Weekly Country Edition Adelaide Times
Advertisement extolling the Weekly Country Edition of the Times. Describes it as a double sheet of forty eight columns with impounding notices auctions and comprehensive English news and general intelligence. Promotes country residents to order copies priced sixpence per number six shillings sixpence per quarter and seven shillings sixpence on credit. Available at the Adelaide Times Office King William Street and most bookshops.
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Adelaide
TIMES
Adelat
King Williamstre
Memorial to the Queen on Goolwa Railway Plan Adopted
A memorial from colonists to the Queen and Governor against the Goolwa railway was unanimously adopted and awaits signature at the Exchange. The Governor’s nearby purchase has led to a professional visit to attract German emigrants to form a township there. If both schemes proceed, tenants may help with the railway earthworks at Tumans Valley.
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Goolwa
Tuman’s
The Governor and the Gold Diggings Scrutiny Calls
The governor faces questions on the Onkaparinga gold diggings and the Mineral Surveyor role. The letter asks if Mr Trewarth a known miner and if the governor knew of gold deposits before sale and why his aides were not called. It argues the need for an official to prevent private advantage in mineral land assessments.
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Earl Grey
Trewartha
Onkaparinga
Frewartha
Our Postal Arrangements Critique Of Post Office Reform
A colonial discussion opposes altering postage rules arguing penny system couldn t be kept intact. Opposes Finniss gains from proposed rates and contends existing rates should fund better postal services rather than reduce fiscal burden. Lowered ship and country letter rates are criticized as unnecessary changes.
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Finniss
Contention over expenditure and petition to the Governor
Discussion centers on the Governor's reply to a memorial requesting funds for schemes on the Murray and the Port. Mr Baker criticizes the Land Act citing misquotation, questions labour supply, and urges restraint. A petition supporting the request is submitted and debated, with calls to invite fresh tenders and address road and drainage concerns.
Post Office Bill scrutiny and calls for delay in council
The article notes broad support for more postal facilities yet no complaints about current posting rates. It argues the penny postage and internal Distillation Bill were favored as tax cuts, while the Governor’s stance delays penny-a-glass plans. It suggests Mr Hagen move to postpone the Post Office Bill for six months, with Captain Bagot likely to second.
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Hagen
Bagot
City Loan Move For Adelaide Water Works Opposed
A colonial editorial argues against a Bill to authorize a £30,000 loan to Adelaide City Commissioners for water works. It urges citizens to reject debt funded by the Governor and favors letting residents decide water sources, preferably Torrens, after review of proper reports. The piece condemns funding through the mother country and calls for postponement of the measure.
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Adelaide
Brownhill Creek
Torrens
Ford
Memorial on 640 acre blocks for land sales reform
A memorial presented at the Exchange argues against large 600 acre blocks for Crown lands in South Australia. It urges subdividing waste lands into 80 acre lots to enable small capitalists and raise land value, asks withdrawal of thirteen disputed lots west of Skillagalee Creek from the next sale, and notes concerns about the Mineral Surveyor’s access. The petition hints the government answer may be short.
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Henry Edward Fox Young
South Australia
Joy Bert
Uel
Fauity
Stanley
Skillagalee Creek
Governor’s Power Over Waste Lands Lot Withdrawals
The piece argues the governor cannot override the Waste Lands Act as long as it remains in force. It suggests memorialists should push for system changes, not withdrawal actions, since withdrawing lots would put the governor in an invidious position despite justification.
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Vernor
Amendments Planned for Australian Self Government Progress
English arrivals likely report on efforts toward Better Government of these Colonies. Prepared amendments list movers like Evelen Denison Clause 13 on Crown waste lands, Walpole on two houses for New South Wales and Victoria, Divett to strike General Assembly, Luskington on bills, Mowatt on council composition, Milocs on General Assembly, Aglionhy on extending self government to New Zealand, Scott on waste lands administration in New South Wales.
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England
Evelen Denison
Walpole
Newpat Wales
Victoria
Legisature
Divett
General Assembly
Luskington
Mr Mowatt
Legislative Council
Milocs
United States of Australia
Aglionhy
New Zealand
Scott
New South Wales
South Australian Bonded Debt and Repayment View
The South Australian column argues about government debt guarantees, claiming Britain only guarantees interest. It questions the need to honor the principal and mocks the memorial to the Queen. The piece urges prompt repayment of the remaining bond debt and warns against new loans.
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Lord Grey
Goolwa Railway Scheme Petition Debate at New Exchange
A Tuesday meeting at the New Exchange in King William Street considered petitioning the Queen against diverting £20,000 from the Tand Fond to the Goolwa Railway. John Baker, Esq. presided and announced the adoption of the petition, with arguments to be embedded in the document.
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King William-street
Goolwa
John Baker
Governor and Council Adjourning Amid Unpopularity
The Governor and Council met on Tuesday and adjourned. The Governor sent word he could not attend. The piece criticizes the council and urges a six die adjournment, noting broad public disapproval of the Governor and advisers for ignoring expressed hints.
Central Road Board Meeting Notes and Port Road Tenders
The Central Road Board met on Monday June 24 with Mr Giles as chairman and Messrs Davenport and Baker present. Minutes of the last meeting were read. The secretary noted inability to recover rent due to a badly drawn agreement. Mr Mann would contact parties to seek arrangements. 2500 cubic yards of stone were still required for the road, with about three quarters of a mile untouched. No order was made in that case. For the Port Road, discussion covered tenders for importing posts and rails for the causeway. Mr Bennett bid to deliver 600 units for the Port, and a letter from contractor Mr Clark offered enlarging the contract to 1000 tons at 13 shillings per ton.
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Giles
Kangaroo Island
Government
Baker
Crafer's
Harris
Mann
Port Road
Mr Bennett
Clark
Ode to Tasmania Freedom Anthem
A poem from the Launceston Examiner appeals to Tasmanian liberty. It urges national deliverance from oppression, celebrates the light of liberty, and calls Tasmanians to rise, endure sorrow, and pledge that Tasmania shall be free. The verse speaks of a united people's strength, and a hopeful deliverance shaping a future of freedom.
California Exports to San Francisco 1849 50 Trigger a Booming Balance
A summary of Sydney to San Francisco exports from April 5 1849 to April 5 1850 shows British goods 22741 pounds Colonial 31339 Foreign 3760 pounds. Emigration to California slows as capital leaves the colony and San Francisco prices for goods rise sharply amid a growing population of nearly 100000 in Upper California.
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Sydney
San Francisco
Fiobart Town
Launceston
California
van Diemen’s Land
United States
London Union Urges United Action on Church Matters
A London union committee urges prompt united action by church members on a crucial matter. They advocate adopting resolutions, signing a petition to the Archbishop and Bishop, and possibly to the Queen. Convocation is urged to consider delaying until royal assurances in the Thirty Nine Articles are addressed.
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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Escott
Church of England
Convocation
Privy Council
Universal Church
Gorham
Exeter
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