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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 08, 1850
Page
3
Fragmented OCR text from Mondisy 1880 shows scattered figures and terms like goats, loads, and prices. The garbled lines mention quantities, dates, and various blurred items suggesting a ledger or market listing. No coherent event or person can be reliably identified from the readable portions.
A long extract discusses mining prospects and policies in South Australia, noting limited gains and urging burdened taxpayers and responsible parties to cooperate. It mentions sales and allotments near Light, Flinders, and Wakefield districts, with parcels offered at upset prices, plus references to emigration funds and critiques of colonial taxation and public spending. The text also covers media misreading of an Adelaide family libel case and accompanying legal proceedings in Melbourne.
A long, disjointed notice outlines Jess E Solomon and Co sale of oil paintings with advice to callers, plus details on society meetings, auctions, legal cases, and local disturbances. It mentions thefts, police, and public notices, alongside a city auction of market rates and civic affairs in Mount Gambier and Adelaide. The item blends auction ads, crime notes, society reports, and public proclamations.
Notice references a double sheet Betarlays oprocion weston Band edition with extensive printing. Mentions price sixpence and correspondence, urging readers to refer to the Bee Pablivas and Te aang for details.
The Times outlines a proposed small tax on carts and a provincial committee system. It suggests forming district committees to coordinate with country parties and to ensure remonstrances are attended by the Executive, aiming to influence taxation in each district.
Sir Henry Young proposes securing a 180000 pound loan on future land sales to fund emigration to South Australia in 1847 and 1848. The plan outlines projected receipts and interests, urging timely action to raise funds within the colony and crown lands revenues to support emigration and development.
A partial catalog of wool sales compiled by Masar C and D Jacomb for November and December, detailing numerous bales with buyers and dates around late November to December. The list includes numerous consignments and prices, with scattered legible entries showing bale counts, buyers, and month references.
A general meeting of those interested in transmitting colonial products to the forthcoming International Exhibition in London was held at the new Excitation. John Morphett chaired the session and a committee was formed to organize preliminary measures to showcase South Australian industry, with aims including olive and grape products and other regional works for 1861 in London.
In a police court session, defendants accused of stealing a sofa cover and other items from residents including J Tenis and Mr Shane faced questioning. Prosecution described ill defendant behavior and chaotic testimony as officers investigated at several cottages in Lightamore and Carrols while witnesses offered inconsistent accounts.
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