Weekly Country Edition Adelaide Times
Pa Amrres visiting Adelaide weekly to carry news of the week. The edition appears on a double sheet with forty eight columns and includes gazette notices, auctions, advertisements, and unabridged English news. Sold sixpence per issue or 64 shillings per quarter at the Adelaide Times Office and booksellers.
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King William-Street
The Colonial Engineer’s Flawed Ford Crossing Criticized
A Times article laments a 150 mile journey exposing the Ford crossing in City Ford as a costly, faulty project. It criticizes the Colonial Engineer and City Commissioners for months of work and about £2000 spent, urging removal or re-laying and strict cost accounting.
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Alberts
Furth
City Water Bill Second Reading Sparks Rhetoric
Debates on the water bill focus on core principles and the meaning of terms like water-way and works connected. The ordinance aims to authorize construction and carry the measures into execution under gubernatorial authority.
Drawing and perception the path to clear form
George French Angas argues drawing trains sight and hand to perceive form, not imitate style. He promotes starting with alphabet of lines, using models to teach form elements, and claims rapid skill gains for pupils of any age through disciplined observation and simple geometric principles.
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Eversholls
Promotaas
Ilo Slo Conde Co
Mir
Willis
Lie
Fiona
Willuui
St. John's
Adelaide opposition to municipal water bill and fears of treasury drain
The text opposes a bill transferring duties to municipal authorities and enabling large loans from the colonial treasury for water works. It criticizes a 1844 Adelaide Municipal Corporation Act for lacking enforceable provisions and questions the security and oversight of entrusted funds. It cites petitions from merchants and citizens and denounces continued colonial control and mismanagement risk.
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Adelaide
Anonst
Musiciprl Corporation
Finniss
Ford
Freeling
Lim
Ceangele
Howe
Mina Fusiee
Nur Aleeans
Purra Barra's Late Purchase Reported
Partial readable text notes Purra Barra directors taking a late purchase at Mineral Sections Springs. Details include a sale comprising various assets valued around £5000 with multiple hectares and associated regional duties.
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Tar
Barra Barra
Talen
Ine Sr Pie Carne
Lal Sale
Value disputes and political debate with meeting notes
The text discusses voting by proxy in a district, calls for reconsideration and withdrawal of a controversial bill, and critiques on public works funding and governance. It includes opinions on Brownhill Creek versus the Torrens water project, references to figures like Hagen and Bagot, and notes about parliamentary delays and engineering concerns. The piece also recounts local testimonies around a poisoning case and coroner proceedings with criticism of investigative procedures.
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Aussey
Captain Bagor
Lvisers
Adelaide
Elle
X Company
Legislative Council
Ford
Government House
Bagot
Quesaca
Torrens
Brownhill Creek
Horn
Conmeil
City Water Bill Sparks Public Opposition and Debate
The article documents heated public opposition to a water supply bill, highlighting concerns about governance, cost, and potential relocation of city water services. It notes distrust of commissioners and the Governor's power, urging careful consideration of provisions and the bill’s broader impact on Adelaide’s administration and residents.
Leontine from Bremen Reported Arrival on May 20
Fragmentary report notes Leontine from Bremen arriving Tuesday May 20 after a long voyage from London. It mentions English poetry and events including a death and two births but details are unclear and corrupted. The piece references Candido in 1202 and a voyage of about 100 days.
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Brey
Leontine
London
Inquest Opens Over North Avenue Woman’s Death
Coroners inquiry into the death of Ann Marshall aged about twenty years follows a report she took an ounce of a salicylate with intent. The inquest at Mr Johnstone’s British Hotel before William Wentz ESQ heard testimony from William Gill and others about the circumstances and the suspected poison. The witness described the scene and questioned the outcome, noting the deceased appeared composed at the time.
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Jenny Sewell
Charles Sewell
Melbanene-street
Sebol
Mra Sewell
Sewell
Anne
Decewed
Sevarst
Manny
Tyes
Hann
Varios
Ducested
Mateliess
North Aveiuiléan Momilay
Ann Marshall
Willian Wentz
Johnstones
Wiltirat Gill
Witney
Drawing Simplified and the Question of Useful Draveig
A garbled historical note discusses the utility of draveig and the limits of learning for pupils. It mentions the praetor’s demand for drawings from copies and the difficulties faced by students, alongside reflections on the origin of certain stories as linked to a Wrong Couns.
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Pevnernis
Evereilay
Praetor
Capies
Katrigara Pi Vise
Idahis Aston
Feawing
Natu
Water carver Samuel Seley injured after accident
A water carver named Samuel Seley fell from a tia sqrt on Tuesday evening along North Terraea when a wheel struck his body. He was taken to his home opposite the Royal Oak on Hinisley Street in a very precarious state.
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Samuel Seley
North Terraea
Royal Oak
Hinisley-street
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