Mining mania and market collapse shadow Port Augusta tale
Victorian era dispatch from Adelaide describes a feverish rush to Northern Territory ventures centered on the Prince Alfred near Port Augusta. Brokers push shares to high prices before a market collapse follows and authorities warn of a looming crash amid speculative frenzy.
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Adelaide
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Northern Territory
Prince Alfred
Port Augusta
Oongers
Augusta
Prince Arthur
Newa
Yelt
Oracle Goyder
South Australia
Government House
Port Darwin
Belarusia
Dr Peel
Captain Douglas
Guilnare
Goyder
Aslaide
Peel
Local court list for Moonta Friday sessions
The Moonta Local Court schedules cases for Friday next including Rossiter versus Hodge, Michell versus Grummett, Robinson against Rostlebb, Ellis against Rowe, Rowe versus Ellis, and James versus James.
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Moonta
Rossiter
Hodge- Michell
Moonota George Street Meeting Plans Collecting Repairs
A Moonta meeting convened at short notice at the Prince of Wales Hotel considered repairs for George Street. Residents discussed funding by subscription and allotment assessments of two pounds to two pounds ten per allotment, with a list to collect payments and possible government support.
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Moonta
George-street
Prince of Wales Hotel
Pleydell
National Bank
Assheton
Olifent
Agsheton
Drew
Beer
Berriman
Chappell
Hancock
Debrig
Coltman
Subscriptions Collected and Meeting Concludes with Thanks
Commmitter to collect subscriptions Mesers ntheton Drew Olifent Thocoss Purner thanked the chairman as proceedings closed with a vote of thanks.
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Ntheton
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Olifent
Thocoss
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Wallaroo Commercial School Examinations Report
The half yearly showing at Wallaroo Commercial School featured reading scripture history geography and grammar plus arithmetic. Examiners praised writing progress and discipline with favorable remarks on junior students and overall improvement.
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Neville Wood
Melbourne murder case updates and bills reported
Victoria telegrams note Wiegart remanded for murder of the Roman Lynch. Levinger may escape on low points. Land Bill reading carried 61 to 15. Ritson case sainity found. judgment reserved for Levinger. Irregular practices alleged on ship Gresham voyage. Breadstuffs prices largely unchanged. Peruvian sugars sold at fair prices.
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Melbourne
Wiegart
Lynch
Levinger
Bressetts
Ritson
Stigoner
Mtr Til
Judgmant
Gresham
NSW Sydney News Briefs Reflect Legal and Economic Shifts
NSW Sydney reports include Pearson bushranger respite awaiting Governor’s pleasure and a new trial bid in Hansal v Rodd. Awan murdered near Murrumburral with nine stab wounds. suspect arrested. Plans floated for a Sydney Meat Preserving Co with £50 000 capital. Adelaide wheat sparingly at 9d per bushel. Greville bank manager conviction upheld on appeal. Breadstuffs and Adelaide wheat prices noted. Sydney Morning Herald fined £100 for leader on Howell trial. Governor to visit Norfolk Island in about two weeks. Pritchette of the Daphne arrested.
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New South Wales
Sydney
Tune
Pearson
Hansal
Rodd
Awan
Murrumburral
Adelaide
Greville
Sydney Morning Herald
Ted Leader
Howell
Norfolk Island
Pritchette
Alarer
Daphne
Hidden mishap in ladies toilette shocks Ballarat street
The Ballarat Miner reports a constable surprised by a falling teacup from a lady’s chignon in Bridge Street as she kept her composure and walked on. The piece notes a crime in the creditors case of Mr Hugh Glass, settled Friday amid disorder.
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Ballarat
Bridge Street
Hugh ‘Glass
Amano
Imprisonment and scandal swirl around local figures
In a tense report from the Henigo Independent, tensions rise as a Speaker’s warrant leads to imprisonment and speculation about government lease renewals. A Melbourne boniface faced a shocking intrusion when a visitor from the old country claimed to be his wife, complicating his personal life.
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Wipe
Melbourne
Mat
Darmillary
Boniface
Sandhwret
Zhendigo
Australians making their mark in English politics
Sydney Morning Herald reports with a London correspondent that Australians in Parliament are shaping English policy. Lowe and Childers are noted rising figures, with Lowe eyed for future premiership, while Childers is praised for balance. Torrens from South Australia is also praised for applying colonial experience to domestic questions.
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House of Commons
London
Sydney Morning Herald
Lowe
Childers
Roan
Mies
Tirteria
Mir Lowe
Whalley
Peterborough
Exchequer
Lowa
Commons
Bob
Sydney
New South Wales
Gladstone
Australia
Torrens
South Australia
Aleo
A Naturalist's Experience in Abyssinia
Fragmentary naturalist notes describe Abyssinia coastlines with deep ravines and coral rock formations. Observations mention perpendicularly stepped walls and a low plain of alluvial deposits shaping the landscape.
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Abyssinia
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