On Monday evening the members of the Aberdeen Cricket Club held their opening meeting at the royal Exchange Hotel. There was a good master. Officers were elected for the ...
Article : 240 wordsThe will has been proved of the late Rev. Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, D.D., Dean of Westminster, and his personalty has been sworn at £84,000. ...
Article : 52 wordsSir—It is evident that a few squatters in the House of Assembly are bent upon frustrating the passing of the Land Bill if they cans. Its consideration has been repeatedly adjourned ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 176 wordsAt the athletic sports at Coleraine yesterday Reaves of Nareen made the longest hop step and jump on record, beating Watts, of Hamilton by 5 inches. In his first jump Neaves ...
Article : 780 wordsMr. Finucane has been appointed chief clerk and accountant in the department of the Commissioner of Police. The northern lands will be thrown open for ...
Article : 106 wordsHartmann, the notorious Nihilist, whose extradition from Canada has been demanded by Russia, has offered to deliver himself up to the authorities at St. ...
Article : 87 wordsSir—Your article against the proposal to dispose of commonage fights and lease the land by unlimited public auction is hailed with pleasure by selectors in new hundreds, who feel ...
Article : 252 wordsOn Friday afternoon Major Fergusson inspected the Minlaton Rifle Company. The men fell in on the parade ground, near the institute, and received the inspecting-officer with the ...
Article : 267 wordsParliament sat through last night, and is still sitting, to overcome the stonewall which has been maintained for several days by the minority, who are opposed to representation ...
Article : 60 wordsInconsequence of the threatening attitude of the Arab and other tribes in Algeria and Tunis the French Government have decided to forward large ...
Article : 63 wordsGenevieve and Talkative have been scratched for the Holdfast Handicap. Mr. Bowman's pack of harriers met at Bungares on Wednesday morning, August 31, for the ...
Article : 254 wordsColonel Downes and Sergeant-Major Birt inspected the Gladstone company of volunteers yesterday afternoon. They mastered some where between twenty and thirty, and after inspection ...
Article : 875 wordsTelegrams have been received from Central America stating that the construction of the Panama Canal is being considerably delayed. Many of the laborers ...
Article : 58 wordsSir—As one who takes an interest in the Farmers' Association, and who believes that it would be of great advantage to the farmers throughout the colony if conducted in a friendly ...
Article : 214 wordsThe man Rigg, a limeburner near this township, who was accidentally run over by his empty dray on Friday, is progressing satisfactorily. The wheel passed over the lower part ...
Article : 199 wordsWe have been favored with a visit from Hans Bertram, the marvellous pianist and organist. His blindness excited the sympathy of the audience, and his performances displayed genius ...
Article : 143 wordsA fire took place in London to-day at Cheapside, by which a tea and spirit warehouse was burnt to the ground, and the contents were destroyed. During the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 476 wordsThousands of persona have assembled at Berlin from all parts of Germany to be present at the fetes now being held in that city in commemoration of the French ...
Article : 100 wordsOur local rifle company are the recipients of a valuable; trophy, a £10 10s. cup, presented by Mr. W. Fowler, of Yarroo, as a mark of his appreciation of the creditable manner in which ...
Article : 157 wordsWe had some nice rain this morning, which, though not heavy, has freshened tilings up nicely.—The crops are looking splendid; grass has been scare through the winter, but it is ...
Article : 155 wordsSir—We have heard a good deal lately about the "result" system, and it may perhaps be of interest to your readers to show the result of the system when carried to extremes by parhaps ...
Article : 313 wordsImportant information has been received from Calcutta relative to the situation of affairs in Afghanistan. It is stated that the Ameer Abdurrahman has received ...
Article : 133 wordsThings are much the fame as when I last wrote. We have had plenty of rain, but it is dry now and very colo, which prevents things making much headway. Following is rather ...
Article : 106 wordsThe weather has been very warm daring the past day or two. A few light showers fell on Saturday last, but more would be aooeptable, as everything gets dried up quickly here.—A ...
Article : 73 wordsThe beautiful rains we had last week have effected a great improvement in the look of the crops and put new life into the farmers. Fields that a fortnight ago looked almost dry are now ...
Article : 257 wordsAn accident happened here to-day. As Mr. Green, the maildriver, was entering his paddock on the way to the stables the horse bolted and made for a creek dote at hand from 15 to 20 ...
Article : 111 wordsNews has been received that a serious disaster has befallen the Union Steam Navigation Company's steamship Teuton, trading between this port and the United ...
Article : 76 wordsAt Messrs. Mort & Co.'s sale to-day there was a large attendance of the trade, and a further advance in price took place. Best lines of wheat realised from 5s. 7 1/2d. to 5s. 11d. per ...
Article : 825 wordsSir—May I ask what is the primary object of registering letters? Does it ensure more care being taken of such letters? or is it right for a registered letter to be delivered opened at one ...
Article : 255 wordsWe have had a fair amount of rain and rather an unfair amount of frost. Feed is scarce. The early sown wheat is looking middling, but the late sown is very short yet. Every things is ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 370 wordsThe splendid rains which fell here, in common with other parts on the 21st instant, having been succeeded by fine growing weather, things have brightened up considerably. The ...
Article : 240 wordsThe relations between the German Government and the Vatican have lately assumed a more friendly character than for some years past. Communications of a ...
Article : 60 wordsThe weather has been showery during the past fortnight. The crops, of which small patches are to be seen in all parts of the scrub, are looking well. The selectors all go in for mullonising ...
Article : 158 wordsFurther intelligence was received to-day from Afghanistan stating that the Ameer Abdurrahman is displaying considerable activity in concentrating his troops at ...
Article : 55 wordsSir—On the 13rd inst, hearing that snipe had arrived in our locality, I, with a friend, proceeded to Tanunda [query—Ed.], hoping for a day's sport. We, however, found but three ships, but ...
Article : 142 wordsThe weather during the put fortnight has been all that could be desired for the crops, warm sunny days, interspersed with showers. I think it may safely be said that the young ...
Article : 152 wordsSigns are becoming manifest that further trouble is imminent among the Albanian tribes, who it was hoped had finally calmed down with the collapse of the Albanian ...
Article : 64 wordsThe telegraph office was opened to day. It will be of great service to the place, as our little town is growing rapidly. Mr. James Waters' new hotel is almost completed, and Mr. ...
Article : 172 wordsBy order of the Government, investigations have been recently made into the conduct of certain of the officials in the service of the Porte, and the result is the discovery ...
Article : 71 wordsAt noon to-day the returning-officer (Mr. B. Verco, J.F.) received the following nominations of candidates for the representation of the district of Yatala to fill the vacancy cinsed by the ...
Article : 92 wordsThe Foresters held their annul pionic to day. The Tanunda bran band ng in attendance, and discourse sweet music to about 200 people. The weather wag cloudy, but very little ...
Article : 344 wordsSir—A young woman is going about the city levying contributions on the above class of persons (a large one in our community) on the strength of a letter, or a copy of one, written by ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 202 wordsThe railway route committee arrived here on Monday last, and were met by several influential gentlemen from this and other townships. After examining a few witnesses the party ...
Article : 239 wordsAt the wool sales to-day 7,900 bales were disposed of. The market was quiet, and the selection offered was poor. ...
Article : 24 wordsIn the Legislative Council— The Mining Companies and Petition Bills were read a third time and passed. The Constitution Act Amendment Bill was ...
Article : 119 wordsof London, per favor of the Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Company, Melbourne.] LONDON, August 31. ...
Article : 67 wordsSir—In your issue of the 27th instant appeared a letter with the above heading, signed "Robert Dixson." Doubtless many have read that letter, and feel grateful to the writer, who ...
Article : 669 wordsArrived: From Melbourne, Protes, tailed July 1; Loch Fyne, ship, sailed June 3. From Sydney, Moravian, barque, sailed May 21. From Lyttelton, Sydenham ...
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South Australian Weekly Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1881 - 1889), Sat 3 Sep 1881, Page 21
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