10 Jan 1853
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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1853
Page
1
A new weekly journal of commerce politics literature and general news designed for family reading. It targets the Yeomen of the country districts of South Australia with emphasis on benefit and instruction.
The Adelaide Weekly Dispatch will launch on January 8 1853 with sixteen pages and sixty four columns. It promises deeper domestic economy coverage, agricultural notes, homestead hints, extensive gold and government notices, vessel arrivals, and a thorough digest of English and colonial news aimed at country readers. Advertisements in Saturday’s Times will be excluded from the Country Edition unless specially ordered.
Insurance coverage is arranged for shipments of gold aboard the steamer Chusan. The policy specifies shipment routes and value, with underwriter terms outlining liability limits and transit security measures. Authorities note this follows standard maritime risk practices and aligns with existing insurance frameworks.
Regular line of packets used to supply the gold diggings noted in the dispatches. Reports describe transport routes and schedules servicing camps, crews at work, and the flow of goods to mining settlements amid the year’s mining season.
Terms of subscription set at 6s 6d per quarter paid in advance with quarters ending March 31 June 30 September 30 and December 31. Advertisements priced 2s 6d for six lines plus 2d per extra line per insertion. Short notices by masters seeking servants or servants seeking work must be paid cash at time or charged full price if booked. Number of insertions must be legibly written or it will be continued and charged until countermanded.
The document lists officers and board members for a life assurance firm, naming Sir Henry Stones, Jacob Montefiore, F. H. Dutton, R. Torrens, and others. It notes locales in London and Melbourne and mentions medical referees and bankers, indicating a transnational board structure and governance.
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