18 Oct 1850
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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 18, 1850
Page
1
An archival fragment describes the Adelaide Times Office facing changes or closure amid a large assortment of new funds and tasks. The proprietor operates printing and wrestling work as the office stands opposite the Adelaide Commercial Exchange.
Samuel Hart announces return of large supplies for his Mobile Customers and shopkeepers. He shifts focus to wholesale trade and urges current and new customers to rely on his extensive stock of drapery hosiery and clothing with small margins over English cost prices.
A historical notice outlines economic investment terms with names of trustees bankers solicitor and surveyor. It lists subscription rates per month and per year and promises a fixed return per share. The document names Dr Georgy Norr as chairman and various officials and firms including The Amex Bank of Australia.
The notice greets Adelaide readers with thanks for patronage since moving to Hindley Street and announces a large shipment of hats and furs from overseas. It promotes the Plated Ventilating Hat suited for hot weather, invites inspections, and claims prices 20 percent below rival stores. It also advertises wholesale hats, cleaning, and mail subscriptions along with financial schemes and a Tontine Society proposal for a new public assembly building in North Adelaide, outlining shares, payments, and projected rents.
A jumble of notices describes a shore hotel appealing to new arrivals with comfortable rooms and good ventilation near the Post Office and parks. It lists Alliance British and Foreign Fire and Life Assurance Company directors and services, Lombard and other insurers, ship shipments, and real estate details with building and insurance rates.
M and Marks announce a grand spring stock from Portland, Bengal, and Queren in. The exhibition features dresses, shawls, parasols, bonnets, stays, muslins, laces, and glass buttons in many fabrics. They expand premises to showcase gentlemen and ladies clothing plus new departments and a large Manchester goods assortment.
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