Reuter's representative had an interview with Mr. Harry De Windt, who landed at Plymouth recently from the North German Lloyd's steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse ...
Article : 1,165 wordsIt has been customary for ages to regard the story of Atlantis, the lost island, as merely a traditionary fable. Students (remarks the Glasgow "Mail") are now more ...
Article : 1,029 wordsThe Savings Bank returns recently issued, showing the transactions of the bank for the year ending June 30 last, indicate a substantial increase in the business done at ...
Article : 51 wordsThe plaus of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, which is to be under the leadership of Mr. Wm. S. Bruce, are now completed and all being well the Scotia will ...
Article : 820 wordsThe October meeting of the Port Adelaide Club will take place at Cheltenham Park to-day. The race fixture in Victoria to-day is the ...
Article : 478 wordsMr. George Cullan, a young man, met with a painful accident at Mr. J. Thomas' wood-yard, in Brown-street, on Thursday morning. He was employed as a sawyer, ...
Article : 155 wordsA Birmingham (Alabama) dispatch, published by the "San Francisco Chronicle," under date September 20, says:—Seventyeight people are known to be dead, and 80 ...
Article : 1,340 wordsThe drought conditions prevailing over so many square miles of pastoral territory have continued to grow steadily worse. Yunta has been threatened with a water ...
Article : 109 wordsOctober 23.—The annual meeting in connection with foreign missions was held in the Methodist Church on Tuesday evening, when the Rev. J. Chambers addressed a ...
Article : 78 wordsThe Trades Hall in Grote-street cost about £6,000, and there is still a debt of £2,250 on the building. The managing committee have decided to establish a sinking ...
Article : 123 wordsAn important meeting of water ratepayers was held at the Teatree Gully Hotel on October 24 to consider several schemes for increasing the water supply of the district, ...
Article : 242 wordsOctober 24.—On and after Wednesday, October 29. the business establishments here will be closed on Wednesday afternoon, and at 7.30 p.m. on other days of the week, ...
Article : 75 wordsFor many months the St. Peters and Walkerville Councils have kept the present bridge over the Torrens at Walkerville closed against vehicular traffic owing to its ...
Article : 173 wordsOctober 24.—Mr. Atkins, a resident of the Wimmera for over 30 years, arrived in Mount Gambier on Friday, for the purpose of ascertaining if there are any pastures ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 410 wordsOn Wednesday evening a public meeting, convened by the local vigilance committee, was held in the Institute Hall, in connection with the Recreation Park, a block of ...
Article : 209 wordsHurdle Race, two miles.—Marton, 12 st.; Report, 11.1[?]; Scutum, 11.4; Booby, 10.13; Bridegroom. 10.13; Turk, 10.12; Bruce, 10.10; Financier, 10.5; Vision, 9.11; Tri d'Or, 9.6; Pierrot, ...
Article : 365 wordsThe Mount Barker "Courier" states that Frederick Paltridge, whose estate to be sworn at about £10,000, in his will made the following legacies to ...
Article : 157 wordsOctober 23.—A fire occurred at Mr. E. Gilbert's pharmacy this evening. One of the children went into a bedroom, and in lighting a candle set fire to the bed. Mr. ...
Article : 108 wordsThe number of births and deaths registered in the general register office during the week ended Saturday, October l8, was: —Births—66 males, 66 females; deaths—20 ...
Article : 60 wordsThe Burra Defence Rifle and Cricket Club's annual picnic was held at Princess Royal on Wednesday, October 22. The events resulted thus:- Maiden Race, 100 yards—M. Moreton, R. Bentley. ...
Article : 201 wordsRecently Salem Tent of Rechabites (Kapunda) purchased the old Bible Christian Chapel. It has been altered internally to meet the lodge requirements, and has also ...
Article : 362 wordsThe annual meeting of the South Australian branch of the Teachers' Guild of Great Britain and Ireland was held at the University on Friday night, Professor Bragg ...
Article : 166 wordsThe following weights have been issued. by Mr. Henry Hughes for the Maitland Races, to be held on November 10:- Handicap Hurdles; about 1½ miles.—Florrie, 10 ...
Article : 108 wordsOur Wallaroo correspondent telegraphed on Friday morning that Captain Thomas Moore, of the steamer Era, had been missing since 11.30 p.m. on Thursday, and it ...
Article : 301 wordsThe St. Peters Council were officially visited on Friday evening by the City Council, and the mayors, aldermen, and councillors and officers of the ...
Article : 229 wordsMr. H. A. Bellamy to-day scratched Fusilette for the Williamstown Cup. Progredior will nob start in the Moonee Valley Cup to-morrow. ...
Article : 178 wordsA good deal of amusement was caused at the social gathering held at the St. Peters Town Hall on Friday evening, when the Mayor (Mr. W. Brown), in calling upon ...
Article : 173 wordsIn the Port Adelaide Town Hall on Friday evening Mr. Tom Mann addressed a small but appreciative audience upon "The labor leaders of Europe: who they are, and ...
Article : 304 wordsA novel and amusing excuse was recently offered by a contractor under the Victorian Publi Works Department in answer to a charge of negligence. A complaint was ...
Article : 329 wordsThe Mount Gambier Corporation held a special meeting last night to deal with the gas-lighting contract for the town. The present contract terminates at the end of ...
Article : 142 wordsDuring the settling of accounts over the Caulfield Cup, which took place at Tattersail's Club to-day, a deal of wagering was indulged in on the Melbourne Cup. There ...
Article : 94 wordsOctober 23. — Present—The Mayor (Mr. W. Brown), Ald. Coombs, Glover, Stacey, and McDougall, and Crs. Godlee. Hutchinson, Bradley, McDonough Potthast, Miller, and Heinemann. ...
Article : 229 wordsAn entertainment which was decidedly unique in character was witnessed at the Town Hall on Friday evening, when a concert was given by native children and a ...
Article : 233 wordsOn Friday evening, F. C. V. Lane and G. Read were participants in the St. Bernard Swimming Club gala at the Stockbridge Baths, the principal event in which was a ...
Article : 1,022 wordsOctober 24.—On Wednesday evening, at the Methodist lecture-hall, the Rev. J. Jeffries lectured on "Character" in connection with the chapel anniversary, but ...
Article : 48 wordsOctober 24.—A fancy fair was held in the Institute Hall on Wednesday evening in aid of St. Silas' Church. There was a good attendance, and good business was done. ...
Article : 98 wordsA meeting of the South Australian Institute of Surveyor was held at Howard Smith Chambers on Friday evening. There was a fair attendance, and Mr. S. Parsons (vice-president) was in the ...
Article : 114 wordsIt is the intention to hold the Port Adelaide Regatta at the Semaphore. A largely attended meeting of the regatta committee was held in the Semaphore Town Hall on Friday night Alderman ...
Article : 98 wordsHaddon Chambers' new play, "A Modern Magdalen," was presented for the last time at the Theatre Royal on Friday evening. Tonight "Sweet Nell of Old Drury" will be ...
Article : 130 wordsOctober 24.—The annual banquet of the Clarendon Literary Society was held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Friday evening. Dr. Woods presided. A capital spread was ...
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Advertising : 512 wordsOctober 23.—The small woolgrowers are busy carting their clips to the railway-station to be trucked to Adelaide for the wool sales. Some 400 bales have already been ...
Article : 44 wordsThe sensational and spectacular drama, "The Worst Woman in London." was presented by Mr. William Anderson's Dramatic Company for the last tune at the Tivoli ...
Article : 100 wordsOctober 23.—On Wednesday forty members of the Kapunda branch of the Agricultural Bureau and friends visited Roseworthy College. They were shown over ...
Article : 60 wordsOctober 22.—The local unemployed question is again becoming a serious one, and the ranks of those out of employment are increasing daily. In compliance with a ...
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The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Sat 25 Oct 1902, Page 8
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