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Sat 27 Oct 1838 - Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845)
Page 3 - Domestic Intelligence.
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE
WANTS.
We want many things which we cannot obtain,
is a common saying, arising from the wish being
usually expressed for some unattainable object—
but where it is attainable when desired, and that
desire a useful one; there can be no harm in giv-
ing publicity to our wish; and even in doing all
in our power to accomplish its object.
We want then; as we can see in looking
round us, many things conducive to our general
comfort and public convenience — and first, we
want a better, a shorter and a quicker method of
post conveyance and delivery; it is on all hands
allowed that no natural road can be better than
the route from Yass hitherward; the distance
might easily be passed over in less than five days
with relays of good horses; which, with town-
ships established at the Murrumbidgee; the Mur-
ray, the Ovens, and the Goulburn, might as easily
be kept — the formation of these places would then
answer two ends, the affording a chain of commu-
nication with what we have already mentioned,
and a general depot for the settlers fast flocking
to those parts— the land would rise in value, and
the revenue would be greatly increased, affording
thus a benefit to Melbourne, to them, and to the
home government. Only let us have the bound-
ary between the future Colony of Port Phillip
and the present one of New South Wales strictly
defined, as we have undoubtedly the best ground
on our side of the imaginary line, and let it be
a good lump of a mountain; as on t'other side
they are capital hands at shifting ground. We
might adduce as a proof in support of our sug-
gestive improvement concerning the post in this
country, the incredibly short space of time in
which the distance between Calcutta and Bom-
bay, upwards of one thousand miles, is accom-
plished, by the dhak hurkarus, or running post
messengers, of India.
DENMARK HILL.— The arrival of this vessel
has been an era, if we may be allowed the ex-
pression, in the history of this (to be) Colony.
We believe she is intended finally for a floating
store at Williams' Town, for the reception of the
goods of such shipping, as from their draught of
water, are unable to proceed to Melbourne ;
and is the first vessel registered from this port.
The Denmark Hill has brought a steam-boat,
the Fire-Fly, to ply up and down the Yarra Yarra,
which will be the means of affording a facility
of communication and conveyance between
Melbourne and the Point, the want of which has
long been felt. She has also conveyed to this
shore, the Reverend J. C. Grylls, formerly of
Trinity College, Dublin, and of Jesus College,
Cambridge, who has been licensed by the Lord
Bishop of Australia, Episcopalian Minister, and
Surrogate of Melbourne, which latter appoint-
ment gives him the power of granting marriage
licenses — there seems to us to be a desperate
want though of marriageable ladies; and lastly,
the said vessel has had the extreme honor of
bringing hither the Proprietors and materials of
this establishment.
AUSTRALIA FELIX.—We have received the
account of an expedition into the interior, by a
party of our enterprising gentlemen settlers, in
search of the Australia Felix of Major Mitchell.
There have been many and contradictory re-
ports concerning this wonderful tract of land,
said to be in all its natural appearances a perfect
paradise; the mystery that hung around it was
increased by the report of an oath having been
administered to Mr. Stapleton, the attendant
surveyor, never to reveal its true site—and that
the discoverer himself had gone to England to
obtain a grant of either the whole or some ex-
tensive portion of it. Some have said the set-
tlers at Portland Bay were well acquainted with
it—others that those gentlemen located to the
northward and westward of Mount Macedon,
were actually on it— and Mr. Walker in his work
entitled "A Month in the Bush of Australia,"
describes himself as having gone a day's journey
into it, and yet on mounting a hill adjacent to
the track, that Mount Macedon bore S. S. E.
only twenty miles distant. The latter gentle-
man must of course be mistaken as to the place,
or he is wrong in the figures, or there must be
general conspiracy to keep up this trifling and
childish mystery about a country which does not
exist—or being in very truth — ought to be made
known. It appears the party in question, set
out au cheval, taking led horses, well armed and
provisioned; were out twenty-four days, and
guided by the Major's map, reached the Austra-
lia Felix so long sought for and talked of. They
describe the herbage as plentiful and most lux-
uriant; the water however in less abundance
than was expected, but that can be accounted
for by the long succession of drought since
Major Mitchell's discovery. They found the
blacks numerous and troublesome, and returned
after having travelled over five hundred miles.
It is in contemplation to form a club upon the
London principles, amongst the gentlemen of
Melbourne. Several names are already entered,
and when a sufficient number for their purpose
can be obtained, a committee it is proposed shall
be appointed for the purposes of building a club-
house for the accommodation of its members.
We mention it merely as an on dit, not having
sufficient authority to confirm the report.
Two building allotments, together covering
a space of ground equal to eighty-seven feet
deep with sixty-six feet frontage to Bourke-
street, were sold by Mr. Hill on Wednesday last,
for the sum of 108ドル!!
It will be seen by an advertisement in another
column, that the Fire-fly, the first steamer that
ever floated on the Yarra Yarra, will commence
plying between Williams Town and Melbourne,
to-morrow; and from the extremely low rate of
fares, we should say that this spirited undertak-
ing is more for the advancement of this rising
settlement than any pecuniary profit that may
accrue to the proprietor.
TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.—The anniversary
public meeting of the Port Phillip Temperance
Society, was to have taken place last Wednesday
evening. Heavy rain fell throughout the day
and the evening being still exceedingly wet at
the hour appointed for the commencement of
the business, very few persons were present. An
adjournment was consequently proposed and
unanimously carried. The adjourned meeting
was fixed for Monday evening, the 29th instant,
at half-past six o'clock, in the Scots Church,
Collins-street. Among other speakers, we un-
derstand that the Rev. Mr. Tuckfield, the Wes-
leyan Missionary to the Aborigines at Geelong,
is expected to address the meeting. We there-
fore hope to have the pleasure of seeing a full
attendance of the friends of the "Temperance
Reformation" on Monday.
We have seen the first of the new series of the
"Colonist" of Sydney. It has taken up a very
strong position in the fleeting literature and local
politics of the day, which its situation in a
metropolis of the magnitude and population of
Sydney, perfectly warrants. It promises to be
ably conducted, as well as to be more accept-
able in its matter to the general reader, although
we think we can still detect Dr. Lang's style in
its leading articles.
They call that little brick and mortar habita-
tion, 12x12, with about room enough to swing
a cat around, a gaol—and they put in there for
his better security, a doubly-convicted villain.
The man, it is true, could not be taken to Go-
vernment Cottage, or the officers' quarters; but
really we think the Authorities ought to see now
the necessity for erecting a better place as a
lock-up for apprehended persons, lest they
should be again in the foolish predicament of
shutting the stable door when the horse is stolen.
We refer to the escape of Thomas Hobbler, a
man under orders to Hobart Town from whence
he made off some months back, and who with a
piece of iron hoop or a pocket-knife, worked his
way through the wall, and effected his escape
from prison on Tuesday night last. This man
had been a ticket-of-leave holder in Van Die-
man's Land, which for stealing cattle the pro-
perty of Mr. Fisher of Sandy Bay, he lost, being
sentenced to two years labour in an ironed gang.
On his way to a station in the interior, he ab-
sconded from the constable and fled, it would
seem, immediately to Port Phillip, where how-
ever, the vigilance of the chief constable suc-
ceeded in apprehending him. It is reported
that he has been seen on his way to Mount
Macedon by a man from that direction. Con-
stables have been despatched, and it is hoped,
will shortly secure him.
AUCTIONS,— The ninety thousand bricks sold
by Mr. Hill, last Monday, averaged at the rate
of twenty-six shillings and sixpence; they sold
very fast, and mostly in lots of ten, fifteen, or
twenty thousand.
The barque Regis, and schooner Paul Pry,
were loading at Sydney for Melbourne, and may
be daily expected. The barque Felicity was
also laid on for this port.
Her Majesty's ship Conway had returned to
Sydney from a cruise amongst the South Sea
Islands, and we understand her next trip will be
to Port Phillip.
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APA citation
Domestic Intelligence. (1838, October 27). Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), p. 3. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225005742
MLA citation
"Domestic Intelligence." Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845) 27 October 1838: 3. Web. 15 Mar 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225005742>.
Harvard/Australian citation
1838 'Domestic Intelligence.', Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), 27 October, p. 3. , viewed 15 Mar 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225005742
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{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225005742 |title=Domestic Intelligence. |newspaper=[[Port Phillip Gazette]] |volume=I, |issue=1 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=27 October 1838 |accessdate=15 March 2025 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}

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