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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 13, 1850
Page
2
Sales by auction notice from Samson Wicksteed & Co regarding land section 294 and 1010 1011 in Survey B with paddock and nine miles from Adelaide. The property details, plans, and viewing rooms are listed. tickets available from general agents and Mr Green King William Street.
E Solomon & Co offer valuable lease at Burra Burra premises to a respectable tenant for 1£ 84 per annum. Public auction tomorrow and Tuesday March 14 and 13 at Toyo Dielock. Immense variety of merchandise including hardware, kitchenware, iron trunks, brass fittings, and household articles from PrivA Famili and Trails to unrecorded sales.
A jumble of 1850s notices includes ship cargo and passage details for J B Carey, a sailing vessel from Adelaide, and bids for shares in mining and public companies. Also reports a burglary at Wesley Stable with a reward for capture, and theatrical announcements with names like Sir Phillip Blandford Morv ington and The Amateurs performing Speed the Plough.
The Marine Plant was to sail from Launcester the 28th of February for this port and may be hourly expected. The Teanescrim sailed down the river yesterday. Cargo items include 68 bushels oats, 9 300 pounds, 9 cases fruit, and wine. Passengers per Archer and Darternal names appear in fragmentary form.
Reports on mining shares in South Australia note strong gold potential at Mount Liverpool and other diggings. Traders price coal sellers and local ore output, with projections of large quarterly profits and rising tonnage as investors eye a major return on capital.
The bulletin from Lauxouston on February 27 notes firm market conditions with immediate wheat at 85.0d. old stock remains, oats quotations range from 1s 6d. to 2s, flour prices unstable, and new oats selling around 9s to 2s 3d per bushel. Potatoes quoted £5 to £6 per tor.
Shipping and mail notices list sailings to London Melbourne Hobart and other ports. Notices indicate departures from Port Mauritania Cape of Good Hope and direct routes with schedule times and dates. Correspondents told to note Parker’s second use of his name and local court news referenced for lack of space.
An attempt was made to shift responsibility to the Official Avenger regarding a non settled claim. The discussion moved toward a trial by jury, with Mr Boge urging continuation beyond the present stage. The exchange indicates tension over proper account settlement and accountability.
The text shows disjointed phrases about a decision and authorities uncertainly addressing June events. It cites unnamed parties and officials while indicating that further details will be found later. The fragment hints at legal or governmental deliberations but offers no clear outcomes or identifiable figures.
A hostile letter column questions John Stepheny’s claimed high wages and planned borrowing to fund faster printing equipment. The piece accuses him of exaggerating community support while citing sobering financials and noting an unauthorised loan proposal involving H W Parker. The debate centers on journal costs, sustainability, and public appeals.
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