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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1850
Page
1
An archive notice promotes the weekly country edition of the Adelaide Times, inviting notices and advertisements including shipping, mercantile, law and police items. The page promises unabridged general intelligence and appeals to readers and advertisers to engage with the newspaper for broad public notices.
A Times letter argues the nation must have the spirit of municipal institutions to secure liberty. It condemns delaying self-rule and denounces the Da and Dutton dynasty, urging immediate local governance, and criticizing current commissioners for power and waste. Citizens are urged to expose defects and push for a new constitution without delay.
The Anti-Dray and Land Tax League resumes firm stance as delegates resist any weak moves. Support grows for a public meeting and deputation to urge Governor to enact the Corporation Bill, with 400 assessors and £16,000 annual rental indicating momentum.
A searing critique attacks Sir Henry Young's tariff and internal distillation plan as ruinous to the colony. The piece warns the Council against continuing estimates without tariff reform, rails against outlays on railways and ports, and calls for comparing duties with Sydney and Port Phillip to expose the policy's preposterousness. It condemns heavy duties on spirits wines and tobacco and warns against expanding Encoun ter Bay as a harbor of export.
The Adelaide district road board quarrels over proposed Road Act changes urged by delegates. Critics accuse chairman A L Davis of aligning with Edward Stephens and Captain Freeling, risking public opinion while the board faces responsibility and policy backing.
An open letter to Adelaide residents protests government plans to shift port traffic to Encounter Bay and to build a Burra Willunga rail line. It warns of ruin to Port Adelaide, the city, and surrounding lands if the proposed rail moves proceed, urging preservation of the current harbour and routes.
The arrival of the Sd404K from Mauritius and the Competitor on March 20 is noted amid rising sugar prices. Discussions about a steam route linking Mauritius with Europe India Australia and the Cape surface, including possible connections via Point de Galle and Singapore to Sydney, with concerns over cost and travel time and the impact on colonial trade.
Reports show harbour matters at Rosetta Head and Port Elliot, with notes on the Port Adelaide Harbour Master, a 1850 voyage from Kangaroo Island, and the Yatala specimen of bitumen. The issue of night selling to workers prompts police scrutiny and legal responses, including a case involving Mr McCabe and calls for accountability of police conduct.
Harbour Master Thomas Lipson advises on securing Port Elliot as a safe mooring for coasters and vessels. He details a proposed breakwater, mooring sets, and artificial shore protections to shelter ships from southward gales, with cost estimates around £1500 and potential use by His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor during a three-day visit.
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