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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 07, 1850
Page
5
Notice of call debt on shares in a mining tools company with forfeiture terms and a Special General Meeting for dividend distribution to be held at King William Street offices on September 16. Details include payments due, forfeiture after two months, and secretary J Thaln Just.
Fragmentary OCR shows numerous ship names and tonnage figures such as felacis 1500 tons, teave Liverpool, Me d, 500 tons, and Melbourne 1000 tons with masters like Godeffroy and NODART TOW. Entries mention brig and barque vessels, daily sailings, and ports including Queenstown and Melbourne in a pratique-like trade inventory.
The Adelaide mining exchange record lists cash sellers and payments across several mines including Prince Royals Mouracutes Mount Temarkables and Wheal Gawlers. Details include cash refusals, dividends, calls paid, and discounts noted, with totals and creditor names like Tabatha Royal Mining Companys and Mary Console.
A historical Adelaide market page shows prices for flour wheat and grains, vegetables including potatoes cabbages turnips and pumpkins, fruits like figs oranges lemons and coconuts, and livestock such as sheep oxen calves and pigs. The figures are given per unit such as per cwt per lb per dozen and per brace with numerous era specific prices.
Shipping notice lists sailing details for New South Wales to Melbourne by Lucy and Bettah Empire. Despatched this day at half past twelve with gale conditions noted. Sailings include direct service to Melbourne by Bettah Empire on Tuesday.
The Times reports the William Stevenson 800 ton barque with 141 passengers including 62 needle women from London and Plymouth sailing May 18 and May 27. It notes no deaths, one birth, financials on copper and various goods, royal family health, and the Australian Colonies Bill moving toward third reading in the Commons and second reading in the Lords.
The piece notes Her Majesty's 31st year celebrated May 24 with usual rejoicings minus the birthday drawing room due to royal maternal duties. It covers Emigration Loan Society efforts in Australia, the Franklin expedition rumors stirred by a mesmeric boy, clergy debates on colonization, reform associations, and a bizarre case of a young woman in a thirteen year tranceながら, Wordsworth’s posthumous work plans, Lunacy Commission finances, and progress on Britain's Britannia Bridge tubes.
May sales ex Grecion and Hydaspes reveal a price decline of 1d per lb in Sydney and Van Diemen's Land wools since February, while South Australian and Port Phillip wools remain scarce. The report notes improved care in wool preparation and lists extensive bale counts and values across multiple lots and brands, reflecting a fluctuating market.
The excerpt lists Australian merino wool prices and quality terms, noting improvements in South Australia and Buenos Ayres merino classifications. It references various grades such as superior, good, fair, and inferior with price ranges per pound, plus details on packing, scouring, and washing. Also included is a Civil Sessions court docket with cases and attorney listings.
Notice lists upcoming sales and auctions across Government Yards and port locations from Sept 7 to Sept 12, featuring items like earthenware oats whale oil whale bone book maps and engravings. It also mentions a cross country match and a harsh execution reference tied to a local figure, with names of merchants and locations in Adelaide and Grenfell Street.
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