A loosebox adjoining the Wirrabara Motel was set fire to this afternoon by a man named Wilson. A quantity of horsefeed was consumed, and the building damaged. Had it ...
Article : 172 wordsThirty-two camels arrived here on Saturday, and left this morning for the far north. Great indignation is felt here owing to the decision of the railway authorities to remove ...
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Advertising : 1,438 wordsA woman named Rhoda Newton was committed for trial at the Collingwood Court yesterday for making a false statement to the deputy-registrar of births, deaths, and ...
Article : 770 wordsThe Rip, cutter, arrived here this morning. Her captain reports sighting yesterday at dinnertime off Cape Flattery two whale boats. Knowing there was no war vessel ...
Article : 533 wordsThirty-two men engaged by the Conservator of Water arrived here this afternoon, and proceeded immediately to Erskine to repair dams. Corporal Homphris at a short notice ...
Article : 80 wordsIn the Matrimonial Court to-day a suit for judicial separation was brought by Selina Lloyd against her husband, John Lloyd, a squatter, on account of cruelty. The case is ...
Article : 334 wordsThe following resolution respecting the unemployed of this town was carried by our corporation to-night:—"That the council sympathises with the unemployed of the town, and ...
Article : 77 wordsOn Friday afternoon last one of Mr. Boothby's little girls aged 6 years, wandered from home at Eurilpa, some thirty miles distant. A diligent search was kept up all Friday ...
Article : 102 wordsA meeting of the shareholders of the Areas Market Garden Company was held this evening, 2,964 shares being represented. Mr. Spicer (chairman of directors) presided. The ...
Article : 204 wordsA terrible catastrophe occurred at the post-office at 11 o'clock this morning. A man named Thos. Bradshaw, with two others, was taking down the scaffolding at the dome ...
Article : 181 wordsAdmiral Tryon has arrived in H.M.S. Nelson to confer with the Government with reference to the defences. Sir Julius Vogel is seriously ill at ...
Article : 50 wordsThe conclusion of the series of intercolonial handball matches was witnessed yesterday at the Rising Son Hotel court. Victoria made a triumphant win by scoring five games to nil. ...
Article : 1,214 wordsThe Dorunda arrived this afternoon from Cooktown. She left that port yesterday afternoon at 3 p.m., and between that time and 2 p.m. to-day, when she reached Townsville, ...
Article : 2,764 wordsA prisoner has been released from the gaol in order to go into the Adelaide Hospital. The poor woman had to be carried into the train this morning. She is utterly helpless, and in ...
Article : 91 wordsThere was a large attendance of members in, the Assembly this afternoon, and the galleries were crowded all the evening. After preliminary business the House proceeded to ...
Article : 298 wordsJohn Flanagan appeared at the Polios Court to-day before the stipendiary magistrate, charged with wilfully and feloniously killing John Reardon. The prisoner was ...
Article : 130 wordsThis afternoon's clearing up at the New Era mine has yielded 250 ozs. of retorted gold, representing three weeks' work. It will be seen that a decided improvement has taken place. ...
Article : 54 wordsA very severe shock of earthquake was felt here last night at half past 11 o'clock. The windows rattled and the buildings shook considerably. It could not be distinguished in which ...
Article : 48 wordsA melancholy accident happened here yesterday afternoon to a fisherman named O'Connell, who, accompanied by a youth named Bell, went for a sail down Lake George in a small ...
Article : 149 wordsThe township was startled this evening by the news of the death of the Rev. W. Clare at Mr. Jas. Hague's residence, where he arrived only the previous evening in a delicate state of ...
Article : 84 wordsWhen the Assembly met this afternoon Mr. Dibbs said that since the House met last night the Government bad taken into consideration the position of affairs. When he made his ...
Article : 284 wordsGreat excitement about Logic was manifested last night, when over 200 persons assembled at the railway-station to await the arrival of the north train, in which he was ...
Article : 277 wordsOn Sunday and Monday the weather was very hot and oppressive, but a thunderstorm threatened yesterday, and again at noon to-day. About 2 o'clock rain commenced, and ...
Article : 207 wordsA sad accident occurred near Burrowa yesterday, when a farmer named Wilson, living at Rye Park, while out shooting wallabies descried in the bush what he took to ...
Article : 70 wordsJoseph Dugmore, a man in the employ of Mr. Rehn, of Houghton, was ran over by a waggon loaded with hay near here this evening and killed. He leaves a widow and ...
Article : 59 wordsA well attended meeting of farmers and others was held in the institute on Saturday to consider the local water supply. Mr. John Carter presided. It was resolved, on the ...
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Advertising : 285 wordsAn important meeting of ratepayers was held in the town hall on Monday night, Mr. Herbert Adcock (chairman of the district council), presiding. It was decided that the railway ...
Article : 116 wordsThe aboriginal Jackey was tried on Monday for the murder of Mr. Houschildt, but the jury disagreed. On Tuesday a fresh jury found the prisoner guilty and he was sentenced ...
Article : 43 wordsA silver lode has been discovered. near Roberts Town. The ore, which was found at a depth of 6 feet, gave on assay a result of 15 oz. to the ton. The lode is on Grown lands. ...
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Advertising : 89 wordsA farmer named Christopher G. Smith, living on the Penela-road, committed suicide by poisoning himself this morning after going about his farm for a little time. Medical aid was ...
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South Australian Weekly Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1881 - 1889), Sat 19 Dec 1885, Page 10
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