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  2. CRICKET.

    To-day we publish our annual cricket returns. They show that the season of 1877-8 has been a toy successful one, and that the popularity of the game remains unabated, while our players ...

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  3. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.

    Present—His Worship the Mayor (Mr. D. Bower, M.P.), Councillors J. Rann, C. Hains, R. Honey, W. Cleave, T. Hack, G. Bollen, R. Kestle, and J. Bennett, and the Town Clerk (Mr. ...

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  4. MARINE BOARD.

    Present—Captain R. H. Ferguson, S.M. (President), Captains J. W. Smith, J. P., and D. Tapley, and Mr. J. Formby, J.P. (Wardens), and Mr. Robertson (Acting-Secretary). ...

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  5. BAROOTA. April 20.

    Several of our farmers have already arrived here, and are settled on their new sections. We have had some heavy rain, but the ground continues very hard. ...

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  6. CLARENDON. April 24.

    "When I last wrote I was rejoicing because we were having such glorious weather for our vintage, but a change has come. On Thursday, the 18th, the rain commenced, and we had it off ...

    Article : 143 words
  7. MELROSE. April 19.

    We had a splendid rain during yesterday, and this morning the weather continued drizzly, but now (at noon) it seems inclined to clear up. It would be a great blessing to the ...

    Article : 69 words
  8. HOYLETON, April 23.

    Nice showers of rain commenced to fall on Thursday last and have continued until the present date. It will be of inestimable value to the farmers in this district, as many of them ...

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  9. WAROOKA. April 23.

    The long looked-for and much-needed rain has come at last. During the past week we have been visited by very heavy falls, especially on the 19th, when the rain fell in torrents, and ...

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  10. "TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM.

    Sir—Mr. Severn in the report of his lecture at Port Adelaide is made to say that it could be proved by experiment that the earth became a magnet by the reflection of the sun's heat upon ...

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  11. KOOLUNGA, April 22.

    We had a nice change in the weather during last week. On Thursday and Friday there were some fine showers of rain, and on Sunday afternoon it again began to rain, and the downfall ...

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  12. GLENELG AND THE INTERCOLONIAL STEAMERS.

    Sir—As a passenger from Melbourne by the South Australian, steamer, which pained Glenelg on Thursday morning, I wish to complain that we were not allowed to land there, as ...

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  13. COOMOOROO, April 18.

    Sowing is being pushed ahead vigorously, and some farmers are nearly finished. A good many of Dobbie's seed-sowers are being used here. The wheat that is up looks well, and has been ...

    Article : 266 words
  14. COUNTRY CORRESPONDENCE.

    The drought has now broken up. Heavy rains fell here last Thursday, and on Saturday night they commenced again, falling steadily all day yesterday. Nearly all the tanks and ...

    Article : 119 words
  15. RAILWAY MANAGEMENT.

    Sir—White the above subject is fresh in the minds of the public, and if not trespassing on your space. I would like to submit the following, showing. I think, a screw loose ...

    Article : 300 words
  16. TELOWIE. April 22.

    Yesterday we were favoured by a fine, quiet, steady rain for about five hours, which thoroughly saturated the ground, and every advantage is being taken of the favoured ...

    Article : 71 words
  17. HAMLEY BRIDGE. April 23.

    Very heavy showers fell during last night, letting fanners fully going, also starting all weeds, oats, and drake, so that these to a great extent may be destroyed, thus insuring cleaner crops next season. ...

    Article : 39 words
  18. WONOKA CREEK, April 22.

    Fine rains fell here last Thursday, and again yesterday (21st). raining steadily some hours. Some of Dr. Browne's teams passed here on Saturday en route for his new country. ...

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  19. ULOOLOO, April 24.

    The sixth anniversary of the Wesleyan Church here was celebrated on Sunday and Monday, the 21st and 22nd. Interesting and instructive sermons a were preached on Sunday by the Rev. ...

    Article : 153 words
  20. BLINMAN, April 22.

    The weather has been all we can desire Nearly half an inch of rain fell during the past week; heavy dews followed, and vegetation is coming on rapidly. Great dissatisfaction is fell here ...

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  21. STRATHALBYN, April 20.

    We have had a splendid rain (about 1¼ in.), all of which has good into the ground. It came, too, just in time to save the growing herbage, much of which mast hare perished had the ...

    Article : 125 words
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