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A DANGEROUS WELL.
TO THE XDITOB.
Sir— You will oblige by allowing me through your
medium to call attenttion to a very dangerous place
in the immediate vicinity of St. John's Church,
Adelaide.
Between St. John's-street and the Parsonage, in
an unfenced paddock, which is constantly used as a
short cat from the church to the junction of East
and South terraces by pedestrians, equestrians, and
drivers of all sorts of vehicles, from a bullock-dray
to a tandem, there is an uncovered well, the depth of
which is supposed to be over 60 feet, containing water
to within 20 feet of the surface. It appears, when
disused, to have been covered with gum planks and
the earth piled over it. The planks have become
rotten and given way, leaving an aperture of more
than two feet diameter. I believe a slight pressure
would crush in the remaining covering. There is
nothing to prevent children from the Sunday-school,
held in the church, from falling in. There is a Blight
mound, round each side of which, within a few feet,
are the tracks made and used by horses and vehicles.
The land belongs to O. Grilles, Esq., and although the
attention of his agent has been called to it it still
remains in its dangerous state. Should His Honor
?Fudge Boothby or the Sheriff, in whose way home it
lies, be unfortunate enough to drop in, I bave no
doubt it will be attended to instanter — verb. sap.
I am, Sir, &c,
CAUTION.
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