Sir—There being now no doubt that scab really exists at both East and West Wellington, you will agree with me that too much care cannot be taken to prevent as far as possible its spreading to other ...
Article : 266 wordsSir—In reading the papers per mail to-day I find that Mr. Coglin did not succeed in getting for us a Stipendiary Magistrate, as prayed for by the inhabitants of this district. Government has ...
Article : 253 wordsWe have been requested to publish the subjoined correspondence in reference to a matter which was noticed in our columns a month or two ago: - " East-terrace Adelaide, August 7, 1867. ...
Article : 361 wordsSir—I notice in to-day's Register that Mr. A. Hay moved in the House of Assembly with regard to the exodus of Germans. Being well acquainted with the German farmers ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 356 wordsThe report of the Government Statist for the year 1866 has just been issued from the Printiug-Office. It contains much valuable information, though many of the returns to ...
Article : 2,909 wordsSir—Having read some time ago several apparently unreliable reports respecting the late emigration from here to Albury, specially as regards those former South Australian settlers generally called ...
Article : 394 wordsSir—I noticed in your la[?]t week's issue a question asked by Mr. Coglin, M.P., and answered officially by Mr. Santo, the Commissioner of Public Works, in reference to the crane for the Rapid ...
Article : 721 wordsSir—in your report of the proceedings of the Legislative Council in your Register of Thursday last I notice that the Hon. J. Baker made the following statement:— " That Mr. Lewis, of ...
Article : 402 wordsOur country readers are reminded that the next mail for England will be closed at the General Post Office on Thursday, August 29, for newspapers at 9 a.m., or Summaries ...
Article : 121 wordsSir—Allow me to make a few suggestions respecting the [?] of iron roads soon to be discussed in Parliament. It is very certain that, though such works are desirable, there is small ...
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Advertising : 5 wordsSome of the English newspapers are rivalling the colonial ones in making suggestions for turning Prince Alfred's voyage to the best possible account. The London ...
Article : 1,213 wordsSir—I take "A. B.'s" letter in yours of to-day's issue to be anther of the many e[?]tions as to the number of German farmers leaving the colony for Albury, and "being welt informed" on ...
Article : 217 wordsSir—No one here believes in the Desert Railway, through the swamps and sands to Mount Misery, except that it will he the highroad to a mountain of deception, and will not pay for years to come. ...
Article : 212 wordsSir—In your issue of to-day's dats [?] observe a letter-complaining of the exodus of farmers from this neighbourhood, and stating the reason to be the excessive [?] charged by a large landlord, ...
Article : 511 wordsSir—My attention has lately been directed to the enormous, cost of conveying goods from our ports to our inland, towns. For instance, we will take Port Adelaide, and I need only mention one ...
Article : 319 wordsSir—Had any reference been made to Mount Gambler's greatest want ill His Excellency's speech, or in the addresses in reply, the Governmeat would have saved themselves from a good ...
Article : 266 wordsSir—The following work if attended to would improve the Government property, viz:—Levelling at old quarry back of Government House on east side of City Bridge road, sloping the river banks at ...
Article : 75 wordsSir—I notice that your Glenburn correspondent objects to some remarks of your correspondent here with reference to the proposed Police and Telegraph Station here. The exact centre of the ...
Article : 300 wordsSir—In your leader of this morning it is stated that Mr. Hargraves "was unable to find a payable gold-field at Echuuga." As anything bearing the most remote relation to ...
Article : 288 wordsWhatever fears might have been originally expressed as to the success of the Exhibition have now been completely dissipated, for everything else in Paris has been thrown into the shade, just ...
Article : 3,145 wordsSir—Both Mr. J. B. Hughes and Mr. J. P. Boucaut are mistaken in supposing that at the meeting of working men at the Town Hall I endeavoured to make the Hon. H. Ayers solely ...
Article : 437 wordsSir—It would seem by a portion of your leading article in this morning's Register that you doubt whether the Act referred to by Mr. Childers, in the question put by him in the House of Commons. ...
Article : 185 wordsSir—On several occasions the above subject appeared in your valuable paper, and I feel bound to revive it, as two other instances of children being deaf and dumb have occurred in our township. ...
Article : 251 wordsSir—Permit me, through your valuable journal, to ask what is the amount of revenue that has been received by the Government during the last three years, say 1864-5 and 1866, from colonial ...
Article : 127 wordsSir—Some time ago there appeared in your paper a very valuable leading article on the above subject, and I in common with others of your readers have been anxiously waiting to see the matter taken up ...
Article : 229 wordsSir—I noticed a letter signed "J. A. Thorold" in the Obscrrer of the 8th, in which the writer complains of the great hardship of feeding so many travellers, and especialiy those who travel about ...
Article : 231 wordsSir—Some weeks ago tenders were invited for the supply of sleepers, to be delivered on the South Australian Railways and Dry Creek Loop Line; tenders to be sent in not later than the 17th of last ...
Article : 179 wordsSir—For myself and hundreds of others you would do a great service if by your powerful pen you could urge forward the passing of the new Squatting Bill. I have been on the tramp new for ...
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Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), Sat 17 Aug 1867, Page 6
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