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  2. THE CITY WATERWORKS.

    On Friday evening, September 16th, a meeting was held at the Hotel Europe, in consequence of a statement recently made by the Commissioner of Public Works in the House of Assembly, to the effect that a tender for ...

    Article : 9,973 words
  3. THE OPEN COLUMN.

    [The Editor does not hold himself responsible for opinions expressed in this portion of the paper. It in open for purpose of the discussion, provided the topics selected are of public interest and are temperately argued.] ...

    Article : 44 words
  4. INSUBORDINATE VOLUNTEERS.

    Sir—Some few months since, I organised a company of volunteer riflemen, and in consideration of my services, and to give me a right to a title I had only held hitherto by courtesy, was elected as their ...

    Article : 503 words
  5. "NEWS RACING."

    Sir—The Register of Tuesday last indulges in a most extraordinary article on the " Intercolonial News Race :" it contains tome statements which the possession of an idle half-hour tempts me to ...

    Article : 569 words
  6. WHO IS " NUMBER 8."

    Sir—Finding that it is generally thought that No. 8, alluded to by "Port Adelaide Volunteer," in a letter published in the Advertiser of Tuesday, September 13, belongs to No. 1 Company of the Port ...

    Article : 104 words
  7. LAND SCHEMES.

    Sir—Your recent exposition of the several land schemes under consideration in the sister colonies is deserving of particular notice; for, as Dr. E vans wisely remarks, " The public mind is deeply interested in the ...

    Article : 772 words
  8. DEPASTURING 1,000 SHEEP ON THE PARK LANDS.

    Sir—Will you have the goodness to allow me through the medium of your paper, to ask the Corporation why one person should be allowed to depasturing the above number of sheep on the Park Lands ...

    Article : 1,181 words
  9. PRECEPTORS' ASSOCIATION.

    This Association held a special meeting on Saturday, September 17, at the Pulteney-street Schoolroom, to take into cons deration the plan of competitive examinations proposed by the Board of Examiners appointed by the Government. ...

    Article : 3,397 words
  10. THE CORPORATION.

    Sir—The ratepayers of North Adelaide are poor people, earning a niggard sustenance by dragging up Torrens water from early dawn, or carrying a hod on their shoulders all the weary day. Many of us ...

    Article : 338 words
  11. ARE THE WATERWORKS A FAILURE ?

    Sir—About six or nine months ago, or perhaps more, I was travelling on the Mount Barker-road, and my attention was called to some watertables constructed at various parts of the creek which runs ...

    Article : 295 words
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