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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 30, 1850
Page
3
OCR reads as a fragmented Adelaide market list with mixed commodities. It lists fats, flour, wheat, pollard, butter, fowl, pigeons, teal, geese, hens, plover, potatoes, oranges, and fruit prices by ton or load. The text shows erratic figures and terms, suggesting a crowded, low-clarity price sheet from a historical market page.
Fragmented mining notices list shares and prices for various mines and vessels, with references to Adelade, Liverpool, Portland, and other ports. The document details cash values, withdrawals, and dispatch dates for consignments to be sent via Water With, Cake, and Me Brook routes, ending with unclear timetables and locations.
A fragment from The Times notes Trem Ormez and the Crocs with sparse details. Our reporter could not obtain cargo specifics and two later dates are implied, leaving unclear outcome and locations.
Mrs. Duncans remains carried to the grave without an inquest provoking public concern. The notice questions the accuracy of the initial report of her death and notes uncertainty about all details. The piece asserts that authorities and clergy were informed of the facts but expresses doubt about the completeness of the account.
Readers condemn Dr Wyatt and Judge Cooper for skipping inquests after deaths and for deference to the deceased’s social status. The letter cites bribery attempts, Crown actions, and public safety concerns, urging accountability and a proper inquest to preserve justice.
The notice lists multiple auction lot sales across Adelaide districts including land parcels near Section 475, Town Acre No 415, and Town Acre No 16, with dates from Sept 30 to Oct 14, by Martin Sammon Wilkstead and Co and others, plus references to properties near Mountarket and Wakefield streets and a local petition in Morphett Vale. A separate report notes a violent assault and an earlier stabbing incident involving a Chinaman, with legal and court concerns mentioned.
In Austrie on Saturday a district court heard James Lewson accused of refusing to pay 865 6d wages after a vessel departure. The complainant Ann Howes testified the agreement was 6s per week to care for children and attend to affairs aboard the Thuftlgar. She served eleven weeks and two days and claimed a set-off of 117% leaving a verdict for 19s 6d for the complainant.
Saturday session reports William Dunn fined £1 for drinking, his second offence that week. Groom Owen Simon faced charge by Thomas Reading. details describe a street incident with a horse and pursuit to Rundle Street area ending in Mr Penny's yard. Witnesses note a dog present in the scene.
In Willunga on Sept 25 the court heard Berone Mensns M c Doxaco ann James and Hosmervy Purchars for eight eighty eight eight hundred forty eight, with non fulfillment of contract. The plaintiff proved the claim and won the full amount plus costs. Monnas G Hat For thirty one valued as a bullock, verdict for the plaintiff in full with costs. Cottissox Goreamax For one hundred seventy five balance of coconut their claim proven and verdict awarded with costs.
A letter from Port Adelaide dated September 26 1850 argues for universal suffrage, ballot voting, and paid representatives to prevent corruption and ensure Australia becomes a great nation. The writer warns that neglecting these principles will lead to corrupted government, degraded constitutions, and a degraded country.
An Adelaide letter to the editor describes a year-long nuisance behind Clark's Brewery on Gillis Street. The writer cites foul odors, health harms, and impacts on local families including sick and unemployed residents. They urge action by Town Commissioners and the Inspector of Nuisances.
A fragmentary dispatch cites a royal missive to the Cambridge Vice Chancellor praising the university’s zeal in reform and the government’s plan for a royal commission. It notes concerns about potential hostility to universities and mentions the Duke of Wellington and Oxford, with officials seeking to avoid undue strife.
The Willunga committee thanks the editor for aiding a meeting at the Devonshire Hotel Willunga Vale on September 24 1850 at six. It details the committee members Edward Loud Thomas Jodges and John Brown appointed by recent public meetings and notes controversy over honorary secretary James Norman.
A London commission reports that Smithfield and Nevilte should be moved to a site away from central London. It favors one large market over multiple sites and proposes a dead meat market elsewhere to replace the lost Newgate access. Two members oppose, proposing a scaled reconfiguration of Smithfield with cost around £467,000.
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