Roman Catholicism in South Australia
ROMAN -CATHOLICISM IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. [From the Chaplet and Southern Cross.] The following is the present state of the Diocese, according to the latest returns : … Mintaro.;—Church of the Immaculate Conception. Served from the College, usually by the Rev. Father Hager. School, Miss Cooney…
Bunbunga
NOTICE.—ALL COMMUNICATIONS to the UNDERSIGNED, must be ADDRESSED to “BUNGBUNGA, SALT LAKE, HUMMOCKS.” DANIEL BRADY, Late of Kilmore, Mintaro.
Mintaro news
MINTARO, May 18. The rain, which was so much desired, has come at last. On Sunday and that night several good showers fell, and in consequence most of the farmers are busy sowing. While many are scattering the seed, others have been busy gathering in during the hours of darkness some of the fruits of their neighbours’ industry. Clothing has been taken without permission from clotheslines, while fowls and various articles have been stolen.
Road tender accepted
No. 2,712. Kooringa and Port Wakefield-road, forming, &c, 90 chains road between Mintaro and Walkey Creek, Nine tenders. P. Ryan, £903 12s. 10d., accepted…
Stanley District Council
MINTARO. The Stanley District Council again wrote, requesting that immediate steps might be taken for making the road between Mintaro and Walkey Creek. The Board replied that contracts would shortly be advertised for the work…
Roads to Mintaro Station
ROADS TO MINTARO STATION. A public meeting, convened by advertisement, was held in the Long Room of the Devonshire Hotel on Tuesday evening, Mr. T. Priest, District Chairman, presiding. The object was to consider the advisability of memorializing the Government for a sum to enable the Council to make the road east and west of the Railway Station. The Chairman referred to this line being impassable during the winter months. He had to leave a loaded wagon for a fortnight stuck in the mud last winter to his great disadvantage. The Council with their limited means would be quite unable to form the road. He had noticed that the Riverton people were taking action in a similar matter, and had no doubt that if the Executive were made acquainted with the facts they would move in the matter. Mr. Faulkner proposed— “That the Government be memorialized to place in the hands of this Council a sufficient sum of money for making the road east and west of Mintaro Railway Station.” This line was the worst in the district in the winter, and evidently could not be made by the Council unless furnished with means by the Government. It would be better for the work to be done by the Council, as they could make £700 go as far as the Road Board could £1,000. Mr. Giles seconded. The Government had borrowed and expended a large sum in constructing the line, and it would be to their interest to make it pay as well as possible. The best way was to make the principal feeders to the Stations passable; for, if not, it was quite clear that the people could not use and in consequence the railway would be a loss. Mr. T. Smith supported. He was sorry that larger number of agriculturists were not present to take an interest in the proceedings. It certainly seemed that many did not care about the roads until they got bogged; then they soon cried for help. It would not be just to the other parts of the district for the Council to expend all their money on the road, for there were other places that had an equal claim. They must therefore look to the Government for help. Mr. Lindoo fully endorsed what had been said. Mr. Arnold concurred, and urged the desirability of forming a strong Committee, which he believed would greatly weigh with the Government. Carried unanimously. The Chairman, Messrs. Faulkner, Jolly, Lathlean, and Arnold, with power to add to their number, were then appointed the Committee to carry out the resolutions, and an orderly gathering dispersed.
Stanley Report
STANLEY. March 18.— Present — All. Certificate of title of Mintaro Cemetery received from Mr. Cotton. Notice of payment of grant-in-aid received. Clerk to write to Central Road Board, urging upon necessity of making road between Mintaro and Walker’s. Clerk to write to Stow, Bruce, & Ayers re ratepayers, proceeded against. Notice to be given to Mr. Menimitz to remove his fence from the road. Tenders accepted— No. 18, McLeish, £24 10s. ; No. 19, McLeish, £43. Works ordered— Repairs near Section 183, Farrel’s Flat. Receipts, £13 11s. 1d. ; payments, £40.
Stanley Report
STANLEY, March 18. Present—All. Certificate of title of Cemetery received from Mr. Cotton. Clerk to write to C. R. Board, urging necessity of at once making road between Mintaro and Walkey. Public meeting to be called to memorialize Government for a sum of money to make road east and west of Mintaro Railway Station. Notice to be given to Mr. Meinnitz to remove his fence from road. Tenders accepted—No. 18, McLeish, £24 10s.; No. 19, McLeish, £43. Work ordered—Repairs near Section 188, Farrel’s Flat. Receipts, £13 11s. 1d.; payments, £40.
Mintaro Amateur Concert
MINTARO, March 15. Mintaro has been very lively of late—this fact arising, no doubt, from the good season. On Friday evening, the 10th instant, an amateur concert took place at the Devonshire Hotel, Mintaro, the proceeds being kindly handed over by the performers to defray a debt upon the building of the Catholic school at Mintaro. There was a splendid attendance, and the programme was as follows:— May-Day-Chorus; Solo—’Love’s Request,’ Mr. Oelmann; Duet—’Gipsy Countess,’ Mr. Giles and Miss Cooney; Solo, Piano—’Irish Wreath,’ Miss Madigan; Comic Song—’Babylon’s a Fallin’,’ Mr. Lohe; Solo—’Tara’s Hall,’ Miss Cooney; Quartette—’The German Fatherland,’ Messrs. Oelmann, Vogt, Sobels, and Kruger; Duet—’Hear me, Norma’—Miss Cooney; Solo, Piano—’Lucrezia Borgia,’ Miss Boland; Solo—’Come into the Garden, Maud,’ Mr. Oelmann; Duet—’The Minute Gun at Sea,’ Mr. Giles and Miss Cooney; Quartette—’The Hunter’s Farewell,’ Messrs. Oelmann, Vogt, Sobels, and Kruger; Comic Song—’The Limerick Races,’ Mr. Lohe; Solo—’Mary of Argyle,’ Miss Cooney; The Gipsy Chorus—’Precious,’ Chorus. God Save the Queen. The whole of the pieces were beautifully rendered, and in almost all instances were encored and kindly repeated, or others substituted. Mr. Lohe caused immense fun and roars of laughter in his ‘Babylon’s a Fallin’ and ‘The Limerick Races.’ The proceeds amounted to over £9. The whole was a perfect success.
Stanley District Council
DISTRICT COUNCILS. STANLEY, Saturday, March 4. Present-All. Letter received from Central Road Board re Mintaro and Walkey-roads ; from Mr. Cotton stating that document bringing the Cemetery under Real Property Act is ready, and enclosing account. Works ordered — Repairs to road near Niemitz’s and Thomas Madigan’s, ford over the Wakefield, near Daly’s, and road near A. Dowd’s. Receipts, £110 6s 2d ; payments, £102 6s 3d.