Information having been received by the "Rapid"...

The poster, signed by John Brown, Emigration Agent, advises that two new ships with emigrants are expected shortly, and that the current occupants of the Emigration Depot should vacate it to make room. A schedule of previous arrivals is given to aid in this.

The poster is printed by A. MacDougall, Rundle Street, Adelaide. This is Archibald MacDougall who arrived from Launceston in May 1838 with his printing press. He published the Southern Australian in competition with the South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register. In 1840 MacDougall gained the Government printing contract, but this would eventually force him into bankruptcy when the government dishonoured a bill for nearly 1000 pounds.

The Emigration Depot was a camp in Adelaide at the corner of West and North Terraces consisting of tents and temporary dwellings. It contained the office for the Emigration Agent and an infirmary. The depot provided temporary accommodation for emigrants until they could find employment or acquire their own land and move out.

From the early 1840s new arrivals were allowed to remain aboard the ship for a fortnight while they found work and housing. The Emigration Depot remained in place until 1851 when it was replaced with the newly built Destitute Asylum adjacent to Government House.

The Eden arrived 24 June and Henry Porcher 1 July with 200 passengers.

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