Since my last we have had some fine growing weather, excepting a little frost. We had thunder and lightning on Wednesday morning, followed by a few nice showers, and it is ...
Article : 61 wordsThere is little stirring in Bliuman now. Although we have any quantity of feed there are few people about.—Mr. Whitbread, one of our storekeepers, is leaving, having had to ...
Article : 53 wordsThe opening services of the Primitive Methodist Church were commenced on Sunday, September 1. The Rev. T. Jarrett preached in the morning to a full congregation from Isaiah ...
Article : 200 wordsWe are now enjoying fine seasonable weather. The crops are backward owing to the late unusual cold and wet.—A feeling of regret is felt in this neighborhood at the resignation of the ...
Article : 159 wordsA meeting was held at the Lower Light Hotel on Wednesday evening, September 4, presided over by Mr. J. Porter, Chairman of the District. Mr. Quigley considered that a school was greatly ...
Article : 82 wordsWe have had a visit from Mr. Dooner, who exhibited his "Pantechnatbeca" in the public school last evening.—The wheat crops are, on the whole, looking well, and feed is plentiful. ...
Article : 38 wordsThere has been a good deal of sickness here, and whooping-cough has been prevalent in some parts of the district.—The vessels in harbor today are the Penola,Stormbird, Postboy, Moonta, ...
Article : 290 wordsSir— We nave seen to-day in the newspapers a copy of a letter, dated September 3, written to the President of the Council of Education, and have read with great astonishment the ...
Article : 1,035 wordsThe weather daring the past few days has been all that could possibly be desired. Some nice showers of rain have fallen, and these, together with the calm sunny days, will prove ...
Article : 685 wordsAn entertainment was held yesterday in the Public School, in which the pupils took the principal part. Mr. Phillips, the head-teacher, having purchased cards for those of the scholars ...
Article : 145 wordsDuring the last fortnight we have been favored with splendid weather for the crops, warm days with an occasional shower and very heavy dews at night. The early sown crops are ...
Article : 256 wordsOur township has been unusually dull for the last week or two, owing principally to the farmers being all busy fallowing. Bain is wanted, as the ground in places is getting too ...
Article : 48 wordsThe weather still remains very warm; in fact the past two days remind one of the approach of summer, but the nights are cold. We had a heavy shower of rain last evening, which has to ...
Article : 49 wordsTARCOWIE, J. Goss—Dark bay horse, like H near shoulder; grey mare, JD near shoulder; iron-grey filly, three years old, like 2 within circle near shoulder; bay horse, near hind foot ...
Article : 1,095 wordsA meeting of the inhabitants of the District of Onkaparinga was held at the District Hotel, Nairne, on Wednesday evening, September 4, to support the Government in the construction ...
Article : 1,644 wordsThe weather has been very warm of late, and there are signs of rain, which is badly wanted, as the ground is very dry. Many farmers are unable to go on with their fallowing through ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 980 wordsA public meeting was held at Mr. Tapscoot's to-day, at which about thirty farmers were present, to consider several matters of importance to the district. Mr. E. Holan, who was voted ...
Article : 351 wordsIt is only a short time since I reported an accident which happened to the Rev. J. Rock, of Kapunda. On Monday he met with another. The rev. gentleman was on his way home from ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 80 wordsA public trial of a grubber was held on Section 40 here on Wednesday, August 28, and it gave great satisfaction. It was the invention of Mr. Clarence Smith, blacksmith. It may be ...
Article : 150 wordsThe growth of the crops during the last fortnight has been very rapid. The weather for the past few weeks has been warm and dry, with occasional frosts at night, and the farmers are ...
Article : 483 wordsDaring this week we have been favored with a few light showers, which with the present mild weather seem to agree uncommonly well with the crops.—Our little town is quite alive with ...
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South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1868 - 1881), Sat 7 Sep 1878, Page 1
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