On Saturday afternoon. August 20, His Worship the Mayor of Unley, Mr. William Townsend. M.P., laid the foundation stone of the Adelaide Eye Infirmary about to be erected ...
Article : 1,905 wordsThere was a good fall of rain on Saturday and Sunday Bights, and the neither so fax is leaving nothing to be desired. The wheat is locking very well in this neighborhood, and ...
Article : 97 wordsSir—I feel may rely on your Known liberality in affording space to any one who can show he has a claim to be put right with the public. I perceive in your tone of last week that Mr. Jno. ...
Article : 251 wordsSir—In a recent issue of your paper a letter from "A Traveller," who calls loudly far police protection at the eighteen-mile camp, in consequence of the navvies ...
Article : 297 wordsAugust 22—Present—Crs. May (chair), Blight, Pope, Watte, and Stepheason. Mr. John Oborn allowed to take three trees for the turn of £2. A deputation from the institute ...
Article : 220 wordsWe had a heavy and continuous rain from 8 o'clock on Saturday night to the same hour on Sunday evening—A loafer, who gave his name as Wm. Thompson, was sentences on saturday ...
Article : 69 wordsWe have had a good soaking rain at last, which will greatly improve the growing wheat. The crops on the whole are looking well, but the recent dry weather had already begun to ...
Article : 231 wordsOn Sunday last a man named Edward Gibb[?]s, aged 65, was admitted to the local hospital, suffering from severe injuries to his right leg, caused by the tram bus running over ...
Article : 172 wordsWe have carefully examined tho documents you have enclosed, and find that the same support your statement "that you were the first to explain and exhibit a model of a machine ...
Article : 185 wordsAugust 20.—Present—Crs. Tralaggan, C. A. W. Ullman, W. Thomas, and M. Finley. Resolved that dayman be paid 7s. per day. Mr. Benney's tender for contract No. 14 accepted at ...
Article : 44 wordsSir—A correspondent asks the inhabitants of South Australia whether they do not think that the condemned man, John Marovitch, committed the act of slaying his wife whilst in a ...
Article : 249 wordsAugust 22—Mr. William Paull wm duly elected councillor in place of Mr. J. B. Harrison, deceased. ...
Article : 18 wordsAugust 8.—Present-Crs. Chapman, J.P. Tonkin, Mullins, and Tilbrook. Chairman stated he had let a job to John O'Neill to repair a bridge over the River Bremer. Mr. Gehrike ...
Article : 270 wordsAugust 22.—Present—Crs.Sim (chair), Gneil, McCallum, and Leake. O. Juncken, E. M. Wilton, Robertson Bros, W. S. Whitington, and J. Murray wrote respecting assessment. ...
Article : 370 wordsI am very glad to report a change for the better. During the past week we have bad a nice fall of ram, and although not heavy enough to fill up the dams, still it was a fine ...
Article : 167 wordsSir—We have so often bad New South Wales held up to us as an example of the blessings which follow a free trade policy, and the great dangers sceruing, especially to farmers, from ...
Article : 523 wordsInstinctively I must first refer to the all-absorbing topics, viz, the weather and the crops. For a week we have been favored with most genial weather, heavy rain having fallen last ...
Article : 371 wordsSir—Your correspondent "Sympathy" asks whether the public do not think that the condemned man Marovitch was in a state of temporary insanity when he killed his wife. In ...
Article : 310 wordsThe splendid rains which have fallen daring the past week have greatly improved the appearance of the crops and enlivened the prospect for the future, especially as we have had ...
Article : 278 wordsAugust 22.—Present—All bat Cr. Stanton, Messrs. R. Forreetor, P. Tink, and Christian, Thele appointed district constables. Complaint made that Mr. G. Tee had placed obstructions ...
Article : 52 wordsAugust 23.—Present—All but Cr. Day. Mr. Conrad's offer to rent road through section 400, at 5s. per acre per annum; accepted. Inspector to get several small jobs done. ...
Article : 33 wordsAugust 6.—Present—All. Tenders accepted—Contract 642, M. Winns, 16s. 6d. per chain; 643, P. Guerins, 9s. per chain; 614, W. Brooks, £2 14s. 6d per chain ; 645. C. Langes, £1 5s. ...
Article : 166 wordsAugust 20.—Present—Crs. H. Richardson (chair), J. Oaskey, and P. O'Brien. J. Drayton's tender at £16 10s. was accepted for contract 418, and £3 10s. for contract No. 419. Mr. C. ...
Article : 136 wordsThe dry weather here has broken up, and the much-needed and long-expected rains have come at last, greatly to the delight of all. The rain, which commenced last Monday afternoon ...
Article : 142 wordsSir—Just now, when a little more tinkering is being attempted with the land laws, why cannot something really helpful be afforded to the seedy farmers, who require a help at the ...
Article : 617 wordsThe recent rains have improved the crops very much, and should the present favorable weather continue we shall no doubt have a bountiful harvest.—On the farm of Mr. H. ...
Article : 160 wordsAugust 20. — Present — All. Henry Caple's tender accepted for contract 268, Andrew Griffin's for 271, Michael Donohae's for 270, H. Caple's for 269. M. Donshue appointed ...
Article : 30 wordsAugust 18.—Present—Crs. Blaikie (chair), Hann. Brodie, and Fisher. Permission given to Mr. F. W. Stokes to make an entrance to his property, Ridge-road; also to Mr. D. Skinner ...
Article : 119 wordsAugust 15.—Present—The chairman, and Crs. Woolfitt and Eagle. Correspondence read and dealt with. Tenders accepted—Metalling Giles's Flat-road, forming and spreading; Manning's ...
Article : 98 wordsSir—There is some encouragement for persons interested in gold mining to persevere and threw a little more energy into their operations. The Lusitania'smail brought me a letter ...
Article : 203 wordsWe are having some glorious farmers' weather now, and the crops are looking splendid. The wheat is growing very fast, and the general prospects for the coming harvest are good. As the ...
Article : 130 wordsSplendid rains have fallen daring the last few days, and have caused the wheat crops, which previously had a sickly appearance, to revive. They are now looking very well. ...
Article : 33 wordsAugust 20.—Present—Crs. Tite (chair), Jones, Crossman, and Higgins. Tenders accepted—Removing snags from the Hindmarsh River, Hugh McDougall, £30; making 10 chains road ...
Article : 127 wordsAugust 20.—Present—The Chairman and Crs. Jones, Hancock, and Ward, Saddleworth council agreed to wait as deputation on Commissioner of Public Works respecting Manoora-road. ...
Article : 264 wordsOn Saturday last the railway commission appointed by the Government arrived at Crystal Brook, and at once proceeded to Mr. Hawkins's Royal Hotel Assembly-room for the purpose ...
Article : 118 wordsDaring the past week heavy rains have fallen, and the country is completely soaked, which will prove beneficial to the crops. Fallowing is being pushed on with vigorously by most farmers. ...
Article : 81 wordsSir—On perusing a late issue of your paper I noticed a letter signed "A. Traveller." The comments therein respecting the conduct of some of the women hanging about the ...
Article : 284 wordsAugust 12.—Present—Crs. Mosey (in the chair), Kieckebusch, and Gelding. Messrs. W. Huppatz, T. Correy, H. Gerlach, and W. Richards were appointed district constables. ...
Article : 59 wordsWe have had a considerable quantity of rain here lately, over half an inch having fallen on Saturday and Sunday nights last, and its beneficial effects are plainly evident. I an glad to ...
Article : 259 wordsWe have been favored with splendid rains during the past day or tiro, and things ate looking a little livelier in consequence.—Work about here it very plentiful at present.—A ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 86 wordsOwing to the want of a subject of general interest I have not written for some time, and have very little to say now. Last week and the early part of this week we had some splendid ...
Article : 236 wordsAugust 8.—Present—Crs. Allen (chair), 8 Bastian, J. Boutell, and W. Temmerns. Tenders accepted—Four chains metalling, near S. Bastian's, £4 14s. 6d. W. Polinghorne; 40 yards ...
Article : 41 wordsAugust 22.—Pretest—All. Several appalls against assessment were received and disposed of, some assessments being reduced and others confirmed. The ordinary business was then ...
Article : 113 wordsAugust 20.—Present—Crs. D. Davies (chair), J. Law, K. Sweetman, and G. Green. Commissioner of Grown Lands wrote respecting water reserve on Motion No. 123; to be acknowledged ...
Article : 81 wordsAugust 22.—Present—All. Tenders accepted—No. 224, forming and metalling Bull-in-mouth-road, Jas. Whittleses, £6 15s. per chain; 228, metalling Walshe's-road, Terence McIntyre ...
Article : 290 wordsWe have been favored with some refreshing showers, and the weather is now fine.—On August 18 some malicious persona interfered with the Government property by smashing the ...
Article : 105 wordsSir—As the above subject is at present occupying the minds of both politicians and the general public I would beg space in your paper to bring before them several points which I think hear ...
Article : 893 wordsSir—A letter has appeared in your issue signed "Traveller," commenting on the disgraceful conduct of the people at the eighteen-mile camp, and likewise charging the ...
Article : 274 wordsAugust 15.—Preaent—The chairman (Cr. S. Myles) and On. Booth, Humphirs, Kelly, and Sampson, Tenders accepted — Forming and rubbling, No. 1 Ward, Wm. Norris, £3 3s. per ...
Article : 68 wordsTo day the Hahndorf footballers played a game here with the Strathalbyn, and were easily beaten. The score being Strathalbyn's four goals six behinds, Hahndorf five behinds. The home ...
Article : 155 wordsOn Saturday evening rain began to fall, and continued till the morning, Since then we have had some fine sunny days, which seem to have had a good effect upon the crops.—The annual ...
Article : 183 wordsAugust 22.—Present—All. Memorial received from several ratepayers, pray lug that Luck-street might be formed and gravelled. Specific cation of work to be made and submitted for ...
Article : 217 wordsThe heaviest rains we hare hid for two moths fell here on Saturday and Sunday last, and the effect is already observable an the crops, and also on the main street, which has a ...
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South Australian Weekly Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1881 - 1889), Sat 27 Aug 1881, Page 22
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