 In the beginning of the 1840s difficult times came to Adelaide, and in 1842 Stevenson was obliged to give up his interest in the paper.It continued in the hands of John Stephens, Joseph Fisher, John Howard Clark and J. H. Finlayson for about 90 years; Stevenson afterwards established the "South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register" (1847–1848) and "South Australian Gazette and Mining Journal" (1848–1850), but it did not survive the exodus from South Australia which occurred after the discovery of gold in Victoria.Stevenson was appointed coroner at Adelaide and carried out his duties with ability.