Sir—I feel sure that in your capacity as journalists you would not wilfully mislead the public, yet you unintentionally do so. In numerous instances, when transactions have ...
Article : 480 wordsSouth Australian Budgets are an arithmetical imitation of the Scotch haggis. They generally contain a great deal of promiscuous reading. On Thursday afternoon Mr. ...
Article : 3,838 wordsThree Ministerial candidates are in the field for East Bourke, bat no Constitutional. The prospectus of the Commercial Club has been issued. ...
Article : 382 wordsJudges.—Ploughing—T. P. Jones (Reedbeds), James Craeknell (Sturt), and Thomas Atkinson (Willunga.) Horse Stock—W. Rounsevell, sen. (Glenelg.) James Duncan (Sturt), and Joseph ...
Article : 2,414 wordsThe weather was all that could be wished for. The land chosen for ploughing was in exact trim. There were not so many people as might have been expected at the match on so fine a day. The days ...
Article : 301 wordsThis event took place on Wednesday, the 2nd September, in a section belonging to Mr. Roberts, about two miles from Kapuuda, near Mr. James White's residence on the Bagot's Well-road. The ...
Article : 724 wordsSir—It is now becoming a practice at the Founds to shave horses to discover the brands. Can you kindly inform me and others interested if poundkeepers are allowed by the Act to disfigure animals ...
Article : 149 wordsThe first exhibition of the Apsley and Narracoorte Pastoral Society was held at Apsley on Thursday, August 20. Propitious weather tended greatly to make the show a thorough success, the ...
Article : 668 wordsSir—I and others were surprised to learn from your columns that red rust had appealed in our locality. Some parties have gone to examine the field where it is rumoured to exist, and have found ...
Article : 320 wordsFrom O'Halloran Hill to Cape Jervis every hamlet, village, and town is furnishing its quota of adventurers, who, in quest of the precious metal, are wending their way to the Jupiter Creek ...
Article : 1,136 wordsA meteor struck the schooner Urania on her passage to Brisbane, killed a seaman, and exploded with a load noise. The Yeoman crew have won the University ...
Article : 149 wordsSir—In answer to some of your correspondents in reference to slugs and their destruction in gardens or any other place, I have used coarse salt for many years, and have found it an effectual cure ...
Article : 147 wordsSir—Mr. Riddoch says in the House of Assembly that, although smooth water, ships cannot approach within three or four miles of the shore here. This is a positive misrepresentation. Look at the ...
Article : 279 wordsThe annual ploughing match took place on a piece of ground provided by Mr. Geo. Thompson. The weather was most propitious and the ground in excellent order. The occasion was further ...
Article : 443 wordsOn Tuesday evening, September 1, Mr. G. W. Cole was invited to a complimentary tea in the Temperance Hall, provided by the Alexandra Tent of Female Rechabites. There was a large ...
Article : 1,505 wordsThe Governor has visited Darling Downs and been well received. Cobb's coach has been robbed near Gympie. ...
Article : 21 wordsFiji advices report that Commodore Lambert, accompanied by the British Consul, visited Rewa to punish the natives for murdering Europeans. ...
Article : 44 wordsSir—Seeing that it is proposed to enact a tax or fee of a penny per head for inspecting sheep crossing our border from the other colonies, I beg to point out the unfairness of this, and to show on ...
Article : 427 wordsScrutiny over. Cheriton, 615; Dunn, 613; Rogers, 585. Protests entered against Mr. Dunn's election. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe Lubra did not arrive here till Tuesday. ...
Article : 13 wordsSir—By inserting these few lines you will perhaps be the means,of conferring a benefit upon hundreds who intend trying their fortunes at the Gympie and Killkevin diggings. I have just returned from both. ...
Article : 210 wordsOur annual ploughing match was attended with great success. It took place on the ground adjoining the Truro Hotel, which was kindly lent for the occasion by the hostess, Mrs. Bennett. The ...
Article : 503 wordsSir—I beg to correct an error in your issue of Saturday, 29th instant, taken from the Australasian, in reference to a match between the Melbourne and North Melbourne Rifles and the ...
Article : 121 wordsSir—Will you allow me, through your columns, to express my conviction that the Rev. John Gardner ought not to be allowed to leave this colony after nearly 19 years' service devoted to ...
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Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), Sat 5 Sep 1868, Page 3
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