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Newspaper
Port Adelaide News
Location
Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 02, 1883
Page
1
The article questions the viability of the Victorina Loan as a successful issue and fears the public sacrifice in giving it support. It asks whether neighbors will recognize a distant time when English money markets stabilize and colonial financial soundness is tested to extremes.
The world’s total debts rise from about eight billion in 1848 to twenty three billion by 1880, with projections to thirty two and a half billion by 1900 and well beyond after that, as creditors and debtors face mounting obligations and slow if any progress toward balance.
The writer ponders who is owed money, who must pay, and how payments will occur. If the millennium fails to arrive promptly, the piece asks how debt will be managed and whether the world will sink into bankruptcy as principal, interest, and compound interest exhaust all resources.
A political column lambasts Mr Pendleton over contested railway policies. It argues the port line bears burdens from dead-leads and free passes while criticising resident tickets and official salaries. The piece questions the principle behind member allowances and civil service pay.
The speaker critiques officials for extra payments and wages while rail costs rise. He notes the public cannot have lower fares due to line expenses and laments a resigned, tepid response to the situation.
A Saturday evening gathering of the Regatta Committee at the Largs Bay Pier Viotel celebrated dividing the 134 pounds prize money among winners. Commodore Bentley Captains Quine and Osborne and the committee plus staff attended, with toasts and acknowledgments to the Largs Bay Company Contractors and officials.
Mr Christie candidly admitted he once viewed the Company as a land speculation, later confessing he was mistaken after seeing the ambitious works. He praised a plan that widened streets as a model to follow and condemned owners for draining land with narrow alleys to profit, urging public health considerations be paramount.
Mr Lovaly of Large Bay Directors outlines the company’s plan for a single harbor at Port Adelaide. He cites efforts to secure an outer harbor at Mare and explains the push toward an inside and outside harbor to support the stork dune era and address previous misunderstandings.
The text recalls the Company Engineer praised for skill while noting a past accusation from Jas ten years earlier in Port Adelaide. It contrasts with current efforts, mentions Harry Bargrave’s luck, and references men of Duilgy, Wislart, and Davies who carried out plans. It ends with a wary question about Lido’s value as a place to live.
Report notes 70 to 80 percent found travelling without tickets after a late night raid by Melbourne authorities. The piece then muses on applying similar checks on Adelaide Bowden suburban routes on weekend nights. It also briefly discusses food waste and misused leftovers in Parisian markets and a harsh, unsanitary description of waste disposal in schools and streets.
The piece debates who pays for street watering and whether salt water should replace fresh, citing mayoral opinions and council critique. It also muses on linguistic origins of terms like oours moulette and coitis mexlatly, tracing Italian and Greek roots via historical authorities.
Readers question the government farm policy and its price. Critics argue practical farmers say the project should be valued at three pounds per acre, while supporters claim current costs reflect broader economic aims.
The article laments colonial governance meddling with milk supplies and criticizes New Year disturbances. It notes four constables sworn in at Laura to prevent damage and reports comparable mischief elsewhere. It questions licensing fairness and quotes a judge on prosecutions for false fund descriptions, while criticizing brewers and noting a £250 cheque for hotel custom as an example of brewing behavior.
Fragmentary text discusses a public works project near a transit extension, urging timely completion and expense consideration. Mentions ministry involvement and a proposed upcoming day for publicity and inspections. Contains many garbled terms and names, limiting clear extraction of entities.
Readable fragments from a December issue quote Cynwir Selwyn’s exposition on religious and social topics in the colonies. The essay touches on Episcopalian church, colonial life, and local personalities, with scattered references to meetings and figures, all conveyed in a dense, archaic style.
The readable text mentions a cave, a journey to Tunir ead, and a vague sequence of events with references to working lisse and Chak oars af erman jullies. It reads as a garbled account with no clear names or places clearly surviving the OCR.
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