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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 29, 1905
Page
3
The Millicent event featured a concert and ball with strong attendance at times and uneven program quality. Performers Chenoweth and Patterson drew praise, while some acts underperformed. the audience responded with enthusiasm for notable arias and duets, and the concert maintained local prestige despite shortcomings.
An OCR read of a local race meet lists numerous events with participants such as Hanpicar, Millhorne, Merti Marriott, and A. McRoatie, plus results across rowing and piping categories. It records heats and places, noting disqualifications and final winners, with many names and bib numbers embedded in a dense, period-voice summary.
In a local Agricultural Society exchange, Woland Campbell argues that mixed farming with cropping and stock is best where land is limited, while Holgrefe maintains that cultivation does not pay. The letter lauds Holgrefe as a respected farmer and Society leader, urging data driven discussion and practical balances over mere denials.
Monday minutes report Special grant consideration for Glencoe roads alongside other items. Surveyor General’s Department records £5124 84 paid to the council’s early account. Details cover rates 1900 1904, maintenance costs 1902 1905, and a grant for Glencoe railway station works. A rivers question to be discussed at the forthcoming powers election.
Council hears tangled claims over a wire-netting boundary on Glencoe land once owned by the late A W Talbot. Ezra Paris presents a loan from the Conseil while others seek boundary and drain work payments, road repairs, and vermin control reform, with motions to clear the Talbot lot and improve the Glencoe road and drainage.
A distressed tone laments the day and the sight of an invalid at a window. The piece praises cures for backache kidney trouble and mentions Doan's Backache Kidney Pills and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Local endorsement cites H Heaver and Cassels’ Pharmacy with agent Walter Campbell selling remedies.
A Millicent football club meeting is set for tonight at the Somerset Hotel to arrange for the coming season. Walter Campbell, agent for Millicent, will be in attendance to discuss preparations.
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