The distribution of the prizes won at the recent rifle matches took place at the Butts on Friday, October 17. An order requesting; volunteers to fall in at the ...
Article : 1,864 wordsCandidates have now no longer any excuse for postponing their election addresses, and voters aw relieved from all inducement to further delay in the selection of representatives. ...
Article : 506 wordsOn Thursday last, at the Exchange Hotel, the Surveyor-General met the following gentlemen—Captain Hughes, Mr. E. A. Horne, Mr. Gavin Young, Mr. Burgess, and Captains Deeble and ...
Article : 406 wordsThe mail from Adelaide, due here at 12 noon on Monday last, has not yet arrived, but is expected to-day in company with this day's mail. I am informed that somewhere on the Coorong the ...
Article : 175 wordsA farewell dinner took place last evening at McGeorge's Hotel. Mr. Geyer being about to leave the district, several friends, wishing to testify the respect they had for him, invited him to a ...
Article : 164 wordsI am sorry to have to record another accident. On Saturday evening, Mr. William Williams, who for many years has been smith at the smelting works, fell into an unfenced quarry, adjoining the ...
Article : 485 wordsA thunderstorm broke over this place on last Wednesday afternoon. It was of short duration, but one report was the sharpest lever heard. Unfortunately the lightning struck an outhouse ...
Article : 385 wordsThe two Houses of Parliament, which have sailed amicably together through the past three years, were nearly separated by a little storm which arose on Monday, and which for a ...
Article : 614 wordsI mentioned in my last that the Drop Drop Wesleyan Chapel was to be opened last Sunday. The opening sermons were accordingly preached by the Rev. H. T. Burgess, and the usual tea and public ...
Article : 380 wordsOn Tuesday morning, at about 3 o'clock, a fire broke out in a very mysterious manner on the premises of the Royal Oak Hotel, which, but for the presence of mind and energetic efforts of the ...
Article : 323 wordsA public dinner was given on Tuesday, the 21st instant, at the Riverton Hotel, to Mr. Moorhouse, M.P. (on the occasion of his leaving the neighbourhood), for the purpose of presenting to him a silver ...
Article : 210 wordsSince my last there has been little to communicate from this locality. The farmers are complaining of the ravages made by the black rust. The weather was very dry up to Sunday, when we had ...
Article : 359 wordsThe Rev. Dr. C Muecke delivered a very excellent lecture on Black Rust" on Wednesday evening, the 8th instant, at the Tanunda Hotel, Tanunda, before a very numerous ...
Article : 533 wordsThere is little stirring here at present calling for any particular notice; in fact, everything is unusually quiet. Business people complain greatly of tight times, and the cry as to the scarcity of ...
Article : 330 wordsConstituents will be doubtless glad to learn, on the eve of a general election, what measures their representatives have failed to legislate successfully upon during the late session, as ...
Article : 1,081 wordsThe examination of the Port Gawler School took place on Wednesday, October 8. The chair was taken by Mr. John Dawkings, of Gawler River; and a letter of apology for non-attendance ...
Article : 340 words1. Your Committee nave to report to your honourable House that they hare availed themselves of every possible means of taking evidence on the subject submitted for their enquiry, and ...
Article : 927 wordsNews was brought into this township yesterday (Tuesday) by Mr. Richard Hanaford that he, while hunting for cattle in the scrub, near Bonney's Flat, Mount Crawford, had discovered the body of ...
Article : 311 wordsI am happy to say that the storm of Wednesday last passed over without doing any damage. The weather is now very fine, with a clear bracing atmosphere. ...
Article : 280 wordsWe were yesterday visited by a hailstorm of extraordinary severity, accompanied by thunder and lightning. The ground was thickly covered with stones larger than the common pigeon's egg. ...
Article : 712 wordsSince my last communication the weather has been exceedingly hot, accompanied with boisterous winds and heavy thunder and lightning. During Saturday last a delightful change took place, and ...
Article : 360 wordsOn Wednesday last a violent storm passed over this township, which fortunately lasted but a short time. During the time it was raging the wind blew a hurricane. Several houses were partially ...
Article : 570 wordsOn Sunday last the Rev. J. Watsford, of Adelaide, preached three sermons in connection with the anniversary of the Wesleyan Chapel. Unfortunately, the weather was most unpropitious all ...
Article : 819 wordsI regret to say that the black rust is prevalent in this district as well as elsewhere. A considerable portion of the crops is affected by it; but I have not learned that any very serious apprehensions ...
Article : 422 wordsA numerously-attended meeting of volunteers was held at the Institute on Friday, October 17, to take into consideration various matters connected with the recent matches. His Excellency the ...
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Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), Sat 25 Oct 1862, Page 1
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