Judges.—Horses, &c.—Messrs. James Hunter, W. Ferguson, and A. Greenshields. Grain—Messrs. D. Ferguson and D. Stuart. Dairy Produce—Messrs. Diprose and Fowler. Fruit — ...
Article : 1,896 wordsSir—The late land sales in this direction. fame not produced much above the upset price. There is a general impression that it is high time some other system should be adopted in ...
Article : 99 wordsThe enquirer who should undertake to "survey mankind from China to Paru" would find no stronger contract than that which exists between the institutions of a British ...
Article : 2,026 wordsThe match between Mr. W. Hughes's eg. Frank and Mr. P. Jdwell's b.h. Veno, for £50 a side, which. has been looked forward to with a great degree of interest, came off upon the Adelaide Racecourse, ...
Article : 467 wordsThe wheat crops are now safely gathered in, and the yield, is much, above the average, especially those which were sown early, twenty bushels to the acre being, in very many instances obtained. ...
Article : 116 wordsYesterday an alarm of fire was raised in this neighbourhood when it appeared that a stack of wheat, containing about 150 bushels, had been ignited. Before long a goodly number of the ...
Article : 216 wordsBy the Ant last week were received thirteen more rifles for the volunteer company here, and as the busy, season, will soon be over they could not have arrived at a better time, as those to whom ...
Article : 937 wordsSir—It appears that the volunteer movement in England has not lost any of its interest vet, as the Southport rifle contest sufficiently evinces; but I think the ...
Article : 564 wordsThe weather during the harvest has been very temperate, consequently little corn has been shed in harvesting, which is now drawing to a close. It would be imprudent not to push for its ...
Article : 247 wordsThe above races, took place on Tuesday, the 5th. and Wednesday, the 6th of February, on the old ground, distant about three miles and a half from the township. The weather on the first day was arm. ...
Article : 1,600 wordsI have endeavoured to ascertain what the yield of wheat has been in the districts round Gawler, and from the calculation I have made of about ten different sections, I should say that the average is ...
Article : 242 wordsThere has been little in the way of news stirring here during the past week. Business is now rather brisker than it has been for some rime past. There are a great number of drays daily coming in with ...
Article : 325 wordsSir—I wish to call attention, through the medium of your columns, to the present state and probable future condition of the Port-road, which seems destined to the most wretched ...
Article : 894 wordsA Cricket Club was formed here a week or two since, and sanguine expectations are entertained for the commencement, which I understand will take place shortly, as the implements of war are ...
Article : 176 wordsA large sale of from 20 to 30 horses, belonging to Mr. Ransford, of Cape Jervis, was held on Wednesday, February 6, at the yards of Hibbart's Hotel, Yankalilla. The prices realized were as ...
Article : 151 wordsOn Saturday, the 9th, an inquest was held by Mr. Smith, S.M. in the Star Hotel, on the body of Jesse Jones, who died rather suddenly at Melrose. From the evidence given before the July it appears ...
Article : 778 wordsThere has been a dearth of news to communicate from this neighbourhood, yet I thought a summary of local events might possibly be found acceptable to some of your readers. ...
Article : 301 wordsOn Thursday, the 31st ultimo, a meeting of the ratepayers was held at the Davenport Arms to take into consideration the proceedings of the District Council in closing certain roads, and at a price ...
Article : 2,975 wordsOn Saturday evening Mr. Hill gave an elocutionary entertainment at Crace's Rooms. About 100 assembled, and Dr. Blood presided. The lecturer was well received. An amateur band enlivened ...
Article : 451 wordsAt 6 o'clock in the evening a company of at least 100 persons sat down to a very excellent and plentiful dinner, which was laid out in the large room at the Royal Hotel, Normanville decorated with ...
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Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), Sat 16 Feb 1861, Page 7
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