Weekly Country Edition Adelaide Times Preview
Panties visiting Adelaide weekly may obtain a compact summary edition of English news and general intelligence. The Times offers a double sheet with shipping, mercantile, law, and gazette notices, plus ads, for residents and country readers at King William Street offices and local bookkeepers.
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Adelaide
Gazetta
Marcantile
Law
Thy Times
Adelaide Times
King William Street
Writs Issued For South Australia Election Details
Fragmentary 1851 decree outlines writ issuance on Monday and Wednesday with return dates July 16 and 18. It directs the Lieutenant-Governor and Legislative Council to organize elections, nominate officers, and post notices at provincial taverns.
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Port Lincoln
Driver
Antralia Pest
Council of Aid
Our
Aid
Selabich
Legislative Council
South
Menbure
Alfcent
Brisa
Drutin
Proumanc Y Tavern
Verbal Mutual Aid Hinted Amid East India Company Service
Fragmentary text praises service to the East India Company and hints at merit and improvement. It references verve, hope for future employment, and the idea of a capable improver guiding the country for many years. No clear events or identities emerge from the readable lines.
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East
East India Company
Ayer
Aloo
Appointment duties and polling place arrangements described
Instructions outline deputy appointments for election duties, posting at courthouses, duplicating wrote originals, and organizing booths and rooms. It discusses polling place costs, officer training, and timing for declaring results, plus notes on district polling place disputes and a mention of Judge Crawford’s reputation in South Australia.
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Coure
Digsries
Sevan Elekr Duya
Tue Electiog
Frommend Rotingen
Rooma
Neenmamry
Cale Culate
Hardaip
Stanley and Gawler
Crystal Brook
Gawler Town
Tis
Clare
Younghusband
Hawker
Buchfelde
Nuch Iace
Price of Provisions and Emergency Measures in the Colony
Letters discuss rising prices for bread and other staples in the colony, urging government action to curb exports and prevent scarcity. The writer cites flour at high rates, calls for export duties, and suggests reforms to land sales and public works to create jobs, warning urgency as harvest approaches and markets fluctuate. The appeal appeals to officials to act swiftly to avert a famine-like crisis.
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Adelante
Jang
Sir
Gawler
Europe
Old England
Australia
Hurge
Adelaide
Grain Speculation Mirrors Labor, Prices in Hobartown
The Hobartown Advertiser notes week ending June 3 saw wheat swing from 8s to 6s 9d 7s, then near 10s nominally 10s. The piece argues scarcity of corn and gold-driven emigration pressures influence prices, urging farmers to sell rather than speculate while prices hold high. It includes critique of Liberal coalition talks, praising Lord John Russell and warning of aristocratic cabinet risks, urging capable leadership.
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Hobartown
Wales
Sydney
Valparaian
Wimaelf
Liberal Party
Robert Peel
Olmasasinle
Verona
John Rumell
John Ruamsell
England
Great Britain
Snl
Mer
Arnall
Terrant Farners
Donnybrook Fair
Crystal Palace
Lord John
Lord Stanley
Jobe
Cobden
Tyre
John Haswell
Lste
Judge Crawford praised for swift handling of 40 acre case
The article lauds Judge Crawford for promptly clearing a long delay on a 40 acre civil matter in South Australia. It contrasts his firm yet courteous approach with prior bench rigidity, noting how punctuality and discipline improved the proceedings.
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Tupar Crawford
South Australia
Tidge Crawford
Craters Ponsenses
Cooper
Crawford
Tax Hawk Arrives Singapore to Return with Tea Cargo
Eastern Produce notes Tax Hawk arrived last Saturday from Singapore after a 96 day voyage. Outward cargo valued at over £10,000 in copper, return goods mainly teas for this market. The arrival comes during a rising market and supply is in demand. Phidley from Shanghai under Messrs A L Fender and Co was similarly laden and part cargo sold since.
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Singapore
Messrs Younghusband and Co
Shanghai
Messra A. L. Fider and Co.1
Sation
Ministers Crisis Rumors Split Two London Papers
A fragment from a British newspaper notes pressure on Lord John Rumeltk’s resignation and a proposed ministerial shakeup. It mentions Times and Daily News leaders debating a new cabinet, with indecisive steps and calls for welfare and security of the nation, amid lingering government tensions.
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Sune
Hawk
Times
Daily Newe
Jobe Rumeltk
John
Prospect of Peace and Reform in British Empire
The Hombay Times argues that India and Britain have entered an era of peace. It says coercion and imperial expansion are unlikely, urges focus on domestic improvements, and foresees rewards shifting from military to civil avenues as times change.
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Australia
Thecce
Walea
Labour Office
Adelaide
Tam
Sir
India
Hombay
Ellenborough Furs
Napier
Public meeting on cholera in Singapore April discussions
In late April a public meeting in Singapore considered measures against the cholera outbreak. Resolutions urged local authorities to designate districts and enforce controls, establish a committee with printing and reporting duties, and coordinate with schools and committees. By April 25 the disease abated, with 7 cases on the 21st, 4 deaths. 12 cases on the 23rd with 3 deaths, and 3 cases on the 24th with 1 death.
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Singapore
Bankok Missionaries Fire Destroys Mission Houses in Bankok
Fire on the night of January 4 destroyed the Mission Houses Chapel Printing office and store room of the Bangkok missionaries. About 40,000 rupees loss with all books scriptures and tracts burned. Portuguese Consul Rosa sheltered families as Chandler raised funds in the United States for relief.
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Friend of India
Mare
Bankok
Chandler
Olan
Uagal O
Benor Arujo Rosa
Chanter
United States
Mission
Serampore
England
Mentha
Steam Tug Incident May Cost £100, Inquiry Promised
A Sunday incident involving a steam tug and a vessel named Panna led to the tug's refusal to tow her, creating £100 in expenses for the Lorance Company. An inquiry will determine fault, with blame cast partly on the harbour master and partly on the steam tug's owner.
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Tod the Loaurance Company
Taoors or the Casomea regiments reduced to settlers
Fragmentary report indicates regiments may not return to England but be dissolved into settlements. Details unclear on location, dates, or governing authority. Further readable text needed to define entities and outcome.
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Taoors
Casomea
England
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