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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 03, 1900
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment mentions markets and Rovumbor with unclear context. Readable bits indicate trade or listings but specifics remain unreadable. No identifiable people or organizations are recoverable from the fragment.
The Millicentacing Club votes to hold its annual race meeting on Wednesday February 27 1901 after a Saturday October 27 gathering at the Somprad Hotel with Mr D P Morte presiding. A yearly smoking event is set for Saturday November 11 and a meeting closes at 8 B Hanon Devuve. An institute gathering at Easter Harbor Lane aims to inform South East rulers about employment and harbor needs. Local advocacy for a Mount Gambier to Port Adelaide railway grows amid protests from South Eastern residents and neighboring districts. A man’s medical case and chloroform treatment are noted, with doctors stating the patient recovered after administration.
A Millicent Mill recounts school transport issues for Adelaide exhibion en route by rail, while Mount Gambier mourns a local elder 47 years. Community talks rail to Portland, telephony links Mount Gambier commerce, and a Saint Day festival decorates All Kuintw Church. Local obituaries note Mr. Applerston and Mr. Dewland. church services and a cake fair mark town events.
The first appropriation meeting of Mount Gambier Starr Bowkatt Society on October 1 allocated £207 to Mrs. LA Marelay at Kingston. Reports mention railway schemes to Park MacBunnell to transport sve wood inland, and a petition by the Folica Department regarding MLC McKenzie. A bullock pull competition at Mune Gumbigh shaw yielded a 808 pound bullock won by OC Piet. On October 26 a private township meeting at Kirgatan is noted with references to Sir George Kingston and local figures.
The report records the death of a prominent figure linked to Trapherston near Mont Gambier. It notes that over forty years ago Dinpharston built the home Cuddrow near the Sut onos site, now used by survivor Me Kennedy.
A tangled narrative recounts a long crackdown on outlaws in the western frontier. It covers a series of killings, murders, and a large manhunt, detailing names such as Wallace, Gil, and Governor, and mentioning locations like Labia Creek and Wirghurn. The piece notes rising rewards, the involvement of police, and various incidents leading to arrests and the eventual pursuit across remote country, with references to specific dates and violent acts.
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