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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 17, 1850
Page
2
Colonial Produce Es and Co announce they will receive wool, tallow, skins, hides, wheat and other goods at the rear of City Mart. Sales will be held every Wednesday, with a prospectus stored to aid disposal of produce.
North Adelaide residents push formation of a Tontine Society to erect a public assembly hall, boarding house, and shops. Shares cost 100 pounds each, 50 shares total, with 10 payments. Subscriptions open at E Wicht Kny Architect office. Meeting after 20 shares subscribed to appoint a managing committee and set rules.
A mixed public notice lists trustees and officers including chairman Edward Lang Enfield and secretary Mr B. Ross, with details of subscriptions and share terms. It notes the society is established, with over twenty shares issued, and mentions a public meeting at the Exchange on October 7 1850. Also includes local timber and drapery business ads and a timber yard contact in Adelaide.
A record of vessels and cargoes with passengers and emigrants for routes to Plymouth Gravesend and Sydney. Updates on the Grecian line survey ending in condemnation and partial cargo salvage, plus numerous ships and masters listed with tonnage and destinations.
Adelaide markets listing retail prices for flour milk poultry and produce. Entries name various goods with prices in pounds shillings pence per unit or weight, including bread cheese milk turkeys geese peaches and veg such as potatoes cabbage and turnips. Beef sheep calves hay and other farm items are noted with ranges and unit measures.
The Times reports the Austrian Colonies Bill has passed the Lords and awaits Royal Assent, likely on July 9. Earl Grey oversees the circular to colonial governors as the full form and royal seal are prepared for dispatch from Bresend, Plymouth setting sail July 12 to reach the bill amid calm seas.
Domestic news item notes numerous auction sales and fixed dates from October 17 to November 12 at various locations including The Old Spot in Gowler Town and Wicksteed Co Mart. It mentions shipowners entering the Australian line and Captain M Kerlie.expected to have made.
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