Adelaide Observer notes on Shipping and Squatting Debates
Readable items report Adelaide shipping traffic including the Adelaide bound ships and cargo on the Adelaide coast. It details imports such as sugar cases and groceries, lists master names, vessel names, and cargo. The piece also covers Sydney Morning Herald commentary on Crown Land Sale Act and Squatting Regulations, with references to Lord Stanley and colonial policy disputes and timelines for land purchase.
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Jane Geary
Mauritius
Adelaide
Crewe
Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney
Varios
Lord Stanley
Land and Emigration Commissioners
Jesse
England
Gorn
Long Stanley
Stanley
Sydney Morning , Herald
Melbourne Markets July 5 1845 vegetable prices
The Melbourne Markets report lists wholesale and retail prices for vegetables and produce. Potatoes onions and cabbages show modest shifts, with onions 30s per owt or 4d per Tb retail. cabbages 1d to 6d each. pumpkins 60 to 8d each. carrots 1d per ditto. radishes 3 Levees for 1d. watercress 1t per bunch. fruit prices include apples 4d to 1s6d and oranges 11d each or 8d to 1d per dozen. Poultry and fowl prices: geese 14s to 16s per couple. turkeys 10s to 12s 6d. ducks 3s to 3d per ditto. fowls 2d to 25d per ditto. rabbits 3s to 2d. pigeons 6d per lb. eggs 1s to 1s 6d per dozen.
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Melbourne
Market notes on livestock prices and grain in Australia 1845
A fragment from 1845 records high priced yet limited beef and mutton quality at auctions. It notes 420 ewes sold at varied rates, cattle and dairy stock values, and declines in wheat prices with quotes from Sydney and Hobart. Prices for cows, heifers, sheep, lambs, horses and ponies are listed in pounds, shillings, and pence, reflecting regional markets and import pressures.
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Perth
The Third Term Calendar and Court Notices
A garbled 1845 court calendar outlines term start dates in July and August, listing trial days, juror requirements, pleading deadlines, and schedule notes. It references multiple days and months with numerous spelling errors, and mentions juries and terms of court in a fragmentary legal notice style.
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Canasy Oo
Tabo
Arabe A Ieee
Wernesday
Tian Avroax
Twstve Prewite
Mearay
Abd Swednesday
Soamon
St. Thora
The Squatting Question Delayed by Uncertain Proposals
Fragmentary Melbourne Courier text notes confusion over the squatting question. Mentions definite information and references Lord Stanley's decision and the land and emigration commission offering suggestions, but the report is incomplete and unclear.
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Lord Stanley
Land and Emigration Commissbogre
Patriotic Criticism and Town Council Motions Critiqued
A letter decries the Patriot's criticism of Town Council actions. It disputes motions on keeping Corporation records in the Town Clerk's office and questions motives behind a proposed petition against representation changes in the Legislative Council.
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Kinmeelf
Alderman Kerr
Femay
Mc Duerdin
Legislative Council
Fractured Debate on Middle District Representation
A fragment discusses 5 Select Committee recommendations from a prior session to add nine elective members to the Middle District representation with Crown nominees, noting only one extra to Port Phillip. The writer questions leadership competence and warns of a risky council governance path amid internal power struggles.
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Sa Pons
Kerr
Select Committee
Legislative Council
Port Phillip
Quondam
Court of Requests Act discussed in Sydney Morning Herald
The editorial critiques the proposed Court of Requests Act, arguing its language is muddled and misleading. It questions the act’s scope, the limits on actions under ten pounds, and the appointment of Commissioners, accusing the draft of obfuscation and poor drafting.
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Court OF Requests
The
Sydney Morning Herald
Legislative Council
Cumberland
Enaal Poset Cesi
Latour
Igoode
Steve Forma
Timpas
England
Jeffrey
Ster & Ton
Supreme Court new trials debated in colonial justice
The article discusses the nature of new trials, noting judges are fallible and that misdirection or unexpected evidence can prompt a fresh verdict. It cites the Supreme Court and Court of Requests, compares practices in England and the colony, and considers the grounds for granting a new trial.
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Um Tocker
Lave
Eres
Bapland
Supreme Court
Cumberland
England
Colony
Supreme Cour
Maniicn
Wonderful Discovery of a Bunyip Skeleton Claim
An Australian column reports a sea of debate over a supposed fossil bone from Australia’s Bunyip. Black witnesses identify the bone and drawing as the creature, with tales of attacks and sightings near Geelong and the Little River. Authorities hesitate, citing amphibious nature and elusive land behavior.
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Hrki
Williams
Heli
Heki
Sydney Herald
Geelong
Australia
Dee
Mumbowran
Purlong
Town Council Minutes and Waterfront Drain Debate 1848
The Town Council met on a Saturday in July 1848 with present Aldermen and councillors. The clerk read last minutes, and discussion covered removing a jetty obstructions, draining, and basin filling. A Public Works report and surveyor's guidance were debated, with motions to refer the matter to committees and report back before final decisions.
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Mayne
Conde
Besseler
Ory
Beaver
Cr Johnston
Morphy
Hares Compal
Scie
Westby
Absant
Councillaes Pallas
Benford
Sith
Sarveres
Tregrey
Havins
Mr. la Trobe
Sik
Dha
Public Works
Comaie
Aled
Palmer
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Shipping Entelligence
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Tecer
Schooer
Twas
Finae
Miter
Jaman
Bees Hien Bild
de Servant
Peacher
Hobart Town
Mr Shitomaet
Gilligan
Hes
Jey
Clinch
Toba
Towa
Joly Si Teaser
Echonier
Fam
Oe Whiewt
Linda
Thomas
Jay, the
Messrs
Mickle and Lilburn
Wold
Adelaide Marreys
Hobart
Owen
Wedi
Cumber
Melbourne, Courier
A Sianiel
Jungment
Poss Tasiat
Shineresma
Biack
Tee Qranren Hearn
Aseleale
Sere Ichiymone Trobe
Thena
Kerio
Ines
Haan
Tae Tarsrae
Free
Masona
Nest Border
Corror
Court of Nests
Sourm Avatans
South
Portland Bay
Tonpesronnesce
Bela
William Wiltouonse
Paleer
Willoughanys
Connvillor Murphy
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