The props have grown daring these last eight days more than they grew all last month, and every kind of vegetation is shooting fast. Owing to the shortness of feed and the rather wet ...
Article : 43 wordsOar " boys" have again been defeated. In a football match which took place on Wednesday last between the Gladstone and Port Pirie Clubs, on the grounds of the former, the latter Club ...
Article : 249 wordsThe present cash quotations for copper are £61 to £63. At the-wool sales to-day 8,864 bales were offered. Port Phillip, New Zealand, and ...
Article : 337 wordsSince my last we have had some nice showers of lain. There has been a few sharp frosts. The cropsare growing well; bat feed is very backward. The frosts appear to have kept it from growing. ...
Article : 93 wordsFor several days past we have experienced very rough cold weather. The continual showers of rain have made fallowing difficult, the ground eing too wet.—The contractor for making the ...
Article : 64 wordsSince my last letter our township has made great progress. Although it was only sold last January we have already three general stores completed, and a baker's and greengrocer's in ...
Article : 200 wordsThe R.M.S. Ocean arrived yesterday. She left Hongkong on July 20, and Port Darwin on August 6. She experienced fine weather except on July 21, when she passed through ...
Article : 102 wordsWe are experiencing some splendid weather. The crops are looking excellent so far, and I am happy to state that we were favored with three or four hours rain last night, so we are not ...
Article : 93 wordsThe farmers are expecting great things from the coming harvest. I have not yet heard one complaining of the prospects. — A general feeling of regret is felt at the sudden removal of our ...
Article : 139 wordsThe whole of the collieries at Newcastle stopped work to-day, and numbers of colliers attended the aggregate meeting at Griffith's Flat, Lambton, to consider the ...
Article : 950 wordsThe Victoria Racing Club meeting took place at Sunbury to-day. There was excellent sport. Eleven courses were run for the Vice-Presidents Plate. The South Australian dog Rondelitia ran ...
Article : 132 wordsThe Legislative Council is still sitting. The newly-appointed members are more in accord and business is progressing. The Government policy for the past year as to ...
Article : 125 wordsThe young men of this place gave the first public tea meeting which has been held in this hundred on Friday, August 1, in the school-room. At the meeting afterwards the room was ...
Article : 412 wordsOpinions are frequently exchanged as to the probability or otherwise of the Government endeavoring to get the railway made from the Port Pirie line through Laura, and thence north-wards, as petitioned for by so large a number ...
Article : 406 wordsThirteen prisoners, who were charged with murder and delivered by the Hongkong authorities to the Chinese, were executed at Canton, on their own confession ...
Article : 112 wordsThe crops around here are nourishing admirably, and the present prospects indicate a cheerful future.—It is hoped that the construction of the police cells here will be proceeded ...
Article : 110 wordsNumerous incendiary fires have occurre in various parts of Spain. At one fire forty houses were destroyed and thirty-four persons killed. ...
Article : 142 wordsSailed—July 9, Salamis, ship, for Melbourne; July 11, Moorburg, schooner, for Melbourne; July 12, Undaunted, brig, for Melbourne, and E. M. Young, barque, for ...
Article : 45 wordsThe weather still continues wet and cold, and on Wednesday last a small quantity of snow fell.—The crops and grass are not growing so fast as might be wished, owing to the coldness ...
Article : 55 wordsThe weather lately has been very changeable, one day fine and warm, the next cold and wet, with an occasional slight frost at night. The season taken altogether is a splendid one; the ...
Article : 198 wordsThe Commercial Bank at Laucefield was stuck up at a quarter-past 10 o'clock this morning, it is supposed by the two Kellys. The gang took £500 and gagged the ...
Article : 197 wordsBusiness is dull.—We have hadoccasional light showers throughout the last fortnight, with some very cold weather. Oh Wednesday last two showers of sleet and snow fell sufficient to ...
Article : 60 wordsOur little township has for a long time been neglected, and people have been either too dull or too quiet to give it publicity in your weekly news.— A mill would be a great boon. It would ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 316 wordsA football match played in the Botanic Gardens by means of the electric light last night was a great success. Additional carriages have been lighted ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 449 wordsThe remains of Mr. Frederick G. Lemon were interred in the Bible Christian Chapel Cemetery on Friday, August 8. Deceased, who was 26 years of age, was the son of Mr. John Lemon. ...
Article : 50 wordsVery heavy rains fell during past week. The shareholders in the proposed Flour Mill Company met last night, and farther adjourned. ...
Article : 126 wordsThe sale of Mr. David Chapman's assigned state took place yesterday at the District Hotel, the land only being sold, and this realised [?]ery good prices indeed, considering the times. ...
Article : 317 wordsThe foundation-stone of the new Wesleyan Chapel here was laid on Monday, the 4th. inst., by Mrs. Waterman, of Ardrossan. On the Sunday previous two sermons were preached ...
Article : 101 wordsThe August meeting of the Hawkesbury. Race Club commenced to-day. The weather was fine and there was a very large attendance. His Excellency Lord .Augustus Loftus and ...
Article : 444 wordsThere has been plenty of rain in this part this, season so far, and there are grounds for expecting a good 'harvest, although the crops are rafcher backward. Feed is very scarce. There ...
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South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1868 - 1881), Sat 16 Aug 1879, Page 21
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