The libel action brought by Dr. St. George against the Ex[?]ing News was concluded today, the plaintiff being awarded £250 and costs, over and above ...
Article : 1,404 wordsAll the collieries were at work this morning except the New Lambton sea pit and the South Waratah mine. The men of the former cavilled for places ...
Article : 512 wordsA meeting of the rate payers of Davenport was held at the Pastoral Hotel tonight, the mayor presiding. A resume of the past year's work of the corporation was given. The ...
Article : 164 wordsA Royal Commission has been appointed to report upon the condition of the sugar industry of the colony. The questions of Chinese and Polynesian labor and ...
Article : 144 wordsMr. Wm. Edwin J. Hammond, late editor of the defunct Broken Hill Argus , has been arrested on a charge of criminally libelling Mr. John J, Williams. The alleged libel appeared ...
Article : 242 wordsOn Saturday night the steamer Dolphin caught fire in the engine-room whilst lying at anchor in South Bay, at Fremantle. The fire was not mastered until ...
Article : 142 wordsA public meeting was held in the local Institute on Saturday to consider the land tax, the new Electoral Bill, and other matters of public importance. The following resolutions ...
Article : 90 wordsA most destructive conflagration broke out in the mining town of Walhallah on Saturday night, resulting in the destruction of 18 business establishments and a ...
Article : 138 wordsMr. James Marquis, shipping agent, of this place, and one of the oldest residents in the district, died here at 7 o'clock this morning after a few minutes illness. ...
Article : 36 wordsThe fist load of new wheat was delivered to Mr. S. Winkler, the agent for John Dunn and Co., on Saturday by Jessie Milliard, of Georgetown. Reaping is in full swing here. ...
Article : 76 wordsA special meeting of shareholders in the Freehold Firms Company was held to-night, Mr. Nimmo, M L.A., being in the chair, to consider the position of the ...
Article : 239 wordsThe heat today was very great, the maximum in the sun being 145°, and in the shade 98 5°. Davidson's furniture broker's shop ...
Article : 256 wordsThe water supply committee, Consisting of representatives from the Corporations of Davenport, Port Augusta West, and Port Augusta, met with other gentlemen on ...
Article : 187 wordsSince shearing commenced in the Walcha district considerable friction has existed between members of the Shearers' Union and such owners as have refused to ...
Article : 533 wordsAs the result of special reports received from all parts of the colony it would seem that while generally much damage is resulting in the pastoral districts from the ...
Article : 182 wordsLate on Saturday night the Acacia Siding Hotel was burnt to the ground. A party was being held in the hotel by the men employed in limestone quarrying near by, and it is ...
Article : 157 wordsIn the Supreme Court an action has been commenced by W. G. Markham against J. P. Abbott (late Minister for Mines and nominal defendant for the ...
Article : 342 wordsThe residence of a selector named Johann Nowark, of Mooloolah, was totally destroyed by fire during Sunday night, three of his daughters, who were ...
Article : 65 wordsLarge orders are being received from Sydney for every description of produce, especially fodder, and local prices are rising. Fifteen thousand bushels of ...
Article : 106 wordsA meeting of farmers was held at Kadina this afternoon, Mr. Allen (chairman of the district council) presiding, to consider the schedule proposed by the Legislative Council in the ...
Article : 231 wordsAn explosion of fireworks occurred to-day in a shed on the Melbourne Cricket ground used as a workshop and store-room by Messrs. Brock & Co., the ...
Article : 120 wordsAt the conference of the Victorian Medical Society (the Victorian branch British Medical Society) tonight the question was discussed of the suppression of ...
Article : 100 wordsMr. F. Henrich, agent for the Milling Company, received the first load of new wheat for the season today, delivered by August Mattiske. The wheat is the earliest received ...
Article : 470 wordsA telegram from Thursday Island to-day states that the Government cutter had returned there and reports that the schooner Forest King was unable to make ...
Article : 128 wordsToday Thomas Jas. Conlon, a lad, aged eight years, residing in the hundred of Yongala, was assisting his father in drawing water from the Neli well between Petersburg and ...
Article : 177 wordsThe Mary borough correspondent of the Melbourne Age telegraphed to that paper on Monday:—An accident occurred yesterday afternoon at the Duke Company's mine, occasioning ...
Article : 421 wordsIn the Legislative Assembly today Mr.Wall introduced a Bill to amend the law relating to the registration of bills of sale and other documents, which was read a ...
Article : 122 wordsA few minutes before 10 o'clock on Saturday night, and when the streets were densely crowded with people, a fire broke out on the premised of the Evening News, ...
Article : 628 wordsFor some days past rumors have been circulating amongst the community of Brisbane of a disagreeable character to several men of high public ...
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Advertising : 259 wordsIn the Assembly this afternoon Mr. Gillies, according to the arrangement arrived at yesterday, moved the rescinding of the sessional orders to allow Sir ...
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South Australian Weekly Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1881 - 1889), Sat 1 Dec 1888, Page 11
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