Another man, named Jackson, has been killed by the Maories in this neighbourhood. He, with five others, had been living in Mr. Hay's house. He was killed last night, and this morning the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,578 wordsThe farmers around here hare most of them stacked their hay and reaped their barley, the latter yielding some 40 bushels to the acre. The wheat crops looked very heavy and green up ...
Article : 494 wordsThere was only one ease set down for trial at the Court of Full Jurisdiction yesterday, and the plaintiff in the case not appearing a nonsuit was entered, with an order for defendant's costs. The ...
Article : 208 wordsA most melancholy accident occurred here on Monday last, which resulted in the death of two persons. In the afternoon of that day some children were playing in a boat fastened to a tree by a ...
Article : 299 wordsOverland Corner, River Murray, November 18. The river has risen to an almost unprecedented height. Even the oldest of the blacks have never seen the water so high, except on one ...
Article : 225 wordsOn Sunday, the 22nd instant, the anniversary sen-ice in connection with the Echunga Diggings Sunday-school took place. A sermon was preached and addresses given by the Rev. J. Lloyd, ...
Article : 569 wordsAbout midday, the lightning burst from the clouds above the little- township of Armagh, causing immediate death to a woman named Mueller. The poor woman was in her house when ...
Article : 95 wordsMr. McInnes, missionary, preached in the Church in the Wilderness on Sunday last, in Gaelic, with his usual fervour. There was a large attendance of attentive listeners. Mr. McInnes repeats his ...
Article : 143 wordsOn Saturday evening last the Committee of the Strathalbyn Rifle Club met, and arranged that their half-yearly class firing should take place early next month, when the ownership of the champion's ...
Article : 247 wordsThe long-looked-for vessels, the Flying Squirrel and Mary Stewart, are at length in the bay, having arrived on Monday last. The great and vexatious delays to which consignees have of late been ...
Article : 264 wordsSir—The Central Road Hoard have hit upon a most original way of dealing with tile present state of the causeway on the eastern side of the River Murray. ...
Article : 386 wordsThe City Council formed an open Court on Monday, the 23rd November, under the 51st clause of the Act 16, of 1861, to hear claims for insertion on the citizens' lists, and objections to the names ...
Article : 196 wordsSince my last there has been little change to note beside the changes of the weather, which, from, being hot and dusty, has, after a severe thunderstorm yesterday; become quite cooL I have heard ...
Article : 249 wordsOn Friday last the Rev. A. R. Russell delivered his lecture on "Ghost Stories," which had been postponed from last month owing to the severity of the weather. Considerable interest appeared ...
Article : 498 wordsSince the memory of the oldest inhabitant of this part of the colony no more favourable season has been known for the farmers. The crops on the average are splendid, and haymaking is ...
Article : 174 wordsThe arrival of the City of Melbourne extends our Sydney dates to November 18:- REVISING THE MAGISTERIAL COMMISSION. —Mr. Martin has promised to revise the Magisterial ...
Article : 2,463 wordsPeople sometimes ask "What good is it trying to reform a class of persons who constantly relapse into old habits?" The answer is indeed prompt. If "there is joy in Heaven over one sinner that ...
Article : 348 wordsOn Wednesday evening last a lecture was given in the Oddfellows' Hall, in connection with the Institute, by Mr. Hamilton, on "Phrenology." There were about 70 present, and the lecture ...
Article : 577 wordsSir—I believe it to be a generally admitted fact that Thompson's, as a natural crossing-place, is superior to the one at Wellington, and so was it ever such; then why was Wellington, and by ...
Article : 378 wordsThe fifth, anniversary services of the Congregational Church were held last Sunday, when the Rev. C. W. Evan preached in the morning frm the test—"Come unto me all ye that are weary and ...
Article : 840 wordsBy the arrival of the City of Melbourne we have our usual files to November 21, from which we make the following extracts:- TRANSPORTATION. — A meeting, under the ...
Article : 1,812 wordsA few evenings ago, at Christchurch, the Rev. B. T. Craig delivered a very amusing and instructive lecture to a large and attentive audience, who at the close warmly accorded their thanks ...
Article : 312 wordsThe anniversary services in connection with the Primitive Methodist Sunday-School in this neighbourhood took place on Sunday and Monday last. On the former day two impressive sermons were ...
Article : 330 wordsSir—In answer to your editorial remarks, my solicitor informed me that there was no appeal from the Magistrate's decision, or I should most certainly hare done so; and the published ...
Article : 75 wordsSir—I have noticed complaints about the Scotch thistle being in the city and suburbs. If any one will take the trouble to visit the neighbourhood of the Montacute Mine, Fourth and Fifth Creeks, &c., ...
Article : 317 wordsOn Saturday last a fire broke out on Mr. Robinson's farm. It appears some of the members of the family were in the act of beating the oven tobake a batch of bread when a spark from the oven ...
Article : 248 wordsA melancholy case of drowning occurred here on Friday evening last about 7 o'clock. A young man named James Purcell, a police-constable stationed at Wentworth, together with ...
Article : 621 wordsThe celebration of the anniversary of the Gumeracha Sunday School took place on Tuesday, the 23rd instant, at 3 o'clock. Numbers of happy little children were seen tripping along the grassy mead ...
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Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), Sat 28 Nov 1863, Page 7
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