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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 08, 1905
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR mentions a meeting, hall, priests, and plans for a church event. Names and specifics are garbled. some references to dates in March and April appear, with officers elected and temporary changes noted.
A fragmentary score account from Bendlesham Hatherleigh recounts a Saturday cricket match. It notes a high scoring day with individual contributions from players including Nilsson, Cowan, Humphries, and others, plus fielding and bowling figures. The piece preserves names and figures but lacks full context and clear structure.
The piece surveys constitutional evolution led by Sir Langdon Bonyshon and the Advertiser and Chronicle owners. It contrasts Victorian reform, universal male suffrage progress in Australia, and the widening franchise in Victoria with calls to avoid an oligarchic drift. It warns that continued disenfranchisement could echo privileged systems and blur parliamentary legitimacy.
A fragmented plea outlines council resistance to funding road repairs noting reluctance to spend money. Arguments suggest the work would serve public benefit but fear of waste prompts preference to avoid the expenditure. The excerpt references a disagreement on who should pay and how to proceed.
The piece argues against a minority veto within constitutional theory, tracing positions from contract theory to Burke and Lincoln. It contends that government by the people must reflect broad interests, not minority control, and critiques the revived “shareholder” notion as aligned with outdated ideas rejected by history and experience.
A community notice cites Mrs Magell of Hocky Camp and others endorsing Doan's Backache Kidney Pills amid claims of widespread deception by misrepresentation. The ad urges readers to obtain the remedy from Foster, Molellan Co, promising six box packages at two dollars each and a receipt option upon payment.
The March 30 and April 1 meetings chaired by Cr Sutherland and Cr Nitschka cover minute readings, accounts, road works, drainage, bridge approaches, and rates. Mentions receivership items, brush control, and adjustments to wire netting and interest. Public notices include charity tickets and Local Chamber notices, with hospital fundraising, and items on stores, drainage, and road works.
A Western Medical Review excerpt touts Sander & Bons Eucalypt extracts as superior remedies. It claims preventions against fevers, typhoid, malaria, and other diseases, with instructions for daily consumption and alleged cures. The piece notes a customs decision on Scottish kilt uniforms duty for military use.
Me Geo Sturizei long time secretary of Mount Gambier Rackig Chub resigns. March 41 meeting appoints a new secretary from several applicants including A O Haig and W G O'Hara. Holija chosen amid mixed ballots. Annual Panola T. & H. Society notes receipts £429 9s 0d, expenditures £880 15s 0d, profit £4 14s 4d. officers re elected. Onion freight rises anger growers demand answers from SA Railway Dept and Onion trade.
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