04 Jan 1851
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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1851
Page
1
An advertisement touts the Weebly Country Edition of the Adelaide Times as the best English news source in the city papers. It promotes a weekly edition priced sixpence per issue or two shillings in advance, offering shipping, mercantile, law, poetry, and general intelligence.
The article reflects on South Australia from 1836 to 1851, noting population near 70 000, vast colonial investment, and copper production. It mentions Hindmarsh proclaiming the Colony in December 1836, Holdfast Bay beginnings, and anticipation of the New Act shifting power from provisional governance to broader rights as a new era begins. The piece closes with New Year greetings to subscribers and readers.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a new Act and legislative maneuvers. It mentions Captain Bagot opening an event and O Halloran appointing Mansell to the Governor’s staff by second. The passage reflects debate and official reactions to the proclamation.
In a detailed account of a legislative session, debates over the Road Bill and Water Bill unfold. Captain Bagot pushes to strike the dray tax, but financial concerns and doubts from City Commissioners influence withdrawal. The Governor signals no further business until the New Act and Representation Constitution are proclaimed. The Australian Colony Bill copy arrives in Sydney for proclamation.
A critical look at Francis Place and Gouger’s candidate lists for a new council and the Gazette and Mining Journal’s role. The piece attacks the ballot idea, arguing against open voting in the colony, while detailing lists of proposed members and public registration practices in Adelaide.
A fragmented editorial arguing for representative government and equal electoral districts. It defends the locus of power in the people, condemns mismanagement, and urges the ballot as protection of suffrage while criticizing nominational manipulation and non official nominess.
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