Harvest reports and community notices from the district
Harvesting largely finished with about twenty bushels per acre expected in places. The Caltowie Institute annual meeting reported a healthy building fund balance and donations from a strawberry fete. St Albans ball hosted a welcome home for Lieut Bowery with speeches and music, and Mt Templeton noted school finances and a welcome home for Private Offen who lost a leg in battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caltowie Institute
Institute
Ki, R. Turner
E. F. Both
W. A. Bereill
BR Turner
J. H. Both
J. Both, Jr
A. H. and
W. Graham
E. W. Dempster
D. & Goldfinch
A. McCallum
W. Wilkinson
J. E. Lehmann
Messrs
Ah, Lock
H. Bottrall
Port Wakefild
St. Alban’s
T. W. Bowery
T. D. Redden
Meeera R. Nicholle
B. G. Hubble
W. A. Hewett
W. A. Hamdorf
H. H. Coombs
Meedames Meaney
Innes
Phillipe
Mise Ivy McDonald
Meeere Drake
Evans
MT. Templeton
W. J. Gleeson
Messra J. Dick (Abair
J. Offen
Mount Templeton
W.J Gleeson
Friends
Offen
Gleeson
Balaklava
Evening of songs games and dancing uplifts troops
Soldiers enjoyed an evening of songs recitations games and supper in muddy France. The morale boosting event ended with dancing and a lively gathering among servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Forty Years Ago From the Areas Express February 16 1878
The Areas Express predicts its third year despite doom. Jamestown gains two new hotels nearly finished with possession soon. The Carrowie to Jamestown railway advances with traffic expected by late March. Pope Pius IX dies at the Vatican on February 7. A Yarrowie farmer harvests 500 acres at 15 bushels per acre. Wheat price noted at five shillings per bushel. The Porte blocks a firman to keep British fleet at Constantinople, citing Russian plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Carrowie
Trafic
Pope Piue [X
Vatican
Yarrowie
Compulsory Dipping of Sheep Declared by Chief Inspector
The Chief Inspector of Stock Mr T H Williams warns sheepowners under the Stock Diseases Act that after February 28 all sheep in district councils area must be dipped whether on holdings or at caleyard. Even sheep free of lice or ticks must be dipped. Penalty for first offence is £265. Inspectors statewide instructed to act against noncompliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Williams
District Council meeting at Port Germein January 28 1918
Minutes show reading of prior minutes, fire damage concerns, badges for controllers, van hire arranged to convey men to fires with payment from District Fund. Correspondence on road assessment and acquisition discussed. footbridge safety proposed near Sisere. rabbit notices to be served after February. rate payments extended. Tar barrels offered by Booleroo Tennis Club. Vermin Act vetting withdrawn. Fort Germeio petition on stock restraining and commonage questions. Financials approved, poison cart and plough bought for £11, and tenders pending for Baroota contract and school works.
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Port Germein
Mahood
Coz
Slep
Botele
Department of Landa
Darling
D. A. Venales
Sisere
Booleroo
C. W. Hoskin
Booleroo Centre
B.C. Cornish
Fort Germeio
W. M. Biles
W. Tee
Baroota
F. E
Blight
R. &. Grieg
Tyree
J. Daly
Yarrowie
Wiledonville School
Main Road
Wide Range of Aphorisms and Notes From Australia
A scattered miscellany reports weather, politics, and public notices with aphorisms and oblique references. It notes Abdul Hamil's death at 73, Alderman Hynes re-elected mayor at £880, Inkerman water over railway, and Sander's Eucalypts Extract promotion used in hospitals.
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Abdul
Sir John Forrest
Crisia
Howe
Adelaide
Abdul Hamil
Tuurkey
Hynes
Broken Hill
Inkerman
Queensland
Labor Party
Thomes Edison
Sander
Will Cook
Gladstone
Wholersle and Ratall
Bander
New South Wales
Horse Races at Gawler February 16
By The General report lists races for Gawler on February 16 with events including Nevice Handicap featuring Marie Stad, Banzai's Hope. Hurdles with Netherton and Cowman King. Trial Stakes Doradilla versus Target Mark. Modern Athens Handicap Aga Isla bie versus Eptatle. Jumpers Fiat Kdinol or Master Maelgwyn. Flying Handicap Hospitalistic or Silver Heart. Welter Shasko or Killarneay Rose.
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Gawler
Marie Stadhole
Banzai's Hope
Netherton
Cowman King
aAislabie
Eptatle
Fiat—Kdinol
Master Maelgwyn
Silver Heart
Shasko
Killarneay Rose
Council censures Sanitary Inspector over Solomontown cells
Port Pirie council votes to censure Major Leonard the Sanitary Inspector for releasing a document signed by Health Officer Dr Leitch about the cells at Solomontown Police Station. Debate centers on proper reporting channels and Board of Health procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Pirie
Major Leonard
Warren
Leiteh
Solomontown
Vis
Council
Board of Health
Geddes
Board of Fralcd
Earth
Jan
Dr Goode
Cella
Dr. Warren
The Steamer Macedon Returns To Newcastle
The Howard Smith steamer Macedon finished loading coal by mechanical gear at Port Pirie then moved to the Federal Dock to load concentrates. At eight o clock Friday morning no jumpers arrived to work and by nine o clock the vessel, in ballast, began returning to Newcastle. Local surge warned of potential port labor shortages as only one vessel was operating in the morning and rough weather added to tension in the streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Pirie
Howard Smith
Macedon
Federal Dak
Newcastle
Poluta
Ghost sightings at Port Wakefield terrify residents
Reports describe multiple appearances of a spectral figure near the new town and oval. One hot night a resident woke to a white clad figure, causing a scare as a man toppled an iron fence, wrecked a wash house, and fled, shedding trousers and a No 9 slipper with a small dog aiding the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oval
Abe
Jackson and Cole Backed for Assembly Seats
At a Port Pirie meeting on February 3 M. L. Warren chaired a push to nominate current district members Hon H Jaskean and W J Cole for the coming State Assembly elections. Supporters from Labor on the Nationalist side and Liberal Union members pledged effort to secure their return. Jackson and Cole, invited, agreed to proceed. Cole had served Port Pirie for eight years and Jackson eleven. A subsequent Wednesday gathering endorsed a strong election committee amid enthusiastic attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Piris
Sagueday
M. L. Warren
H. Jaskean
W. J.C. Cole
Labor Party
Liberal Union
Messra Jackson
Cole
Port Pirie
Meera Jackson
The Greater a Man's Virtue and His Defects
A brief reflection states that a person's virtue increases awareness of his flaws, noting that greater goodness sharpens perception of shortcomings. The saying implies moral self-scrutiny grows with upright character.
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Roomera
Sritish
Goiveree
Singer
Singer Sewing Machine Uo
Petersburg
A. Edwin Noack
TeLeravan
Philip Marks
Eodway & ‘Trott
Orth Terrase
Marshall
Ghambera
Qhemiat
Yoothamurra School
Miss Dow
Glenelg 215
Dr Warren
Melbourne “Age
Hander
Najol
Noel
Port Wakefield
Jackson Ani Cole
Port Pirie District
W. L. Parsons
Benny
Eizee
Ted
Maida
THE
Bargain Centre
Chas. H. Nicholls
Gawler Chambers
North Terraces
Gladstone, Schmidt's Hotel
Aboce
Vo Chas
H. Nicholls
B. W
Montgomery
Geo
A. Gray
J.P
Stanton-street
la Nicholls
Gambier
Yuite
Dunstan
Wrinces— McNaughton
Fo Dunstan
Sama
Lance-Cpl
W. P. Dunstar
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