The following report of the burning of this vessel, off the Quarantine Station at the Heads, has been forwarded by our Queenscliff correspondent:— " This morning (Thursday), at four o'clock, smoke ...
Article : 1,493 wordsMaster G. O'Rilla—"Deaw! How shocking! There's another good fellah done for!" Cousins—"Why, what has happened, Gus?" Gus—"Happened! Why Charley Bagshot gone ...
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Advertising : 1,216 wordsTHREATENING TO STAB.—Tobias Pearce, farmer, of the Light, was charged by Lance-Corporal Malton, of the Mounted Police, with threatening to use a knife against the said Lance-Corporal Malton whilst in the execution of his ...
Article : 770 wordsPresent—Messrs. Price (Chairman), Wardle, and Allen. No business of importance was transacted besides the payment of a few outstanding balances to complete the transactions of the half year ending 3lst December. Letters and ...
Article : 57 wordsPresent—Messrs. Burton (Chairman), Trenouth, Armour, and Murray. Mr. Murray reported on the extras on Saunder's contract, Old Cut; consideration deferred. Circular from Road Board requesting Council to transmit the ...
Article : 135 wordsWe were visited on Sunday last with another thunderstorm, the lightning being terrific, but it soon passed over, and the rain which also fell, while it benefitted the gardener, will, I hope, not injure the ...
Article : 128 wordsPresent—All the members. Several letters were read, to which Clerk was ordered to reply. Mr. Back to receive three days' notice to pay his rate. ...
Article : 29 wordsWe have been visited by one of the severest storms which has ever been known to take place at this time of the year in this district. During the first three days of the week the rainfall was nearly five inches. ...
Article : 415 wordsPresent (of the Council heretofore existing)—The Mayor (F. N. Scarfe), Councillors Wadham, Allen, and Beresford. Of the Council elected on 16th of December—The Mayor, (Thomas Taylor, Esq.,) ...
Article : 591 wordsIn former reports it was my habit to ignore the weather almost altogether, but lately the weather is determined to bring itself into notice, and not quite satisfied with its exploits of last week must pay us ...
Article : 875 wordsRIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR.—Patrick Kennedy was charged with breaking five panes of glass, value 14s., the property of Franz Kirschock, on the 26th December. The defendant pleaded guilty, and consented to pay the damage. ...
Article : 572 wordsSir—I read with much interest the article which appeared this morning in your columns on the subject of our new museum. It promises to become a most valuable addition to the Institute, and is, as ...
Article : 450 wordsThe ceremony of installing the Worshipful Masters of the several Lodges holding under the Irish Constitution took place on Monday last, in the Lodge Room of Perseverance, 406 I.C., Governor ...
Article : 735 wordsINDECENT EXPOSURE.—Charles John Rosenberg, farmer, denied the charge of wilfully exposing his person last evening. Police-constable Fuller stated he saw prisoner expose his person near the Port Admiral Hotel last evening. ...
Article : 259 wordsACCIDENT TO THE GOVERNOR'S CARRIAGE.— On Friday evening, after leaving His Excellency and Lady MacDonnell at the theatre, the coachman was driving back to Government House, but on coming to ...
Article : 926 wordsOn Sunday last we were visited by the most terrific thunderstorm ever remembered by the oldest settler. The heat being extreme, the wind blowing up to 3 p.m. very strongly, suddenly ceased, and a peculiar ...
Article : 251 wordsThe reports of damage sustained by the wheat crops in this locality are more gloomy than I had anticipated. In some cases there is without any exaggeration from three to four bushels per acre lying ...
Article : 125 wordsRate Meeting.—No ratepayers, the Chairman and Clerk excepted, having attended the rate meeting convened for 10 a.m., the District Council, at 3 p.m., made a rate of sixpence in the pound. ...
Article : 35 wordsPresent—Messrs. Roberts (in the chair), Broster, Turner, and Hewitt. Thomas Williams's tender for supplying the timber for Day's ford, at £11, was accepted. Slaughtering licence granted to William Hill. Amount paid, £28 9s.2d. ...
Article : 44 wordsPresent—Messrs. £H. Dawson (Chairman), R. Gillard, C. R. Hoffmann, and W. Kelly. Council to examine contract in Kenton Valley. Dr. Reck having removed from Mount Pleasant, Dr. Dickerson, of Gumeracha, was appointed to ...
Article : 84 wordsThe races here came off on Thursday and Friday last; the subscriptions when paid in, amounted to about £100. The horses that created most interest during the two days, were Mr. Butcher's " Field ...
Article : 339 wordsThe mailman had the misfortune to meet with rather a severe accident on his last trip from Mount Gambier to this place. While passing a bridge at the home station of J. Robertson, Esq., his horse slipped ...
Article : 283 wordsPresent—Messrs. G. F. Angas (Chairman), Henry Holmes, and F. Fechner. Clerk reported that last Court day Dr. Cotter, who had been summoned for his rates, applied for time; but he (the Clerk), having no authority to grant time. ...
Article : 108 wordsThe first Municipal elections under the new Act are over, and I suppose the excitement is subsiding, especially with those who so opposed the late Council while in office, and who at this election ...
Article : 603 wordsPresent—All the members, except Mr Dinham, Chairman to get repairs to road near Mr. Hunter's store blinded, and to expend £6 in repairing damage to jetty by late gales Council resolved to nominate Messrs. Hallelt Sutherland, ...
Article : 189 wordsPresent The Chairman. No quorum. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24. Present—Messrs. Dew (Chairman), Everard, Pearson, and Hemingway. Clerk to advertise for several tenders. Letter ...
Article : 89 wordsSINGULAR CASE OF FRIGHT.—On Sunday evening last, a respectable servant girl at Glenelg, on proceeding after dark to give some food to her master's pigs, was startled by the appearance of a black object ...
Article : 145 wordsI have little to report. Ours is certainly a thriving district, but there is little transpiring likely to interest the public at large; however, a word or two now and then may not be amiss. The crops are not nearly so ...
Article : 294 wordsNo quorum. ...
Article : 6 wordsPresent—All the members. Clerk reported that work on Mount Barker-road was completed, and he had paid £3 1s. 4d. for it. Of several tenders for Clerkship for ensuing year W. D. Sweetapple's (present Clerk), at £52, accepted. ...
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The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889), Sat 28 Dec 1861, Page 3
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