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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 05, 1850
Page
5
Instructions issued to sell at Government Yards on Saturday next the 6th October at 12 o'clock precisely. Items include the Le Grey Mare and Foal in saddle and harness, a Mare do, do, 4 black Cob Y chemat, previously at Start Hotel and encahments at the Turf Hotel, belonging to the late Mr Fuller.
Samuel Hart an Adelaide importer on Hindley Street announces thanks to wholesale customers town and country shopkeepers hawkers and others. He will focus on wholesale supply with new drapery hosiery haberdashery clothing hats caps bows and shoes and promises extensive stock with small advances on English cost prices. Boats and shipping news follow with various vessels including Sir Edison Head Zandy Flor Boyjantin Bidin and Princess Royal reported sailing or arriving along Yorke's Peninsula and Port land routes.
A long list of ships and cargoes arrives and departs in Adelaide. Vessels including the Piri and Tigjah load and unload in the Queen's Wharf area while passenger and crew movements are noted. Merchants advertise services and call for passage-money payments before luggage is sold to cover debts.
South Australian Mining Association directors visit Bubba Burra Mines on October 24 to publicly tender several work and tribute outputs, to end January 2, 1851. Adelaide notice dated October 4 1850 lists 100 000 bushels of charcoal and cash payment on delivery at Yatala Works. tenders due September 26 1850.
Public notice dated October 4 1850 on King William Street in Adelaide announces a matter affecting the street or property nearby. Details are limited in the readable fragment but indicate official action or acknowledgement by local authorities.
OCR reads cargo lists, vessel movements, and a major wreck at Port Patrick. Ship Gri m sank after collision, with 54 believed lost. crews struggled to launch boats as rescue efforts continued. Names include Admiral Howes and Port Patrick officials coordinating response.
Agricultural goods and prices listed by Aram Miris Floun per ton and per unit include wheat at 48 Bd c, barley, pollard, brandy, loaves, butter, and various meats and produce. The list covers grains, dairy, poultry, fruits, vegetables, and livestock with units in pounds, shillings, pence, and per dozen or per ton, ending with a note about an agent denying liability for a vessel.
The garbled OCR notes list numerous entities like Bovras 2114 cash sellers and North Kapundas 238, along with references to Adelaide and Mount Liverpwis. It mentions mining firms such as Bobet Mining Companys and Tetons, with scattered prices and place names, but most details are indecipherable.
Money to lend on freehold property at 1 5 percent per cent with sums above 300000. Discounts daily. 20 60 5 per company. KOSS Share Broker.
A Launceston arrival brings mixed reports from California via the Halcyon. Gold diggings at Gold Lake excite large crowds and high daily yields while sensational murders and Mexican guerilla tales mar the scene. Reports note fears California may join the Union with Clay's Omnibus Bill.
Fragmentary text recalls a debate over spending public funds and a lament about Laney and Tawnsley. It mentions a Central Road Board report from Sept 54 1880, references to Hobart and Launceston ships, and notes no material change in wheat and flour markets.
A dense listing details upcoming sales by various firms at City Auction Mart and Government Market Yards. Items include blankets, coats, 200 volumes of books, prints, pine chimney pieces, and miscellaneous goods. Horses, dairy cows, harness, prints, and land parcels are also advertised with dates in October.
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