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A fragmented OCR item notes Vita dation arriving in Adelaide and mentions an office at Romndle Street with a garbled address and unclear details.
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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 11, 1899
Page
8
A fragmented OCR item notes Vita dation arriving in Adelaide and mentions an office at Romndle Street with a garbled address and unclear details.
Mrs. Marion Phillips of Dana Ballarat Victoria attributes years of skin eruptions biliousness and debility to East Indies residence. After failed medical visits she used Dr Williams Pink Pills taking seven boxes and reports complete recovery with renewed health and vitality. Pills marketed by Dr Williams Medicine Co Adelaide priced two and a shilling per box six for fifteen and threepence.
Mount Muirhead District Council met on Saturday February 2 with present Dre Malone (chairman) McDonald Nitschke and Dewar. Agnew and Bohlman sought action on Reedy Creek drain to prevent winter flooding. Debate covered funding via a special government grant and possible borrowing of £50 from the State Bank, with caution urged over larger drains like Rendelaham. Crown Lands Office announced a main road grant of £2361.
The Robe Institute arranged a concert last Monday but stormy weather cut attendance to a fair crowd. The programme was lengthy and varied with local and visiting talent boosting funds while rabbits and pest control topics appeared in nearby notes. A shortage of medical services in Robe is noted, with calls for higher guarantees to attract a competent doctor.
A historical note on the Narrow Neck drainage completed in 1897 covering Millicent Tantanoola and Rendelsham, with the later Reedy Creek drain five years after. It cites 1866 cost estimates of about £80,000 for 500 000 acres and Parliament figures from 1894 showing total drainage cost at £246,016 for 115 000 acres, with land payments of £1 per acre and state costs over £2 per acre.
An analysis of land taxation, rent, and drainage effects shows that drained areas near Millicent and Mayarra boosted revenue to the state and supported settlement of over 4000 people, with annual miscellaneous taxation around £12,000. Critics argue the drainage was too drastic, risking underground springs. alternatives with shallower drains and broader water management might have been cheaper and equally effective long term.
The Conference of Premiers concluded with accords on a union bill including an absolute parliamentary majority for disputes, a ten year continuation of the pirate act, and federal capital within New South Wales not far from Sydney. Victoria hosts the parliament until federation, with protections for state interests and a process to refer constitutional questions to the people if Houses disagree.
A historical health note defines constipation as insufficient bowel action with waste retained. It attributes causes to irregular habits or indigestion and prescribes a short course of Bile Beans with strict regularity, early-morning timing, and adherence to directions to restore regularity.
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