The weekly excursion train left for Melbourne on Tuesday morning, carrying about 400 visitors to the Centennial Exhibition. The railway revenue for the week ending ...
Article : 6,412 wordsA return rifle match between Melrose and Booleroo was fined to-day. The Melrose men proved victors by 54 points. BORDERTOWN, October 8. ...
Article : 1,618 wordsA large meeting was held tonight to consider the water question. Satisfaction was expressed at the action of the Government in placing the Bathole tank under the control of ...
Article : 402 wordsA most extraordinary escape from death occurred on Saturday morning. A cabman named John Orange at midnight was driving some gentlemen from Government ...
Article : 234 wordsHis Excellency Sir F. N. Broome opened the Legislative Council today. In his opening speech his Excellency said—"The receipts for 1888, under the headings of lands, Customs ...
Article : 614 wordsA truck attached to the Broken Hill express, containing five racehorses en route for Broken Hill, caught fire at Mannahill station this morning, and ...
Article : 82 wordsAt about 1 o'clock yesterday morning a number of persons under the influence of liquor were standing near Durrant's Hotel, Argent-street, when one of them, named Cleghorn ...
Article : 101 wordsA meeting of the carpenters on strike was held this morning to generally consider matters and elect a managing committee to deal with the strike fund and ...
Article : 172 wordsAffairs at Newcastle have almost assumed their normal quietness. Nothing transpired to-day, or is expected to transpire until after the meeting of ...
Article : 1,635 wordsThe annual meeting of the council of the Congregational Union and Mission was held to-day. The Rev. G. G. Howder was elected chairman for 1889-90. A committee was ...
Article : 750 wordsIn the Assembly to-night the Redistribution of Seats Bill after a long debate was read the second time by 50 to 31, previous to which a number of adverse ...
Article : 114 wordsNotwithstanding the high and squally wind and choppy sea a large number of yachts and boats were out on the harbor, and several accidental occurred, one ...
Article : 89 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Wrixon moved the second reading of a Bill for the purpose of definitely setting forth what was an acknowledged practice ...
Article : 374 wordsGovernor Musgrave was dressing for dinner shortly before 7 o'clock last evening when he was seized with such intense pains in the stomach that he fell ...
Article : 1,258 wordsThe steamer Mararoa, which arrived to-night from Auckland, experienced the full force of the gale which has been raging during the day. She shipped a ...
Article : 108 wordsSome 18 months ago, owing to the slackness of trade, the daily rate of wages in the carpentering trade was reduced from 10s. to 9s. During the last few ...
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Advertising : 28 wordsThe commissioners appointed to enquire into the tram frauds hare sent in a report. The enquiry has been of a most searching character, extending over a period of six ...
Article : 239 wordsThe Submarine Cable Agreement Bill has been agreed to by the Legislative Council subject to a limit of 10 years instead of 20 years being fixed. ...
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South Australian Weekly Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1881 - 1889), Sat 13 Oct 1888, Page 11
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