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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 31, 1903
Page
3
Millicent District Council meeting reports on building claims and rent relief for clubs, with votes to adjust leases and set terms. Recurrent items include building repairs costs, contractor work for the hall, and a decision to either renew or relet showground leases, alongside financial summaries showing income, expenditures, and liabilities.
The Clerk’s finance report shows 157 De 4d balance and charges to be in writing. Geoghegan faces friction with Ranger over pound fees and cattle handling. Council agrees to allow Calila running but rejects paying for fox skins. road tenders discussed and money allocated. Board of Health finds town in satisfactory condition as accounts pass.
A highly contested cricket match between Rendelshiam and Mathe rleigh fama wan at Rendelsheni on Saturday January 2 with close scores and multiple batsmen, bowlers, and fielders named, ending without a decisive result.
The Hon G Riddoch MLC heads a tip trip to Kui to report on irrigation and dairying. Colonel Arthur Lynch, once linked to the Irish Corps, faces tension over a death sentence and possible pardon. The Dental Board in Adelaide reviews registration refusals, with appeals likely. Reports cite plagues in Natal, pension news from Mount Gauthier, and medical endorsements for Sander and Son Eucalypti Extract amid varied testimonials from U.S. and U.K. doctors.
A fragmentary report details a mugger case in California with mentions of Twomey Marcia and Flower. Flower dies amid hunger, a male companion is described in a violent episode, and bullion value is noted. The text also references Chamberlain's Pain Balm and Walter Campbell selling it.
In the Victorian Assembly a grave irregularity by the Minister of Lands, alleged to involve grazing land leases, was debated. Key figures questioned included McKennie, with resignation rumors and a government inquiry leading to the minister’s resignation as scrutiny intensified over leasing, subletting, and payments for blocks in the Darlington district. A separate Sydney murder case unfolded as Constable Long was killed at Royal Hotel Auburn, with a suspect confession following a hotel servant’s arrest.
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