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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
May 20, 1899
Page
5
The Millicent Club faced busy times with meetings and preparations for upcoming events. Obituary notes honor Mrs Lock, long-time Mill office figure, and details of her funeral and family are provided. News covers local society, business updates, station openings, and plans for Schier’s War marks exhibition in Millicent.
A local update reports illness rising since Dr Bangster began practice and mentions a small portion of the Loch Bloet cargo found on the beach near Hob e. It details a whiskey barrel with about 88 gallons, a customs question, and duties. It also covers renovations at Robs jetty, boat lighters overhauls, a Van Senden visit, a town dance in bad weather, a May 29 shareholder meeting for Robe Preserving Co, and plans for aquatic activities at Lake Bonney on May 5.
In Millicent on May 17 before Mr H C Swan 3.M Arthur Walter Brown former assistant postmaster was charged with feloniously stealing £2 from the Savings Bank by misappropriating funds from a private drawer in November 1898 and a further £3 noted in a memo. Crown witnesses testified the cash did not match records and Brown reserved his defense. He was committed for trial at the Mount Gambier Circuit Court.
The report details a bank handwriting dispute over a payment of £7 0s 0d alleged not received by the bank. Denis D Murphy public school teacher of Beachport is noted, with bail offered for two sureties of £30 each and related building fund references.
In a game delayed by rain, Millicent and Star Football Club resumed play on Wednesday. Millicent led 4-1 at halftime and finished with multiple goals from O’Connor Barker and others while Star fought back with W. Bowering and G. Matheson contributing. Key performers included J. Bowering A. Matheson W. O’Neil for Star and A. Humphries W. Backer B. Donnelly F. Willshire for Millicent.
The Australian Eleven faced Surrey in a rain interrupted match from May 15 to 17. Howell starred with 10 for 23 in Surrey’s first innings, taking all wickets cost 28 runs, while Trumble and others supported in a low scoring game that ended with Surrey 114 and 64 and Australia 249.
The article notes Pope Leo XIII declaring 1900 a universal jubilee year with special indulgences for communicants. It reports on brisk London wool sales, Madagascar imposes taxes on unmarried men over 25 and women over 20 with children, and mentions agricultural and financial figures in New Zealand and other regions, though the text is garbled.
The report covers a mix of colonial affairs including Leander Start Jameson’s drift to South Africa, electricity failures in Port Adelaide, the Australian wine duty stance in Britain, and a run of legal and civic notes. It mentions court actions involving F Weaper MLA, a Melbourne debate on tote betting, and shipwreck recoveries near Kangaroo Island with survivor accounts and body recoveries.
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