Weekly Country Edition Adelaide Times advertisement
An advertisement proclaims the Weekly Country Edition of the Adelaide Times offering a comprehensive English news summary. It describes a double sheet format with forty eight columns and includes shipping mercantile police and general intelligence alongside gazette notices and auctions. Orders are welcome from country residents with pricing listed and distribution points at the Times Office and booksellers.
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Adelaide
TIMES
Partica
Seeen
Adelaide Times
King William-street
Public Letters On Sabbath Delivery Spark Editorial Clash
A heated exchange argues over Sunday post and newspaper letters handling in Adelaide. The Register defends non interruption of postal duties while opponents urge equal treatment for editors and proprietors, criticizing government and post office labor assumptions and calling for fair Sunday service.
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Adelaide
Register
Sama
Ragistar
South Australia Pressing for Reform and Independence
A lengthy editorial urges stronger public agitation to push electoral district reform and a more equal representation prior to the 1850 census. It warns against passive governance and calls for decisive moves to secure national character, funds for the 1851 industrial exhibition, and decisive self-government. It contrasts colonial firmness with English precedent while urging residents to demand real reform and independence.
Police Commissioner Tolmer Under Fire in Irish Station Row
A Melbourne letter writer condemns Tolmer and the Tolmers for arrogance toward Dwyer the Hindley Street auctioneer and others. The author calls for accountability and polite conduct, warning that public servants must be civically obliged and answerable to the people.
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Tolmer
Dwyer
Hindley Street
Ireland
O'Halloran
Ferior
O'Hallorans
Tolmers
Electoral Districts in Brief for 1850 Parliament
Discussion on how to apportion sixteen electoral members between town and country districts. The Adelaide press backs universal suffrage and argues voting rights should reflect broad public interests, not wealth or land ownership. The issue now moves toward earnest debate next month.
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Hegister
Will the Great Exhibition of 1851 Be Successful
A London contemporary questions the 1851 Great Exhibition’s success in June. Subscriptions to the £200,000 need only about £60,000 now, with fears public funds may cover costs. The piece suggests pledging surplus to future exhibitions would spur quicker, larger subscriptions and argues for clearer government guarantees.
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Nas
Prince Albert
Mauritius
Launceston
Thia
Sanick Rarnec
Hitch
Rogushman
Honeur
Scott
London
Com‘missioners
Thenaanda
Oor
Aona
Tite
Labouchere
What Do We Want With a London Agency
The author argues against relying on a London agency as the colony gains enfranchisement. He asserts the colony should handle its own constitutional shaping under the New Bill, relying on local intelligence and actions rather than paying an annual fee to a London agent. He mocks the idea as ill-timed and unnecessary.
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London
Swansea
Colonial Office
Secretary of State
South Australia and Its Rulers Revealed in Refined Discourse
A fragment discusses South Australia’s status within the British Empire, arguing the colony must show a clear self-acknowledgment of its status to gain respect from British authorities. The tone critiques delayed recognition by ministers and suggests a path to self-assertion.
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National Reform Association of England
South Australia
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Victoria
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Great Britain
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Synod of Bishops
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