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  Fleurieu Notes [vol 3] - Excerpts from newspapers from 1843

The Register -  January 21, 1843

CONVEYANCE TO MOUNT BARKER

MR. BELL, of Nairne, begs to inform his friends and the public that his dray will start from the Victoria Hotel, Hindley-street, regularly every Tuesday, at nine o'clock, for Mount Barker, for the purpose of conveying goods or passengers.
All Parcels of Packages to be left at the Victoria Hotel, where they will be carefully attended to.

The Register -  May 24, 1843

Just Published, in one volume 8vo., neatly bound in cloth, price 4s.,

A VOCABULARY of the LANGUAGE spoken by the ABORIGINES of the Southern and South-eastern portions of the settled districts of South Australia, viz., by the Tribes in the Vicinity of Encounter Bay, and (with slight variations) by those extending  along the coast to the Eastward, around Lake Alexandrina, and for some distance up the Murray; preceded by a GRAMMAR, showing the Structure of the Language as far as at present known. By U.A.E. Meyer, Missionary of the Evangelical Lutheran Society of Dresden.

Published by James Allen, King-William-street.

 

 

  

The Register - Adelaide, Wednesday, March 29, 1843

ADELAIDE PRICES CURRENT
Corrected up to the latest hour previous to publication.

IMPORTED GOODS   £ s d
Ale, per hhd   4 10 0
     - dozen 8/- to 0 9 0
Almonds, sheil, per lb   0 0 6
    -  soft, ditto   0 1 0
Allspice, ditto 10d to 0 1 0
Arnatto, ditto        
Arrowroot, ditto   0 1 0
Bags, 3-bushels, each   0 2 6
Barley, pearl, per lb 3d to     3½
Blankets 5/6 to 0 18 0
Blue, per lb 1/3 to 0 1 6
Butter, Irish, ditto 10d to 0 1 0
Camp opvens, each 12s to 1 4 0
Candles, wax, per lb 3/- to 0 3 6
    -, sperm, ditto 2/3 to 0 2 6
    -, moulds, ditto 7d to 0 0 8
Canvas, per bolt   2 0 0
Cart and dray boxes, per cwt   1 18 0
Casks, per tun   2 2 0
Cassia, per lb   0 1 9
Cedar, in log, per foot   0 0 4
    -, in inch boards, ditto   0 0 6½
Cheese, Cheshire, per lb 10d to 0 1 0
    -, Dutch, ditto   0 0 6
Cigars, Mailla (bond) per 1000 1/15/- to 2 5 0
    -, Chinsura, ditto none      
Cinnamon, per lb none      
Cloves, ditto   0 2 0
Coals, per ton £1 to 1 5 0
Coffee, Java, per lb 4½d to 0 0 6½
    -, Brazil, ditto 7d to 0 0 8
Copper sheathing, per lb none      
    - nails, per lb none      
Cordage, European, per cwt 2/10/- to 2 16 0
    -, Manilla, and Coir 1/15/- to 2 0 0
Corrosive sublimate, per lb 6s to 0 8 0
Crystals of soda, per cwt   1 4 0
Currants, per lb 10d 0 1 0
Deals, St Petersburgh, per foot 7d to 0 0 8
    -, Norway, ditto 4d to 0 0 5
Figs, per lb   0 0 7
Flour, Amer. & Dantzic, brl £1/8/- to 1 10 0
Ginger, white, per lb   0 1 10
    -, brown, ditto   0 0 5
Glass, per box, 10x12 & upwards 10/6 to 1 10 0
Glue, per lb   0 0 9
Gunpowder, fine, per lb   0 2 0
    -, blasting, ditto   0 0 9
Hams, Yorkshire, ditto   0 0 10
    -, Westphalia, ditto 10d to 0 1 0
Herrings, red, per jar none      
    -, pickled, ditto        
Hoes, Dutch, per cwt   1 17 0
Honey, per lb   0 1 8
Hops, ditto 2s to 0 3 0
Iron, bar, assorted, per ton £14/-/- to 15 0 0
    -, hoop, ditto none      
    -, nail rod, ditto        
    - pig, ditto none      
Isinglass, per lb   0 4 6
Lead, sheet, per ton £30 to 25 0 0
Liquorice, per lb   0 1 8
Lucifer matches, per gross 12s to 0 14 0
Molasses, per cwt none      
Mustard, per dozen bottles 14s to 0 18 0
Nails, as orted [sic], per cwt £1/8/- to 2 14 0
Nutmegs, per lb   0 6 6
Oatmeal, per cwt   0 18 0
Oil, sperm, per gallon   0 4 9
    -, black, ditto   0 2 4
    -, linseed, ditto   0 5 6
    -, olive, ½ pint bottles, per doz   0 18 0
Peas, split, per lb   0 0 2½
Pepper, black, ditto 4d to 0 0 5
Pickles, assorted, per doz bottles 12s to 0 18 0
Ploughs, Scotch, each £7/10/- to 8 0 0
Pork, mess, per bar   4 0 0
Porter, per hhd £6/-/- to 6 10 0
    -, per doz 10s to 0 12 0
Raisins, Cape, per lb 4d to 0 0 5
    --, Muscatel, ditto 5d to 0 0 6
    --, Smyrna, ditto none      
Rice, Java, per cwt 12s to 0 18 0
    -, Patna, ditto none      
Rosin, per cwt   1 8 0
Sago, per cwt   1 5 0
Salt, per ton £4/-/- to 5 0 0
    -, basket, per dozen   0 5 0
Saltpetre, per lb   0 0 10
Saws, pit and cross-cut, each 10s to 5 0 0
Snuff (in bond), per lb 5s to 0 5 0
Soap, London and Scotch per Ton £45/-/- 20 0 0
    -, Liverpool, per ton £34/-/- 38 0 0
Spades, each 2s 4d to 0 4 6
Spirits (in bond) -        
     -, Brandy, per gallon 4s 6d to 0 6 0
    -, Geneva, in wood, ditto 2s to 0 2 6
     -, in cases, per case, 2 gals   0 10 0
    -,  Rum, per gallon 4s to 0 5 0
     -, Whisky, ditto 5s to 0 6 0
Starch, per lb   0 0 7
Sugar, Mauritius, per ton £28/-/- to 35 0 0
    -, East India, ditto £18/-/- to 30 0 0
    -, refined, per lb   0 0 7
Tar, Archangel, per barrel £1/15/- to 2 0 0
    -, coal, ditto £1/10/- 1 15 0
Tea, Hyson-skin, per chest £3/10/- to 7 0 0
    -, Congou, ditto   8 0 0
    -, Hyson, ditto £8/-/- 8 10 0
    -, Gunpowder, ditto none      
Tobacco (in bond), per lb 10d to 0 1 0
Turpentine, per gallon 8s to 0 10 0
Twine, per lb 1s 6d to 0 1 8
Vinegar, per gallon 2s to 0 2 6
Whiting, per ton £5/-/- to 6 0 0
Wines (in bond) -        
     Port, per pipe £32/-/- to 40 0 0
         -, per dozen 28s to 1 15 0
     Sherry, per pipe £30/-/- to 40 0 0
        -, per dozen 18s to 1 10 0
     Madeira, per pipe £35/-/- to 45 0 0
         -, per dozen £1/-/- to 1 10 0
     Teneriffe, per pipe   20 0 0
         -, per dozen 14s to 0 18 0
     Cape, red & white, per 110 gals £10/-/- to 12 0 0
     Champagne, per dozen £1/10/- to 2 2 0
     Claret, ditto 15s to 1 5 0
Wool bagging, per yard 8d to 0 0 9
Woolpacks, each   0 6 0

Below, for those who don't recognise the weights and measures used way back when, is a list of common ones from the early days of the colony.

Legend:-
Abbreviation Measurement/Weight
hhd Hogshead = wine/food cask or barrel, approximately 63 gallons.
tun Tun or Tun Pipe = wine/food cask or barrel, 126 gallons or 2 hogsheads
brl Barrel = wine/food cask or barrel, 31½ gallons
cwt Hundred Weight = 1/20 ton (about 50.8 kg)
tierce Tierce = 42 gallons
gal Gallon= 8 pints (about 4.55 litres)
lb pounds = 16 ounces or
pipe Pipe = wine/food cask or barrel, ½ tun or 63 gallons - similar to hhd
yard yard = 3 feet or about a metre
ton ton = 20 cwt = 1000 kgs
gross 12 dozen or 144 items
foot 12 inches or 1/3 yard or about 30cms
bolt a roll of cloth measuring about 40 yards (36.5 metres)