The City of Melbourne, branch packet, sails on Monday for Adelaide and the Sound. Arrived—St. John, from Puget Sound, and the Penola, from Adelaide. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 2,405 wordsThe second reading of the Land Bill had passed into Committee on Thursday week, when Mr. McAlister moved for leave to introduce a clause for leasing for eight years at half a crown ...
Article : 66 wordsA meeting of the Committee of the Rifle Association was held at the Robin Hood Inn, on Monday last. The President (Mr. Wm. Colman) in the chair. The SECRETARY read correspondence from Colonel ...
Article : 431 wordsThere has been little stirring this week. On Sunday, a large concourse of people were gathered together to witness the ceremony of baptism, which was performed by the Rev. Mr. Hussey. A service was held at the ...
Article : 112 wordsThe Herald believes that Rewa is dead, and that the reports that he is still living are maintained for political purposes. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe news from Chili states that in the bombardment of the City of Valparaiso the Spaniards threw three thousand shot and shell,—the latter fired the city in several places. ...
Article : 59 wordsThe public meeting relative to a daily mail to this place, and called per advertisement for last night, was but thinly attended, owing principally to the boisterous state of the weather, and the inconvenience of the ...
Article : 142 wordsSir—The report of your correspondent of the PostOffice meeting in Kapunda contains several errors. Upon my first statement there was not "noise and confusion, with no, no, and uproar;" it should have ...
Article : 240 wordsIn common with other parts of the colony we have an abundant fall of rain. Tilling may be considered as finished, and the crops are looking beautiful A few warm sunshine days will give us an abundant supply of ...
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Family Notices : 642 wordsIt is with regret we have to chronicle the death of Mr. Joseph Hooper, who expired on Wednesday morning, the 20th inst. Although not bed-ridden, the deceased has been ailing for the last twelve months. He has ...
Article : 734 wordsOne of my shepherds found a ship's buoy on the shore of the Great Australian Bight a few days ago— name, "Shawmut, of Boston." It was in good preservation, and had not been there long. ...
Article : 145 wordsSir—The "talk" is, that it is a very striking circumstance, that your contemporary's "Idler" never hears any "talk" about the Register; that the Register is not known on the "flags," but that Mr. Strangways's ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 818 wordsThe weather being cold the grass and crops do not appear to have grown much. A few warm days would make vegetation shoot up rapidly. Our crops are nearly all sown, and farmers are in excellent spirits at the ...
Article : 610 wordsSir—In a recent number of your paper a correspondent signing himself "Suburban" offers to clear the public roads from robbers. Now, whilst admiring the pluck of "Suburban," and wishing that either he or his pluck ...
Article : 518 wordsJUVENIB.—Cui bono! A. B. C., in answer to our correspondent "D. E. F.," says two ruffians were hung in Melbourne about 18 months ago for attempting to stick up the Branch Bank ...
Article : 364 wordsThe weather has, for the last few days, been favorable for seeding operations, which are nearly completed by most farmers, though a few, from the unfavorable state of the land, are much behindhand. Early sown wheat ...
Article : 330 wordsOn Saturday afternoon last, about 4 o'clock, Captain Smith met a number of the electors in Hyde's Assembly Rooms, to expound his views on politics. He made only a very brief speech, owing to his having to ...
Article : 792 wordsSir—I would suggest to the conductors of concerts the propriety of drilling their choristers into some method of rising and sitting together, for the effect of their rising one after another at the Town Hall concert ...
Article : 48 wordsSir—Having an allotment of land in a township, and well fenced—a second party purchasing the adjoining allotment—I wish to know whether I can compel him to pay for half the dividing fence? ...
Article : 108 wordsSir—I was very much amused at reading Mr. Strangways's proposition of making Mr. Elder one of the Valuators, and Mr. Elder's explanation upon his offer to Mr. Davies. Mr. Elder says—"My offer to ...
Article : 622 wordsOur usually quiet township was somewhat disturbed to-day, news having reached here to the effect that Mrs. Patten, wife of one of our storekeepers, was missing from her sister's residence, Tungkillo, having a few days ...
Article : 311 wordsThe President of the Legislative Council entertaind at dinner, at Parliament House, on Wednesday, the hon. members of Council, the Hon. Chief Secretary, the Hon. the Speaker, and His Worship the ...
Article : 287 wordsWe have so frequently pressed upon the attention of Parliament and the Government the essential necessity of hastening forward our public works, and of securing employment for ...
Article : 721 wordsThe Freak, and Helen Castle, have arrived from Tome, with 659 tons of wheat, and 120 tons of flour. Several vessels were leaving for the colonies. ...
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South Australian Weekly Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1867), Sat 30 Jun 1866, Page 2
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