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Newspaper
Wallaroo Times And Mining Journal
Location
Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 06, 1869
Page
4
From the Register, Monday Ost 4, Warat. a large parcel sold at 638d and smaller sales at 6s 1d. Quoted 6s 1d to 6s 8d for quantities at Port and 5s 9d to 10d for dray Town and Port. Value unchanged at nominal quotations.
The Moonta price list shows meat and dairy items, with mutton 14d to 3d per lb, beef 4d to 6d, lamb 6d per lb. Farm produce lists cheese English 1s 6d to 1s 9d, eggs 1s per dozen, butter 1s 3d, milk 6d per quart, and various vegetables from 4d to 8d per item. Also listed are bread 4d, sausages 4d to 6d, and other perishables across Raerat and surrounding markets.
A reflective piece extols the imagined hall of Congress and the Anglo Saxon tradition of self government. It celebrates free speech and elected representatives who bear the country’s welfare. cites a reference to Buncestoxx on the English Constitution and its three indispensable requisites.
In Adelaide and Port Philip districts, a forceful critique of the colony's governance unfolds. The piece lampoons wasteful spending on bath rooms for an orphanage, probes ministerial conduct, and accuses officials of bungling finance tied to Northern Territory issues, while Parliament faces petitions, railway finance debates, and public lectures on mesmerism and science.
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