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Luke Broadbent (1791 - 1856)

Luke Broadbent
Born in Hatfield, Derbyshire, Englandmap
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Contents

Biography

Life in England

Luke was born to Henry and Matty Broadbent on 24 Dec 1791[1] in Hadfield, Derbyshire, and baptised in Mottram-in-Longdendale on 4 January 1792.[2] This is a neighbouring parish from where the family was living, across the border in Cheshire, but access may have been easier, and Luke speaks in the brief autobiography at the beginning of his book Destiny of England of going to Sunday School in Tintwhistle which is in the area of Mottram-in-Longdendale. He was the sixth of ten children.
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Luke Broadbent was born in Derbyshire, England.

Luke married Harriet Inman in Harriet's parish in Yorkshire on 4 May 1823 [3] They were married by Licence obtained on 30 April 1823 [4] [5] The licence says Luke is 31 and from Glossop, Cheshire. Hadfield at that time was in Glossop parish and they were then (and are still) both in Derbyshire, but Hadfield is right on the border with Cheshire and Luke may have spent as much time on the Cheshire side as in Derbyshire. The licence says Harriet is 24 and from Bradfield, Yorkshire. This makes her slightly younger than her supposed age at death. From the Marriage Register it can be seen that Luke was literate but Harriet signs with a Mark.

Children

  • Henry born 06 Dec 1824, baptised 30 Jan 1825 at Hadfield[6][7]
  • James born 14 Jul 1827, baptized 26 Aug 1827 at Hadfield[8][9]
  • John born 02 Jul 1829 baptised 31 Aug 1829 at Hadfield[10][11]
  • Elijah born 02 Jun 1831 baptised 19 Jun 1831 at Hadfield[12][13]
  • Elizabeth born 21 Aug 1833 baptised 27 Oct 1833 at Hadfield[14]
  • Luke born 1836. Died 13 Feb 1837.[15]
  • Lois born 1841 in Cherry Gardens, South Australia.

The decision to Emigrate

In his autobiography Luke speaks (in the third person) of learning to read: "Disciplined in a cotton-mill, he learned to read at a Sunday-school (Tintwistle)."[1] He goes on:

Though the benefits arising from Sunday-school tuition are, individually, very limited, nevertheless standing-ground, whereon to fix a fulcrum, is thus gained; and this, however humble, is a real advantage. In the writer’s case, this advantage brought him in early life into contact with the writings of the celebrated John Wesley, and the late Dr. Adam Clarke. The works of these two authors especially, in connection with others, gave the turn of mind and led to tbe train of thought embodied in these papers. It was through the kindness of friends, who lent him the books he did not himself possess, and which he took great care to return undamaged, that he had the happiness of becoming acquainted with the works of those two great men: and it is with thankfulness to God, and feelings of grateful remembrance and respect to the memory of those kind friends—many of whom are now no more— that he records on the other side of the world (as compared with the scenes of his youth) some of those grateful and consoling impressions, which are too strong to be easily obliterated.

The great struggle of 1810, between the operative and master spinners about wages, is no more memorable as forming an epoch in factory record than in the writer’s personal history. That event changed the course, and gave a colour to the whole of his after life; and may probably be called his first step to South Australia. The year 1836 found him with his physical powers, if not actually on the wane, yet not so competent as when younger to struggle through difficulties— such a formidable array of which the state of England then presented to the working classes, as to appal the stoutest who would but weigh the matter over; and having a large small family for which he could see nothing cheering in the future, even supposing sickness and accidents away from his house, he cast his eye on the then contemplated new colony of South Australia. He watched the progress of its Bill through Parliament[16] with intense interest, and hailed it as a plank thrown out on which possibly he might escape, and seized the chance. From circumstances it is needless to relate here, on leaving the port of Hull for London, his powers completely sunk down under the fatigue of the previous exertion; and on the City of Glasgow steamer[17] reaching the wharf in London, he was carried off that vessel as one all but dead to Thomas’s Hospital[18], in the Borough. There, however, he soon recovered, was discharged, and with his family was sent on board the Buffalo, then preparing to bring out Captain Hindmarsh, our first Governor, and the first cargo of emigrants to this colony. On Sunday, December 25, the Buffalo entered and all but cast anchor in Port Lincoln, where Adelaide was expected to be built; but on descrying the Signet she lay to, and in company with that vessel left it that night, and on Tuesday morning the 27th cast anchor in Holdfast Bay, after a voyage of twenty weeks. The colony was formally proclaimed on the 28th; and on Sunday January 1st, 1837, the writer first set foot on this distant land, and heard the late Mr Howard preach his first sermon in South Australia, at Glenelg.

The worst part of the rough is, as he hopes, now passed over; and he and his family can amuse themselves, and even laugh, at the uncouth and ridiculous figure that the colony sometimes presented when in her swaddling band. The children, who on leaving home were pitied on account of their parents’ obstinacy in taking such a step, caressed and wept over, are now ploughing, sowing, gardening, and growing the means of subsistence, without one thought ever crossing their minds of either wanting work or bread. Settled in the bush, though his cottage has no imposing appearance outwardly, nor many internal ornaments (comfort taking precedence of taste), yet there are crops on the land; wheat in the granary; milk, butter, and cheese in the dairy; flowers and pot-herbs in the garden; bearing fruit-trees in the orchard— apples, plums, cherries, peaches, apricots, and the like; to which must be added not only melons, but the fig, grape, and olive—which, besides their intrinsic worth, have a value, and give great interest from their sacred associations; ...

However erratic the motions, or eccentric the conduct of the writer may have appeared to his friends, the Bible, the English Bible (for he is sorry to say he can read no other), has been his book of books, and the prophets' theme his favourite cherished study. Whether in England or Wales; spinning in the High Peak of Derbyshire or Greenfield, Holywell, in Flintshire— whether on the Continent of Europe, the island or main of South Australia —his eye has been turned to the land of the prophets, as if he himself had been by lineage a, Jew.

The publisher's preface to the same work says of the author,

When the author removed from an English life of manufacturing industry, with the intention of commencing a novel career in what was then an unexplored wilderness, his failure, disappointment, and premature death were sorrowfully predicted; but here he has found success in his industry, comfort in his family, renovated health, and that calm repose of soul which is favourable to a spirit of biblical research, a desire to assist in the exaltation of his adopted country, and a glorying in the land of his birth. In England, the author was a cotton spinner; in South Australia, he is the farmer of his own freehold of eighty-four acres—happy in his domestic circle, blessed in his children and his children's children, and useful in his day and generation. As a kind neighbour and devout religious instructor, the literary labours of the author have been useful in a worldly sense, as well as characteristic of his unaffected piety. He has often appeared as a correspondent of the colonial press, conveying information of great practical utility, sound counsel, and sentiments of exalted patriotism; and in giving the world a spiritual rather than a commercial or mechanical theme, he appears to have been actuated by a desire to afford pleasure to the Christian brethren to whom he bade a long adieu in England, and others with whom he delights to come in contact here.

The Voyage

Thus it was in 1836 that Luke and Harriet and six young children came to South Australia on the Buffalo from their home in Hadfield, Derbyshire. [19] The youngest child was listed as six months old on arrival on 28 Dec 1836 and given that passengers were required to be on board by 25 Jun 1836[20] it seems likely that baby Luke was not much more than a newborn when they embarked. The other five children were baptised at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Hadfield. The Ship List web site lists the family as Luke (45) Ashton on Lynne, labourer; Harriet (39) nee INMAN; Henry (11); James (9); John (7); Elijah (5); Luke (6m).[21]
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Luke Broadbent migrated from England to Australia.
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H. M. S. Buffalo Passenger List
BROADBENT Luke aged 45 Labourer from Ashton On Lynne
BROADBENT Harriet aged 39 nee INMAN
BROADBENT Henry aged 11
BROADBENT James aged 9
BROADBENT John aged 7
BROADBENT Elijah aged 5
BROADBENT Elizabeth aged 2.5
BROADBENT Luke aged 6 Mth
[22]

The Buffalo was the the ninth passenger ship to South Australia, arriving 1836. It was a three mast ship built in 1813 in Calcutta and was originally named the Hindostan. The Buffalo was purchased by Royal Navy same year as a storeship/timber carrier and renamed[23]. She departed Spithead, England 11 July 1836 and arrived in Port Lincoln 24 December, then Nepean Bay (Kangaroo Island) on 28 December 1836. The Master was RN Captain John Hindmarsh[24], who was also Governor of the new Province of South Australia. [25]

An entry from the diary of George Stevenson on board the Buffalo[26] captures some of the feeling early in the voyage:

Sunday 14 August 1836

A very good sermon today from Mr Howard. A Sunday school established by him he has asked one of the Miss Hindmarshes & Mr Wm Malcolm to assist, and it is to be hoped that it will go on and prosper. But what can fairly be expected from an hour’s reading in a Sunday School! There are about 50 children on board who run wild all the week. We would gladly devote time daily to their instruction, but the chaplain evidently considers this would be interfering with his especial province. There seems no disposition on the part of the Governor to promote any sort of education whatever among them during the voyage. It is very grievous to see all this, but we cannot remedy it. Broadbent and Cock among the emigrants are not neglecting their poor children, but their exemplary conduct has not been generally followed, neither has it attracted any attention or commendation from those quarters where it ought to have found both.

Stevenson's confidence in the captain and governor, and in the chaplain, deteriorated steadily over the course of the voyage, with the Emigrants being the ones to suffer most for their incompetence and negligence.

In South Australia

After landing in Holdfast Bay, they journeyed on to Kangaroo Island where Luke was employed by the South Australia Company. The family stayed for a year or two before returning to the mainland where Luke squatted at Cherry Gardens South Australia before being allocated his own block of land at Cherry Gardens.[15]

Luke was an outspoken member of the early colony with many letters to newspapers including general opinions, tips and hints as well as an extended public debate about Bible chronology. Some of his letters are substantial essays. He had dozens published under his own name, and at least one signed simply "an old colonist". They include:

  • 1845 Engineering and Architecture -- a report from his nephew John Moss Broadbent of the progress of construction of railways in the parts of England around Luke's former home[27]
  • 1845 Local Intelligence -- a practical tip relating to the construction of dray and cart wheel boxes[28]
  • 1846 On the Subject of Union of Church and State[29]
  • 1847 The Planet Venus -- it's very bright and can be seen in the day[30]
  • 1847 The Former and the Latter-Day Prophets Compared--first letter in a public exchange of views about the reading and interpretation of Old Testament prophets[31]
  • 1848 Disappointment in Mr Kesterton's Exhibition[32]
  • 1848 Daniel's Seventy Weeks -- essay on Bible chronology[33]
  • 1848 Remarks on John LO'Vanberyl's Bible Chronology -- essay on Bible chronology[34]
  • 1848 The Isthmus of Suez Route -- Essay on the proposed Suez canal[35]
  • 1848 The Comet -- Essay on the make-up of comets[36]
  • 1848 A Sturdy Gainsayer -- a brief note declining to debate any further with LO'Vanberyl but proposing further papers about Biblical prophecy.[37]
  • 1848 The Origin of Power -- response to Bishop's sermon on the origin of power[38]
  • 1848 To Correspondents -- erratum in the publication of The Origin of Power[39]
  • 1848 Original Correspondence -- on the need for and suitable location of a lighthouse[40]
  • 1849 Prophetic Numbers -- On the need to figure prophetic times using a 360 day year[41]
  • 1849 Stevenson's Railway to Mount Lofty -- arguing for a the first railway from Adelaide to be built to Mount Lofty[42]
  • 1849 The Adelaide City and Port Railway -- an editorial that reproduces a letter from Luke Broadbent in 1845 with the signature "An Old Colonist" relating to plans for the railway.[43]
  • 1849 The Public Roads -- on the need for a systematic plan for maintenance of public roads[44]
  • 1850 The Recent Conspiracy -- arguing against those who spoke against a recently deceased newspaper publisher(?)[45]
  • 1850 Baptismal Regeneration -- arguing against the idea of sacraments as in the catechism of the English church[46]
  • 1850 A Faithless Government -- bemoaning broken promises[47]
  • 1850 Novel Application of Water Power--on a new way of harnessing water power[48][49]
  • 1850 Coal and Charcoal -- on the possibility of using charcoal to power railways in the absence of finding coal[50]
  • 1851 An Entirely New View of the Church Grant -- arguing against State funding of churches.[51][52]
  • 1851 Luke Broadbent's Rejoinder -- in response to an opposing view[53] published in response to the previous letter.[54]
  • 1851 The Pendulum Experiment -- about the direction of precession of a pendulum[55][56]
  • 1851 The Primative Theory of Light -- on the nature of light[57]
  • 1852 Visibility of the Air -- refuting a claim as to the visibility of air[58]
  • 1853 Capital Punishment-- arguing against an argument against capital punishment from the New Testament[59]
  • 1855 War Prophecy -- an odd little story about a war prophet[60]
  • 1855 The Goolwa Main Road -- taking issue with another correspondent about a meeting to discuss the road[61]
  • 1856 Natural Phenomena -- attempting to explain an natural phenomenon observed in the clouds above Adelaide[62][63]

In 1848 he spoke at a public meeting in favour of the freedom of the press, and showed himself to be good humoured about the heckling he received at the meeting.[64][65][66] (He must have had a fairly thick skin as some of his newspaper correspondence drew vitriolic responses.)

He was, by all reports, a kind-hearted[67] and civic-minded member of the Adelaide community. He was at times called upon to chair public meetings[68]. He was active in promoting the secret ballot as the method to be used for elections[69].

Luke died at Cherry Gardens on 14 June 1856. [70][71][72] Luke is Buried in the Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery, Cherry Gardens. [73][74]

The South Australian Register notes on his death: "THE LATE MR. BROADBENT. — Our obituary notice of to-day records the death of an old colonist and highly estimable man, Mr. Luke Broadbent, of Cherry Gardens. Mr. Broadbent was a frequent contributor to our columns, and, in his station, was a person of considerable intellectual attainments. He will be long remembered amongst the circle of his acquaintance as a sincere friend and an upright and honourable man."[75]

Publication

Luke Broadbent was the author of the short book: The destiny of England, or, Britain's power the hope of Israel : being an humble attempt to show that the voice of prophecy points out Great Britain as the main instrument to be employed in the future restoration of the Jews to Palestine / by L. Broadbent, 1850.[1] See http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/19198439. The book attracted newspaper reviews[76][77].

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Broadbent, L. 1850. Destiny of England. Printed at the Daily "Register" and "Observer" Weekly Newspaper Offices, Adelaide. Digital PDF version from the State Library of Victoria, http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/187768 accessed 30 Nov 2020
  2. ↑ St Michael and All Angels (Mottram-in-Longdendale, Cheshire, England), "Baptism Register covering 1792," 1792, January, entry for Luke Broadbent; Images courtesy Cheshire Archives and FindMyPast, Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies Service, Chester. https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FB%2F765961547%2F1 accessed 30 Nov 2020
  3. ↑ St Nicholas (High Bradfield, Yorkshire, England), "Marriage Register PR-44-3-2," Page 105, No 313, 1823 Marriage of Luke Broadbent and Harriott Inman; Online Images courtesy Sheffield City Archives and FindMyPast, Sheffield City Archives, Sheffield. https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FYORKSHIRE%2FMAR%2F301819673%2F1 accessed 3 Dec 2020
  4. ↑ Borthwick Institute for Archives, "Yorkshire, Archbishop of York Marriage licences index, 1613-1839," 1823 licence for Luke Broadbent and Harriet Inman; citing Record sequence number 15, Page number 40; Document ordering from <http://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/remote-services/copying/order-form> https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FOR%2FYORK%2FM%2F00124767%2F1 accessed 30 Nov 2020
  5. ↑ Yorkshire, Archbishop of York Marriage licences index, 1613-1839; Marriage Licence for Luke Broadbent, Age 31, of Glossop, Cheshire and Harriet Inman, Age 24, of Bradfield, Yorkshire. Licence date 30 Apr 1823. Intended marriage place: Bradfield PC. Record sequence number 15, Page number 40. http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=GBPRS/OR/YORK/M/00124767/1 accessed 3 Dec 2020.
  6. ↑ England & Wales Non-Conformist Births And Baptisms; DERBYSHIRE: Hadfield, Glossop (Wesleyan): Births & Baptisms. Henry Broadbent born 06 Dec 1824 baptised 30 Jan 1825 at Hadfield, Derbyshire, England. Denomination: Wesleyan Methodist. Father's first name: Luke. Mother's first name: Harriet. The National Archives reference TNA/RG/4/1726. https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=TNA%2FRG4%2FBAP%2F653942 accessed 3 Dec 2020. A literal transcript of the register has: "126. Henry Son of Luke Broadbent of Hollingworth Parish of Hottram, County of Chester, Cotton Spinner, and of Harriet formerly Inman his wife. Born Decr 6th 1824 and baptized January 30th, 1825"
  7. ↑ England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975. Henry Broadbent baptised 30 Jan 1825 at New Mills, Derbyshire, England. Residence: Newmills, Derbyshire, England. Father's name: Luke Broadbent. Mother's name: Harriet Inman. https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=R_892894456 accessed 3 Dec 2020
  8. ↑ England & Wales Non-conformist births and baptisms; DERBYSHIRE: Hadfield, Glossop (Wesleyan): Births & Baptisms. James Broadbent born 14 Jul 1827 baptized 26 Aug 1827 at Hadfield, Derbyshire, England. Denomination: Wesleyan Methodist. Father's first name: Luke. Mother's first name: Harriet. The National Archives reference: TNA/RG/4/1726; http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=TNA/RG4/BAP/653968 accessed 2 Dec 2020
  9. ↑ England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975; James Broadbent, 1827. Baptism 26 Aug 1827, Hadfield, Derbyshire, England. Father: Luke Broadbent; Mother: Harriet. http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=R_954535028 accessed 3 Dec 2020.
  10. ↑ England & Wales Non-conformist births and baptisms; DERBYSHIRE: Hadfield, Glossop (Wesleyan): Births & Baptisms. John Broadbent born 02 Jul 1829 baptised 31 Aug 1829 at Hadfield, Derbyshire, England. Denomination: Wesleyan Methodist. Father's first name: Luke. Mother's first name: Harriot. The National Archives reference: TNA/RG/4/1726; http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=TNA/RG4/BAP/653985 accessed 3 Dec 2020
  11. ↑ England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975; John Broadbent, Baptism 31 Aug 1829, Hadfield, Derbyshire, England. Father's name: Luke Broadbent; Mother's first name: Harriot. http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=R_954534930 accessed 3 Dec 2020
  12. ↑ England & Wales Non-Conformist Births And Baptisms, DERBYSHIRE: Hadfield, Glossop (Wesleyan): Births & Baptisms. Elijah Broadbent born 02 Jun 1831 baptised 19 Jun 1831 at Hadfield, Derbyshire, England. Denomination: Wesleyan Methodist. Father's first name: Luke. Mother's first name: Harriot. The National Archives reference TNA/RG/4/1726 http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=TNA/RG4/BAP/654012 accessed 3 Dec 2020
  13. ↑ England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975; Elijah Broadbent, Baptism 11 Jun 1831 at Hadfield, Derbyshire, England. Father's name: Luke Broadbent. Mother's first name: Harriot http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=R_954534944 accessed 3 Dec 2020
  14. ↑ England & Wales Non-conformist births and baptisms; DERBYSHIRE: Hadfield, Glossop (Wesleyan): Births & Baptisms. Elizabeth Broadbent born 21 Aug 1833 baptised 27 Oct 1833 at Hadfield, Derbyshire, England. Denomination: Wesleyan Methodist. Father's first name: Luke. Mother's first name: Hart. The National Archives reference TNA/RG/4/1726. http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=TNA/RG4/BAP/654032 accessed 3 Dec 2020
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 FindAGrave memorial. Luke Broadbent. Birth: 1836, Acton, London Borough of Ealing, Greater London, England Death: 13 Feb 1837, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island Council, South Australia, Australia Burial: Pioneer Historical Cemetery, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island Council, South Australia, Australia. Memorial ID 197590061. Plaque inscription reads, "In Memory of Baby Luke Broadbent (1836 - 1837). His family wished to raise him in a new world, but he was taken to a world beyond. On this plaque he is remembered by the descendents of his family. Rested, resurrected in their memories. Baby Luke's parents, Harriet and Luke Broadbent and their children came to South Australia in the Buffalo landing at Holdfast Bay in 1836. They journeyed on to Kangaroo Island where Luke was employed by the South Australia Company. The family stayed for a year or two before returning to the mainland where Luke squatted at Cherry Gardens South Australia before being allocated his own block of land at Cherry Gardens."
  16. ↑ See the Wikipedia entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Australia_Act_1834 (accessed 2 Dec 2020) for some details of the Act establishing the Province of South Australia and its subsequent history.
  17. ↑ See https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/David_Napier_by_David_Napier_and_David_Bell:_Chapter_VI (accessed 2 Dec 2020) for brief details of the steamer City of Glasgow. According to http://www.humberpacketboats.co.uk/packetboats.html (accessed 2 Dec 2020) fares between Hull and London were 10s and 5s
  18. ↑ See https://vauxhallhistory.org/st-thomass-hospital/ (accessed 2 Dec 2020) for a little of the history of St Thomas's Hospital, including some drawings of its appearance in 1836.
  19. ↑ "THE PIONEERS OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA." The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889) 6 November 1877: 6. Web. 12 Aug 2017 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article29596091>.
  20. ↑ 1927 'LOG OF H.M.S. BUFFALO.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 19 February, p. 15. , viewed 01 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40765716
  21. ↑ The Ship List, Diane Cumming, http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/ShipLists%20Alpha%20by%20Year/1836.htm accessed 2 Dec 2020
  22. ↑ https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/1836Buffalo.htm
  23. ↑ Some more details about HMS Buffalo can be found at https://boundforsouthaustralia.history.sa.gov.au/journey-content/buffalo.html (accessed 2 Dec 2020).
  24. ↑ The appointment of John Hindmarsh as Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of South Australia is announced in The London Gazette, Publication date: 2 February 1836; Issue: 19352; Page: 194. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/19352/page/194 accessed 2 Dec 2020
  25. ↑ From: http://www.samemory.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?c=4624
  26. ↑ Bound for South Australia, n.d., The History Trust of South Australia, https://boundforsouthaustralia.history.sa.gov.au/bfsa-characters/george-stevenson accessed 1 Dec 2020
  27. ↑ 1845 'ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE.', Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), 26 April, p. 7. , viewed 02 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158920123
  28. ↑ 1845 'LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.', Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), 20 December, p. 6. , viewed 02 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158921364
  29. ↑ 1846 'UNION OF CHURCH AND STATE A. SUBJECT OF', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 12 August, p. 4. , viewed 02 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27453458
  30. ↑ 1847 'THE PLANET VENUS.', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 28 August, p. 4. , viewed 02 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48546553
  31. ↑ 1847 'THE FORMER AND THE LATTER-DAY PROPHETS COMPARED; OR, LO'VANBERYL MEASURED BY EZEKIEL'S RULE.', Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), 4 December, p. 4. , viewed 02 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158925271
  32. ↑ 1848 'LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 26 January, p. 2. , viewed 02 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48728654
  33. ↑ 1848 'ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. DANIEL'S SEVENTY WEEKS.', Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), 29 January, p. 4. , viewed 02 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158925598
  34. ↑ 1848 'REMARKS ON JOHN LO'VANBERYL'S BIBLE CHRONOLOGY.', Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), 19 February, p. 4. , viewed 02 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158925690
  35. ↑ 1848 'THE ISTHMUS OF SUEZ ROUTE.', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 15 April, p. 3. , viewed 02 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48728392
  36. ↑ 1848 'THE COMET.', Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), 13 May, p. 1. , viewed 02 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158926063
  37. ↑ 1848 'A STURDY GAINSAYER', Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), 13 May, p. 1. , viewed 02 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158926064
  38. ↑ 1848 'THE ORIGIN OF POWER.', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 13 September, p. 2. , viewed 03 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48726953
  39. ↑ 1848 'TO CORRESPONDENTS.', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 23 September, p. 2. , viewed 03 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48728860
  40. ↑ 1848 'ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.', Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), 7 October, p. 3. , viewed 05 Feb 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158926612
  41. ↑ 1849 'PROPHETIC NUMBERS.', Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), 5 May, p. 2. , viewed 03 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158927526
  42. ↑ 1849 'STEVENSON'S RAILWAY TO MOUNT LOFTY.', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 7 July, p. 4. , viewed 03 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50246006
  43. ↑ 1849 'THE ADELAIDE CITY AND PORT RAILWAY.', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 11 July, p. 2. , viewed 03 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50246166
  44. ↑ 1849 'THE PUBLIC ROADS.', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 21 November, p. 1. (Supplement to the South Australian Register.), viewed 03 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50246603
  45. ↑ 1850 'THE RECENT CONSPIRACY.', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 13 February, p. 3. , viewed 03 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38443064
  46. ↑ 1850 'BAPTISMAL REOENERATION.', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 23 March, p. 4. , viewed 03 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38448369
  47. ↑ 1850 'A FAITHLESS GOVERNMENT.', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 1 June, p. 3. , viewed 03 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38447895
  48. ↑ 1850 'NOVEL APPLICATION OF WATER POWER.', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 2 August, p. 2. , viewed 03 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38437230
  49. ↑ 1850 'NOVEL APPLICATION OP WATER POWER.', Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), 3 August, p. 2. (Supplement to the "Adelaide Observer."), viewed 03 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article159532032
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