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  2. INSTRUCTIONS TO EMIGRATION AGENT.

    It appears from the Government Gazette that instructions were forwarded to the Emigration Agent by the outgoing mail authorizing him to increase the proportion of Irish ...

    Article : 1,064 words
  3. WEEKLY CALENDAR.—MAY 8—14, 1864.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 448 words
  4. BATHURST BURR.

    Sir—We noticed yesterday in riding from Adelaide to Gawler that the Bathurst burr is spreading fast, some parts of the ground about the Para and Smitlifield being quite covered with ...

    Article : 116 words
  5. THE NORTHERN EXPEDITION.

    Sir— I admire the adventurous spirit of the bold men who are about to depart from South Australia in the Henry Ellis, but I venture to intrude on your space in protesting against the abominable ...

    Article : 728 words
  6. PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS.

    Sir—May I ask you why there is such a difference between the price of wheat and the price of flour. Say 46 bushels wheat to the ton of flour at 6s. 10d. equals £15 4s. 4d.; 10 bags, £12s. 6d.; ...

    Article : 136 words
  7. DESTITUTE BOARD.

    Sir—I cannot help thinking that there is something radically wrong in the principles on which relief is afforded to the destitute poor of this colony. ...

    Article : 1,510 words
  8. FREE PORTS.

    We gather from the instructions which the Government have issued to Mr. Finnies that one of the measures which will be submitted to Parliament during the ensuing session will ...

    Article : 1,268 words
  9. CORONERS' INQUESTS.

    Sir—About the middle of February last a Coroner's inquest was held at Umberatana Station, Far North, on the body of Pompey, an aboriginal, and from evidence given at said ...

    Article : 482 words
  10. Advertising

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    Advertising : 376 words
  11. THE VOLUNTEER FORCE.

    Sir—Feeling a great interest in the volunteer movement, and a strong desire to see it prosper, I take the liberty of making two or three suggestions which, in my opinion, would tend to promote ...

    Article : 305 words
  12. SCIENCE AND THEOLOGY.

    Sir—Under this heading I perceived in your last week's issue a letter from a correspondent signing himself " W." This writer asks you—and through you any of the literal interpreters of the Scriptures ...

    Article : 374 words
  13. THE LAST HARVEST.

    We have received from Mr. J. Boothby, the Government Statist, that portion of the agricultural returns for 1863 4 which contains a statement of the area of land cultivated in ...

    Article : 786 words
  14. MISCHIEF.

    Sir—A number or idle youtns who are apparently beyond the control of their parents, and arriving: at an age when they should know better and act differently, are continually annoying the quiet ...

    Article : 216 words
  15. MORTALITY OF THE COLONY.

    Sir—Having in my previous letters shown that the mortality of the city is excessive, being in round numbers double that of the rest of the colony, I propose in the present one showing from ...

    Article : 1,153 words
  16. THE MINERS' STRIKE.

    Sir—I pray you will allow me a little space in your open columns for the information of the public at large. I have seen the mining operations on the Peniusula for the last three years and seven ...

    Article : 3,061 words
  17. THE VICTORIAN RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

    The Council of the Association met, at the Volunteer Office, on Wednesday, to make arrangements for the meeting fixed, as was announced some time ago in our columns, for, the ...

    Article : 848 words
  18. THE SEAECH FOE GOLD.

    We learn that Mr. Hargraves has examined the country as far north as Blanche water, and that as yet he has not met with any indications of gold in that direction equal to those which ...

    Article : 747 words
  19. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PRIZE WHEAT IN ENGLAND.

    Sir—Having some friends in England who are in the agricultural interest, I some two years ago procured some of Mr. Allan. Bell's prize wheat, and forwarded it to them. It was very highly ...

    Article : 276 words
  20. THE RIFLE MATCH.

    We dare say many of our readers will confess to a feeling of severe disappointment that the Milang Company, in their match with the English Robin Hood Rifles, came so far behind ...

    Article : 1,297 words
  21. PRESERVING THE COLOUR OF FLOWERS.

    Sir—In your issue of to-day "An Enquirer" wishes to obtain a recipe for preserving the colour of flowers when dried. This may be accomplished by dipping them in hydrate of potash, then laying ...

    Article : 218 words
  22. VICTOR HARBOUR.

    Sir—In your issue of last week we observe that your Port Elliot correspondent states that "1,500 bags wheat" have been conveyed along the line to our store at Victor Harbour; but the fact is that, ...

    Article : 77 words
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