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Newspaper
Melbourne Courier
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 02, 1845
Page
3
A fragmentary survey raises questions about permissions and gun access in a colonial context. It discusses Mr Foster and Fyane, the Crown, and whether another person besides Bir Fyans could possess firearms under regulations. The piece questions national identity and motives amid alleged grievances.
Melbourne Town Council will meet Saturday at two o clock to discuss council matters including police magistrate duties, school inspector role, and completion of public works. Notices request attention to charters, deeds, records, funding for Melbourne Town Fund, and representation under possible legislative council reform.
Domestic intelligence notes praise for the Legislative Council of New South Wales for striking from statute the imprisonment debt, a reform hailed by British and colonial press. The item cites earlier debates and quotes a Bay of Islands letter describing a party seeking to repair past misdeeds and terms.
A Friday night event at the Victoria Theatre titled The Mayor's Party drew about two thousand teetotallers and guests. Amid tea and cake, two bands performed while speeches and songs celebrated the mayor and Queen Victoria's accession. Governor Gipps attended with the Chief Justice and other officials. The lively gathering featured a concert, refreshments, and humorous entertainment, ending with the mayor proposing three cheers for the Queen.
A Monday session before the mayor and officials heard charges of uttering counterfeit half-crowns. Edmund Westhy and Jolima Stephen were examined as witnesses. the prisoner denied guilt while intoxicated. John Tichurda faced countersigning and altering metal to resemble a shilling, with officers detailing detection at a lodging house on Bourke Lane.
Testimony details a Dublin or English local court scene where the prisoner, George Fanard, and two companions are accused of counterfeit coin activity and piracy of property. Witnesses describe lodging, drunken behavior, and a ship-like home arrangement. The chief constable found nine pounds in notes on a suspect, with remand and discharge rulings as the case unfolds.
Tuesday July 1 1845 before His Worship the Mayor and justices Richards Hansard law heard. Richards and Hansard remanded for trial at next Criminal Sessions. Witnesses bound over to prosecute. Prisoners bound over to prosecute costs. two watches to remain with police.
A Border Police report at Seymour lists several horses and foals believed to be strays under charge. Descriptions include dark brown mare with brand, bay filly with shoulder brands, dark chestnut colt with legible star, and a dun yearling. Owners urged to claim or provide proof of ownership and costs incurred.
Fragmented OCR describes livestock trade with sheep cattle hides and wool along a good road ten miles distant. Mentions terms like stores and modernisation hints and a bleak industrial product scene. Names and details are garbled but center on wool and animal goods.
Annand Smith and Co at Collins and Queenstreets offer a varied stock including Verox Willen Stomeld and Princess products, barley ale, tea jars, jams, jellies, ketchup, pickles, spices, canary and coriander, scotch oatmeal, arrowroot, gunpowder tar and turpentine, soap, and other household necessities. The text notes a broad assortment suitable for family use and mentions cigars and lime chloride, with references to miscellaneous groceries and hardware.
The Royal Bank of Australia states it will sell its drafts of bank acceptances payable in the near future. The notice indicates a market unfolding for credit instruments and provides details for purchasers and terms of sale.
Hong Kong China outlines a new Reading Room for passengers, to be conducted in four quiet manners with offerings of wines, spirits, porter and ales of best quality, no charge to users, as the facility aims to provide calm and intelligent reading experiences.
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