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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
May 31, 1850
Page
3
The article reports a rally of delegates from hundreds denouncing Land and Dray Taxes, vowing to resist payment, denouncing the Adelaide Board and Governor Young, and calling for legal challenges and boycotts. Speakers urge self rule, discuss tax inequities, and threaten noncompliance and possible civil action.
An odd budgeting of auction items and cargo from a city mart is described, listing sugar, cocca-nut oil, cloves, vinegar, and other goods sold by Solomon & Co. The account notes the voyage cargo, prices per quantity, and remarks on mine workings and bone stock in the district. Details include names such as Messrs Solomon & Co and Venus, with references to Hindmarsh and Fort Laneolo areas and a new debt act proceeding in the district.
The residents of Yatala reject appointing Commissioners amid tax grievances and lack of recognized representation. A deputation was proposed to draft a memorial for His Excellency, with Anderson Wells Manfuill and Milne named to prepare it. Milne then discussed inviting English capital for railroads to unlock local funds. The chairman received a vote of thanks, and the meeting adjourned to next week.
A meeting on Monday the 27th at Bremen Valley formed to resist dray tax and colonial taxation. Resolutions criticized the Dome Government for not providing a representative government and called for abolition of the Fatnlx Board Commissioners.
Colonial Treasury payments listed for church erection and parsonage aid. Public auction announced for Crown Lands in Adelaide region on July 11 at 11 o’clock with stated upset prices and terms. Details include land frontages along the River Wake and multiple lot numbers with perches and sections.
Colonial secretary announces local court appointments and oaths for new clerks bailiffs and registrars. Includes tender calls for leases of land sections, mining reservations, and property auctions, with references to government officials and dates in 1850s Adelaide and Mount Barker.
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