John Howard Angas: Pioneer, Pastoralist, Politician and PhilanthropistVardon & Pritchard, 1905 - 309 pàgines P.57 brief reference to the work of George French Angas; p. 86 mention of Aborigines at Tarrawatta, King Tenbury walking to Tarrawatta to make enquiries about J.H. Angas's illness. |
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active Adelaide affairs afterwards amount Angas took Angas's Angaston annual Barossa became Bible Boucaut bushmen Captain Morgan cattle character Collingrove colony Committee connection contributions deaf mutes desire district donations duty England enterprise established father felt funds G. F. Angas gave Gawler George Fife Angas gifts Guinea hand held herd Hill River Hope Lodge Hospital House important industry institution interest J. H. Angas John Howard Angas kind land large number letter London Missionary Society meeting ment miles Ministry Mission Mount Remarkable natural never North Adelaide object obtained occupied opening operations Parliament pastoral pastoralist period philanthropic political Port Darwin position principles prize proposed prorogation purpose railway record referred regarded rendered residence result selected sent session sheep Shorthorn showed South Australia station success Sunday-school sympathy Tanunda tion wealth wool
Passatges populars
Pàgina 192 - I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me : my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. I was a father to the poor : and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Pàgina 309 - There the tears of earth are dried ; There its hidden things are clear ; There the work of life is tried By a juster Judge than here. Father, in Thy gracious keeping Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.
Pàgina 100 - It has been said that the man who makes two blades of grass grow where only one grew before...
Pàgina 309 - Father, in Thy gracious keeping Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. the labourer's task is o'er; Now the battle-day is past ; Now upon the farther shore Lands the voyager at last. Father, in Thy frracious keeping Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.
Pàgina 190 - Who hung with woods yon mountain's sultry brow ? From the dry rock who bade the waters flow ? Not to the skies in useless columns tost...
Pàgina 70 - A creature not too bright and good For human nature's daily food; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.
Pàgina 275 - ... written in ink. One list shall be furnished to the Auditor of Public Accounts, one list to the State Board of Education, and one list to the Board of School Directors of the parish in which the enumeration is made. The said Assessors of the parishes shall also make a separate correct enumeration of the blind and deaf and dumb children between the ages of six and eighteen years in their respective parishes by wards, giving the name, race and sex of said children, and shall furnish to the State...
Pàgina 292 - University are the Young Men's Christian Association and the Young Women's Christian Association.
Pàgina 26 - ... that no system, however perfect, can be self-executing, and that more depends on the efficiency of the workman than upon the mechanical fitness of the works. How Mr. Angas felt and discharged his duties may be seen in the following extract from his private journal. He wrote on January 26, 1836 : ' I am now deeply engaged in the outfit of the three ships (which the Company had purchased) and in the onerous duty of appointing captains, officers, and crews. As far as is in my power in the appointment...
Pàgina 170 - ... be highly cultivated. Poetry is a continual source of pleasure to him. True ! But why is he always complaining about not receiving his deserts in the office? Why is he worried about finance? Why does he so often sulk with his wife? Why does he persist in eating more than his digestion will tolerate? It was not written in the book of fate that he should complain and worry and sulk and suffer. And if he was a professional at living he would not do these things. There is no reason why he should...