Recently a portion of 'the land south of the old Kapunda mine property, and known as Baker's Flat, was offered for sale at auction. It was passed in at about £3 per ...
Article : 153 wordsMarch 6.—Mr. Mullins, of Aldgate Valley, has secured the contract for the institute and is making fair headway with it, and if the weather is favorable he expects to have ...
Article : 157 wordsMr. Robert Bowes died on Saturday last. For over 30 years he has been living in this neighborhood, and had the respect of all who knew him. He was born in Kent ...
Article : 143 wordsThere is much dissatisfaction at the uncertainty of the mail delivery. On Wednesday the Adelaide Steamship Company sent the Herbert in place of the Ferret, and she ...
Article : 201 wordsAt the Police Court on Tuesday Frank Wignell was charged with threatening to commit suicide at his father's residence on the previous evening. Wignell wrote on a ...
Article : 120 wordsWe Lad a nice, steady, soaking rain yesterday, 86 points being registered. ...
Article : 21 wordsMarch 2.—The extreme lowness of the river makes things in general very unpleasant for the settlers locally and elsewhere along the banks of the Murray. No fod ...
Article : 179 wordsMarch 9.—A considerable quantity of wheat has been sown on some farms, and will soon be above ground. Everyone seems to think that the present season will be a ...
Article : 34 wordsAfter several days of sultry oppressive weather, with an occasional duststorm thrown in, we were visited by a thunderstorm yesterday evening, and a welcome ...
Article : 44 wordsMarch 7.—General regret was experienced here when it became known that Mr. S. Ganson, the local schoolmaster, was to be transferred to Beltana to take charge of the ...
Article : 115 wordsJohn Edmund Cathcart was charged bc for Mr. G. Peake by Mr. A. J. Barker, stationmaster, with defrauding the S.A. Railway Department by riding in the train ...
Article : 51 wordsThe annual picnic in connection with the Loyal Bremer Lodge of Oddfellows took place yesterday on the grounds of Mr. F. Potts. The brothers met at 9.30, and ...
Article : 230 wordsYesterday Major Rowland 'received a telegram from the Staff Office, asking him to forward an estimate of the number of men under his control, who would be able ...
Article : 179 wordsAs the result of the rain yesterday the creeks ran bankers, carrying driftwood and silt in their course. The rain was so heavy that the hillsides were not able to ...
Article : 167 wordsMarch 4.—On Saturday last, at the Millicent Police Court, before Mr. S. J. Stuckey, William Sparrow and James Preece were charged by Constable Lynn with ...
Article : 193 wordsMarch 5.—Yesterday evening at the meeting of the Blumberg literary Society the president of the society (Mr. T. Pnaum) made a presentation on behalf of the ...
Article : 85 wordsA child named Edwards had an experience this afternoon, which it is hoped Will be a lesson to her and to other children. Mr. Forsyth was driving a waggon, behind ...
Article : 128 wordsMarch 5.—We had nice rain last night. with some thunder. It will keep the feed going for a time. Some good rain fell eastwards in patches.—The World's End sports ...
Article : 52 wordsMr. Henry Hammond, an old and respected resident of the district, who lived at Stewart's Range, was engaged in slabbing ' the top of a well late on Monday afternoon ...
Article : 124 wordsA representative gathering of All Saints' congregation met at the rectory on Monday evening to bid farewell to Mr. J. W. Hollie, who is leaving for England, and to make ...
Article : 281 wordsMarch 9.—The annual meeting of the Clarendon Chrysanthemum Show Society was held in the Town Hall on Friday evening. Dr. Woods presided over a ...
Article : 169 wordsMarch 4.—For some time past the members of All Saints' Church have had under consideration the question of erecting a parish hall, adjoining the church, and such ...
Article : 121 wordsA complaint is made locally' that Mr. Owen Smyth (Superintendent of Public Buildings) has sent painters from Adelaide in connection with certain repairs to the ...
Article : 47 wordsJohn Buffham, eldest son of Mr. T. R. Buffham, of Gymbowen, was the victim of a serious accident on Thursday. He was felling a tree for the purpose of robbing a ...
Article : 322 wordsThe list of the successful applicants for the Koppio blocks was eagerly scanned in "The Advertiser" on Saturday. There was a general rush for the papers, and much ...
Article : 115 wordsMarch 5.—Currant picking is now in full swing, and some have started the vintage. Messrs. T. Hardy & Sons will begin next week. There is a good crop, and a large ...
Article : 39 wordsMarch 9.—On Friday evening a presentation was made to Mr. and Mrs. T. Goode and family at their residence, near Clare, by a number of Clare friends on the eve of their ...
Article : 125 wordsMarch 7.—A large quantity of scrub land in the neighborhood is now being got ready for seeding. Every warm day a fire is started to burn off the mallee.—The Rev ...
Article : 58 wordsThe district on the whole shows signs of permanent improvement. The Ferret's passenger-list is heavier than it has ever been, and, judging by the goods unshipped ...
Article : 56 wordsMarch 3.—During last mouth there was considerable falling off in the quantity of sheep sent forward from the south-east to the Adelaide market or freezing works ...
Article : 1,257 wordsOn Wednesday last the trustees of the local cemetery (Messrs. J. Fargher, A. C. Frick, and F. W. Gurner), in company with the curator, paid a visit of inspection ...
Article : 239 wordsGreat complaints are made of the late arrivals of the Adelaide trains; on Friday night it was three-quarters of an hour behind time. ...
Article : 31 wordsMarch 10.—Last night a special meeting of the local board of health was held for the purpose of discussing the appointment of an officer of health, in succession to the ...
Article : 59 wordsFor a considerable period Mr. H. Lipson Hancock has been endeavoring to establish extension classes at Wallaroo Mines, and has at last attained Ms desire, the School ...
Article : 78 wordsMarch 2.—On Wednesday evening the adult Bible class of the Victoria-square Sunday-school, Kadina, met their teacher, Mr. Thomas Hand, and presented him with ...
Article : 42 wordsOn Saturday evening at about 8 o'clock Mr. J. Hegerty, an old and' respected resident, took his own life by cutting his throat with a; 'razor. Mr. Hegerty "was for many ...
Article : 98 wordsA narrow escape from a serious accident took place about a mile from this township on Sunday last. A large party, chiefly women and children, residents of ...
Article : 138 wordsMarch 4.—The result of the complaints made by the municipal council to the Railways Commissioner re late arrival of trains at Kapunda from Adelaide, has ...
Article : 104 wordsThe question of rats near the town was again referred to at the meeting of the board of health on Tuesday evening. Councillor Hancock, who brought the matter ...
Article : 91 wordsThe survey parties, which have been engaged during the past four months in surveying the Narracoorte Estate for the purpose of closer settlement, having completed ...
Article : 131 wordsMarch 7.—The twenty-third annual wayz-goose of the Government Printing Office was held here, at Bells Alma Hotel on Saturday, and proved very successful.—The ...
Article : 51 wordsA very successful bore was put, down in the lake at the far end of the jetty last week by Messrs. W. & H. Dunk. The water, which is quite fresh, rose to the ...
Article : 74 wordsA fire was discovered in the wood-cutting portion of Blucher's chaff mills about 6 o'clock on Sunday morning. Two men were sleeping on the premises, but they knew ...
Article : 224 wordsMarch 8.—On Wednesday a missionary festival was Held in the Lutheran Church. Services were conducted by the Revs. P. Kesstner, ,F. Braun, and J. Meyer. The ...
Article : 61 wordsMr. W. H. Gillard commenced grape-cutting last Monday. The yield, taken all will be above the usual standard. The rains during-January assisted the her. ...
Article : 77 wordsThe annual show in connection with the Watervale Agricultural Bureau was held to-day. The quality and quantity of the exhibits in all classes showed an ...
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Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), Sat 14 Mar 1903, Page 39
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