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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 17, 1850
Page
3
An 1840 Adelaide notice from Exchange Colonnade lists mining shares with the date September 16 1840. The fragmentary text mentions a mount and a mail at a certain location but remains unclear.
Shipping notices dated 1850 list despatch times and routes for various vessels including the Aurora to Batavia and Madras, the Mary Chur to Western Australia, and the Amorz to the Far East. The notices indicate half past departure times and arrivals around mid September, with additional commentary on correspondence and editorial remarks about letters.
South Australian ore samples dated May exchange Swansea sales on June 1. Copper and coke values shown with mixed results as buyers weigh manufactured vs unmanufactured material. May imports and English tough cake and tile prices noted amid fluctuating demand.
The Gazette and Mining Journal discusses Sunday post office operations and the push for Saturday mail departures. The piece argues against enforcing strict Sunday rules, urging public input and noting the Governor receives and handles Sunday letters. It calls for reform while opposing religious coercion.
On Tuesday June 11 the bill was debated in committee. Monteagle pressed for a double chamber for New South Wales and Victoria, opposed by Earl Grey. Lords Abinger Lyttleton and Were supported it, the Earl of Saint Germain opposed, result 2 to 20 against the motion. Later Lord Lyttleton proposed a clause to empower colonial Governors with the consent of the Legislative Council to repeal parts of the Waste Lands Act, but the proposal failed by 10. The bishop of Oxford urged a clause on church matters in the colonies.
From Hobart Town papers to the 30th ultimo markets show mild gains with wheat at 4s 6d to 49 9d per bushel in Hobart and 3s 6d cash in Launceston. The vessel Epwaxp Enor Mersovris arrived from the port with seven passengers and general cargo but no news.
Advertisements detail auctions by Nathaniel Hailes and Samson Wicksteed at multiple sites including the City Auction M an, the Ball and Mouth Little Para, Enfield grounds, and town allotments. Also listed are land parcels near Angas Street, Mount Barker, North Adelaide, Murrayatville, and Armaghy. a government farm area. and a Murray River freight proposal noted by the Melbourne Morning Herald.
The Central Road Board debated erecting a stock-yard on the Wellington ferry banks. Land purchase was deemed necessary as adjoining land is private property, while some argued the area is fence land. The clerk was asked to contact adjacent landowners and Carter to draft a plan of private land and the government reserve.
A meeting of the Adelaide District Board discusses allocating funds for road work, examines the conduct of officers including Mr Wentzel, and considers repairs to Glen Osmond and South Road. Tenders for limestone and suggestions to curb thistles are noted, with a push to require accountability and limit future expenditure.
In Montey on September 18 a motion to set aside a nonsuit in a money debt suit over purchase of premises on Archer Street North Adelaide was heard. Judge Cooper and Mr Fisher debated whether possession under the contract sufficed to rescind, with rule granted.
A historic board discusses making roads passable with metalling, and considers funding for debris removal and a two ton roller. Debates water rights, urging natural drainage along land, seeking expert opinion from Mr Hewitt and Mr Barrow for formal precedents.
MaryAnn McGee, described as a middle son of respectable family, is charged with using profane language and making insulting remarks on Hindley Street the previous evening. The prisoner recalls nothing of the events but believes she may have uttered the words attributed. The court imposes four months’ imprisonment for one defendant and one month for another, while Hoydes, a Veterinary Surgeon, is charged with default on a debt of nine pounds.
Port Adelaide docket reports Pourer Cavirr and Syptander Jones Singleton facing charges after an incident described as a sealed drink event. Defendant claims ignorance of the matter and awaits committal for trial.
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