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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1854
Page
4
A garbled report describes a gathering with cheering and scattered remarks. It references names and roles in a murky way, mentioning Fenn, De Wok, and Ey cowed, with few readable details about proceedings or outcomes.
Minutes report a district council discussion on land sale adjournment and assessment payments. Meduchin Chappell elected assessor after tender amendment. The council postpones colonial secretaries inquiry and plans to inspect overflowing watercourses. public pound openings to be advertised. Adjourned to Monday, July.
A Civil Supreme Court session centers on a land grant dispute over the road alignment across a section. Witnesses including McLaren and Ide testimony, diagram conflicts, and alleged trespass damage to a garden and vineyard drive the case. The jury finds trespass but the wider road question remains unresolved. damages awarded.
The Hast Torrens Court of Rivision convened with justices Mestre Gilbert Stevenson Bonney Wyatt and Mire on the bench. Judge Hardy and others debated striking from the electoral roll those not on the old list, the need for clear qualification, and whether new claimants had the right to vote without proper service notices. Several applicants appeared or were called three times without appearance, and some were dismissed for incomplete proofs while about 750 electors remained on the poll.
A letter to the editor discusses church music reform at Trinity Church, noting tension over decisions by the committee and disputes with the Dean. It mentions arrangements for the singing gallery and a Pew Holder from the West District Council, with references to a clerk’s report dated 27th.
In a lengthy legal summary the Advocate General reports a trial involving a dispute over price and delivery terms for coal or similar cargo. The judge summed up the case and the verdict favored the defendant, with the court adjourning to a future morning session.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a misread corporate notice referencing FEO and ABRDERTON RINE INSURANCE COUPANT with capital £68,070 established 1838, naming individuals such as Moreton, Kenry Hopkit, Morrigan, Edward Veldertortt Taney Waltons, and M.L.0 n Fors Thomas MacDowell. Mentions an accountant Michaal Evang and agent at Lanpogoton John Melbourne-yames, plus references to London payments and an appointment of agents Roath dorset and Beck & Co.
Baravia and Leven collide in a tense local contest with Catorera and Goop Horn also noted. The report lists names and a score placeholder, hinting at a small league event and community interest in the outcome.
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