I have this week to report a melancholy case of drowning in a waterhole. The deceased. John Johnstone, was the son of a highly-respectable farmer residing at Dog-Trap Gully, near Stanley ...
Article : 306 wordsPresent—His Worship the Mayor, Councillors Hill, [?]ulsfor[?], Raphael, Winter, Bartels, Bundey, Murphy, and Wright; and Mr. W. A. Hughes, Town Clerk. ...
Article : 1,994 wordsThe prisoner handed in a written statement to His Honor, which he read. His Honor—You have been found guilty upon your own confession of forging the name of Mr. ...
Article : 2,935 wordsPresent—His Worship the Mayor, Councillors Godfrey, Butler, Bennett, J. Stone, P. Hains, and J. R. McDonald. Mr. J. M. Sinclair, the newly-elected Mayor; ...
Article : 639 wordsIt may not be uninteresting to some of your readers who are engaged in the culture of bees to read the following account of the fecundity of a hive in this locality, the property of Mr. James ...
Article : 165 wordsThe erection of the powder magazine at Point Hughes is proceeding rapidly, and will be completed, it is ex[?]ected, in the course of a few weeks. The magazine itself is 20 feet long by 13 feet wide, and ...
Article : 1,152 wordsOn Sunday last, December 2, the anniversary services of the Congregational Chapel were held, when two sermons were preached to crowded congregations by the Rev. J. Anderson, of Strathalbyn. ...
Article : 1,551 wordsIn re W. F. Webster, of Port Adelaide, storekeeper; an adjourned final hearing. Mr. Andrew's, Q.C., for the insolvent; Mr. Way for the assignees; Mr. Thrupp for ...
Article : 1,234 wordsThe quarterly meeting of the Bench of Magistrates was held at the Police Court in the Town Hall, on Monday, December 10 Present—Sir J. H. Fisher (Chairman), and Messrs. ...
Article : 742 wordsThe Right Rev. Dr. Shiel visited Mount Barker on Saturday, December 8. He arrived about 7 o'clock in the evening. He was accompanied by the Revs. Fathers Dowling and Bongaerts (the ...
Article : 1,368 wordsThe Rev. Mr. Maughan gave a lecture at the Lake Plains School on Wednesday evening, 5th inst., on "Louis Napoleon, the Destined Monarch of the World." Mr. Thos. Adamson occupied the ...
Article : 256 wordsThe weather has been mild and pleasant for some time past: the crops are therefore looking ver[?] well, although I have heard of signs of red rust beginning to show itself in one or two ...
Article : 202 wordsA meeting of persons interested in the formation of a line of tramway up the Valley at the Gilbert was called for Monday evening, December 10, at the Stuart's Hotel, Saddleworth, to take into ...
Article : 1,551 wordsIn re Frank Alleyn, of Sheaoak Log. storekeeper. This case had come on for a first heating on the previous day, but through a misapprehension Mr. Fuller, who was the largest creditor, was ...
Article : 3,107 wordsOn Friday last a somewhat novel and interesting ceremony—the marriage of two aboriginal natives from the location at Point Mac[?]eay—was performed by the Rev. C. D. Watt; of this-place. The ...
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Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), Sat 15 Dec 1866, Page 3
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