This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 24, 1900
Page
3
A contentious public gathering centered on the Times and its editor, with speakers denouncing charges of disloyalty while defending patriotic support for the war in South Africa. Debate touched on media influence, public opinion, and loyalty, closing with a church gathering and communal prayers.
A church ceremony at Millicent South Presbyterian Church inducted Rev. J. Savion on February 21 in Ble Church Millicent South. The event included a social evening and remarks on ministerial privileges and church succession amid debate over church lineage and priesthood history.
The author outlines fallow and manuring practices to improve soil fertility for wheat. Emphasizes keeping soil loose, deep ploughing, and early autumn sowing with a fallow crop to enrich moisture and organic matter. Recommends tillage timing from autumn through September, with a spring sowing of wheat once the land is prepared and weeds kept under control.
A lengthy parliamentary exchange features Mr Beil the premier of Wales and others railing against civil service restrictions and wartime dissent. Strong statements condemn opposition as unpatriotic, while defenders argue duty to the state justifies frank opinion. the debate touches on loyalty, liberty, and the public role of civil servants.
A distorted text presents a string of lines praising British soldiers courage and warning against suspicion of foes. The fragmentical piece references warlike resolve, dangers, and calls for vigilance, interspersed with garbled phrases and archaic spellings.
An editorial voice vents support for war relief while critiquing public officials and district leaders. It cites Mr Bosh and District Council of Mudla Wirre, noting German chairman Gy Hoult faces disloyalty accusations and calls for resignation amid heated protests and ratepayer pressure.
An eclectic, fragmentary report mix covers border tensions at Khuski, Australian political moves in Adelaide, and military provocations. It notes a Royal Commission in Adelaide, a push for imperial army expansion, and public debate over railway plans and flag symbolism. Also included are medical ads and testimonials about remedies amid a tide of era-specific commerce and public notices.
Fragmented OCR advert claims a “Murse's Indian” remedy cures ailments from biliousness to indigestion and female troubles. It cites a Mrs Schulte and a Penninsula address, touts pills as a universal purifier, and urges purchase via receipts and local outlets.
An unclear OCR fragment mentions a group gathering with phrases like toward the support and late evening events. Several names appear jumbled and unreadable, with no clear event, date, or location discernible.
A garbled Daily Miri correspondent report narrates a December battle involving Colonel Kintlock, Boer forces, and British troops near Tugelerley. It mentions a surrender denied, a flag of truce, and subsequent clashes with injuries and captures, with references to Devons, Bushmen, and figures linked to Adelaide and South Australia.
A readable OCR fragment from Campbell Book Bazaar listing a variety of fiction and non fiction titles. Entries mention The Native Wits Hovis Peek Tabs Ung under Adie and John Oliver, plus references to a Weather Almanac for 1200 and a range of new mandard works for fiction. Names like Weldon Pony and Pauly Huralt appear obliquely as part of the list.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.