28 Jul 1905
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Newspaper
Port Augusta Dispatch Newcastle And Flinders Chronicle
Location
Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 28, 1905
Page
1
A creep caused more extensive damage in the Central Nine area of Broken Hill yesterday morning, following a previously noted incident in 1990. Local authorities are investigating the breach and advising residents to stay vigilant.
Reading through a fragment from a Port Augusta page, a range of items appear: stock movement for the week ending July 7 1908 including 500 cattle and passengers, acknowledgments of race night gallery tickets and donations to local societies, and a balance sheet for the Ladies Benevolent Society. The Butler Ministry remains in office as Mr Price forms a government with listed ministers, while community notices cover attendance figures for several schools and a wreck report from the Adelside Steamship Co. voyage from Port Lincoln to Port Adels detailing heavy seas and damage.
The piece extols love of country and the Empire, noting Japanese patriotism as a model and urging British Empire youth to study heroic figures. It laments cynicism, calls for ongoing Empire Day essay work, and stresses duty, national pride, and gradual progress toward imperial grandeur.
A jagged mix of stray items references Moon Phases for August and a list of products. Prominent mentions include Young & Gordon in Port August 10 and a claim about a wedding misprint. The text also touches on school notes, examinations, and scattered advertisements with unclear connections.
A fragmentary note discusses a regatta event and the desire for a receipt of £5 from an agieat firm. It mentions the Committee and difficulties in obtaining confirmation and details about payments and decisions, with several garbled terms and unclear identities.
An evening program at Saint Augustine’s Sunday School raised funds with a modest attendance. Miss Reid led the performers in a mixed bill including glee club numbers, recitations, and songs such as The Fairy Boat and Three Little Maids, with notes of praise for their efforts despite limited turnout.
An May meeting at the Mayor's Office Port Auguste approved prizes for a sport event. Winners include Victoria and St Joseph's School. Prizes ranged from lat prizes to junior and senior categories. The Board of Advisers funded the Sisters' Brook to the Sister in charge.
Mr Evnan opened a Petersburg Methodist lecture on Peter Cartwright, recalling his life, faith, and ministerial zeal. The mayor and audience praised the speaker, noting Cartwright’s sanctified path and influence on abolitionist views, with prayers, hymns, and grateful remarks to the choir.
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