Early Captain Creswell tours city and new harbor gear
Captain Creswell arrived today to inspect the City of Adelaide on its lift and endorse a portable replacement for the rocket line box a strong calico sheet bound with leather rolled for easy transport. The report notes further apparatus changes to lighter, more portable gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creswell
C.M.G
Adelaide
Wesleyan Church
Marks
Mount Gambier
Fisk
Jarret
Fensom
Marky
Respectable environment and moral reform debated in letters
A reader argues hotels shape behavior and questions WCTU tactics while lampooning hypocrisy. The missive defends barmaids, mocks sober posters, and salutes brazen courage, then shifts to a second letter about a hyena sighting near Tantanoola. It recalls local figures Taylor and Hann, cites an accident, and defends the writer against accusations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barmeide
Hebera
W.C.T.U
Batls Luther
Guepel
W.c.1.u
Hennessey
Tantanoola
the Times
Bonara
Taylor
Smith
Grover
Kennedy
Hann
Taptsnoola
Braggarty
Woough
F. Richards
Tiger Hellish Jest and Mount McIntyre Fire Case
A spoof on tiger hyenas precedes a Mount McIntyre bush fire case. Patrick Clark faced justices for unlawfully lighting a fire without proper precautions, endangering nearby properties. Witnesses testified the blaze spread across several farms. Clark claimed the fire got away. He was fined £1 with costs to be paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meers
M. White
H. Hart
Patrick Clark
Mount McIntyre
W. J. Whennen Esid
Clark
Campbell's
Bedford's
Edwin Kent
M.C. Mewchel
M.C. Mendhal
Anonaed
Tracks in the Dust at Millicent Local Court
The piece attacks legal reform and statute of limitations as seen in Millicent and South Australia. It recounts a court scene where a defendant admits debt but claims time-barred by the statute. It criticizes the railway department for charges and mocks official ceremonies surrounding the Governor’s welcome and public honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Br LR
Ast Millicent
Fendiot
Plantif
8.A. Railway Department
Shylock Pointe
Millicent
Bailway Department
Her
Didymus
Millicent Caledu Tiely’s A Lolloming andivajrs
Fragmentary OCR notes show Millicent Caledu Tiely involved in a work titled A Lolloming with unclear context and couplets or variants. Readable items mention names but lack full sentences or dates. Further text is needed to identify proper events or outcomes.
Commutations in murder case arrive under Victorian executive order
The sentences of death for Madame Radalyski and Alexander Tod over the murder of Mabel Ambrose are commuted to ten years penal servitude for Radalyski and six years for Tod. Britain moves toward protection with countervailing duties on bounty-fed German sugar. India will face levies from March 20, 1899. A Sydney case reveals extreme poverty and a bank draft for 8000 pounds found amid squalor. Adelaide Society of Accountants notes rising colony debt, growing taxation, and decreasing livestock while wool and mineral exports continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Radalyski
Alexander Tod
Mabel Ambrose
Radalyski
Tod
Britain
India
Easter Services At St Michaels Anglicans Offer Plans
Easter services announced by St Michael’s and All Angels with morning and evening observances. Details include service times and names of clergy members, though OCR has garbled several words.
NSW Legislative Council amends Enabling Bill amid harbor dispute
The NSW Legislative Council mangles the Federal Enabling Bill amid landlord anger over the harbor, calling for a repeat vote and a three month referendum delay. A sensational NSW divorce case pits Isaac Berghofer against Lilian Renfrey Berghofer with adultery allegations involving Arthur Harvey and John Gamble. An advertisement promotes the 43rd Annual Great Fote and Art Union on April 21 with prizes, tickets priced one shilling. English weather records note a warm year. SA funds lending yields 2 percent while BC borrows at 5 percent. Promotional testimonials for Sander and Sons products are printed, urging caution against spurious preparations.
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N.S. Wales
Isaac Charles Berghofer
Lilian Constance Berghofer
Renfrey
Arthur Harvey
S House and Land
John Gamble
Joss Brassey
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NEW Season’s Goods
W. Fairweather
South Australian
Stanoola
Presbyterian Sunday School
Nic
J. Davis
God Is Love
H. Beaton
Mr. Davies
Beach
Davies
Harvey
Miss Carter
E. Gust and
Carter
B. McIntosh
Nitschke
R. Slater
R.T. White
W. Haines
Miss Oates
Mesdames Beach
Miseea
McIntosh
Woolcock
R. Randall
W.O.T
Monogram
Tantanoo A
Tadrise
Millicent Caledu Tiely
Millicen Eos Adontan Society
Gust
Bortfield
Stafford
Coory
Bowaring
Wiltshire W
Sones
J. E. Croker CO
Green
If Egan
A. Mu Kenzie
A. Beebobin
Dun
McArthur
O'Connor
T. Towers
Tidy
W. Burdett
Jones
Preecry
Greey
J. Biafford
M. Preece
J. Lyons
J O'Connor
A. Seebohm
J. K. Croker
J, Martiensen
T. ‘Owera
WH. Stafford
A. Badenoch
Spehr
H. Mutton
HK. Donnelly
Arvey
General News
Sydney
Isd
Aod
Adelaide Society of Accountante
St. Michael’s and All Angels
Evan- Goop Farmar
Simpkinson
Simpi Am
J. McLaughlin & CO
Australia
Polypathic
North Terrace
Walter Campbell
England
Banka
Sander and Sons
W. B. Rush
Oakland
Frs
H. B Drake
Portland
Oregon
Sanser and Sons
Lynchburg
Sander
M. Carmel
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