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Stipendiary Magistrate — Mr. J. B. Shepherdson
Justices of the Peace—Messrs.
G. F. Wyatt
Lloyd Herbert, M.R.C.S.
C. Drew
E. H. Derrington
Local Court
Full jurisdiction, first Friday in each month; limited jurisdiction, first and third Fridays in each month
Stipendiary Magistrate J. B. Shepherdson
Clerk, N. D. Bennett
Bailiff, George T. Crutchett
District Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages — Wm. Moffatt.
Post and Telegraph Office
Post and Telegraph Master — Wm. Moffat.
Municipal Council
Mayor, C. DREW
Councillors,
Assheton,
W. H. Beaglehole,
Buzza,
Bennett,
L. L. Furner,
Hague,
Harris,
Rossiter.
Town Clerk, G. T. Crutchett.
Registrar of Dogs — N. D. Bennett.
Banks
South Australian Bank — Manager, J. R. Corpe.
National Bank of Australasia — Manager, T. Evans.
Savings Bank — at Post-Office — Agent, W. Moffatt.
Clergy
Episcopalian, Rev. G. G. Taplin
Roman Catholic, Revs. M. Kennedy and J. Quinlan
Wesleyan Methodist, Revs. S. Knight and A. Stubbs
Baptist, Rev. J. Price
Primitive Methodist, Rev. E. Masterman
Bible Christian, Revs. J. Hancock and J. Kelly.
Moonta Institute
President, T. Evans
Vice-President, E. H. Derrington
Secretary, J. Pellew
Open from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.; subscription, 2s. per quarter.
Moonta Mines Institute
President, Captain H. R. Hancock
Secretary, Captain S. Bice.
Open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Subscription — Reading-room, 1s. per quarter; Library, 1s. per quarter.
Moonta Tramway
Manager, E. A. Schröder. Moonta
Agricultural and Horticultural Society
President, Captain H. R. Hancock
Secretary, W. J. Phillips.
Newspapers
Yorke’s Peninsula Advertiser, E. H. Derrington, proprietor; published every Tuesday and Friday morning.
Mining Record, W. H. Campbell, proprietor; published every Friday evening.
I. O. Good Templars— List of Lodges
“Hope of Moonta,” Moonta
“Invincible,” Moonta Mines
“Ark of Refuge,” East Moonta
“Rising Star,” Cross Roads.
Source: Moonta Directory (1873, May 6). Yorke’s Peninsula Advertiser and Miners’ News (SA : 1872 – 1874), p. 4.
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