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Newspaper
Melbourne Courier
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 04, 1845
Page
2
Shipping records list vessels, cargoes, and crew with names such as Cashmere, Langlands, Potton, and J. Jackson, detailing goods carried and origins from Glasgow, Liverpool, and other ports. Editorial notes critique electoral law, district councils, and charter limits amid 1845 colonial governance debates in Sydney and Melbourne.
The third term begins on Monday in mid July with a complex calendar of court dates. Trials are scheduled for late July and August, with juries set for special and common cases, while some appeals or pleas face time constraints and potential delays.
A July 4 1945 discussion notes the colony’s reaction to a purported boon for squatters gaining electoral franchise. The Patriot derides the idea, the Standard partially accepts framed by costs, and the Geelong Advertiser weighs value against heavy outlays under the Imperial Act.
The Geelong Advertiser is criticised as biased as the Grant District Council faces controversy over alleged unlawful taxation on squatters. A Sydney barrister Michie’s opinion is cited to support resistance to district-imposed charges, with references to historical reform debates and electoral franchise exclusions for squatters within Port Phillip District.
The publication urges a fresh presentation of the District’s electoral franchise to St Kilda Foles, noting its sudden impact on their thinking. It calls for clear positions to be stated anew, addressing their understanding and decisions.
The piece accuses Sir George Gipps of altering district boundaries and the Sydney Charter in similar fashion, noting wording in government notices from October 1843 that omit key boundary details. It argues Melbourne’s town boundaries were effectively moved, amid public silence by authorities, and questions the method and motives behind such changes.
A Melbourne Gazette report questions the legality of Sir George Gipps actions regarding the District Council of Bourke and urges the Port Phillip District to mirror Sydney’s inquiry. The piece condemns alleged misgovernance and asks for Charter surrender or official rejection to clear the stain on colonial administration.
The item discusses powers over the Melbourne Corporation’s rights and immunities, arguing legislatures cannot annul acts that affect the franchise or corporate privileges. It cites the Corporation Act and amendments, notes no special reservation exists, and references handling of postal and colonial publishing matters, with commentary on Albury postmaster changes and John Porter’s Australias Past Present and Future.
A damaged page records multiple local items: a petition or oath pending before Judge Hastert regarding works contracts, a licensed cattle slaughter permit issued to James Ferguson, and a note that Max Waller reappeared to end a prior engagement with disputed property still unclaimed. It also references coiners and a witness denial, plus a robbery in Westhy where Ryder was robbed of 3 pounds 10 shillings. Police were alerted but identification may be unlikely.
Police report details Wednesday July 1046 proceedings as Joseph Chadwick stands accused of keeping false money and related coining implements on his premises. Witnesses describe seized items, bedding and furniture tied to the alleged crime while Chadwick proclaims innocence.
Fragmentary OCR shows a Supreme Court entry dated Thursday 3rduly 1046. It mentions a resident judge and deputy registrar, discusses intentions of the court, a shareholder in a joint-stock company, and references costs. The legibility is poor and many words are garbled.
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