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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 05, 1850
Page
2
Fragmentary text describes land parcels near a village and a cottage at Port Adelaide with references to acre measurements, fences, water access, and a deed worth about 400. The readability is poor and concrete details are scarce.
The schooner Lady Phen of 4 tons sails from Foyta with tastee 7. the cutter Munaree bound for Rapid Bay with settlers’ stores. the Jane and Emma and Zma-1 carry sundry goods for settlers. cargo includes flour sugar and copper and a passenger aboard. Other listed ships include Paautom 158 tons for Bombay and Linton and Henslow among crewed vessels with assorted cargoes and likely dates in April.
A compact early market list shows prices for apples grapes tomatoes and other fruits by weight and unit. Notable figures include peaches and watermelons listed per pound and per unit, with pears and plums priced in pence per pound or per quart as read from the old source.
Subscribers are informed that the Adelaide Times will adjust delivery days for country readers. With two weekly posts on Monday and Thursday, Wednesdays Thursdays and Saturdays papers may be sent for ten shillings per quarter in advance or twelve shillings sixpence on credit. If only one post arrives weekly, or only the Saturday edition is required, six shillings sixpence per quarter in advance or seven shillings sixpence on credit. Effective April 1 1850.
The Times discusses Mr Cobden’s Bradford talk on colonial policy. It praises his grasp of colonial self government and cost sharing while condemning opponents' misrepresentations. Cobden argues colonies must fund ministries and armies, with limited dependence on Britain, and warns against abandoning colonial development.
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