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  2. THE FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT PETERSBURG.

    Sir—I noticed in your issue of 18th inst. a letter signed " A Bereaved Relative of the late P. Kearnan," referring to the accident in which my unfortunate brother lost his life. I ...

    Article : 459 words
  3. Mail News.

    Your experiences in connection with the question of the unemployed have not always been of a satisfactory character, but I don't think you have ever had the question brought ...

    Article : 1,507 words
  4. LAND NATIONALISATION.

    Sir—I thank " J. N. Richards" for his effort to enlighten me'on land nationalisation. I have heard all this before, and yet venture to differ. The land nationalised would meet most ...

    Article : 675 words
  5. DEVELOPMENT OF THE MINERAL WEALTH OF THE COLONY.

    Sir—The commercial panic of the last few weeks added to the dismal aspect of the general affairs of this unfortunate colony has bad its natural effect on somewhat damping ...

    Article : 540 words
  6. A REPLY TO MR. WORNUM.

    Sir—Having read Mr. Conrad N. Wornum's paper, read at the Farmers' Association at Adelaide on March 9, I wish yon to insert a few remarks in reference thereto. The most ...

    Article : 751 words
  7. SERIOUS RIOTING IN LONDON.

    a great meeting of unemployed workmen in Trafalgar-Equare on Monday was followed by scenes of riot in several of the main thoroughfares of the West-End. When it was ...

    Article : 706 words
  8. HORSERACING IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

    Sir—Glad enough I am to see that some of my fellow colonists are agitating for a revival of the noble sport and the repeal of the Totalizator Act. I say and can claim that ninety ...

    Article : 342 words
  9. SEARCH FOR PRECIOUS METALS.

    Sir—I have just been shown about a hundredweight of stuff dug out at stuff dug out at Eurelia, and unless my eyes deceive me it equals anything I saw in the early days of Silverton, and as a ...

    Article : 275 words
  10. THE LAND THE SOURCE OF THE EVIL.

    Sir—In reading the report re visit of students of Agricultural College to the works of Messrs. James Martin & Co., Gawler, in Saturday's issue, I was much struck with the views ...

    Article : 554 words
  11. THE FARMERS' ASSOCIATION.

    Sir—Allow me to express my approval of the action of the delegates who represented us at the late annual meeting of the S. A, Farmers' Association in affirming the desirability of ...

    Article : 398 words
  12. THE R.V.F. ENCAMPMENT.

    Sir—With reference to the forthcoming Easter encampment of the R.V.F., why is it the V.M.F. (or infantry), the cavalry, and the artillery do not join in with the former and ...

    Article : 154 words
  13. MINERAL DEVELOPMENT.

    Sir—I have not troubled you much of late, having seen with pleasure that such able advocates of mineral development as " Syntax" and other practical men have taken up the running ...

    Article : 300 words
  14. ATTACK ON THE CLUBS.

    The word went forth for the Social Democrats to "visit the elate." The suggestion (says the St. James's Gazette) was taken up, and, amidst the waving of a red flag, stalwart men seized ...

    Article : 844 words
  15. SOCIAL PURITY LAW.

    Sir—It is not enough to have a law. We need that it should be put into reasonable execution. Our social purity law enacts severe penalties against those who harbor young girls ...

    Article : 626 words
  16. WATER SUPPLY AND COUNTRY ROADS.

    Sir—After the expenditure of about £8,000 to provide water for the settlers around Snow-town and Barunga Gap, they cannot get the precious fluid at either place without having ...

    Article : 310 words
  17. A SUGGESTION.

    Sir—As there seems to be such difficulty on the part of the Government in fixing the rate of wages for Eo-called relief works, I beg to propose that the Government pay no wages ...

    Article : 128 words
  18. SILVERTON AND ITS MINES.

    Sir—Having spent three weeks on this field and just returned, I would like to make a few observations as to what I saw and heard whilst there. First, I would say that the fever heat ...

    Article : 402 words
  19. WORK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.

    Sir—It has struck me that that a good many of the unemployed might be occupied both satisfactorily to themselves and profitably to the State by being put on to clear some of the ...

    Article : 170 words
  20. RAILWAY SLEEPERS.

    Sir—The reference to the difference in price of redgum railway sleepers and jarrah reminds me that five or six years ago I read the following instance of how things have been done in ...

    Article : 277 words
  21. LICENCE ALL TRADES.

    Sir—The present depressed state of general trade in South Australia is caused by several meats, and as the Government have had to look around them to recruit the treasury, I ...

    Article : 283 words
  22. MJR. TODD'S PAPER AT THE COLONIAL INSTITUTE.

    The paper itself was interesting not only from the light it threw on Australian energy and enterprise, bat as a romantic tale of danger and adventure, for, as you will readily ...

    Article : 2,182 words
  23. COLONIAL WINES.

    Sir—It seems to me an appropriate time to discuss the question of bow can we increase the local consumption of out colonial wines. I think I am not wrong in stating that the ...

    Article : 191 words
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  25. WRECKING SHOPS IN PICCADILLY.

    Wheeling into Piccadilly the crowd surged along that thoroughfare, leaving traces of their visit on every hand. The idea of plunder appeared to seize them on entering Piccadilly ...

    Article : 580 words
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