And what is the use of either[?] Did the professed imitator ...
Article : 1,204 wordsSir—In the report of a steam excursion from Port Adelaide to Milang, published in your issue of the 3rd inst., there are some statements made calculaed to mislead in reference to the jetties along the coast. ...
Article : 159 wordsThe Spectator, in an interesting article on Reform a fortnight ago, laid it down that the main thing to be improved was our unworthy foreign policy, and that it did not appear how a ...
Article : 1,360 wordsSir—Through your columns I beg to point out a rather extraordinary omission on the part of our municipal representatives, who up to this time have not had the courtesy to acknowledge the receipt of ...
Article : 237 wordsLEAVING A TEAM OF BULLOCKS.—John Philmore, farmer, for being absent from his team of bullocks at such a distance as not to have proper control over them, was fined 10s. ...
Article : 41 wordsWe add the following scraps to our former ex tracts:— MINING STATISTICS OF THE CASTLEMAINE DISTRICT.—The following is the return of machinery for ...
Article : 988 wordsSir—If the Adelaide Corporation have existence as a body, they are most certainly dead to some of the present requirements of the city. I shall only refer in the meantime to the dangerous state of the ...
Article : 143 wordsRobert Owen died on Wednesday, in the eighty-ninth year of his age, at Newtown, Wales, whither he had gone on a visit to his native place. His career is thus related:—At seven ...
Article : 688 wordsSir—Upon consulting the criminal records of the Supreme Court of this colony, I find that within the last twelve months 18 young men holding confidential positions as clerks, have been convicted of ...
Article : 368 wordsWe were permitted a few days ago to inspect the above-named convict prison, and are of opinion that it will not be altogether uninteresting to give a brief account of what we saw on the occasion of our visit. ...
Article : 2,217 wordsPractical experience and special experiments all serve to prove that, in order to feed animals profitably, care and time are necessary, and that a large amount of artificial food cannot be given ...
Article : 998 wordsA PREACHER INTERRUPTED.—A ludicrous scene occurred some time ago in a village church a few miles from Buxton. The occasion of it was he anniversary of a benefit club. The club had been played into church, ...
Article : 260 wordsThe following extracts from the Commercial Gazette's retrospect of the past year affords a fair idea of the present condition and future prospects of the island:— ...
Article : 604 wordsUNPLEASANT BEDFELLOWS.—A Scotchman who put up at an inn, was asked in the morning how he had slept. "Troth, man," replied Donald, "nae very weel either; but I was muckle aff than the bugs, for none o' ...
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The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889), Mon 14 Mar 1859, Page 3
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