Intercolonial News From Victoria December Briefing
Victoria dispatches note the Assembly finishing Estimates and meeting to discuss the Land Bill, with education and bread markets quiet and business prospects brighter. Angus Cameron remanded for forging a signature, a Benevolent Asylum bazaar continues, Lady Darling arrives from Adelaide, and no confidence motion rumours linger. International rifle match scores show Scotland 495 English 447 Irish 427 with ten volunteers per country.
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Lincolnshire
Aesbly
Tost
Angus Cameron
Francia Murphy
Benevolent Asylum
Lady Darling
Adelaide
Hennessey
Argus
Trish
Stormy night at Government House ball disrupted by thunder
Sydney reports a quiet ball at Government House overshadowed by a heavy thunderstorm. A wreck off North Head leaves the captain and cook missing from the schooner Prince Patrick. In other notes, the Rufle Association prizes are awarded, and a Flying Squadron dramatic performance is promised amid ongoing political results.
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New South Wales
Sydney
Government House
Prince Patrick
North Head
Cook
Countess Belmore
Darling
Wild creature seen crossing Adelong River at night
Report from Adelong near where Adelong Creek joins the Turrum bi gee describes fishermen awakened by a splash and spotting an animal resembling a horse with a thick mane. It surfaced once, then vanished, leaving fear and wonder among the watchers. The piece also notes commentary from Melbourne press on mining and aboriginal relations.
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Tax Busine
Adelong Crovsing
New Zealand
Europe
Melbourne Age
Barnard
Salaries Cut In Kapunda Council Budget Talks
The Kapunda Herald reports retrenchment by the local council and parliament. A Wednesday council vote limited total salaries to 200 pounds, down from 325 pounds, with Clerk Collector Surveyor and Inspector combined under one post. Bremer accepted the reduced offer after protest, while a possible bonus may follow six or twelve months if finances allow. The piece also notes extreme heat, heat-related illnesses, and local incidents including a fatality among pigs and a horse death linked to the heat.
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Kapundi
Gawler
Port Adelaide
Brewer
Reget
Kapunda Herald
South Australia
Mark Tapley
Hamilton
Murray
Kobt Rankine
Duncan Grey
New Zealand
Auckland
Messra Corbet
Rogers
Grishths
Renler
M. A. Mail
J. Spence
East Kent
John Rinder
Skenderby
Sophie
T Hough
Spence
Louth
Carnal
Quire Avoraza and the Cape goat breeding venture
A fragmented excerpt describes a humorous passenger dialogue on horse life, a London breeding stock move of 800 Angora goats shipped to Cape Colony and Algoa Bay for Messrs Blane Brothers, with inspection of animals before embarkation and a Ballarat resident noting fruit found deep in a mine near Daglesford.
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Cape of Good Hope
Haddon
Ballarat
Daglesford
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Intercolonial News
Victoria
Melbourne
Moonanty
Seateh
Mary
T.A. Naughton
Wallaroo Mines
Ames Lang
Auutionser
Bille
P. Suearer
Port Wallaroo
Moonta
Promisca
Jacky
George Strert
Black Smith
Rutick
Tipere
Rogers Yorks Valley
Ingsborough & Chapman
ApoRetisme- Borumsos
Ervo Winsta
Srace
Eatntes
Ward
Solty
Boot and Shoe Emporium
Common
Boor
Aon
Sno Maren
J. George Struet
Jabe Hartican
Globe IX
Ryan-Syrret
Patli & Sow
Tatlors and Clothiers
George-Strent, Moonta- 43
É&E
George-Street
N.B
Grant
Moonta Co- Operative
Ryan Street
Globe Hotel
FE Bacil
Martin
Hie Brother S
Sac
Mer
Joustable Firm Insurance Company, Limiter
Cetand
Wallaroo
Wholele and
Ralail Butcher
Ma8erer & Brown House
Mineral Arms
DDA
Moonta—Monilays and
Tuesdase- Kadina
Cartel DE Visite Groupe
Fips
toTrok
Kolaine — Rigister
Observer and Journal
Eapunda—Herald
Gawler Bunyip
Wallaroo— Fi
Mount Gambier Standard
Clare—Novidorw Argus
Warrnambool
Ezamine, Ballabrat—Star
Launceston
Ezaminer
Gordon and
Goich
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