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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 27, 1850
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes describe multiple wheal names and buyers such as Wheal Friendships and Wheal Kwine, with figures like 81.0 and 94.10s, plus cash terms and entries for buyers Breadalleyas and Enterprice. The legible items suggest a historical ore sale or valuation list with prices and participants.
Fragmentary notice outlines mail dispatches to Great Britain and other places. Mentions August 27 1850 Tuesday, routes by Ad Wrstch and Farha Hobe Tow, with associated destinations and approximate dates. Contains unclear spellings and partial times, preserving primary entities and travel deadlines.
A Times scrutiny of a Government Gazette notice criticizes a long and unclear clause on Crown lands sales requiring ready money deposits, a one month payment window, and automatic forfeiture. The piece questions enforceability, power to compel completion, and the legal basis, lampooning officials and citing the Land Sales Act. It labels the notice as legally weak and provocative, calling for reader judgment.
In Sydney elections Dr Lang challenges Mr Wentworth’s bill to exclude him from the Council. He cites historical clerical associations and ministerial figures across Britain and America, arguing that religious background should not bar service in government. The piece highlights ongoing debates on exclusionary politics and constitutional norms.
The notice lists auctions by multiple firms across Adelaide Port and country towns for a broad stock including Brandy rum tobacco sugar tea and other goods. Specific sales are scheduled at McLaren Wharf Tanunda Port Adelaide and city mart with items like cattle onions and linen. Also mentions a meeting to raise funds for Captain Litchfield's widow and a court adjournment and copper ore inspection for the 1851 National Exhibition.
Extracts describe the Bunya Bunya tree and its fruit from Maitland Mercury with notes on Aboriginal use and a colonial account of Dr Leichhardt’s expedition. Also recounted is a Maine to California gold tale of two young women and a servant, plus a Launceston impostor case ending with John St John’s arrest for forgery and desertion.
An inquest before Charles Bonney on a male infant, allegedly murdered by its mother Mary O'Brien, opened at the Launceston Hotel Weymouth Street. The infant was found in a chest near the mother, with blood and a cotton rag in its mouth as witnesses described the scene and the mother’s apparent indifference. Witnesses testified about recounting events from the previous evening and the mother’s behavior during the inquiry. The jury examined paths to determine if tools were used. Mary O'Brien is a servant living with butcher O'Brien at Weymouth Street. The record notes absence of prior pregnancy suspicion and details of bed sharing the night before the body’s discovery.
A lengthy court testimony described a box unlocked by Catherine Bennett leading to the discovery of a dead infant. Mary O'Brien admitted the child was hers after husband Joseph O'Brien uncovered signs of confinement and a torn naval cord. The surgeon concluded the infant was born alive and suffocated by a rag and throat compression. The jury found Mary O'Brien guilty of a serious charge, with verifications from multiple witnesses detailing the events.
The Central Road Board reviews the last meeting, notes approval of Barrow as surveyor, and discusses a general survey for NortIs Rastre road. It considers funding for a proposed Wellington Ferry upgrade, tendering, and hardening bids along various roads including South Road, Glen Gamond, and Dry Road with contractors and limestone works.
A letter from Chauncey to the Central Head Board outlines a survey nearing seventy-one miles with plans for the next thirty miles, noting great effort in surveying and potential railway construction. Costs are discussed at 2,108 per mile and the need for further money approval is raised. Efforts to complete the Malndorff Bridge to Pires line are noted along with material concerns on Bridle Path. The Board also addresses office space needs and requests Government approval on room allocation and act decisions.
In Equity Serisdictinnn Moniay Ruge 26 Justice Cooper notes no colony rule of practice exists and English practice applies. Fisher seeks reform in small matters under a hundred pounds by petition to the Court. The ruling contemplates simpler moves and potential amendments to current procedure.
A police court report details charges against James Exiix Primer for alleged innocent behaviour toward a black girl on North terres and the transfer to Bastion f mon. Wilkes, a tailor, faced disorderly conduct in Williamstevet near a boy, with the judge fining and sentencing. Connables Christs and John Hibbert were readmitted from the Reward Fund for general good evidence.
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