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Newspaper
Melbourne Leader
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 07, 1861
Page
2
A fragmented calendar notice regarding subscription to the Leader with partial readable names and stray phrases. The legible bits indicate a local newspaper calendar item about subscribing, but many words are garbled and unclear.
The article reports squatters pushing to retain occupation licenses and power over pastoral runs as a new ministry nears, urging removal of new entrants and warning against any interference by common settlers. It cites The Hamilton Spectator urging retention of licenses, while noting government will decide compensation or eviction terms for existing holders.
In a Supreme Court ruling yesterday in Penton v Seunen the occupation licenses were deemed unlawful. The article accuses the Ministry of manipulative tactics, alleges last minute notice, and criticizes defence counsel selection in a case involving Judge Survien and property near Sandhurst.
A vivid vignette of Collins Street Melbourne with digressive portraits of Colonel David Collins and John Fawkner, a wandering printer, and a bustling early scene. The piece muses on street length, architecture, and daily life from the eastern brow to the Western Market, capturing shops, pavements, and the rhythm of 19th century urban life.
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