At 'a gathering of the Astronomical Society on Wednesday, reference was made to the variation of latitude observations, which have been urged by the ...
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Article : 236 wordsThe Railways Commissioner is inviting tenders for the construction of three railway lines:—1. The second division of the Walkeric Railway, a length of about 54 ...
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Article : 1,507 wordsOur Murray Bridge correspondent wrote on March 3:— Messrs. Robbie & Medwell, a local firm, have secured the contract for repainting the Murray bridge. The ...
Article : 122 wordsA meeting of the Astronomical Society was held at the Adelaide Observatory on Wednesday evening under the presidency of Professor Chapman. The engagement ...
Article : 583 wordsProbably no advertisement so calculated to lighten the hearts of officials of charitable and religious institutions has appeared in the press for some time as one ...
Article : 312 wordsOn Saturday the 12 Greenland dogs, which Dr. Mswson brought back with him from the antarctic regions, were taken charge of by the Zoo ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 96 wordsOn Feb. 27 Mr. A. W. Hendry (manager of the Royal Institution for the Blind) received a cheque for £100 from Mr. W. Herbert Phillipps to be applied to the ...
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Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931), Sat 7 Mar 1914, Page 32
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