Shipping and wool trade update in colonial listings
A dense colonial market and shipping summary notes imports and exports across ships and goods including wool from Australia Van Diemen's Land Port Phillip and Cape varieties, with prices and quality notes. It covers passenger movements, vessel arrivals from London Sydney Auckland and Manila, and regulatory notices about merchant seamen. The report also discusses wool sale series results and market mood amid harvest, emigration debates, and railway finance anxieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dieswen
Port Phillip
Uch
Cape
East India
Odes
Ieal
Jending
van Diemens Land
South Australian
New Zealand
Blark Lane
Levenroat
Derazun
Wuntrae
Work Lane
van Diemen’s Land
New Zeaand
Sydney
van Diemen's Land
Cape Woo
J.T. Simes and CO
Coleman
Discovery of a dead man near Barwon identified as Patrick Higgins
An anonymous letter led police to a scrub on the Barwon bank between Miss Drysdale’s station and the Breakwater where a decomposed male body lay. Identified as Patrick Higgins who had a ticket of leave, the death was deemed nonviolent. delirium tremens may have caused his wanderings, and a prior summons against him confirmed the cause of death. The record notes Higgins’s earlier punishment and speculates on his fate. The Geelong Advertiser and notices describe other local events including a large fire on the Barwon Hills and various court actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Carman
Hutton
Barwon
Miss Drysdale
Patrick Higins
Higgins
Fyans
Patrick Higgins
Johnstone
Fiery Creek
Geelony
A. Mactan
Lowe
William Cayley
Wits Wisx
D. Young
Suomons
Thomas Devard
Youbg
Jess
George Mee
J. P. Fawkner
Pascoeville
Costa
Thomas Watson
Swanston-street
Benjamin Draper
Douglass
Denis O'Shillahneny
James Davey
Gardiner's Creek
Campistes
Doak Forest
O'Shaughnessy
Keilor
M'Bachan
Snn
W. Urquhart
Crown Hotel
Brodie
Melbourne General Market Prices for Vegetables and Fruits
Commercial Entelligence lists wholesale and retail prices in Melbourne for potatoes cabbages pumpkins and tomatoes among many items. Entries show per ton per cwt per dozen and per pound pricing with varied old style currency values and units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Satrapay
Fauncary Jr
Bauer
Post Office Mails Close Dates Listed for Several Routes
Mail closures announced for multiple routes with destinations including Auckland Sydney London and For Albert. Entries show February dates and names of ships or handlers. The fragment notes geographic points and deadlines, reflecting wartime or colonial postal schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Martha
Elzabeth
Sydney
Ranger
Albert
London
Geulong
Fe Aldersen
The Female Grenadiers at Queen's Theatre Royal
Entrainments include a very laughable farce and a burlesque evening program at Queen's Theatre Royal on February 5. The show features domestic comedy and a spoof titled Love and Laughter with a male lead and new scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susee
Melbourne Courier reports on Tan demanding compliance
The Melbourne Courier records a terse note where Tan pressed for adherence to an unspecified regime and demanded action, with a focus on enforcement and subsequent steps amid tense proceedings. The fragment, though garbled, hints at a confrontation over compliance and authority within the ongoing matter.
Wool Market Report Update From English Wool Trade
The following information outlines the English wool market state with references to imports into London and figures for the season. Included are notes on export and consumption, with emphasis on demand indicators and market movements affecting wool growers and buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cigs
Moody
London
Potato crop failures Across Europe Threaten Britain
Late English news reports from the Sydney Morning Heralds files show potato crops failing across Ireland and Europe due to a disease, threatening Britain's food supply amid a tight harvest. The piece notes potential corn duty changes, possible cabinet shifts, and debate over corn laws, with distrust aimed at ministry figures and policy disagreements about colonial affairs and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney Morning Herald
Suvrana
London
Ireland
Europe
Britain
Duke of Wellington
Lord Stanley
John Russell
Times
Sus‘Tanasaya
Coroner's Inquest on Child with Mental Illness
An inquest held at the Young Queen Inn, Pancocnille, examined the death of a child aged about ten months. Thomas Kidd testified a pony, breakfast, and a kettle caused the accident. the jury ruled the death was a fatal accident from boiling water splashing onto the deceased and causing lasting injuries before death days later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Wilmot
Jebo Thompson
Forcean
Henry Nore
William Patterson
James Clarke
Sob Jenkinson
James M'Court
Che
Melbourne
Deidd
Wirmar
Port Phillip or Australia Felix name debate and colonial costs
The writer argues against Port Phillip as a colonial name and opposes Australia Felix as a proper name. He compares naming conventions with other nations, discusses potential territory boundaries, and weighs economic costs of inland routes and ports. He also gestures at revenue, taxation, and shipping expenses affecting the proposed colony and its inhabitants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kakapanenk
Port Phillips
Port Phillip
Pero
Port Albert
Wester Vort
Port Fairy
Port Phil
Sir Thomas Mitchell
Australia
Felix
Great Britain
Isle
Philips Land
England
Scotland
Ireland
Poland
Newfoundland
Maryland
Morgenland
Europe
Deitch Tindales
Deitch Tindales, Another Branch of the Same Family, Ply Thoi Holland, Zeatoud
Howe
Bar van Dietmen’s Land
van Newt's Land
van Edel's Land
Os Wit's Land
Arthur Phillip
Baines
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Shopping
Peliea
Birgus
Aripkas
Marr
Tr Lardon
Courtney
Young
Ormyehi
Rhe Sagar
Marthinagor
Rroeheis
Sip
Sane
Panenemma
J. Foner
Coeene Pa
Cevergor
Wolohee
Minar
Argu
Morayshire
Barouty
Sane Acta Baek
Anuracs
Sultema
H. E B
Elphinstone
Liverpool
Antilles
China
Minerva Sed Murdachs
Hong Kong
Manila
Farmer
Menewaxr Seaman
Huahine
Bedima
Toria
Cap. II
Fravela Boutt
South Wales
Hope
New South Wales
House of Commons
Bank ‘of England
Genetan Hewitt
Figence
Hulme
Pars
la Troue
Graham
Lea
Cashmore
Mareden
Toman Ainnity
St Mary's Cathedral
St Joseph
George Milner Stephen
Hobart
The
Sydney Mourning Herald
Stephen
Post Office
Gueen
Theatre Royal
Melbourne Courier
Pare
Tan
Francia
Bere Uhia
Suray
Lieorge Gippe
Sir Fabert
Yon An TE
Aurteatia
Wade Oetar
Oullay
Bam
Yale
Amatralia
New England
Piris el Ney
Ratim
Mindehinpe
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