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Newspaper
Melbourne Courier
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1845
Page
4
A scanned page mixes a verse on the Repeal and Irish Catholic themes with a Sydney Morning Herald style note on flax imports and African-Egyptian trade. It includes reflections on flax prices, trade routes Egypt to India, and British influence, followed by revenue briefs for Sydney and Port Phillip, then assorted anecdotes and notices.
The notice announces the sale of 2 000 acres in the Upper Water area of the Middle District by the Legislative Council. It notes the land was bought in May for £60 cash and valued at around £3 000 excluding improvements, under imperial acts governing waste land sales in colonies. The ad hints at conditions, with references to colonial administration and officials involved in the auction process.
The notice outlines sale actions under council acts in Melbourne dated August 5 1845. It lists occupation licenses and land lots to be sold on September 24 1845 and October 1845 with lots ranging from 640 to 1293 acres in various parishes including Maribyrnong Muriybynong and Nillumbik. Prices set at 5 pounds per 640 acre section, with conditions read from the Sub Treasurer and available at the Survey Office.
A garbled OCR fragment references boundaries and positions on the west by patrol lines and a boundary marker. No clear dates or named places are readable. The text hints at a map or survey description with partial terms such as boundary and west.
Detained letters due to postage unpaid must be prepaid before forwarding. The notice lists recipients and places including Hobart Town and London, with dates 1848 and officials such as Postmaster General Hobart Town and Acting Postmaster Melbourne. Also includes occupation licenses notice for land parcels in Melbourne with auction on September 24 at eleven o'clock, upset price £5 per 640 acre section.
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