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  2. ROMANCES OF REAL LIFE.—No 1.

    Im a an old lawyer. About forty-five years ago—that is to say, in the year 1816 or 17—Mr. Bailey, a respectable Writer to the Signet in Edinburgh, presented himself at my office in London, ...

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  3. THE EIGHT HOURS' DEBATE.

    The day was bright, the members bold; The name of every man was told, Prepared to meet the strife. The House from ceiling down to floor— ...

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  4. AGRICULTURE.

    Mr. Price's farm consists of 1,100 acres, all fenced and subdivided. On this be grows annually about 160 acres of wheat, and keeps close on 1,000 sheep, and by no means small sheep either; and I would ...

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  5. PORT GAWLER.

    The Port Gawler and Virginia Annual Ploughing Match Committee held their final meeting at the New Wheatsheaf Inn, Virginia, on Thursday evening, the 25th inst., for the purpose of auditing ...

    Article : 435 words
  6. QUEENSLAND.

    We take the following news from the correspondence of the Melbourne Argus Brisbane, August 30. Sir G. Bowen left Brisbane, on Thursday last, ...

    Article : 1,120 words
  7. TASMANIA.

    We have Tasmanian papers to the 18th September The following are the latest market reports:—HOBART TOWN.—But little business has been ...

    Article : 186 words
  8. MORPHETT VALE

    A meeting of the Committee of the Lancashire Relief Fund was held at Mr. Cumings's on Monday evening. Messrs. R. Bain, F. Humphris, and C. Miles presented their subscription-lists, which gave ...

    Article : 113 words
  9. MAURITIUS.

    The Argus acknowledges dates from the Mauritius to the 9th August, and quotes the following reports of the sugar crop from the Sentinelle de M[?]rice:— ...

    Article : 305 words
  10. KOORINGA.

    I am sorry to state that we are about to lose the highly-esteemed services of the Rev. W. Davidson, Presbyterian Minister. The rev. gentleman, who has won golden opinions from all classes, is ...

    Article : 95 words
  11. SCHOOL PRIZES BY DISTRICT COUNCILS.

    Sir—In Friday's issue A Ratepayer asks tor the authorty by which District Councils grant prizes to schoolchildren. If your correspondent will turn to the 122nd ...

    Article : 665 words
  12. RHYNIE.

    The weather is very seasonable, with the exception of Saturday last, when we experienced strong hot winds. The crops are looking promising, but I have ...

    Article : 1,705 words
  13. MOUNT REMARKABLE.

    The weather in the North has of late been rather warm, which has enabled the sheepfarmers to get on with their shearing, and I understand that a good clip in general is expected. The ...

    Article : 273 words
  14. COMMUNICATION WITH THE MURRAY.

    Sir—I have already addressed a letter to you setting forth what appeared to me strong reasons in favour of adopting the route from Gawler to Mannum in preference to the Kapunda route, in ...

    Article : 1,378 words
  15. GAWLER.

    A special meeting of the Committee of the Gawler Institute and the History Committee met at the rooms of-the Institute last night. The Rev. Canon Coombs and Mr. W. Duffield, M.P., two of ...

    Article : 659 words
  16. MISCELLANEOUS EXTRACTS.

    THE DOLLAR MARK.—Judging from the number of newspaper paragraphs upon which I have lighted contairing queries about the origin of the dollar mark [?], or attempted explanation on ...

    Article : 1,405 words
  17. THE ROADS THROUGH RIVERTON AND RHYNIE.

    Sir—In a recent issue of your payer "A Riverton Mail" assigns as his reasons for the mail running five and a half miles round upon a wretched road, first, "that a greater number of the inhabitants are ...

    Article : 692 words
  18. NEW ZEALAND.

    We give a few extracts from the recent New Zealand papers:—AUCKLAND. THE MINISTRY. —A new Ministry is formed at ...

    Article : 427 words
  19. THE BATTLE OF FINIKRANKIE.

    The minstrel, wrapt in deeds of fame And records of each ancient name, The frays of yore began—How Bagot, ilk of sterile Light, ...

    Article : 666 words
  20. ECHUNGA.

    About 60 licences were issued on the gold-fields during the month of September. It is impossible as yet to conjecture what will be the result of the prospecting now being carried on. The diggers are ...

    Article : 255 words
  21. VICTORIA.

    By the Havilah we hare received papers to the 25th September, being three days later than those previously to hand. The following paragraph regarding the Real ...

    Article : 501 words
  22. AUBURN.

    The other day a rather singular accident occurred to a young man—a settler on the Light, who was camped with his dray on the way to the Burra. He was in the act of what is called ...

    Article : 580 words
  23. VOLUNTEERS AND JURIES.

    Sir—Last week Lieut. Tuckfield of the Kapunda Rifles, was fined £5 for non-attendance as a Juror at the Supreme Court. This has caused great dissatisfaction among the volunteers, and the three ...

    Article : 175 words
  24. THE MAGISTRACY.

    Sir—It appears in your issue of to-day that the Government, in publishing afresh list of Justices of the Peace, to correct a former blunder, has still committed an illegal act. I see the names of three ...

    Article : 79 words
  25. THE PRIZE HISTORY

    Sir—Will you allow me to correct a report circulated through the medium of your Gawler correspondent's letter of the 26th instant, which, if allowed to pass unnoticed, would convey an ...

    Article : 235 words
  26. INCOMPLETE REGISTRATIONS.

    Sir—In your remarks on the annual statistics you observe that "there is a great neglect manifested in the registration of births in various parts of the colony, so that the returns cannot be ...

    Article : 419 words
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