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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 31, 1901
Page
2
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The document outlines balances and arrears for 1900 and 1901, including sanitary rates, rents, and various expenditures. It records clerks salaries, audits, printing, advertising, and district council expenses, with a final balance and certification by the chairman and clerk. It notes church notices and market details from a June 19, 1900 period, including farming and livestock figures and bank accounts.
The Millicent Times announces a Saturday August 31 publication with extra correspondence and business communications to the editor. It asks subscribers to contact the editor immediately about any irregularity in the delivery or the paper.
A Reform era editorial urges unanimity among Narra, South-East councils on a South-East development plan. It notes past suspicions of local interests and calls Narracporte for calm deliberation to yield a lasting solution, stressing the conference as a critical turning point for regional growth.
The text suggests ongoing agitation about railway control, foreseeing that within months the federal government may take over railways. It predicts that dominant Victorian influences in the Commonwealth Parliament will shape development, effectively stifling certain plans.
In Millicent district discussions swirl over fox destruction, council rates, and public works funding. Local ratepayers fear high assessments and an expanding tax burden while residents debate private pest control and potential repeal of a compulsory bonus. A recent push aims to improve rail services, stock movement, and station staffing to aid Millicent residents, with civic groups and councils weighing costs, benefits, and regional needs.
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