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Newspaper
Melbourne Courier
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 14, 1845
Page
2
A trove of late 19th century shipping notices lists brigantines and schooners arriving from Hobart Town and Liverpool, with detailed cargo inventories including woolpacks, timber, glass, canned goods, and hundreds of everyday goods. Multiple vessels arrive, naming masters, passengers, and consignments. a concluding sentence discusses public funds and calls for the mayor to contribute time and resources to public objects.
The Melbourne Courier reports a notice from William Kerr requiring debtors to pay amounts due on the Port Phillip Patriot newspaper by April 1845 failure to comply will lead to further action to recover the sums from individuals named in the notice.
The Patriot notes a recent return to high ad rates and promotes the Counter as a cheaper option. A table contrasts advertising costs, showing the Courier adds one shilling per extra inch while other papers bill more. The piece aims to persuade employers of advertising to patronize the Counter.
A local agitation seeks to withhold the mayoral allowance claiming the post should not be a paid position. The article argues the mayor’s duties are genuine municipal service and funding covers expenses, not remuneration, and withholds would be dishonest.
A Geelong column reports on a copper ore sample from Barwon quarries with medical analysis, contrasts it with Adelaide lead ore, and notes ore purity. It also covers Supreme Court criminal session calendar, listed cases, and multiple district items. Severe weather causing damage across the Barwon district is described, including uprooted trees, destroyed outbuildings, and a watchbox turned over. Public notices include magistrate appointments and local council decisions, plus remarks on municipal governance and inquest details for Mrs. Elliott and her infant.
The writer denounces a Port Phillip Herald leading article as false and corrupt, recounting how in a street meeting with George Cavenagh and Alderman Orr he was asked to vote for one candidate. He explains writing the names Stephen and Orr on a slip and questions why intimations to vote for other figures were not made by a powerful civic authority.
Letter to the editor discusses Melbourne municipal upheaval, opposing a motion to replace Bourke Ward Aldermen with Stephen’s nomination. It condemns coercive tactics, defends the council against tyranny, and urges civic duty, citing disputes over governance and party power.
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