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  2. WORK IN PARLIAMENT.

    The Council completed another week's work on Thursday, and after the late sittings members did not seem sorry, to get to their homes. Even the constant "stranger " whose familiar ...

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  3. ABORIGINES' FRIENDS' ASSOCIATION.

    On Thursday evening the thirty-seventh annual meeting of the Aborigines' Friends' Association was held in the Adelaide Town Hall. There was a large attendance, over ...

    Article : 1,050 words
  4. THE COUNTRY.

    ELLIS[?]ON, December 12.—Mr. W. J. Packer, shipping agent, of this port, met with a painful accident this morning. While shipping wool on the Lillie Hawkins a bale ...

    Article : 58 words
  5. STORMS IN THE COUNTRY.

    The weather here has been very oppressive the last few days and thunderstorms have been frequent, none of them, however, bringing on the big rains which have been expected, and ...

    Article : 268 words
  6. AMUSEMENTS.

    The season of laughter was continued at the Bijou Theatre on Thursday evening when Mr. T. A. Kennedy, the famous mesmerist, entertained another overflowing house with a ...

    Article : 154 words
  7. MINING.

    The third half-yearly general meeting of shareholders in the Golden Slope West Gold Mining Company was held at the company's office, 22, Old Exchange, on Thursday. Mr. ...

    Article : 211 words
  8. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

    BURRA. December 12.—Notwithstanding the rather s[?] crops some of the farmers to the west of Burra only a few weeks back were looking forward to a fair remuneration for ...

    Article : 187 words
  9. THE KINETOSCOPE.

    Large attendances were the order of the day at the exhibition of the kinetoscope on Thursday, and Mr. Charles McMahon has every reason to be gratified at the continued ...

    Article : 92 words
  10. GOLDEN BAR. SOUTH COMPANY.

    A general meeting of the Golden Bar South Gold Mining Company was held at No. 23, Waymouth-street, on Thursday afternoon. Mr. J. F. Cudmore presided over a large ...

    Article : 370 words
  11. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    ARDROSSAN, December 10.—Last Monday morning two daughters of Mr. Freeman, of this place, while driving to Price, and when within two or three miles of that township, ...

    Article : 95 words
  12. VICTORIA HALL.

    The Victoria Hall was crowded to overflowing on Thursday evening, when the students of Mr. W. K. Pybus gave their fifth annual concert. The programme, although necessarily a ...

    Article : 549 words
  13. A DESTRUCTIVE HAILSTORM.

    A severe gale was experienced yesterday afternoon, and was followed by a terrific hailstorm. The hailstones were 1½ in. in diameter. and they caused horse teams to bolt. The ...

    Article : 74 words
  14. MISCELLANEOUS.

    ARDROSSAN, December 10—Influenza has been very prevalent in this district during the last two or three weeks, both amongst adults and children, the attendance at the school ...

    Article : 152 words
  15. THE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL EXAMINATIONS.

    Sir—Although-I am firmly of the opinion that the University public examinations in music have done an immense deal of good to music in South Australia and greatly raised ...

    Article : 552 words
  16. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

    On Thursday afternoon the funeral of the late Mr. Charles Cross, sen., took place at the Hindmash Cemetery. The Rev. P. C. Thomas read the burial service at the ...

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  17. MISCELLANEOUS.

    The secretary of the Norseman Crushing and Mining Company (Mr. Arthur Bristowe) has received a telegram from the mine manager, stating:—"Got water equal to 40 gallons per ...

    Article : 64 words
  18. CHURCH INTELLIGENCE.

    The junior Endeavorers of the Parkside Primitive Methodist Church, who have been energetically working under the supervision of Miss Howchin for a Christmas fair, brought ...

    Article : 276 words
  19. MANAGERS' REPORTS.

    HANNAN'S CENTRAL November 30—"At No. 1 [?] crosscut east q[?]tended to 58 ft., and reached grey slaty rock. Now know that at this point we have a kaolin dyke over 50 ft. thick, hanging side of ...

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  20. ST. JOSEPH'S SCHOOL, BROMPTON.

    The Sisters of St. Joseph, Brompton, by the excellence of the entertainments given by the pupils, succeeded in drawing large houses. The concert given in the Hindmarsh Town ...

    Article : 432 words
  21. THE VERMIN BILL.

    'Sir—The Vermin Bill is one of the most important Bills that have been brought forward this session, and it is to be hoped that the members will give it careful consideration ...

    Article : 479 words
  22. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND NATIVE FLORA.

    Sir—Through the medium of your very influential columns I beg to appeal very earnestly to the Adelaide public for aid in conserving the native woody vegetation of the hills, &c., ...

    Article : 358 words
  23. GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

    The house and premises known as the Governor's residence, Marble Hill, for the term of four months, from December 14, to be a quarantine ground for does imparted into ...

    Article : 354 words
  24. FATALITY AT GILBERTON.

    At midday on Thursday a fatal accident occurred, at the Gilberson brickworks, when William Gay, a young man, was killed. While, he was getting material for making ...

    Article : 113 words
  25. URGENT TELEGRAMS.

    Sir—I notice a paragraph re Western Australian telegrams. In it yon state that there were 2,323 urgent messages dispatched. No doubt this is the reason that so many ...

    Article : 148 words
  26. THE MARINE BOARD.

    The Marine Board met at the Custom-House, Port Adelaide, on Thursday, when there were present the president (Mr. T. N. Stephens), Wardens Phillips, Neill, Cave, Berry, Campbell. Gibbon, and Hamilton, ...

    Article : 471 words
  27. A WOMAN'S OPINION.

    Sir—It is satisfactory to learn on reliable authority that the young medical students of this city have not been guilty of the caddish levity and inhumanity of which "someone" ...

    Article : 321 words
  28. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.

    The annual finance meeting of the Loyal Albion No. 4, Oddfellows, M.U., was held at the OddfellowsHall, 14 Franklin-street, Wednesday, December 11. G.N.H. Turner presided over a large number of ...

    Article : 186 words
  29. Advertising

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    Advertising : 805 words
  30. STARR-BOWKETT SOCIETIES.

    On Wednesday night the West Torrens StarrBowkett Society, No. 8, held their appropriation meeting in the Rechabite Hall, Kilkenny. Mr. A. Willsmore was voted to the chair; Mr. w. Simond ...

    Article : 84 words
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