The Burra waterworks have always been a source of trouble and annoyance to the residents and the Waterworks Department. The corporation has to pay interest on a ...
Article : 148 words"Zero."—No. "Cosmo."—Either. "Annie Morgan."—All are responsible. "Enquirer," North Adelaide.—£2 silver ...
Article : 2,008 wordsThe telegraph stationmaster at the Burra telegraphed to Sir Charles Todd on Wednesday afternoon as follows: —"Quondong mailman arrived late. ...
Article : 111 wordsIn high-priced Western Australian gold inactivity again prevailed, and only small business was done in Great Boulders, Oroya Brown Hills, South Kalgurlis, and ...
Article : 1,156 wordsThe contractor for the completion of the Eudunda Agricultural Society's exhibition building, Mr. A. P. Severin, having finished the work, has handed the building over to the committee. The ...
Article : 207 wordsThe mail steamar, which left Largs Bay this afternoon, took 98 bars of silver, valued at £11,450, the port of destination being Bombay. The gold shipments by the ...
Article : 2,699 wordsThe following sales were made to-day:—New Hillgrove Proprietary, 9/1½, 8/9; Broken Hill Proprietary, 30/; Cosmopolitan, 15/3; Broken Hill South (paid), 21/6; Associated Northern Blocks, ...
Article : 78 wordsThe following were to-day's quotations on the Hobart Stock Exchange:—British Zeeh[?]n, seller 4/9; Hercules, seller 4/9; North Farrell, seller 5/; Lye[?]l Blocks, buyer 1/3, seller 1/6; Lyell Tharsis, ...
Article : 41 wordsMessrs. S. C. Ward & Co., of 12, Pirie-street, Adelaide, have supplied us with the following latest. London quotations, dated August 20:- Broken Hill Proprietary, 31/3 seller; British Broken ...
Article : 78 wordsThe lambing in these parts as far as is known yet is fairly satisfactory. The percentage is over 80. During last week the export business ...
Article : 88 wordsAt this particular season of the year there is always a lack of variety of fruit. A supply of apples can generally be depended upon, however, as these last from Christmas time ...
Article : 437 wordsMessrs. A. Dow and George Bodey, who arranged with Mr. Foster (Commissioner of Public Works) last week to interview the landholders between the Tarqua school and ...
Article : 81 wordsThe half-yearly meeting of the Adelaide Co-operative Society was held at the Co-operative Hall, Angas-street, on Thursday evening. Mr. H. D. Gell (president of the committee of management) ...
Article : 110 wordsCaptain W. Pleitner, who has just returned to Adelaide after paying a visit of inspection to the Cumberland Mine, Western Australia, stated to a representative of ...
Article : 783 wordsA boat, which was towing astern of the fishing cutter Rambler, of Encounter Bay, lying at anchor near Kangaroo Island, has been lost, owing, it is stated, to sharks ...
Article : 41 wordsThe rainfall recorded during the 24 hours ended August 27 at 9 a.m. was as follows:- Yardea, 0.01; Booleroo Centre, 0.01; Snowtown, 0.02; Port Wakefield, 0.01; Marrabel, ...
Article : 52 wordsThe industrial and competitive exhibition commenced on Wednesday in the Draper Memorial Lecture-hall, Gilbert-street, was continued on Thursday evening. There was a crowded attendance, and ...
Article : 121 wordsA serious accident occurred to Mrs. Charles Read, a well-known resident of Piggie Flat, while driving to her home from Caurnamont with two of her grandchildren ...
Article : 148 wordsThe London correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald, writing under date of July 17, says:—The imports of produce from the Commonwealth for the first six months of ...
Article : 125 wordsOn Wednesday evening the West Torrens Model Parliament met in the Hindmarsh Town Hall Buildings. The speaker (Mr. D.F. Brazil) was in the chair. The premier moved that arrangements be made ...
Article : 109 wordsAugust 26.—On September 1 from 500 to 600 special excursionists are coming to the Burra from the city, in connection with the Rechabite order. The local senior, ...
Article : 61 wordsThe Sydney Morning Herald (August 25) writes:—The extent of the recent developments in the rabbit trade, under State supervision, is hardly realised by people not ...
Article : 191 wordsSchedule of tenders accepted by the South Australian Supply and Tender Board, and contracts signed, during the period ended August 22:—Supply and delivery of teas, as follows:—China, 9,785 ...
Article : 94 wordsAugust 27.—The annual meeting in connection with the Gawler Auxiliary to the British and Foreign Bible Society was held last night at the Congregational ...
Article : 209 wordsThe steady, soaking rain that has fallen will be of great benefit to the crops, many of which, although withering, were not too far gone to recover. The prospects are now ...
Article : 49 wordsThe Loyal Eudunda Lodge, M.U., I.O.O.F., which for the past nine years has met at the Royal Hotel, having decided to meet in future at the Century Hall, tendered a farewell social to Mr. ...
Article : 176 wordsThe Farmers' and Settlers' Co-operation Society shows a heavy loss on the year's transactions. The directors' report stated that the society had passed through a most ...
Article : 105 wordsThe Gundagai board (N.S.W.) last week paid for 169 foxes. As foxes increase in numbers they l[?]se their caution and cunning, and are more easily destroyed. Foxes ...
Article : 337 wordsA "festival" in the form of a bazaar was opened in the Norwood Baptist lecture-hall by Sir Edwin Smith on Thursday afternoon in the presence of a crowded attendance. The Rev. C. ...
Article : 310 wordsAugust 26.—A farewell social was tendered to Mr. C. Bischoff on the eve of his departure for Georgetown, where he goes to take charge of a branch of the Bank of ...
Article : 95 wordsThe Murray Flats and districts out east are passing through a critical time, and farmers are anxious. Up till four weeks ago things were looking better than for ...
Article : 56 wordsAt the South Blocks No. 2 shaft was deepened 4 ft. for the week, which makes the present depth 283 ft. from the surface collar. The south drive towards it from the main east crosscut measures ...
Article : 265 wordsAugust 27.—On Monday evening Mr. J. Roach, assisted by Misses Ethel Hantke, Mabel Haslam, and Eva Silver, and Mesara. W. Silver and E. Alderman, gave ...
Article : 104 wordsFifteen co-operative butter factories were represented at the third annual conference at Albion Park, under the auspices of the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society. ...
Article : 286 wordsAugust 27.—Mr. W. Miatke died at his residence on Friday last after a short illness. The deceased was an old and respected resident of the district, and was ...
Article : 105 wordsThe Council of Agriculture met at the new offices of the Agricultural Department, at the Jubilee Exhibiton, on Wednesday afternoon. There were present Mr. R. Caldwell (chairman), Colonel ...
Article : 560 wordsEntries for the 24 Hours Walking Championship, 440 Hurdles, Barrel Rolling Competition, and Bicycle races to be held on the Jubilee Oval on September 4 and 5, close to-morrow evening. ...
Article : 563 wordsThe Great Boulder main shaft is now down in the neighborhood of 1,730 ft., and when 1,750 ft. is reached very little time will be lost in running the west crosscut out to further prove the ...
Article : 381 wordsAugust 22.—Mr. Alexander Yaschenko, lecturer on natural history and geography at the Imperial, Alexander, and Ksenia Institutes, in St. Petersburg, Russia; arrived ...
Article : 86 wordsOwing to the continuous wet and damp weather some of the crops in the neighborhood of Inman Valley are said to be rotted and worthless, having been ...
Article : 54 wordsAugust 26.—Mr. G. S. Kempe, of Mount Gambier, has accepted an offer from the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, to act as one of the judges in the classes for ...
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Advertising : 54 wordsSupplied by Messrs. S. C. Ward & Co., 377, Collins-street, Melbourne, Thursday morning, August 27:—National Bank (ordinary), 63/ buyer, 65/ seller; Victoria Bank (ordinary), 53/6 buyer, 54/ ...
Article : 462 wordsAt the half-yearly meeting of the Squatting Investment Company to-day the chairman (Senator Fraser) made some remarks about the improving prospects of the ...
Article : 287 wordsAugust 27.—The Mikado Quadrille Club brought a successful season to a close last night with a poster and calico ball. The hall was decorated with flags and bunting. ...
Article : 51 wordsThe Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company's smelting return from July 23 to August 19, inclusive, states that a total quantity of 25,501 tons of ore has been treated, being 21,042 tons from ...
Article : 147 wordsAugust 25.—The Lurline arrived from Port Victoria, on Yorke Penisula, with 35 visitors, including several ladies and a cricket team. A game will be played ...
Article : 87 wordsA meeting of subscribers of the Yorke Peninsular Agricultural Society was held in the Town Hall Buildings on Tuesday afternoon. The president (Mr. John Mitchell), who occupied the chair, ...
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Advertising : 17 wordsIvanhoe Junction, August 27.—"Sulphide proved 7 ft. wide at 400 south, 2 ft. cast side averaged 24 weights; remainder three weights." Cumberland, August 27.—"Making arrangements ...
Article : 44 wordsAugust 26.—Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Chinner, who are shortly leaving the town for Adelaide, were tendered a farewell social in the Baptist Church last night. There was ...
Article : 77 wordsWinnecke's Depot Reward, Alice Springs, August 26.—"Main shaft sunk l8 ft. for week; total, 67 ft. Underlay shaft on Big Blow down 9 ft. from brace; ground hard. Am going down ...
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Advertising : 39 wordsAngust 27.—Several additional building sites have been acquired by Adelaide citizens during the week on which to erect dwellings in the town. Apparently a ...
Article : 37 wordsThe horticultural society has lately been preparing for the exhibition of a district exhibit at the Melbourne agricultural show, to be held during the first week in September. ...
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The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Fri 28 Aug 1903, Page 7
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