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  2. BULL'S CREEK.

    November 6.—Visiting day was observed at the local school on Friday last. Songs and a duet were rendered by the children, who were addressed by Messrs. Sessons ...

    Article : 62 words
  3. Country News.

    The Tantanoola Agricultural and Floral Society's show to-day was one of the most successful yet held. The weather was delight fully fine, and the attendance was ...

    Article : 131 words
  4. BALHANNAH.

    November 10.—The third concert in aid of the Adelaide Children's Hospital was given here on Friday evening. The young people of this township, assisted by young ...

    Article : 49 words
  5. HAWKER.

    November 7.—The population of the district is fast diminishing. All who possibly can are leaving for the south with their stock, in search of feed and employment. ...

    Article : 70 words
  6. CLARE.

    November 11. — The recent rains have been of great benefit to the vineyards and orchards in the surrounding district. The majority of these are kept well worked ...

    Article : 101 words
  7. FRUIT IN THE HILLS.

    The fruit season has commenced here. In early situations a fair quantity of cherries has already been picked, the recent hot weather having ripened them well. Next ...

    Article : 136 words
  8. HOLDER.

    November 6.—The Holder public school was examined on Monday last by Inspector Martin, and gained 85 per cent. The manual work, which gained 100 per cent. ...

    Article : 44 words
  9. A NARROW ESCAPE.

    Mr. Lawry, the machinist here, was thin afternoon grinding a comb tooth for a reaper, and whilst he was just turning around to fit it, the grinding wheel flew into ...

    Article : 97 words
  10. CEDUNA (Murat Bay).

    November 3.—On Friday a social was given to welcome back Mr. and Mrs. Edson. It was well attended.—A team of camels arrived here on Sunday evening ...

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  11. KAPUNDA.

    November 6.—At the hospital grounds on Wednesday the annual garden fete in aid of the institution was held. There was a large attendance. The secretary of the ...

    Article : 320 words
  12. THE WIND IN A FROLIC.

    A whirlwind on Thursday morning rushed a truckload of wool down to the end of the jetty. It took the roof off the balcony at the doctor's residence, lifted it clean over ...

    Article : 73 words
  13. DELAMERE.

    November 6.—The Delamere State school had the fourth and fifth classes examined by Inspector Smyth on Wednesday last The percentage gained (93) was the ...

    Article : 127 words
  14. CHILD BLOWN AWAY IN A DUST-STORM.

    Yesterday, about 5 p.m., a strong dust-storm came up from the south, and Cissy Howden, a child, 7 rears of age, residing at East Park, who left home to go to a ...

    Article : 182 words
  15. CROPS IN THE AREAS.

    Owing to the sea reify of the ramfall this reason the result of the harvest in this district will not be a very good one. In most places, when the rain did arrive, it was ...

    Article : 196 words
  16. THE DRY NORTH-EAST.

    The weather last week pave us a foretaste of summer, the temperature for the first time this year reaching 105° in the shade. Terrific duststorms, followed by thunder ...

    Article : 102 words
  17. EUDUNDA.

    November 7.—On Wednesday evening a strawberry fete was held in Mann's Hall in aid of the funds of the local Methodist Church.—Mr. Benjamin Gottlieb Hilby ...

    Article : 249 words
  18. KANGAROO ISLAND CROPS.

    The early crops of barley are looking well, but in only a few places will the yield be us heavy as usual. Not more than four farmers will average 40 bushels ...

    Article : 107 words
  19. A DRESSMAKERS ESTABLISHMENT ABLAZE.

    A fire broke out at 3 o'clock this morning hi the dressmaking establishment of Mrs. Stanley, in Wilson-street. The conflagration was first noticed by Mr. E. A. Pollot ...

    Article : 187 words
  20. SOME LIVELY HORSES.

    As Mr. A. Woods team of six homes was on the way to the town with a load of wheat, one of the horses began kicking. In a few moments the whole team became ...

    Article : 217 words
  21. KADINA.

    November 4.—A valedictory social was tendered Mr. G. B. Moysey, who has been in charge of the Church of Christ for nearly two years, at the Rechabite Hall last ...

    Article : 438 words
  22. A YORKE'S PENINSULA PIONEER DEAD.

    Mrs. Parrington, of Edithburgh, an old colonist. died on November 4 at the age of 82, after an illness of about 16 months. Mrs. Parrington, who arrived in the ship ...

    Article : 150 words
  23. ELLISTON.

    November 6.—At the adjourned inquest into the cause of the death of Mr. Chas. Burnard, the jury returned a vel[?]et that the deceased met his death through ...

    Article : 46 words
  24. RUN OVER BY A DRAY.

    A farm laborer, employed by Mr. W. Tucker, whose farm is about six miles from the township, now lies in a critical condition owing to having been run over ...

    Article : 104 words
  25. DEATH FROM SNAKEBITE.

    A lad named Chapman 15 years of age, whilst bird-catching at Carnnum on Wednesday was bitten by a tigersnake in the calf of the leg. His mate promptly ...

    Article : 58 words
  26. ECHUNGA.

    November 5.—A flower service was held at St. Mary's Anglican Church on Sunday last by the Rev. J. Warren. The church wsa tastefully decorated. There was a large ...

    Article : 64 words
  27. EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH A SNAKE.

    Last Thursday two men from Crawford Brothers chaff mills noticed a black snake about 6 ft. lone amongst the hay on the waggon which they were ...

    Article : 200 words
  28. COCKBURN WATER SUPPLY.

    A public meeting was held in the institute yesterday evening to consider what was best to be done to supply the residents with water. Both dams are now dry and ...

    Article : 97 words
  29. FIRE AT QUORN.

    A fire broke out in Mr. R. Thompsons store, First-street, at 2 a.m. to-day, and the front building and stock wore completely destroyed. The alarm was ...

    Article : 301 words
  30. GAWLER.

    November 5.—An entertainment was given in the Institute Hall last night by the pupils and teachers of the Sisters's School, of Gawler South. The programme in ...

    Article : 326 words
  31. PORT PIRIE TOWN CLOCK.

    At the meeting of the town council last, night correspondence regarding the gram of a town clock for the tower of the new rail way-station in Ellen-street, was aid ...

    Article : 165 words
  32. FIRE AT MOONTA.

    A fire occurred at the residence of Mrs. Nettle, who is about 82 years of age, near the Hamley mine, early on Monday morning. Mrs. Nettle got up between 4 and 5 ...

    Article : 108 words
  33. KERSBROOK.

    November 10.—Visiting day was celebrated here on Friday. Mr. D. Hanan presided. The head teacher (Mr. R. Northey) in his report, stated that ten honor ...

    Article : 50 words
  34. LOXTON'S HUT.

    November 4.—The first examination of the Loxton'a Hut school took place on October 30, and the percentage gained was 88. The parents and friends of the children ...

    Article : 52 words
  35. HAY AND WHEAT HARVESTS.

    Haymaking is about completed. Some good crops have been cut, yielding up to two tons per acre. Not such a large area as was at first anticipated has been made ...

    Article : 508 words
  36. ALDGATE.

    November 5.—Mr. and Mrs. M. Kain, two very old residents of Bridgewater, have recently died. About three weeks ago the couple were attacked with influenza. Mr ...

    Article : 64 words
  37. MOONTA.

    November 5.—The resignation of Mr. S. Bothern as a member of the council of the Moonta School of Mines wan received and accepted at the ordinary meeting held on ...

    Article : 312 words
  38. ALLEGED ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

    A well-known resident of the town, Mr. B.J. Tonkin, is Alleged to have attempted suicide this morning. He punctured his arm in five places, and then cut his throat ...

    Article : 58 words
  39. ATHELSTONE.

    November 5.—The annual examination of the local public school by Inspector Burgan look place last Thursday, and Friday, when satisfactory results were obtained. In the ...

    Article : 38 words
  40. GREEN'S PLAINS.

    November 5.—The excessively hot weather of the past few days has had the effect of ripening the wheat crops in this district with more suddenness than ...

    Article : 169 words
  41. DROWNED IN A CREEK.

    On Saturday word wm brought to the police that a cart, with a dead horse attached, had been found in a creek about 12 miles cast of here, on the three-chain ...

    Article : 289 words
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