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Colonial, later Chief Secretary's Office – correspondence sent

GRG 24/6 Correspondence files ('CSO' files) - Colonial, later Chief Secretary's Office – correspondence received

1837-1984 Series Description

These are the major correspondence series of the Colonial, subsequently (from 1857) the Chief Secretary's Office (CSO).

The work of the Colonial Secretary's Office touched upon nearly every aspect of colonial South Australian life, being the primary channel of communication between the general public and the Government.

Series date range 1837 – 1984

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Department of the Premier and Cabinet

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Contents Correspondence –“Porter” to “Prior”

Subjects include inquests, land ownership and development, public works, Aborigines, exploration, legal matters, social welfare, mining, transport, flora and fauna, agriculture, education, religious matters, immigration, health, licensed premises, leases, insolvencies, defence, police, gaols and lunatics.

Note: State Records has public access copies of this correspondence on microfilm in our Research Centre. For further details of the correspondence numbering system, and the microfilm locations, see following page.

2 December 2015

GRG 24/4 (1837-1856) AND GRG 24/6 (1842-1856)

Index to Correspondence of the Colonial Secretary's Office, including some newspaper references

HOW TO USE THIS SOURCE References Beginning with an 'A'

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References beginning with any other letter of the alphabet

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'S.A. Aug. 28, 1849. 2C, 3C' type references refer to the early newspapers held by the State Library of SA ·

PORTER, J.B. Clerk of Works Colonial Architect reports the death of Porter on the 1st August 1856 and recommends a successor, Mr. Soward A (1856) 2555

POSTAGE STAMPS Suggested rates for prepaid postage A (1852) 3159 Preparations for the introduction of prepaid postage A (1853) 937, 2545 A (1854) 50 u (1853) 179, 300, 335 Tasmania seeks South Australian co-operation in prepaid postage A (1853) 1291, 2776, 3048 u (1853) 403, 917 All letters received at the G.P.O. are liable to "the duty of 2d." A (1853) 2973, 3124, 3239 u (1853) 985 Deputy Registrar applies for stamps. A (1854) 63 Order for stamps, dies, plates, etc. sent to England A (1854) 312, 328, 2427, 1334 v (1854) 127, ... w (1855) 331 Arrangements with Great Britain A (1854) 2667 A (1855) 2745 v (1854) 844 Reduced rates and free delivery of stamped letters to operate from Oct. 1, 1854 A (1854) 2746 Regulations for safe custody and proper issue A (1854) 2829 Shilling stamps to be issued A (1855) 283 Arrangements for the safe custody of the newly arrived stamps v (1854) 827 Press for printing stamps to be set up at the G.P.O. Regulations for the Inspector of Stamps. A (1855) 2463 To be printed on recently arrived press, pending receipt of supplies from England. A (1855) 2745. Dies procured in England A (1855) 2940 w (1855) 704 Lumber room at Supreme Court House to be appropriated for a stamp press room. A (1855) 2985 Suggested abolition of retail sales at Post Office (Adelaide); sales to be made by shopkeepers only on 5% commission. A (1855) 3013

POSTAGE STAMPS Issued on and after 1st Jan. 1855. Obtainable from G.P.O. A (1855) 1166 (outsize Gr.3) Appointment of Inspector of Stamps. Regulations concerning plates, manufacture, issue, security, paper, etc. w (1855) 680 Two-penny stamps in use. Complaint (by Chamber of Commerce) about delay in issue of 6d. and other stamps. A (1855) 3208 Government departments to procure stamps for postage on all letters received or despatched on public business. A (1855) 683 W Finance (1855) 16 Colonial Architect instructed to provide the Post Master General with a room in which the Post Office Stamp Press may be set up. W Finance (1855) 161 Steel plates for engraving stamps; stamps; paper; and color shipped to S.A. by Agent General A (1855) 3377 Arrival from England of 499,680 sixpenny and 200,160 one penny stamps. A (1855) 3509 Col. Treasurer to obtain strong cupboard for storage of stamps and paper. To be charged to Post Office Contingencies A (1855) 3710 W Finance (1855) 224 Reasons for delay by English firm in fulfilling order for ld. and 6d. stamps (now shipped to S.A.) A (1855) 4017

POSTAL ACT Thomas Adcock requests remission of penalty for infringement of the Postal Act A (1856) 171 x (1856) 34

POSTAL CHARGES No letters to leave South Australia until ship postage has been paid E (1841) 52 Additional postage chargeable on ships' letters sent to or received from the interior. A (1842) 374 E (1842) 751 Financial aspect of proposed penny postage A (1849) 1260, 1283 One penny for each letter is paid to ships' masters A (1852) 3159 Table of postage rates. Printed (20" x 17") A (1855) 2466 (outsize) w (1855) 637

POSTAL CHARGES Delivery (free) of newspapers to an addressee refused due to hand writing on the papers in excess of address. A (1855) 2954 w (1855) 703 Rates for newspapers to end from places overseas A (1855) 3251 Official uncertainty of allowing charges for periodicals to be on same basis as for post-free newspapers A (1855) 3358 w (1855) 790 Suggestions and correspondence about inter-colonial book postage. A (1855) 2466 (outsize) 2587, 2825, 3643, 3647, 3649, 3765, 3783 W (1855) 637, 679 (4 letters) Letter balances (scales) to be issued to Govt. departments not already in possession of them. W Finance (1855) 88 Remission of postage on parcel posted (Cleve & Co.) under a misconception of P.O. regulations. A (1855) 3105 W (1855) 735 (twice) See also Postage stamps

POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH EUROPE Postage on letters sent by the overland route Yi.a Bombay A (1843) 525, 556, 561 A (1844) 36 G (1843) 111, 112, 113, 114 twice, 115 G (1844) 559 Time taken in transmission of mails by the Bombay route A (1844) 153 Statistics of letters, etc. sent to Great Britain A (1844) 161 A (1845) 345 Proposed participation by South Australia in monthly service between England and New South Wales A (1844) 667 H (1844) 61 Memorial asking for a direct mail service between England and South Australia. A (1846) 120 Correspondence about a plan for a service via Singapore A (1848) 1712 A (1849) 150 p (1848) 551 Postal charges on mails conveyed by a line established between Mauritius and Ceylon. A (1849) 4 .. Q (1849) 149

POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH EUROPE Correspondence about a service via Batavia A (1849) 578 Extra letter carriers put on temporarily at G.P.0. to deliver 11,000 newspapers brought by Sydney mail steamer A (1852) 3156 T (1852) 933 Proposed incentive payment to ships bringing English mails to S.A. via South Africa within 68 days A (1853) 1953 Owing to the failure of the mail steamers, the Overland Route with Singapore to be used instead. A (1853) 2004 u (1853) 592 Incentive payment won by steamer Victoria A (1853) 2149 u (1853) 633 Strong disapproval of sending South Australian mails via Sydney A (1853) 2273 u (1853) 670 Suggestions for postal and passenger service between Great Britain and Australia A (1854) 1401Y2 Proposal for a monthly mail service A (1855) 1099 w (1855) 302, 3 .. Postmaster General's views A (1855) 1166 (outsize gr.3) The Chamber of Commerce states its views A (1855) 1374 w (1855) 348 Government "has ... taken its final step in that matter subject to the sanction of the Legislative Council." w (1855) 404 S. Stocks' views and recommendations A (1855) 1657, 2289 w (1855) 404, 587 Draft bill for establishing a monthly communication between S.A. and Gt. Britain by steam A (1855) 2676 Sailing ships substituted for steam ships for conveyance of the Australian mails. A (1855) 3157 w (1855) 740 Mails to and from England: Payments to Home Government and to Adelaide -Melbourne steamship owners A (1855) 3483 w (1855) 850

POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH EUROPE Suggested steamship service between Adelaide and King George Sound should Adelaide be omitted by overseas mail steamers A (1855) 3952 w (1855) 894 Postmaster General, reporting on the non-performance of the present mail contract for English mail. A (1856) 183 Colonial Secretary of Victoria requests post office returns relating to steam postal communication with the United Kingdom for a Committee of the Legislative Council now sitting to enquire into the subject. A (1856) 610 x (1856) 102 Postmaster General forwards returns of the length of voyages of mail packets A (1856) 725 Alex F. Ridgeway proposes a route for shipping mail to S.A. from England so that S.A. would not be subject to the great inconvenience of an intercolonial and uncertain means of transit. A (1856) 1757 Alex F. Ridgeway shows Milford Haven to be the port best used as a collecting station for mail to be transported to the colony. A (1856) 1757 x (1856) 312 Postmaster General of S.A. forwards letters from the Postmaster General of Victoria and from the Agents of the mail contract ship "Joseph Tarratt" so that he may be sanctioned to meet the expenses of the conveyance of mail to England. A (1856) 1764 x (1856) 313 James A. Youl, Secretary to Australian Association London, forwards a copy of a memorial to the Imperial Government requesting the speedy resumption of steam postal communication between the Australian colonies and England A (1856) 1935 Chief Secretary Victoria pointing out the need for tenders for a branch steamer service to convey English mail in Melbourne to South Australia. A (1856) 2898 x (1856) 534 See also Steam communication with Europe Ships' mails Mail steamers

POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH NEW SOUTH WALES Miscellaneous correspondence leading to the inauguration of the service. A (1842) 619 . A (1843) 1005 K (1845) 97 A (1846) 43¥2, 63, 265, 317, 379, 654, 688, 833, 941, 959, 1084, 1106 A (1847) 145, 17 .. , ... , 185, 245, 268, 311, 449, 450, 939 L (1846) 240¥2, 249, 338

POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH NEW SOUTH WALES Miscellaneous correspondence leading to the inauguration of the service. M (1846) 30, 31, 144 A (1847) 11S7 N (1847) 94, 9S (twice) 107, 112, 113 (twice), 11.., .. S4, 2S6 twice 0 (1847) 92, 93 Tender by Snodgrass and Craufurd for carriage of mails between Emu Creek and Adelaide. A (184S) 1267 L (184S) 2 .. No tender received for the conveyance of mails between Adelaide and Mount Gambier A (1847) S02 N (1847) 224 Statistics. Suggested despatch of mails by sea from Port Adelaide to Robe A (1847) 631 Inspector Tolmer's report on a proposed new route between Wellington and Mount Gambier. With a description of the new system thereupon inaugurated. A (1847) 964 0 (1847) 37, 38 Reduction of rates A (1847) 1007, 10S2 0 (1847) SS Success of relay system south of Wellington A (1847) 1462 p.lS Inauguration of service S.A. Jan. 19, 1847, SD S.A. Feb. 19, 1847, SC S.A. April 16, 1847, 3D S.A. April 20, 1847, 3E S.A. April 27, 1847, 3F Reg. June 9, 1847, 3A S.A. July 2, 1847, 3A Shorter route established through the Tatiara country S.A. Oct. 1, 1847, 3C Reg. Oct. 6, 1847, 2D A. Johnson's tender for carrying mails from Wellington to Mt. Gambier A (1848) S47 p (1848) 202 Correspondence about the opening of mail bags at Melbourne A (1848) 1197 Tenders invited for carriage of mails between Adelaide and Mount Gambier A (1848) 1301 p (1848) 361, 36 .. Postmaster General prefers conveyance of mails by steamer to using the land route A (1848) 168S Proposed service by the steamer Juno A (1848) 1711 p (1848) 627

POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH NEW SOUTH WALES Extension of time for tenders for conveyance of mails between Adelaide and Mount Gambier p (1848) 424 Alleged inefficiency S.A. Feb. 25, 1848, 2F S.A. March 7, 1848, Supp. SF Statistics of mails carried by the overland route A (1849) 1333 Tender accepted for conveyance to and from Mount Gambier Q (1849) 17 .. Overland service to Mount Gambier to cease. Proposed carriage of mails by sea to Guichen Bay and Rivoli Bay A (1852) (3292 missing) T (1852) 965, ... Correspondence about prepaid postage A (1852) 3060, 3159 A (1853) 3096, 3263 A (1854) 738, 917, 1108, 1239 A (1855) 654 u (1853) 216, 954 v (1854) 294 w (1855) 222 Transit time Adelaide - Mt. Gambier to be reduced by one day. Despatch day from Adelaide to be Wednesday (in lieu of Friday) A (1855) 3569 w (1855) 824 See also Ships' mails

POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH TASMANIA Correspondence about prepaid postage A (1854) 1239 v (1854) 468

POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH VICTORIA Victorian Government urges its initiation A (1853) 2851 u (1853) 924 Suggestions from the Victorian postmaster general A (1854) 1442, 1868 v (1854) 485, 640 Sailing vessels substituted for steamships for conveyance of European mails between Victoria and South Australia A (1855) 3157 w (1855) 740

POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH WESTERN AUSTRALIA To commence shortly A (1854) 2631 v (1854) 814

POSTAL SERVICE Postmaster declines to make up the mails at Government House B (1837) 147 Alleged irregularities in the opening and closing of mails B (1837) 154, 281 Advocate General to draft a Post Office Act D (1838) 10 Reply to suggestions made by the Chamber of Commerce E (1841) 76 Instructions about unclaimed letters E (1841) 192 twice Police to take charge of mails in the country E (1841) 264 House to house delivery in North Adelaide to be discontinued A (1843) 431 G (1843) 68 .. J.C. Gummer's complaints unfounded G (1844) 459 Correspondence about the financing of a service to the north (Hutt River) A (1845) 295) Inconvenient arrangements for the mails between Adelaide and the Port A (1845) 54 .. , 554, 592 G (1845) 885 A (1846) 395 L (1846) 268 Revenue and expenditure statistics for inland mails A (1845) 637 Correspondence about route for the northern mails A (1845) 949, 950, 963, 980, 997, 1024, 1044, 1045, 1058, 1067, 1090, 1375 K (1845) 18 A (1846) 701 A (1851) 1489 Branch mail from Gawler to Flaxman's Valley A (1845) 1195 Arrangements for carrying the northern mails A (1845) 1314 M (1846) ... Additional charge on overseas letters received from, or despatched to, country districts A (1845) 139 Necessity for allotting contracts for the carriage of mails between Adelaide, Mount Barker, Strathalbyn and Wellington A (1846) ...

POSTAL SERVICE Foreign and inter-colonial statistics A (1846) 724 Correspondence about J. Chambers' tender for carrying the northern mails A (1846) 823, 1001 M (1846) 18 Proposed legislation to prevent detention of letters, etc. wrongly delivered. A (1846) ... A (1847) 653 Growth of transactions A (1847) 751 Time table for the various mail routes S.A. June 25, 1847, 3A Returns showing appropriation of the sum voted by the Legislative Council A (1848) 1334 Proposed more frequent services to Mount Barker, Encounter Bay, Angaston and Bungaree A (1849) 133 Necessity for seals for country mail bags A (1849) 240, 324 Postmaster General recommends that all officers be required to give security. A (1849) 2 .. Mail statistics A (1849) 1153 Detailed estimate of probable revenue - 1850/1 A (1849) 1153 Proposed branch mails for thinly populated districts A (1849) 2166 Q (1849) 604 J. Hagen's suggestions for its improvement A (1849) 2262 A (1850) 671 J. Chambers' tender accepted for carriage of inland mails A (1850) 83 R (1850) 41 Comparative merits of mail carts and horses in the conveyance of inland mails A (1850) 153¥2 Proposed carriage of mails at night A (1850) 671 Mount Gambier mail seized by bushrangers en route to wellington A (1850) 2118 Memorial asking for the extension of the northern mail service from Bungaree to Crystal Brook A (1850) 2188 Schedule of anticipated cost of country mails for the year 1851 A (1850) 2471 Proposed armed guards for the northern mail A (1851) 1100, 1273, 1325Yz, s (1851) 2 .. , 276, 280

POSTAL SERVICE General report on existing services by the Postmaster General A (1851) 1184 Controversy about the rival claims of Melrose and Crystal Brook as the terminus for the northern mail. A (1851) 1272, 1489, 1638 S (1851) 250, 287 twice, 332, 333, 392 Northern settlers willing to subsidise the mail service if extended to Crystal Brook A (1851) 2201, 2277, 2352, 2420 s (1851) 4 .. Letter boxes to be established in various parts of the city A (1851) 2113 s (1851) 419 Northern mail lost by flood in the River Light A (1851) 2534 Dissatisfaction at the delay in the delivery of overseas newspapers A (1851) 2764 Branch mails, conducted gratuitously, prove unsatisfactory. New regulations passed. A (1851) 3499 s (1851) 734 Proposed extension of northern mail service too costly. Plan abandoned. s (1851) 392 Extension of the northern mail service to be made. s (1851) 810 Estimates for year 1853 A (1852) 412 Objections to the continued use of hotels as post offices A (1851) 2548 s (1851) 501 Suggested reductions in staff of Adelaide Post Office A (1852) 170 T (1852) 69 (twice) A further decrease in staff ordered, involving the discontinuance of town deliveries and probably of suburban post offices A (1852) 425Yz, 484, 487 T (1852) 101, 149 Chamber of Commerce protests against the discharge of letter carriers at the General Post Office A (1852) 476 T (1852) 129, 149 Affect of money shortage on postal services A (1852) 425Yz, 484, 487 T (1852) 101 Efflux of population to Victoria greatly increases the number of letters received. A (1852) 527 Postmasters' salaries A (1852) 710 T (1852) 224

POSTAL SERVICE Cost of service in certain districts T (1852) 248 Wives left in charge of post offices during their husband's absence in Victoria to be put on the payroll A (1852) 582 T (1852) 192, 193 Suggested use of gold escort to carry letter mail between Adelaide and Mount Alexander A (1852) lOOOYz T (1852) 319 Work in arrears. Extra staff needed at Head Office A (1852) 1081 T (1852) 366 Established between Mount Alexander and Adelaide A (1852) 1397 T (1852) 431 Correspondence of the Central Board of Education to go post free A (1852) 1428 T (1852) 491, 4 .. Clerk who understands German needed at GPO A (1852) 1643 T (1852) 543 Staff of the General Post Office seek salary increases A (1852) 1960 T (1852) 675 Request that the staff of the GPO be augmented to the strength voted by the Council A (1852) 2250 T (1852) 728 (twice) Extension sought to districts north of the River Broughton A (1852) 2287 T (1852) 744 Entrants obliged to face a Board of Examiners A (1852) 2325, 2380 T (1852) 742 Form of educational test for entrants to the GPO A (1852) 2421 M. Manson contracts to load and embark ships' mails at Port Adelaide A (1852) 2784 T (1852) 850 Considerable increase in costs A (1852) 2965 T (1852) 965 Two extra letter carriers put on at the GPO for three days to deliver the Christmas mail per Cleopatra T (1852) 1019

POSTAL SERVICE Overtime rates introduced for employees A (1853) 32 u (1853) 22 Three "post office receiving houses" in City shops to be re-opened A (1853) 51 A (1854) 469 u (1853) 18 v (1854) 170 Pay list of country postmasters A (1853) 169 u (1853) 52 J. McDonald lands mails in his boat at Glenelg A (1853) 251 u (1853) 77 Speedier delivery to business houses urged A (1853) 542, 620, 769 U (1853) 184 (twice) 254 Introduction of rental "pigeon holes" (letter boxes) A (1853) 769, 2042 u (1853) 256, 619 Truculent attitude of some masters of ships A (1853) 793 u (1853) 252 Officers to be responsible for mis-sent letters causing pecuniary loss A (1853) 1155, 1311 u (1853) 362, 407 Tenders for the conveyance of mails A (1853) 3277 A (1854) 3495 Impressions of stamps required for the Post Office Department A (1854) 328 Carriage of overseas mails between Adelaide and Port Adelaide is inadequate A (1854) 430, 573 v (1854) 199 Rate of pay for certain country postmasters A (1854) 657 v (1854) 237 Suggestion that the P & 0 Company should contract to convey mail to certain ports A (1854) 1481 v (1854) 442 Great increase in work, particularly the dead letter branch at the GPO A (1854) 2031 v (1854) 662 Post free parcels of English newspapers put a great burden on mail contractors A (1854) 2416 v (1854) 759

POSTAL SERVICE Return showing cost of conveyance of mails for 1854. A (1854) 2903 Staff at GPO increased by three A (1854) 3603 v (1854) 1096 Officers to have a weekly half holiday as civil servants A (1855) 357 w (1855) 119 Post master's report on service in the larger townships A (1855) 771 Bad condition of road from Adelaide to Gawler causes a delay in the arrival of mails A (1855) 913 Detailed return for the Colony A (1855) 1166 (outsize gr.3) w (1855) 302 Estimate required for accommodation of the Inspector of Stamps within the GPO w (1855) 424 Proposed contracts (for conveyance of inland mails) for either one, or three years A (1855) 2588 w (1855) 643 Memorial (from 4 contractors) seeking retention of winter starting time for coaches (2 p.m. Adelaide) be extended to 30th September. A (1855) 2683 w (1855) 613 Delivery (free) of newspapers refused due to writing thereon in excess of address A (1855) 2954 w (1855) 703 Calls for tenders for conveyance of inland mails, 1856, to appear in local newspapers as well as in Government Gazette A (1855) 3268 W Finance (1855) 180 Act infringed by inclusion of natural history specimens in newspapers A (1855) 3876, 3881 M. Manson fined for breach of contract in landing and embarking ships' mails at Port Adelaide A (1855) 4177 x (1856) 1 Gratuities to masters of mail carrying ships: Expenditure included in 1856 estimates A (1855) 4178 x (1856) 3 Crystal Brook - Mt. Remarkable mail contract transferred from R.H. Jenkins to J. Prest A (1856) 1 X Finance (1856) 7

POSTAL SERVICE James Macgeorge requests information about the amount of postal communication between Adelaide and Gawler because he is thinking of extending his telegraph line to Gawler A (1856) 652 x (1856) 110 Postmaster General recommends temporary employment of Mr. Lewis, a pressman for the printing of urgently required two penny stamps A (1856) 673 X Finance (1856) 56 Secretary of Chamber of Commerce replies to a minute from the Treasury regarding steam postal communication between Melbourne and Adelaide. A (1856) 759 x (1856) 113 Clerk of Legislative Council forwards address No. 18 requesting a Bill to provide for annual expenditure on steam postal communication with England A (1856) 771 Colonial Secretary, Melbourne, forwarding a minute enabling the Postmaster General to forward shipbourne letters free of charge, if posted in Victoria to neighbouring colonies, and not prepaid. Further requesting that S.A. reciprocate in kind. A (1856) 903 x (1856) 182 Makes observations on the reports of the Committee on the Estimates for the Post Office. A (1856) 945 Postmaster General reports arrangements for conveyance of mail from Post Office Adelaide, to the Railway Station and the Port Railway Station to the Port Post Office. A (1856) 1367 X Finance (1856) 125 J. Brewer and others forwards a petition for a Post Office at Mintaro A (1856) 1400 Postmaster General recommends acceptance of the offer of Thebarton's Postmaster to convey the mail for £10 per annum. A (1856) 1424 E.B. Gleeson forwards a petition for postal communication between Port Wakefield and a town with an existing postal service on one of the main lines of road from Adelaide to the North. A (1856) 1436 x (1856) 276 Alex F. Ridgway, ex Colonial Agent, forwards information and maps showing Milford Haven as a suitable station for mail from England to the colonies. A (1856) 1757 x (1856) 312 Clerk of Legislative Council forwards address No. 43 of the Legislative Council that requests the Governor to "lay on the table" a copy of a despatch enclosing Mr. Justice Boothby's postal scheme and the reply to it. A (1856) 1974

POSTAL SERVICE Mr. Jamieson recommends regular mail communication through the Murray Districts from Mooroonda to the Darling. A (1856) 2330 Haimes and Co. request authority to carry newspapers in waterproof bags instead of lockers. A (1856) 2385 x (1856) 426 Postmaster General asked if it is legal for monthly parts of the illustrated London News to pass free through the post. Is told it is. A (1856) 2387 x (1856) 593 Chief Secretary, Victoria reports on branch mail services, in connection with re­established steam postal communication. A (1856) 2898 x (1856) 534 Secretary of River Murray Navigation Co. reports on opportunity for sending mail to the Governor, who is on the River. A (1856) 3086 Postmaster General recommends establishing a Post Office half way between Adelaide and Glenelg. Is given permission to establish one at Plympton. A (1856) 3099 x (1856) 576 For references to mail contracts and other postal matters, see various towns, such as_Port Adelaide, Victor Harbour, Gawler, etc. under the sub-division "postal arrangements" See also the sub-division postal arrangements under the following places North Adelaide Port Adelaide Walkerville Yankalilla Tanunda Hahndorf Second Valley Hilton Woodside Woodville Port Lincoln Bald Hills Golden Grove Unley Temple rs Milang Campbelltown Balhanna Kanmantoo Currency Creek Hope Valley Enfield

See also the sub-division postal arrangements under the following places Salisbury Mount Gambier - Postal arrangements Naracoorte - P.A. Auburn Cherry Gardens Coromandel Valley Crystal Brook Gawler,~

Port Wakefield Saddleworth Kensington Norwood O'Halloran Hill Truro Langhorne's Creek Clarendon Thebarton Norwood Aldinga Alberton Mount Remarkable Inverbrackie Nairne Echunga Mitcham Port Elliot Payne ham Gumeracha Houghton Chain of Ponds Brighton Glenelg Upper Dry Creek Greenock See also Postal communication with New South Wales Post offices Franking of letters Postal communication with .... Registration of letters Post office Adelaide Telegraphs Postmaster General Letter carriers Ships' mails Mail steamers South Eastern district - postal arrangements Book post

POSTAL SERVICE See also Post Office, October 1853 Postage stamps Postal communication with Victoria Postal communication with Tasmania Postal communication with Western Australia Correspondence about alleged irregularity in the conduct of the Post Office A (1851) 1316, 1485 s (1851) 267, 284 T (1852) 146 Haines, John (mail contractor)

POSTMASTER GENERAL Liability to give evidence in court about the delivery of letters. A (1848) 1308 p (1848) 420 Forwards memorial of sureties of the absconded mail contractor, Robert Jenkyns A (1856) 1 Requests two weeks leave of absence for Postal Clerk, Mr. Alger. A (1856) 252 Queries whether the Wesleyan Notices newspaper comes under the class of newspapers. Forwards a copy for the Crown Lawyers to give their opinion. A (1856) 416 x (1856) 72 Reporting intended resignation of country postmasters on account of the reduction of their pay. Forwards 4 tenders of resignation from country postmasters. A (1856) 428 x (1856) 66 Reporting the necessity for the appointment of a pressman to the postage stamp Dept. A (1856) 429 Recommending temporary employment of Mr. J.H. Lewis as a pressman for printing two penny stamps A (1856) 673 X Finance (1856) 56 Forwarding returns of the length of voyages of mail packets from England. A (1856) 725 Requests information on oath to be taken and security to be given by Inspector of Stamps. A (1856) 743 x (1856) 127 Forwards a petition for the establishment of a Post Office on Le fevre's Peninsula A (1856) 779 x (1856) 137 Forwarding request for additional room for the Inspector of Stamps to work in. A (1856) 817

POSTMASTER GENERAL Forwarding names of sureties for James William Lewis, Inspector of Stamps and recommending an increase in salary for Mr. Lewis A (1856) 925 x (1856) 172 Requests three weeks leave of absence A (1856) 1009 x (1856) 175 Resignation of Port Lincoln Postmaster signed by Postmaster General A (1856) 1067 Instructed to forward letters addressed to other parts of Australia even when they are not pre-paid. x (1856) 183 Forwarding an application that Mr. Alford be paid for the conveyance of mail between Hahndorf and Mount Torrens and not the other contractor Mr. Partridge. A (1856) 1192 x (1856) 250 Forwarding Mr. Westem's application for a fortnight's leave of absence. A (1856) 1298 x (1856) 248 Reports on delivery at Post Office of mail bags carried from the Port Railway by messenger and the necessary remuneration for the Postmasters to pay the messenger A (1856) 1340 Forwarding the Chief Clerk's, W. Lewis, application for leave to sleep out of the post office for three weeks. A (1856) 1410 x (1856) 264 Reporting arrangements for conveyance of mail from Post Office, Adelaide, to the Railway station and the same at Port Adelaide. A (1856) 1367 X Finance (1856) 125 Recommending acceptance of the offer of Thebarton's Postmaster to convey the mail for £10 per annum. A (1856) 1424 Forwards a petition for a Post Office at Mount Pleasant A (1856) 1496 x (1856) 277 Reporting the appointment of mail drivers to drive to and from the railway terminals A (1856) 1601 Forwarding estimates for 1857 and remarks upon the items of increase which he suggested in the estimates A (1856) 1737 Forwards reports from the Postmaster General of Victoria and from the agents of the mail contract ship "Joseph Tarratt". These reports are on the transmission of the South Australian mail per Joseph Tarratt via Melbourne to England. A (1856) 1764 x (1856) 313

POSTMASTER GENERAL Office seals to be procured by private contract as there is a mistake in W. Payne's tender A (1856) 1784 Forwards a list of proposed salaries to country postmasters A (1856) 1845 Requests additional allowance of fuel so that there may be a fire in the inland office. A (1856) 2053 X Finance (1856) 196 Forwards report of Messrs. Haimes, mail contractors, on the dangerous state of roads A (1856) 2154 x (1856) 408 Requesting legal opinion on whether a certain publication was a pamphlet or a newspaper A (1856) 2211 Requests a copy of the recently published map of the South Australian province by Messrs. Higginson and Painter. A (1856) 2219 X Finance (1856) 221 Recommending that Smith's tender for conveyance of mail between Blumberg and Mount Pleasant be accepted. A (1856) 2230 Recommending that the Postmaster at Old Shepards Inn be paid at the rate of £6 per annum due to the increase in postal business at the post office. A (1856) 2234 X Finance (1856) 219 Reports on the establishment of a post office at Port Augusta and conveyance of mail to it. A (1856) 2319 Requests to be given an extra allowance of fuel on account of the length of office hours worked. A (1856) 2338 X Finance (1856) 240 Asks if it is legal to bind monthly parts of the illustrated London news to pass free through the post office. A (1856) 2387 Reports the inconvenience of not rece1vmg articles, including shilling postage stamps, ordered from England in January 1855. A (1856) 2434 Forwarding an application for the establishment of a post office on Hindmarsh Island. A (1856) 2501 Forwards application for the establishment of a post office at Nuriootpa. A (1856) 2607 x (1856) 468

POSTMASTER GENERAL Recommend that a post office be established at Normanville A (1856) 2680 x (1856) 478 Requesting authority to purchase a map of Adelaide for his Department. A (1856) 2687 X Finance (1856) 285 Requesting authority to engage a pressman in place of Mr. Lewis who has made charges against the printing office superintendent A (1856) 2702 x (1856) 526 Recommends that due to the present state of the roads the time for starting the mail be extended until September 30th. A (1856) 2759 x (1856) 491 Forwards a letter from the Chamber of Commerce asking for an extension of mail communication from Moorunde to the border of Victoria A (1856) 2952 Enclosing an application from W. Geary for three weeks leave and recommending it be granted. A (1856) 2970 Requests the appointment of J. Jones as pressman in the stamp department. A (1856) 3017 X Finance (1856) 315 Requesting a free pass for travelling on the Adelaide city and Port railway A (1856) 3100 x (1856) 576 Request repair of Port Adelaide beach flagstaff and repair of the house occupied by boatmen who land and embark the ship mails. A (1856) 3142 Forwards tenders for conveyance of mail for 1857 and suggesting fresh tenders be called for some routes A (1856) 3177 Reports the death of a clerk, J. Sutherland A (1856) 3197 Recommending A Trener for the position of Clerk to replace the late Mr. Sutherland A (1856) 3231 X Finance (1856) 346 Requesting legal opinion about whether Medical Times is a newspaper A (1856) 3232 x (1856) 613 Recommends that post offices be opened at Stockport, Apoinga and East Wellington A (1856) 3238 x (1856) 605 Agent General reports stationary and articles for the post office for 1856 will be forwarded as soon as possible. A (1856) 2733

POSTMEN ~ Letter carriers

POST OFFICE, Adelaide Special building not yet erected. Postmaster General asked to erect one adjoining his private residence D (1838) 3 D (1839) 59 Need for a letter box for receiving letters posted after hours Reg.Jan. 11, 1840, 6B Letters temporarily unobtainable by addressees owing to sickness of an official. Ad. Chron. Feb. 18, 1840, 3B Delay in bringing mails from the coast Ad. Chron. Feb. 18, 1840, 3B Rate of rental E (1841) 10 Retrenchment of staff E (1841) 17 Extra assistance for handling English mails E (1841) 99, 100 To close at 5 p.m. daily A (1842) 170 E (1842) 621 Repairs needed A 1842/No. 800 F (1842) 157 Repairs to clock A (1843) 800 Frequent breaking of the windows by crowds on mail days. A (1847) 1040 0 (1847) 50 Present staff incapable of handling European mails efficiently. A (1847) 1071 0 (1847) 56 Remy Watts' premises in King William Street no longer required for the post office. A (1848) 1008 p (1848) 291 Erection of building at the corner of King William and Franklin Streets, A (1848) 1046, 1866, 1867, 1941 p (1848) 329, 593, 630, 640 A (1850) 572, 889, 1302 A (1851) 475, 518, 116, 1384 s (1851) 129, 130, 220 Lease of building at corner of King William Street and North Terrace p (1848) 138, 139, 156, 292, 299 A (1848) 724, 745, 917, 975, 1008 A (1850) 741, 108 R (1850) 288

POST OFFICE, Adelaide Protest against its removal to Victoria Square A (1848) 1850 outsize, 1986 p (1848) 642 Negotiations with J.B. Neales for a site on the western corner of King William Street and North Terrace Reg. May 3, 1848, 3D Objections to its removal to Victoria Square Times Nov. 20, 1848, 2D Fire-proof safe to be procured from England A (1850) 1554 R (1850) 400 A (1852) 185 .. , 1933, 2538, 2692 T (1852) 616, 637, 802, 844, 848 Old building vacated A (1851) 1850 Proposed erection of clock tower A (1851) 567, 2603 s (1851) 131, 132 Windows of new building not burglar proof. Shutters needed A (1851) 1862, 1890, 2038 s (1851) 372, 449 Specification and drawing of a turret clock A (1853) 154 Arrival of the iron safe A (1853) 1842 Introduction of private boxes. Instructions for issue to subscribers. A (1853) 769, 2042 u (1853) 256, 619 Arrival of the turret clock. Description and price. A (1854) 187, 1243 v (1854) 420 Clock to have an additional hammer to act as an alarm in case of fires A (1855) 549 W Finance (1855) 7 New accommodation to be built to house the Inspector of Stamps w (1855) 424 Alterations required A (1855) 2514 Proposed alterations and additions. With ground plan of proposals A (1855) 3013 Introduction of postage stamps eliminates need to open public window at an earlier hour for the receipt of cash prepaid postage A (1855) 4176 x (1856) 1 Colonial Architect asks that fence contractor who was contracted to fence the post office and police court, be released from the contract. A (1856) 961 x (1856) 180

POST OFFICE, Adelaide One of the offices used by the Official Assignee Dept. to be made available for the post office. x (1856) 237 Door to be made between the post office and the office of the Official Assignee and that room to be handed over to the Postmaster General A (1856) 1849

POST OFFICE, Apoinga Postmaster General recommends that a post office be opened at Apoinga A (1856) 3238 x (1856) 605

POST OFFICE, B!!rn! No authority held by S.A. Mining Assoc. to lease site on its land for post office or other public purposes. A (1855) 3855 x (1856) 616 Redruth Post Office burnt Obs. March 5, 1870, SD

POST OFFICE, Blumberg To be established A (1855) 1435 w (1855) 352

POST OFFICE, Charleston Establishment sanctioned A (1855) 3359 W Finance (1855) 190

POST OFFICE, East Wellington Postmaster General recommends that a post office be opened at East Wellington A (1856) 3238 x (1856) 605

POST OFFICE, Kanmantoo Establishment sanctioned A (1855) 3359 W Finance (1855) 190

POST OFFICE, Le fevre Peninsula E.J. Eyre tenders his services as Postmaster for the proposed post office on Le fevre peninsula A (1856) 779 x (1856) 137

POST OFFICE, Le fevre Peninsula Postmaster General forwards an application for the establishment of a post office at Le fevre's Peninsula. Mr. Eyre tenders his service as postmaster. A (1856) 779 x (1856) 137

POST OFFICE, Milang Establishment sanctioned. A (1855) 3920 W Finance (1855) 241

POST OFFICE, Mintaro J. Brewer and others forward a petition for a post office at Mintaro A (1856) 1400 Postmaster General recommends that a Post Office be established at Normanville A (1856) 2680 x (1856) 478

POST OFFICE Nuriootpa Postmaster General forwards application for the establishment of a post office at Nuriootpa A (1856) 2607 x (1856) 468

POST OFFICE, Plympton Establishment sanctioned A (1856) 3099 x (1856) 576

POST OFFICE, Port Adelaide Removal of office E (1841) 234 Suggested additions to postmaster's house A (1845) 1144 J. Anthony appointed postmaster. Correspondence about his living quarters. A (1845) 1401 L (1845) 40, 66 Use of D. Beatton's former residence A (1845) 1401 L (1845) ..... . Additions to be made L (1845) 85 Inconvenience caused by use of post office as a police court A (1846) 1046 M (1846) 4 .. A (1848) 1500 p (1848) 504

POST OFFICE, Port Adelaide Postmaster's quarters A (1849) 406, 498 Q (1849) 143 Dilapidated, and lack of drainage threatens inundation A (1852) 1354, 1707 T (1852) 442, ... Memorial from business men urging increased staff A (1852) 1921 T (1852) 653 More accommodation needed A (1853) 925 A (1854) 1096 u (1853) -v (1854) 377 Colonial Architect requests authority for expenditure incurred on repairing the lock at the post office Port Adelaide A (1856) 1996 X Finance (1856) 191 Colonial Architect requests authority for expenditure on repairs to postmaster's house. A (1856) 2301 "Very great increase of business" A (1854) 1169 Fuel allowed for one fire place A (1855) 893 W Finance (1855) 25 Water tank required A (1855) 3843 w (1855) 899

POST OFFICE, Riverton Postmaster forwards petition from residents for a railway A (1856) 2380

POST OFFICE, Staughton Proposed closure upon opening of an office at Kanmantoo A (1855) 3359

POST OFFICE ACT 1853 Postmaster General's suggestions for the bill. A (1853) 1368, 3266 u (1853) 988

POST OFFICES Installation of lock up boxes A (1844) 752, 820 H (1844) 95

POST OFFICES List of offices and postmasters S.A. June 25, 1847, 3A Remuneration of country postmasters A (1848) 1562, 1610, 1675, 1780 p (1848) 504, 527, 576, 586 Statistics of no. of offices 1855, 1856 A (1855) 2744 See also Postal service List of offices and postmasters A (1848) 1334

POTATOES "Few persons out of gaol are able to afford ...... this article of luxury" A (1854) 2881 See also Prices - Potatoes

POTHURST, Francis Claims for gold deposited in the Assay Office two years previously A (1855) 104, 249

POTPOUCH, an aborigine Judge's notes on his trial for murder A (1852) 2588 A (1854) 3381 T (1852) 812 v (1854) 1018 His release from prison urged by F.P. Hines A (1853) 1693 u (1853) 549

POTTER, Peter Forwards a petition from settlers in Barossa East A (1854) 1928 v (1854) 704

POTTER, W. Norwood Enquires about the conditions of an auctioneer's licence A (1853) 3246 u (1853) 929

POTTER, William Claims to have discovered a new method for determining longitude A (1850) 1429 R (1850) 367

POULDEN, W.A. Suspended from office D (1840) 280 Seizure of tobacco at Encounter Bay A (1843) 803 G (1843) 235 Correspondence about the Whale Fisheries Bill A (1844) 201 Counsel for James Clare A (1845) 474 G (1845) 791, 809 Correspondence about land grant for section 133 in the Hutt Special Survey A (1846) 21 L (1846) 112, 118 Complains about the state of Waymouth and Currie Streets A (1848) 1807 p (1848) 581

POUNDS Suggested amendment of the Act A (1846) 1039 List of pound-keepers A (1848) 753, 778 Failure of keepers to comply with the Act A (1848) 948 Alleged abuses A (1849) 819, 819Y2, 1314 A (1850) 1203 Q (1849) 241, 354 A (1852) 715, 716 Proposed appointment of an inspector to prevent abuses A (1849) 2309 Q (1849) 63 .. Rates charged in city park lands A (1854) 896 v (1854) 330 Extension of Impounding Act, Hindmarsh District Council A (1855) 2536, 3214 w (1855) 596 Unclaimed proceeds (to 1.7.55) of sales of cattle impounded to go into ordinary revenue W Finance (1855) 118-119 Suggestions for a new Impounding Act (from Assoc. Chairman of District Councils) A (1855) 3463 Norman McDonald is suggested to replace William Brooks as pound keeper at Milang by the Clerk to the Bremer District Council A (1856) 91 x (1856) 20

POUNDS Memorial asking for a pound at Le fevre peninsula near Section 100 A (1856) 1677 x (1856) 498 Chairman of Associated Chairmen of District Councils suggests alteration in the amended Impounding Act. Also he notes his previous recommendations have not been introduced. A (1856) 1726 G.H. Green unfit to keep a pound at Moorunde. A (1856) 2841 G.H. Green has entered into the bond prescribed by the Impounding Act. A (1856) 2991, 3112 x (1856) 392, 511, 555 John Evans forwards a memorial for a Pound on section No. 350 in the hundred of North Rhine A (1856) 2675 John Thomas Seawn forwards the District Council of Kondoparinga report on the balance in hand under the Impounding Act. A (1856) 3053 Bremer District Council requests confirmation of appointment of a Ranger, Mr. William Freeman. Also applies for Ranger to impound cattle from the district. A (1856) 3138

POUNSETT, Herny Rothwell Applies for the position of Receiver of fees and fines A (1855) 633 w (1855) 187 Seeks appointment in the Audit Office A (1846) 831 Grievance against South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register S.A. Oct. 10, 1848, 2F Seeks legal clerkship A (1849) 1554, 1660 Q (1849) 459 Seeks clerkship in the Advocate-General's office A (1849) 2045 Q (1849) 6 .. Seeks unsuccessfully to secure Government employment A (1852) 1847 Applies for a position in the Registrar General's office A (1852) 3014 (3314 missing) T (1852) 1029 Applies for the position of clerk of Port Adelaide Local Court A (1853) 2106 u (1853) 612 Offers his meteorological tables to the Governor A (1854) 155, 502 v (1854) 141, 217

POVERTY See also Pauperism Slums

POW, James Re-appointment in the Mounted Police Force A 1842/No. 941 F (1842) 236 Deposition in the case of a native shot on J.B. Hughes' Station in 1843 A (1844) 721

POWDER MAGAZINE Mounted Police Barracks Ready for use A (1855) 2067 Dangerous proximity to Destitute Asylum A (1855) 2302 w (1855) 527

POWDER MAGAZINE, North Arm Correspondence about site A (1849) 1232 Q (1849) 374

POWDER MAGAZINE, Park Lands Proposed erection A (1850) 1763, 1967, 2443 R (1850) 451, 501, 613

POWDER MAGAZINE, Port Adelaide Its erection A 1842/No. 707 F (1842) 94 Inconvenience caused by lack of a magazine A 1842/No. 769, 780 Nearly completed A 1842/No. 808, 889 Erection of wall and keeper's cottage F (1842) 191 Completed A 1843/No. 64 F (1843) ... 19 Arrangements for superintendence A 1843/No. 79 F (1843) 319 Appointment of H. Quin as keeper F (1843) 325 Powder damaged by damp admitted by porous bricks A (1844) 691, 718, 829

POWDER MAGAZINE, Port Adelaide Powder removed to the Ville de Bordeaux on account of damp. A (1844) 731 Estimated cost of eliminating damp A (1844) 908 H (1844) 155 Slate roof to be built A (1844) 971, 990 H (1844) 171, 1961h A lightning conductor wanted A (1845) 154 High storage charges, damp, etc. A (1845) 545, 582, 709, 1227, 1407 L (1845) 48, 87 Reduction of charges A (1845) 1407 G (1845) 897, 900 (twice) L (1845) 48 Proposed sale of powder the value of which is less than the arrears of rent. A (1845) 1529 L (1845) 49, 67 A (1846) 228 L (1846) 194 Lightning conductor installed G (1845) 80 .. New ordinance to be prepared L (1845) 67 Proposed magazine at the North Arm A (1848) 23 p (1848) 6 Correspondence about routine A (1848) 4401h, 506 p (1848) 154, 155 A second magazine to be erected near the first p (1848) 19 Harbour Master's report on proposed building A (1850) 1068 Proposed magazine at the old Port A (1850) 1271, 1735, 2417 R (1850) 321, 330, 451 Proposed erection of a paling fence "as a precaution against fire" A (1851) 31 s (1851) 21 Increased storage capacity essential A (1851) 1970, 2087, 2101 Its position dangerous. Request that it be moved. A (1855) 345, 1904 w (1855) 135, 2 .. , 235

POWDER MAGAZINE, Port Adelaide Cost of lighterage from North Arm to proposed magazine at Old Port A (1855) 1781 To be converted into a police station A (1855) 1904

POWDER MAGAZINE, Park Lands Colonial Architect reporting roof falling in and the need of repairs to the Powder Magazine, Police Barracks A (1856) 2167 X Finance (1856) 214 Magazines to be erected in the Park Lands and in the Port Adelaide district A (1855) 1590 w (1855) 408, 409, 415

POWELL, Charles Admission to the Lunatic Asylum A (1846) 1377 M (1846) 163 (twice) Discharge from the Lunatic Asylum A (1847) 597, 614 N 1847) 253, 257

POWELL, Edward Employee Black Bull. Inquest on his body A (1852) 114

POWELL, James Appointed postmaster at Y ankalilla A (1844) 345~ G (1844) 603 George Worthington Stipendiary Magistrate recommends Mr. James Harrison Powell for appointment as Bailiff to the Local Court at Willunga. A (1856) 2526 X Finance (1856) 261

POWELL, John A constable on the Marion A (1849) 345 Contractor for fencing at Noarlunga Q (1849) 499

POWELL, Richard Constable on the Forfarshire A (1848) 1195

POWELL, Samuel Smith Seeks appointment as Collector of Electoral Returns for Burra A (1852) 680, 1036

POWELL, Thomas Seeks employment A (1849) 2291 Q (1849) 634 Seeks a free passage to England A (1850) 414, 2316, 2806, 2838 R (1850) 114, 574, 685 Postmaster at the Burra A (1850) 631 R (1850) 181, 182 A claimant for relief A (1851) 715 s (1851) 155 Complains of conditions on the Countess of Yarborough, in which he is about to sail for London. A (1851) 13 .. , 1375 Requests permission to pay overdue fee for Auctioneer's license A (1856) 1917 X Finance (1856) 187

POWELL, Thomas William Correspondence as an electoral officer A (1851) 684, 687, 735 s (1851) 149, 160 Applies for appointment as Stipendiary Magistrate at Mount Remarkable and forwards a memorial from the residents of Mount Remarkable district advocating his appointment. A (1856) 1244 x (1856) 237 Stresses the need for a public hospital at Kooringa A (1851) 2393, 2512 s (1851) 514 Takes out an auctioneer's licence A (1851) 3779, 1057 Applies for the position of clerk of Burra Local Court and Deputy Registrar of births, marriages and deaths for the Murray District. A (1852) 605, 653, 670, 802 T (1852) 205, 206 (thrice) Applies for position of Collector of Electoral returns for Burra for himself or son, Samuel Smith P. A (1852) 680 His declaration as electoral clerk for Burra A (1852) 1035 Seeks an increase in salary A (1854) 2415 v (1854) 754 Accepts office of Receiver of Claims and Objections, Electoral District of the Burra. A (1855) 2815

POWER, David Appointed a justice of the peace in Mount Gambier A (1853) 1117 u (1853) 380 Has a pastoral lease in the South East A (1854) 1714 v (1854) 727 Authorised to nominate 413 adult migrants A (1854) 2107 v (1854) 687 Included in schedule of 14 year pastoral leases (365 sq. miles) A (1855) 4113 Electoral Officer, Victoria recommends Mr. D. Power as President of the Penola Court of Revision A (1856) 2288 x (1856) 402

POWER, Margaret Leaves for Port Philip after arriving from England A (1846) 1405 Hospital Assistant on the Britannia M (1846) 146

POWER, Patrick Leaves for Port Philip after arriving from England A (1846) 1405 Constable on the Britannia

POWNING, - , prisoner Released and placed under the supervision of Mr. Lazarus D (1840) 239, 241

POWYS, Littleton Enquiry re the recovery of small debts B 150 (1837) 280

POYNTER, William Government Resident, Port Lincoln, requests that the appointment of William Poynter as bailiff be gazetted. A (1856) 2886

PRANKERD, Peter, D. Seeks to complete purchase of land for himself and R. Stuckey A (1853) 2811 u (1853) 833 Buys sections 701 and 684, hundred of Noarlunga A (1853) 3212 u (1853) 960

PRANKERD, Peter D. G.W. Hawkes, for the Colonial Treasurer forwards a return showing arrears of rent on mineral leases. Peter D. Prankerd appears on this return. A (1856) 901 Requests to renominate a family for free passage to Australia. A (1856) 2415 Requests to know what time the Governor will receive a deputation appointed to present a memorial from Mount Gambier land holders A (1856) 2587 x (1856) 465 Forwards memorial from Mount Gambier land holders praying that some waste land surrounding Mount Gambier may be declared a hundred A (1856) 2587 x (1856) 465

PRATT, Thomas Appointed to the Police Force A (1849) 1806

PRATT, Tidd His opinion on the Savings Bank Act reviewed by the Trustees of the Bank A (1849) 1646

PRATT, William Refuses information to a census collector L (1846) 198

PRAYER Editors of "The Register" rebuked for discounting its value as a preventive of cholera and demanding sanitation instead. S.A. Reg. 7 Jan. 1850, 3A

PRELIMINARY LAND ORDERS Correspondence with J. Morphett about the right of such orders to absolute priority A (1842) 546, 7351/z, 783, 811, 830 A (1844) 28, 154 A (1845) 536, 549, 580, 602, 702 F (1842) 42, 47, 117, 135, 137, 163 G (1844) 456, 466, 606 G (1845) 862, 869, 879 K (1845) 48 p (1848) 74, 82, 106, 115 A (1848) 159, 230, 248, 290, 321 Correspondence with the South Australian Company about the right of such orders to absolute priority A (1845) 535, 543, 578, 618, 697, ...... , 1474, 1483 G (1845) 860, 868, 878, 883 K (1845) 48

PRELIMINARY LAND ORDERS

Correspondence with the South Australian Company about the right of such orders to absolute priority L (1845) 49 .. , 70 twice Reg. Dec. 20, 1845, 3B Loss of former privileges. (Secretary of State's decision) 0 (1847) 112 List of unexercised land orders. A (1848) 159

PRENDERGAST, - , Convict Sent to Van Dieman's Land D (1839) 130 (twice) 131 (twice) 134

PRENDERGAST, John, convict Correct name of "William Lewis" frequently charged in S.A. with criminal offences. For entries see Lewis, William

PRENDERGAST, Luke Appointed a guard in the Convict Department A (1854) 1640 v (1854) 536 Resigns as guard in the Convict Department A (1854) 2206 v (1854) 700

PRENTICE, Golden Seeks appointment as a census collector A (1850) 2306 Inquest on his death A (1855) 299

PREPAID POSTAL SERVICE ~ Postage stamps

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Application that Ministers be authorised to issue marriage licences in all districts. A (1856) 2292 x (1856) 23

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Barossa district Correspondence about glebe A (1848) 794, 1254, 1836 A (1849) 274, 1875 p (1848) 258, 439, 560 Q (1849) 538 R (1850) 600

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Barossa district

Proposed erection S.A. Dec. 8, 1848, 2F S.A. Jan. 23, 1849, lB List of trustees A (1849) 274 R (1850) 601 List of subscribers towards its erection A (1851) 324 Correspondence about Government grant A (1851) 324, 1238, 1768 s (1851) 140, 142

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Dry Creek Correspondence about glebe A (1851) 700, 1712 s (1851) 208, 349

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Gouger Street Subscription lists etc. Reg. Jan. 25, 1840, 4A Reg. Feb. 1, 1840, lB About to be erected S.A. Nov. 10, 1840, 3B Foundation stone to be laid on Nov. 30. Reg. Nov. 28, 1840, 2F Foundation stone ceremony Reg. Dec. 5, 1840, 2F Opening services Reg. Feb. 19, 1842, 2A S.A. March 1, 1842, 2D

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Grenfell Street Foundation stone to be laid Reg. Jan. 24, 1844, 3B S.A. Jan. 30, 1844, 2C Reg. Jan. 31, 1844, 2E S.A. Feb. 2, 1844, 3B S.A. Feb. 6, 1844, 2C Foundation stone ceremony Reg. Feb. 7, 1844, 3A S.A. February 9, 1844, 2C In course of erection Reg. April 10, 1844, 3C S.A. May 14, 1844, 2C Opening services S.A. July 9, 1844, 2C, 30 S.A. July 12, 1844, 2E, 30 Reg. July 13, 1844, 2B

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Grenfell Street S.A. July 16, 1844, 2D Reg. July 17, 1844, 3B Large bell to be installed S.A. March 4, 1845, 3B S.A. March 25, 1845, 3A List of office bearers A (1846) 1199 Correspondence about Government aid towards the erection of a manse A (1847) 1380 0 (1847) 189 Precentor wanted S.A. Oct. 1, 1847, 4A Correspondence about the Government grant. A (1848) 692, 1080, 1818 p (1848) 212 Trustees appointed A (1848) 1080 p (1848) 357 List of subscribers towards the erection of a manse A (1848) 1818 Correspondence about minister's stipend A (1848) 1818 p (1848) 594, 595 Q (1849) 335 Lists of seat renters A (1848) 1818 A (1849) 900, 1987 A (1850) 652, ... A (1851) 1015, 1821, 2535 Erection of a manse in Carrington Street A (1848) 1847 A (1849) 1442 P (1848) 584 twice, 594, 595 Annual return A (1850) 696 Used by the Rev. A. Kappler for Lutheran services A (1851) 76 .. , .. .341 A (1852) 78 ... Urges a grant of land for glebe A (1854) 1839 v (1854) 938

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Hindley Street The Presbyterians use the old Baptist chapel S.A. Feb. 1, 1842, lB

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Inverbrackie Correspondence about glebe A (1846) 903 p (1848) 281 List of trustees A (1848) 576 p (1848) 215 Progress of building A (1848) 862 p (1848) 284 List of subscribers towards cost of erecting the church A (1848) 863 Correspondence about the Government grant A (1848) 1052 A (1849) 1898 p (1848) 357, 462, 482 List of seat renters A (1849) 777, 1897 A (1850) 618, 2220 A (1851) 105, 524 Opened S.A. Jan. 23, 1849, 2B Correspondence about minister's stipend Q (1849) 58 ..

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Morphett Vale Correspondence about glebe A (1846) 1548 A (1847) 171 N (1847) 4 Proposed erection S.A. July 7, 1846, 3A S.A. May 5, 1848, 3C S.A. Oct. 10, 1848, 3D Reg. Oct. 14, 1848, 2A List of subscribers towards its erection A (1849) 130 Correspondence about Government grant towards its erection A (1849) 130, 1114, 1754 A (1850) 447 Q (1849) 93, 337, 479 R (1850) 176

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Mount Barker To be erected S.A. July 7, 1846, 3A In course of erection. Application for Government grant. A (1851) 3368 s (1851) 7 ..

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Mount Barker Rev. Mr. Maclean arrives to take charge A (1852) 1816 Permission refused to hold services in the local court house pro tern A (1852) 1816 T (1852) 590

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Strathalbyn ~ St. Andrew's Church

PRESBYTERIANISM Difficulty in obtaining a minister from Scotland Times April 2, 1849, 3C S.A. April 3, 1849, 2D See also Established Church of Scotland

PRESCOTT, Edward Heads petition asking for establishment of a police station and court house at Mt. Torrens A (1855) 3149 w (1855) 778

PRESCOTT, Henry Appointed office keeper and messenger at the GPO A (1852) 2619 Drunk whilst on duty. Dismissed as office keeper of the GPO A (1852) 2880 T (1852) 865 Seeks appointment as thistle inspector A (1853) 3342 u (1853) 961 Applies for a position as warehouseman in the Colonial Store A (1855) 59, 1632 w (1855) 38, 394

PRESCOTT, H. Seeks appointment as a census collector A (1854) 3638 v (1854) 1071

PRESCOTT, Thomas Convicted of theft A (1850) 762 outsize

PRESIDENT SMIDT, immigrant ship Miscellaneous correspondence A (1848) 501

PRESCOTT BLUFF Alleged discovery of coal A (1855) 1880

PREST, John Takes over Crystal Brook - Mt. Remarkable mail contract A (1856) 1 X Finance (1856) 7

PRESTON, Maurice Seeks relief A (1847) 1012 0 (1847) 30 twice

PRETTEJOHN, Nathaniel See Prettyjohn Seeks the remission of a fine A (1845) 552, 1270 G (1845) 867 L (1845) 5

PREUSS, Charles Seeks employment as a clock-maker A (1850) 178 R (1850) 66

PREUSS, P.I.C. His deceased estate A (1849) 898, 941, 1601 Q (1849) 266, 295, 470

PREUSS & CO. Offer to furnish an astronomical clock A (1850) 1473 R (1850) 377

PREWITT, William Deposition on the shooting of Padlulta A (1844) 454, 457, 459, 465 G (1844) 65 .. , 657, 658 Resigns from the Mounted Police Force A (1845) 1183 K (1845) 86 Appointment to the Police Force A (1848) 1522

PRICE, Captain of the Lady Emma" Member of Board to enquire into the damage to the "Lady Wellington" c (1838) 99

PRICE, Charles Buys land on Hindmarsh Island A (1853) 2410 u (1853) 707 Heads petition proposing formation of District of Goolwa A (1855) 3970 x (1856) 186

PRICE, Charles Farmer Hindmarsh Island Signs a petition for a survey of a possible union of Hindmarsh Island and the Peninsula of Lake Albert A (1856) 2130

PRICE, Edward Convicted of burglary A (1847) 727 Transported to Tasmania N (1847) 342

PRICE, Edward Francis Polling clerk for the electoral district of Victoria A (1854) 1844

PRICE, Edward L. Signatory to a memorial praying a court of full jurisdiction for Port Lincoln. A (1852) 15

PRICE, Henry Personal explanation of his attitude towards the shepherd concerned in an affray with natives near Mount Bryan. A (1844) 1249;,z H (1844) 333 Appointed justice of the peace H (1844) 10, 66 A (1844) 616 Suggests route for the northern mails A (1845) 980 Application for an occupation licence in the district of Port Lincoln A (1847) 329, p.6 Application for occupation licence on Eyre Peninsula A (1847) 731, p.10 Report on poisoning of natives at Y alluna Station A (1849) 1001 His views on the proposed execution of certain native murderers A (1849) 1907 On the difficulty of reconciling the rights of the natives and the interests of the pastoralists on Eyre Peninsula A (1851) 15 .. , 1662

PRICE Henry Report on the poisoning of two natives on Vaux's station near Lake Hamilton A (1851) 1559 Appointed valuer of runs in the Port Lincoln District A (1852) 121 T (1852) 44, 45 Seeks appointment in the public service at Port Lincoln T (1852) 1073 Declines to act on a board for selecting horses unless he receives proper authority A (1853) 1274

PRICE, Mary Ann Convicted of larceny A (1847) 727

PRICE, Thomas Legal proceedings B 103 (1837) Advertisement as a civil engineer, etc. Reg. Oct. 21, 1848, lB Lays out many townships Reg. April 14, 1849, 2B

PRICE, William Admitted to the Lunatic Asylum A (1852) 3186 Dies while a patient at the Lunatic Asylum A (1853) 591

PRICES Quotations appear regularly under such headings as "Markets", "Prices, current" etc. from Jan. 1840 and probably earlier. Caterer's charges for a sumptuous public supper and breakfast Reg. March 21, 1840, 4B Prices for supplies of all kinds as tendered for by contractors. F (1842) 148-153, 157-161, 165-167 G (1843) ... (3 times) F (1843) 298-301 Wide fluctuations owing to the periodical flooding of the local markets A (1844) 777 H (1844) ... Rise of 20% in materials needed for public works A (1846) 1109 L (1846) 5 .. Schedule of prices A (1848) 223 Miscellaneous quotations S.A. Jan. 18, 1848, 2E S.A. July 4, 1848, 2D

PRICES Emigration Agent's reports A (1849) 1249, 1922 A (18SO) 1Sl8, 1993 A (1851) 72, 1076Yz A (18S2) 88, 1185, 19S9, 2876 A (18S3) 2SS4 A (18S4) 1S2, lllS, 2038, 2907 A (18SS) 1213, 2166 Regulation rations of the Survey Staff contracted for at 2/6 per man per week A (18S2) 1329 Stores issued for a survey trip A (1852) 1453 Requisition of stores for the steam dredge A(--T (18S2) 909 For the Destitute Asylum supplies A (1853) 112 18S3 and 1854 compared A (18S3) 3479 u (18S3) 979 Bed ticking - 1/3 per yard T (18S2) 408 Biscuits - Government contract v (1854) 330 Blankets - lS/6 p. pair (for gaols) A (18SS) 2269 W Finance (18SS) 119 Books - See also Prices - School Books Boots and Shoes Police Boots A (1842) 347, 434, Sll Bread High prices not justified Reg. March 28, 1840, SA Sharp fall in price Ad. Chron. April 14, 1840, 3E Reg. April 2S, 1840, SB Extortionate prices Reg. May 16, 1840, SB Price of quartern loaf rises from 6d. to 1/­A (18Sl) 1888 Government contract prices D (1838) 33 E (1842) 422 thrice

PRICES Bread For Public Departments 1st quality 1 %d per lb 2nd quality 1 Yzd per lb A (1852) 1478 T (1852) 472 Government contract White 3d. per lb Brown 2d. per lb A (1852) 2615 A (1853) 914 A (1854) 330 1st quality 1 Yzd per lb 2nd quality 1d. per lb A (1852) 645 A (1855) 1687 At Port Wakefield - 1/6 per 4 lb loaf A (1855) 2885 Fine bread 5d. per lb Seconds 4Yz per lb A (1855) 3308 Fine bread lOd. per 2 lb (subject to fluctuations in flour prices) A (1855) 3476 W Finance (1855) 209 Bricks 27/- a thousand A (1842) 808 Burials For the government A (1853) 1279 u (1853) 420 Bush pots 3/- each A (1855) 1907 W Finance (1855) 92 Cartage 4/- per hour A (1852) 2553 Chains See also Prices - Survey chains Clothing Police uniforms A (1850) 1483, 2121 A (1852) 150, 1688 Police boots 26/- a pair A (1853) 525 Cost of material for police uniforms A (1854) 607

PRICES - CQ.aJ. English coal F (1842) 218 A (1851) 1671 A (1852) 2438 A (1853) 1229 A (1855) ... Fencing Rail fences 3 rail 11/6 rod

2 rail 9/- rod A (1855) 2894

3 rail 7 /- rod A (1855) 4054 X Finance (1856) 1 Firewood 7 pence per 100 lbs Government contract A (1852) 645 lOd. per 100 pounds A (1852) 2314 flags Union Jacks W Finance (1855) 12 E1mrr Various quotations B (1837) 279 D (1840) 231 A (1842) 751 At one time £100 per ton A (1850) 2832 R (1850) 664 Contract price to the government A (1855) 1687 v (1854) 330 Govt. contract Fine flour £50 per ton Seconds £45 per ton A (1855) 3308 Entlt Prices of grapes, peaches and nectarines Ad. Exam. Feb. 4, 1843, 3D (twice) Galvanised iron tanks 1000 gallons £30 A (1855) 1363 Hammers Sledge hammers 6Y2d. per lb. Stone breaking hammers 3/- each. Hammer handles (various prices) A (1855) 3503 W Finance (1855) 208

PRICES Hammers Stone breaking hammers 3/- each. Sledge hammer 15/-. A (1855) 2865 W Finance (1855) 168 Harness Girths for cart horses 8/­A (1852) 1688 ~ Various quotations D (1838) 33 D (1839) 194, 199 D (1840) 302 E (1841) 120 E (1842) 322, 323, 715 A (1842) 360 A (1853) 659, 859 A (1854) 285, 608 A (1855) 3131 Horse breaking Colts broken in (for police purposes) at a cost of £5 - £6 A (1855) 4192 Horses Miscellaneous quotations c (1838) 65 D (1839) 87 Sale by E.N. Emmett & Co. Times March 5, 1849, 2F A strong mare £35.0.0. A (1852) 1688 Best saddle horses sell at about £45 A (1853) 723 A (1854) 2704 Draught horses A (1854) 2704 A (1855) 3322 Police horses A (1855) 3676 W Finance (1855) 217-218 Police horses disposed of by Police Commissioner A (1855) 4145 Horse shoes Per set A (1852) 538 A (1853) 1434 Land See also Land values, Land sales

PRICES Leather A side of leather 18/­A (1852) 1688 Lilill< 5d a bushel A (1842) 808 Meat Various quotations D (1839) 135, 137, 180 D (1841) 353 A (1851) 3064 Port Wakefield - Mutton 6d and 7d per lb A (1855) 2885 Government contracts A (1852) 410 A (1853) 1313 Oats Various quotations D (1838) 14 D (1840) 231 u (1853) 241 A (1853) 859 For police horses A (1855) 1033 W Finance (1855) 34 Palings Broad palings rise from £3 to £6 per hundred A (1853) 844

~ Demy, 18 lbs to ream; 15/- per ream A (1852) 2024 Thick wove post 30/6 ream; F/cap paper 11/4 and 14/5 ream (as per Agent General's a/cs) A (1855) 3833 W Finance (1855) 235 ~(split)

Four pence per lb (split peas) A (1855) 2577 W Finance (1855) 143 Pencils 12/- per dozen E (1841) 74 Potatoes 4:yzd a pound 30/- and 25/- per bag A (1854) 2881 A (1855) 1687

PRICES Printing A Macdougall's estimate for Government work A (1842) 645 Correspondence about A. Macdougall's charges A (1844) 654 H (1844) 37 Rents See Rents Salt Eight shillings per cwt. E (1842) 359 School books A (1855) 2911 Shipping freights See Shipping freights ~ £42 per ton E (1842) 363 Stationery Miscellaneous prices E (1842) 820 twice A (1855) 2911 A (1846) 1394 A (1848) 1041 ~ Inferior stone (Govt. Quarry, Yatala) A (1855) 848 (2/- upwards, cub. yd) A (1855) 2518 (1/- per cub. yd) W Finance (1855) 19 (2/- upwards, cub. yd) 144 (11- per cub. yd) Flag stones Unprepared: 3/9 cub. yard Prepared: 6d. super ft (At Yatala Labor Prison) A (1855) 3488 w (1855) 207 Survey chains Steel standard chain £4.4.0 A (1855) 1465 W Finance (1855) 62 Tums. £20 each to Surveyor-General A (1854) 529 Tobacco Negro head in bond fierces of 3 cwt. 1st quality 2/9 per lb. 2nd quality kegs about 2 cwt. 2/2 lb A (1852) 302 T (1852) 141

PRICES Vinegar 2/9 a gallon A (1842) 881 :warer 2/- per load to the gaol etc. A (1852) 3147 A (1854) 1092 At Port Wakefield, 2 pence per gallon A (1853) 1146 10/- for five porter casks from Torrens to Y atala Labour Prison A (1854) 3260 v (1854) 1003 Average price in the city of Adelaide 2/6 per load A (1855) 2315 Water supplied to Yatala at 12/- per tun A (1855) 3176 Rates (levied by Supt. of Goolwa-Pt Elliot railway) for ships, hotels, manufacturers and householders at Pt. Elliot A (1855) 3963 W Finance (1855) 245 Wine 28/- a dozen bottles A (1842) 881 Woollen cloth Sample of harsh blue cloth at 2/4d a yard A (1846) 790

PRIDEUX, Richard Constable on the David Malcolm N (1847) 78

PRIDMORE, Samuel Passenger to South Australia by the Susannah A (1849) 937

PRIME, Nathan Passenger to South Australia by the Susannah A (1849) 937

PRIMITIVE METHODISM Petition for permission to hold a camp meeting on the park lands A (1845) 202 G (1845) 753

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH Near Light Square To be opened S.A. Oct. 9, 1840, 3A

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH Payne ham Opening services Reg. Jan. 26, 1848, 2A Pine Forest, North Road Opening sermons Reg. June 15, 1844, 2A Waymouth Street Foundation stone of new school and temporary chapel laid S.A. Nov. 18, 1845, 2A Opening service S.A. Jan. 2, 1846, 3B Reg. Jan. 7, 1846, 2C

PRIMROSE, John Surety for R.A. McEwen T (1852) 350 See also Richmond & Primrose

PRINCE, brig Abandoned (through fire) on voyage from London to Algoa Bay. Passengers and part crew brought to Port Adelaide on Marathon A (1855) 3254 w (1855) 772 Provision of relief to crew. Plan for their return to England A (1855) 3364Yz, 3462, 3637 w (1855) 770, 800 W Finance (1855) 222-223 Collector of Customs repays cost of maintenance of shipwrecked sailors per Prince and requests £50 to meet future cases A (1856) 703 X Finance (1856) 60

PRINCE, John A constable on the Indian A (1849) 1506

PRINCE ALBERT Crown Solicitor forwarding Bylaws of "Prince Albert Oddfellows" for confirmation. A (1856) 1060

PRINCE ALBERT MINE Miscellaneous references Times Oct. 16, 1848, 2C Times Oct. 30, 1848, 2D Times Nov. 6, 1848, 2B Times Nov. 20, 1848, 2C Times Dec. 11, 1848, 2D

PRINCESS ROYAL MINE Miscellaneous references Reg. July 21, 1847, 2C S.A. Aug. 24, 1847, 3A S.A. Oct. 5, 1847, 3A S.A. March 10, 1848, 3D Reg. March 15, 1848, lA S.A. July 7, 1848, 2C S.A. Sept. 8, 1848, 3D S.A. Oct. 17, 1848, 3A Times Oct. 16, 1848, 2B Reg. Oct 18, 1848, 3E Times Jan. 22, 1849, 2D S.A. July 24, 1849, 2F Report by the Commissioner of Crown Lands A (1847) 317 (p.10) Correspondence about a road through section 6 A (1847) 1612 Reports and balance sheets S.A. Oct. 19, 1847, 3F Reg. Oct. 20, 1847, 3F S.A. April 21, 1848, 2C Times April 16, 1849, 2G Description S.A. Jan. 4, 1848, 2F Official resumption of sufficient land on proprietor's property (10,000 acres) for roads and reserves A (1855) 3278 Short comments on the affairs of the mine frequently appear in the share market and mining columns in the South Australian Register beginning 28/6/48.

PRINCESS ROYAL SPECIAL SURVEY This survey (known as above) was really a division (one half) of the Burra Special Survey (20,000 acres) which see

PRINCE'S WAREHOUSE, Port Adelaide E.J. Collinson applies for the licence A (1852) 1068 A (1854) 742 T (1852) 343

PRINCE'S WHARF, Port Adelaide The name was originally applied to the wharf erected by the Patent Copper Co., but later the main wharf became known as the Copper Co's Wharf, the name Prince's being confined to the projecting angle at the north end of the property. Proclaimed Govt. Gazette, 3 July 1851, p.457 A (1851) 1814

PRINCE ALBERT MINE Miscellaneous references Times Jan ... , 1849, 2C Times Jan. 22, 1849, 2D Times Jan. 29, 1849, 3C Times Feb. 26, 1849, 2B

PRINCE OF WALES HOTEL, Adelaide Room hired for the Local Court s (1851) 79, 267

PRINCESS ROY AL Immigrant ship Detailed description S.A. News Dec. 1846, 2A Miscellaneous references A (1847) 127, 332, 334, 335, 337, 365 N (1847) 152, 155, 168 A (1849) 887 A (1848) 523, 859, 863Yz, 870, 923, 925, 934, 956, 1047, 1060, 1062, 1066, 1067 p (1848) 277, 297, 308, 311, 330, 332, 339, 341, 34 .. Q (1849) 264, 265

PRINCE REGENT, immigrant ship Surgeon's report, with list of births and deaths A (1851) 764Yz Miscellaneous references A (1851) 648, 669, 673 A (1849) 1143, 1336, 1453, 1457 Q (1849) 410 Joseph Hardy requests assistance in obtaining his wages as a seaman on board the Prince Regent A (1856) 1062 x (1856) 210

PRINCESS ROYAL MINE Proprietors ask that miners be brought to South Australia as assisted immigrants A (1845) 1604 L (1846) 108 Miscellaneous references S.A. Dec. 16, 1845, 3E Reg. April 8, 1846, 3D S.A. July 7, 1846, 3A S.A. July 17, 1846, 3C Reg. Sept. 30, 1846, 4D Reg. Oct. 28, 1846, 2A, 4A Reg. Nov. 28, 1846, 4C S.A. April 23, 1847, 3F S.A. July 2, 1847, 2C

PRINCE'S WHARF, Port Adelaide Request that moorings be laid down opposite the wharf A (1854) 2372, 2686, 2796 A (1855) 720, 1051 v (1854) 764, 866 w (1855) 202, .. 5, 275

PRINDIVILLE, James Appointed wardsman at the Adelaide Hospital A (1853) 1757 u (1853) 538 Seeks a rise as wardsman at the Adelaide Hospital A (1854) 544, 3646 v (1854) 210, 1085 Colonial Surgeon reports Prindiville's resignation as Wardsman at Adelaide Hospital, also the resignation of Kelly who had been a Wardsman. He requests the appointment of two other Wardsmen A (1856) 868

PRINTING Proclamations printed B (1837) 10 Division of Government printing between Thomas & Co. and A. MacDougall D (1840) 310 Correspondence about Thomas & Co.'s claim to a monopoly of the Government printing D (1840) 310, 313, 315, 328 Monopoly of Government printing sought by A. Macdougall A (1842) 556, 576 G. Dehane offers his printing plant and his services to the Government A (1843) 1351 Offer by Chas. Beck & Co. of printing presses and types. A (1847) 792 N (1847) 323 Offer by A.L. Elder & Co. to sell printing presses, etc. A (1847) 924 0 (1847) 46 Correspondence about the distribution of Government printing A (1847) 948, 970 0 (1847) 6 Report on the management of the Government Printing Office at Sydney A (1849) 1121 Scarcity of good compositors S.A. March 6, 1849, 3B Reg. March 7, 1849, 2B See also Government Gazette Government Printing Office Prices - Printing

PRINTING See also Lithography

PRIOR, William Appointed contractor for conveyance of mails, Milang - Strathalbyn A (1855) 3920 W Finance (1855) 241