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Newspaper
Port Augusta Dispatch Newcastle And Flinders Chronicle
Location
Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
2
Disjointed ad for London Dental Institute Limited, promoting open latest principles, modern methods with five year warrants. Mentions painless examinations and anesthesia, trained staff, and location at 111, King William Street Adelaide next to United Church Huts.
Jottings by Bidgorae discuss a promised wet day and delays, with notes on Queen's Own and potential actions. It surveys global events, mentions Kruger, Jo lips, and international tensions, reflecting public mood and military mobilization.
Port Augusta announces Carnival Week with races at the Ton Augusta and Flinders Jockey Club, a Grand Concert, Pigeon Match, dances, gymkhana, and a Masonic Ball. Weather hoped propitious. local improvements noted and preparations for visitors during the coming week.
An article outlines smelting methods for various metals, detailing gold recovery through copper and lead associations, invents a rotating ore process to remove sulphur and arsenic, and describes the Wels reverberatory furnace with a long hearth and rake mechanism. It notes recent Australian and American refinements and cites ore sample submissions and field prospects.
A parliamentary deputation visited Mount Gason to press for a Port Augusta rail link via a private company. Ministers and officials debated benefits, costs, and potential concession terms, with support for a line if ore can be profitably treated and if public interest is safeguarded.
Partial OCR yields notes on tribal discovery at Wadeeu Bay territory and remarks on land occupancy. Mentions a Tribe of Kagulomat, a surgeon major Voll returning invalid from a Scot African War aboard a vessel, plus stray references to July events and an Antarctic exploration article.
A fragmentary reflection on a civil dispute involving guardianship and independence in adjudication. The text questions judge selection and the role of justices, mentioning Adelaide and concerns about fair housing and societal order in a civilized justice system.
The report covers actions near Noiksruel and Holded Lont Dundonald, captures of a railway bridge, and advances of General Ballon and Lord Hobart’s forces. It notes Cimante’s troops, remounting efforts, and the fall of Pratoris with Boer resistance waning. Also mentions ex-President’s relative captured, and Br. Jamenon elected to the Cape Assembly for Kimberley.
A dated prospecting letter from Mett V. Nancarson aboard a Port vessel describes a Western Australia and South American mining venture. The writer notes rugged scrubby country, lack of navigational landmarks, and slow progress toward a distant target near Gibraltar Wall. He mentions gold color and a 20 mile north march, with difficulties locating ore and supply issues. The party plans to move toward Tarcoolm and camp routines, while reporting recent fates and gear status to a supervisor.
War news from Capetown says no troops will be withdrawn from South Africa until the war ends. Peace envoys sail for France to seek intervention and support for the Boers. China reports Boxer resistance with casualties, relief forces dispatched, and German permission granted in Hong Kong. Russians advance to suppress Boxers. Japanese plan 20,000 troops for China. Also notes Port Augusta Church anniversary services and local civic activities.
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