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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1851
Page
3
A garbled OCR fragment describes a religious gathering with a bishop introducing a ceremony and a schoolroom meal afterward. It mentions a residence plan, a young lad present, attendees from a church, and later a peace or catechism related note. Names and places are unclear due to text damage.
Colonial Secretary appoints W Halloran as acting officer and lists various administrative changes. Public Pound notices at O’Halloran Hill and Thebarton detail impounded cattle and keepers, with deadlines. Census omissions urged to report. licenses granted for inns and public houses with enumerated names and locations.
Impounded stock listed from Angas Park Kooringa Port Bras and other pounds. Descriptions include bulls with wide or cork horns, white markings, and ear notches. Goats numbered, with sale planned if unclaimed, dates in early February 1851. Poundkeepers S. Pavan and Michxzean note impending sales and locations.
A colonial ledger lists unpaid sums for accounts rendered to January 1851. Impounded livestock including red and yellow bullocks heifers steers and a strawberry marked cow are described by ear markings and locations at Barossa Lyndoch Valley. Public sale advertised for February 3 1851 at noon with details of brands and owners.
The Court at the Legislative Council Chamber resumes its session on January 7 with consideration of a plan involving sex and other items. The process proceeds as officials review arguments and leave for further action.
Proceedings from Adelaide district court show a tangle of cases postponed or adjourned. Defendants faced overcharges, breaches of peace, and disputes over horse impounding with mixed outcomes. Witnesses described property work, threats, and alleged assaults as judges adjourned many matters to future dates.
Henry Bolts faced a charge after a silver watch vanished from a drawer in Weymouth Street. Witnesses traced the pawn threat and a suspect, with Constable Dyke testifying on handling the case. The bench released Bolts with a further hearing set for Wednesday to pursue tracing and additional evidence.
Records show Port Adelaide magistrate handling a desertion from the ship Competitor with guilty plea and a Merchant Seamen Act clause imposing payment of costs or three months’ imprisonment. Additional 1651 notices include freight disputes and promissory note debt, with installments ordered.
A letter to the editor warns that chairs and boards of the hundreds face penalties for not supplying the government with a crash account for 1850. It cites liability under a law and calls for accountability from local officials. The fragment discusses the state of the hundred and its finances.
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