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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1850
Page
2
About half of the estimated expense for forming the embankment around Port Aielaule Township New Haven has been secured to the Improvement Fund. Landowners and intending purchasers are urged to select from the remaining allotments so contracts can be made and the works completed with the promised rail and common roads.
Solomon and Co announce weekly sales of wool and produce at City Auction Mart Hindley street after completing new store, cellar, and sheds. They will balance yearly accounts and invite wool and other produce to be stored and forwarded at moderate expense. Also offering a foreman position with liberal wages.
A transcript lists multiple ships with masters and tonnages including Royal Shepherdess 600 tons, Behn master Dockenhucen 5100 tons, Sophie 620 tons, Steimeurder 600 tons, PROM MACHOUINE 440 tons, Letitia daily 100 tons, Arabian barque 500 tons, Cadet Waxyyue 400 tons, and William and Henry brig daily, among others, with origins from Newcartle and Dam.
The Times of Adelaide comments on Sir Henry Young and officials seeking to exit the Road Bill controversy. It questions the 14th clause keeping Commissioners appointed by the Governor, favors ratepayer control over assessments, and criticizes Mr Hagen and Mr Finniss. The piece urges leaving rate decisions to voters, notes arrears issues, and mentions mail despatch plans and the council’s Road Act amendment bill.
Ancient market notes list varied prices for flour beef butter and dairy items, oats and wheat, pollard bran milk and eggs with per bushel and per dozen figures. Included are poultry prices for pigeons quails and ducks plus ham and bacon rates and wildfowl references.
Exchange Colonnade Adelaide August 1 1850. Burra Burras cash sellers last sale price. Princess 26 credit sellers Barings 50s ditto Britaunins 3 ditto Port Lincolns 66s cash Phoenix 53 per cent advance on deposit. Adalaides sellers North Kapundus 1 2s dito Wakefields nominal Greenock Creek do Montaeutes do Mount Hemarkables 10/ erectic seli¢s. Mount Liverpools 1 5s Strathalbyns 6l Glenulbyns 7 Manno Para withdrawn Lobethals nothing doing Royal Mining Companys 35s Gold Company reorganising Victorias 6 Wheal Bartons 54 1s Wheal Gawlers 82 Wheal Acramans nominal Wheal Graingers ditto Wheal Margarets 34 10s Wheal Marias 24 credit Wheal Friendships 9 credit 8 10s cash Brondalbynw 158 Los pail credit i sellers Enterprise 22 4 pai Wht Exuma par te Mary Consols dy wosny. £3000 to lend on Frechald in sums of 500 or more at 15 per cent per annum recounts 25 to 35 per cent on Mining Scrip t F Ross Share Broker.
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