22 Apr 1851
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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 22, 1851
Page
1
The Adelaide Times Office advertises a large assortment of new type and prints newspapers and books. The proprietor claims superior workmanship and competitive terms, inviting orders for any description of letter press printing opposite the Adelaide Exchange.
Extract of a letter dated September 14 1848 from Benjamin Mackie of Crnagl Ireland to Professor Hortoway praising a proprietary pill and ointment that cured his three year asthma. The letter lists many ailments treated and names local agents in Adelaide and surrounding towns for purchase.
Iron bedsteads offered at Allen Iron Works Hindley Street west near Clarendon Hotel with custom designs or stock patterns. Wilkins and Co engineers and smiths advertise steam mill works pumps presses and all iron and metal work services.
D and J Delany invite Ladies of South Australia and the public to inspect their largest and best selected stock in Rundle street Adelaide. They also announce a Wholesale Department in Apollo place near the Exchange. They promise a regular supply of goods in drapery and fancy trades, aiming to offer uniform low prices. Their English and Colonial market connections and cash buying will keep supplies at steady rates.
A Tan skimmed meeting at Coppin's Hotel moved to form the St George's Society with Gilbert in the chair. The committee may continue, add members, draft rules, and meet again on St George's Day to finalize enrolments and arrangements.
The St George's Society announces its first annual dinner on St George's Day, Wednesday April 23, at the Royal Victoria Theatre. James Hurtle Pisher, Esq. presides as chair with Jon Baker, Esq. as vice chair. tickets are half a sovereign, incl a box admission for ladies, available from Coppin and Parrott at the Exchange. dinner at an unspecified hour.
An excerpt from Nathanael Sharp’s unpublished ripe poem The Monad is set to appear as his first major poetic work in South Australia. The fragment describes youths of light and knowledge seeking the elevating peak of truth, with imagery of progress, immortality, and the future.
A dated colonial collection reports public notices from January to April 1851 including a call for subscriptions to aid Matthew Caldwell after a wheat loss, a public meeting at Maclaren Vale opposing land tax enforcement, and proposed insurance and hazard rate details for wood and other goods. The items reference figures in pounds, committee roles, and bids in the Adelaide area.
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