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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 30, 1850
Page
3
The fragmentary OCR item references a hawk from Canton and mentions gunperder tess, a new crop, and addresses on William Street. It appears to be an old trade or personal notice with unclear context and incomplete names. The readable elements include place Canton and a street address.
The report exports a dense list of ships, crews, and cargoes with numerous names and quantities as vessels depart or arrive. It details tonnage, origin, destinations, passenger entries, and varied goods including hardware, timber, machinery, wool, copper, and mining company shipments.
Mails will be dispatched as quicker by the Great Northern steamer from Benin Elkium to London on Tuesday at half past two. Standings and fog Van Diemen's mail to Launceston Devonport on the 20th at half past twelve. Part line Tavaday Station Se.
Mining intelligence from Exchange Colonnade Adelaide dated December 28 1854 shows shares and sales figures for a range of mines and sellers including Princess Kovala Mountemarkades and Everprit with prices such as 18c and 2 10s. The report lists buyers and sellers, quantities, and notes a mining company invoicing per way and in large figures.
The Royal Victoria Theatre promotes a week of shows including MON OP bay Widnesday Thursday and Saturday with immense success claimed. This evening features Holidays and the production Three Host and a performance by Mrs Walsh. Concludes with the entertaining Turapipe Gate and a rousing finale.
A Melbourne style critique mocks the Gazette and Mining Journal for printing candidate lists and promoting a reform era ballot. It accuses the paper of political graft, exposing how Pleve Gouger and local shopkeepers allegedly manipulate voters while dismissing principles of selection and fair representation.
A fragmented OCR line reports a labourer appearing to marry, with unclear context and few readable details from the correspondent segment. The brief item hints at a social or local-life moment without precise names places or dates.
The Provisence with eleven passengers and cargo from London arrives after a voyage on September 8. Eight passengers are from one parish with alleged misconduct on the voyage prompting magistrate inquiries. A Cornwall and Devon Society dispute prompts calls to Colonisation Commissioners and protests against more English or Irish prostitutes, with magistrate reporting planned.
The Gazette and Mining Journal reprints lists of official and non official nominees for a new council amid reform debates. Names include Francis Place era figures, Captain Be, William Mon, and J. Neales among others, with notes on official ranks and terms. The piece mocks the parallel to 1832 reform plans and questions the resemblance of modern nominees to historic figures.
The notice reminds readers that Wednesday is the fixed day to take the 1851 census, and blank forms are available at every house. It explains the importance of proper completion for electoral district planning and constitutional rights, notes confusion over columns such as Relationship and Date of Entering the Colony, and urges filling forms to the best knowledge.
Domestic news and auction notices from a December issue describe sales of varied goods including jewelry, fine ware, furniture, wool, and sugars at multiple city markets. Reports cover a police case involving a swindler, a publican’s loss, and a fire damage incident, plus a horse and jockey accident during a hurdle race.
Correspondence from the Dusen Thame reports Cockney residents urging a Cockney Club to aid emigration to the colony. The group aims to promote mutual aid, instruction, and social cohesion for Cockneys arriving in the new land, while addressing governance, social issues, and settlement logistics.
A poem titled Merry Christmas and Happy New Year expresses seasonal joy across the North and South. It contrasts cold, sober winter with warm, generous harvests and urges merrymaking, sharing, and gratitude despite taxes and toil.
Police court records describe a December 25 case against Pach Casey for drunkenness and disorderly conduct involving property of Phillip Cockinz with fines and commitments noted. The report blends unrelated details about arrivals in Adelaide, the South Australian Company, and baronial titles, plus an odd verse-like reflection, creating a fragmented overview of court action and social notes.
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