At 5.30 last night Mr. E. A. Joyce, aged 11 years, met with a fatal burning accident on the ranges behind "The Dutchman," and near Mundalio pound. Mr. C. J. Ough, who ...
Article : 473 wordsLarge loads of fruit and vegetables are going into the market from the hills at present. There has been a heavy crop of plums, and fortunately for the growers of ...
Article : 251 wordsFebruary 5.—A new school and residency have been erected here. Mr. E. Coles, of Moonta, has taken charge as Lead teacher, and there is an average attendance of about ...
Article : 91 wordsOn Saturday last CCarley Langsford, a lad, 10 years of age, rescued another boy from drowning. A number of boys had gone to the Hospital Creek to bathe, and ...
Article : 120 wordsFebruary 6.—Yesterday was visiting day at the State school, and a great number of parents and friends of the children attended. The viewing of the additions to the ...
Article : 190 wordsFebruary 6.—Home excitement was caused this evening in the township by a pair of horses, attached to a buggy, bolting from the front of the Yorke Valley ...
Article : 117 wordsA disastrous fire occurred at Messrs. C. H. & W. Atkinson's slaughter-yards, about a mile from the town, to-day. A man was working on the property, but he says he ...
Article : 157 wordsMr. Joseph Ninnes, aged 82, who was blind, was burned to death at Penwortham early this morning. His youngest son assisted him to bed last night, and left a lamp ...
Article : 140 wordsFebruary 3.—At the Mount Gambier Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. Glen, S.M.. Henry McGuire, a man about 30 years of age, was charged with having ...
Article : 1,158 wordsFebruary 9.—Harvest thanksgiving services were held on Sunday at the Kooringa Methodist Chapel, the afternoon service taking the form of a praise service. Special ...
Article : 64 wordsOn Monday last a cyclone of terrific force passed near the settlement, taking nearly ererything before it. Big trees that were blown down are lying about in all ...
Article : 104 wordsFebruary 4.—Mrs. E. A. Roberta died yesterday of bronchitis and brain fever, supervening on measles. Mrs. Roberts sustained a great shock about a month ago ...
Article : 138 wordsA painful accident happened to Corporal T. Kermode, of thia place, on Thursday afternoon. He recently purchased a piece of land, and was engaged clearing the ...
Article : 117 wordsThe Mallala Agricultural Bureau paid a return visit to the Reeves Plains branch yesterday afternoon. The first item was a return cricket match, in which the local ...
Article : 626 words"Water only to be used for domestic purposes is the notice given by the Burra waterworks committee to consumers. The water is never need for house or cooking ...
Article : 128 wordsFebruary 9.—Harvest thanksgiving services in connection with the Chain of Ponds Methodist Church were held yesterday by Mr. Tilbrook and Rev. T. M. Flood. ...
Article : 208 wordsA drowning fatality occurred at the farm of Sir. A. Brooksby, Salt Lakes, yesterday, the victim being a youth named James Sherriff aged 18 years. It appears that Sherriff ...
Article : 209 wordsA miner, Richard Bennetts, was killed this morning at 3 o'clock in the Office shaft of the Wallaroo mines, at the 300-fathom level. He went up to the pent house with ...
Article : 67 wordsA heat wave of unusual power is afflicting man and beast here. On Sunday the shade record was 110°, and to-day, for the second time this year, the extreme range ...
Article : 51 wordsFebruary 2.—A harvest thanksgiving service was held in St. Andrew's Church. Elliston yesterday. Mrs. Myers, of "Nationdale," gave a large quantity of fruit ...
Article : 43 wordsMr. J. W. Thomas, licensee of the Albion Hotel, met with a painful accident oa Wednesday evening. He was opening a soda-water bottle, when it burst, and he ...
Article : 296 wordsMr. H. Freeman, who went out rabbiting with a party on Saturday afternoon, was accidentally shot in the back and leg as the result of a charge ricochetting. One ...
Article : 64 wordsFebruary 7.—It seems as though our small sheepfarmers are ever to have something to trouble them. They are sorely troubled by dogs, not the dingoes, but dogs supposed to ...
Article : 92 wordsFebruary 4.—The annual meeting of subscribers to the institute was held on Friday evening, January 30, and Mr. W. Hague (vice-president) was in the chair. The ...
Article : 553 wordsFebruary 10.—On Sunday harvest thanksgiving services were held in the Hamley Bridge and Alma Congregational Churches, the Rev. W. M. Grant, of Angaston ...
Article : 57 wordsFebruary 8.—A general meeting of the Holder Settlement Association was held on Monday evening. The balance-sheet was satisfactory considering the run of bad ...
Article : 79 wordsThe movement for the erection of a statue to the late Hon. James Martin has so far progressed that the contractor, Mr. G. E. Morgan, of Adelaide, expects to have the ...
Article : 119 wordsA meeting to say farewell to the Rev. W. Gilmour was held in the Baptist Church last night. It was presided over by Mr. James Wish art, jun, and there was a good ...
Article : 270 wordsFebruary 3.—A meeting of the board of management of the Kadina branch of the Y.M.C.A. was held in the rooms of the association last night, consequent upon the ...
Article : 225 wordsGood work is being done in reticulating the district with Barossa water. A 3-in main has just been laid from Willaston to Roseworthy, and a standpipe has been ...
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Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), Sat 14 Feb 1903, Page 15
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