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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 13, 1901
Page
3
At W Fairweather's a selection of lines has been marked down to special job rates and will be cleared at set prices. Items include Ladies' jackets in multiple sizes with prices listed, plus a hearty stock of capes to clear this month.
Prices quoted are for cash only. A first-inning-out sweep of tens was shot among fourteen competitors in Taiteam’s paddock on San July 6. The event split between A. and H. Grosser Kornis and then C. and P.F. McNeil with H. Grosser, listing participants and scores across multiple entries.
A fragmented editorial argues for Beachport as the South East port to counter Melbourne dominance. It weighs Port Caroline against Beachport, favors rail links Lucindale and Penola, and calls for a harbor at Beachport with regional trade flowing to Adelaide and Victoria.
A Victorian article argues for a direct connecting line to unify railways and trade along the coast. It envisions a South East port enabling lines from Portland to Balranald, claiming state government action is crucial and chiding rivals for potential losses if the South East harbor is not built. The piece notes prior public works spending and urges decisive shipping facility action to benefit Victoria.
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall toured Adelaide after docking aboard Ophir and visiting Government House. A royal procession through Rundle Hindley and King William streets drew tens of thousands, with 12,000 Wakefield Erskine Schoolchildren cheering as the Duke, recovering from a recent illness, met locals. The Duchess attended a football match, a royal reception, and later visits to the University and Art Gallery before a Buckland Park sporting day and a Government House dinner. The royal tour ends with a Monday July 15 departure for Port Adelaide.
Fragmentary council notes describe routine motions and tie votes. Items include clerk reelection, name changes, road and drainage matters, requests for grants and inspections, and proposed alterations to yearly terms and appointments. An apparent minutes draft records various committee decisions and budget concerns with several unclarified names.
The council minutes report reelection of a chair and praise for Cooper, with correspondence between the late chairman and governor. It notes balance sheets, petty cash, and appoints Cooper, South and Jackson to a tender sub-committee. It sets council payment policy for Central Ward and records receipts and expenses, road repairs, land sale notes, and requests for medico nominations and other municipal duties.
Fragmentary 19th century note cites an inspector report regarding derauation of foxes on sheep. It mentions a clerk to take up a preliminary slope and report a neat meeting.
The Mount Muirhead District Council reported the recent election result and voted to reappoint Dr Gantner as chairman for the year. Cr Gardner supported and Cr Williams and Cr McArthur spoke on the matter. The meeting discussed pay systems, road work, and council expenses.
In a Monday move police court session before Mr Moule, Michael Williams faced charges tied to a Lake Eliza incident on June 28. He allegedly used a cheque for 3 pounds 10 shillings fraudulently and took a watch and chain worth about £b from the informant. Donat Matheson, employed by Mr Domasghens of Lake Elise, knew Williams and testified about vanishing goods and a search for missing items. Police later investigated at Robe, Kingston, and Kingstown, with Banke storekeeper confirming a purchase tied to the cheque, while the watch and chain reportedly belonged to Dynal Valves, and Williams faced questions about repayments and misused funds. The case proceeded in King County Circuit Court.
In Western Australia a railway workers strike disrupted traffic as about 2000 men were urged to submit the dispute to an independent committee but resumed after conceding only a partial demand for a shilling extra per day for settlers. The government rejected broader concessions, strikes halted much traffic, and fears grew of wider supply shortages across the mining regions and interstate trade.
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