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Newspaper
Armidale Chronicle
Location
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1902
Page
4
An advertisement promotes dental prosthetics including crown and bridge work with gold Amalgram and modern anesthesia. Surgeon offerings claim sanitary procedures, claim long experience, and announce a visit to a clinic on a specified date with updated American and British practices.
The council considers restructuring municipal duties as the Inspector of Nuisances vacancy remains. Proposals separate the office from other work, transferring duties to the Clerk, and adding an assistant to handle increased clerical tasks from rates to sanitation. The council urged immediate action to fill the vacancy.
Jerilderie and Tyainret council urge Armidale to press the Municipal Association to amend the Municipalities Act so all hotel and billiard licenses the dowins and other licenses flow to municipal revenue instead of the State Treasury. They propose extending to taxes on land income excise and whisky and tobacco, arguing locals consume these taxes and seeking a broader tax base. Premier Leo is said to have spare cash and may back the move.
The Armidale Landsfire judged land applications including W. L. Milen C. Hardinge J. H. Monckton Nancy A. White and others for blocks at Sandy Creek Springmount Retreat Wentworth and Aberfoyle with various allotment references. Superior Public School headmaster W T M'Coy announces resumed duties on Monday the 13th and formation of junior university and Trinity College London Music exam classes.
Vacancy in East Ward created by Alderman Solomons retirement prompts Jas Jones to announce candidacy and seek ratepayers’ views. Ald Makin confirms intention to run again in West Ward with no opposition in sight. The issue sparks ward political maneuvering and public interest across Armidale.
Sydney dispatch reports Mr. Barton, the Prime Minister, spoke at West Maitland to a crowded audience. He defended his ministerial record, praised Immigration Restriction and Kanaka Acts, noted Commonwealth spending at about 4,205,000 in year one, denied tariffs as prohibitive, projected revenue near 60,000,000, and faced a unanimous confidence vote amid a generally tame reception.
Cricket results from NSW vs South Australia in Adelaide with players and scores noted. England leads Stawell then draws with Ballarat. Rail earnings up but costs rise. Reported retirement of Mr Barton from premiership to Chief Justice path. Federal Capital stall threaten NSW rights delays. Sydney Labour Council sees seven delegates resign. Sydney wool sales steady with higher resty prices. Tomita inquest details and Tattersalls update. Weather outlook expects rainfall with variable winds and electrical disturbances. Bourke arrested for alleged outrage in Northern Territory.
A complimentary benefit social will be tendered to the family of the late Mr. BStineon by the city of Armidale on Wednesday next, the 5th instant. Tickets at 2 shillings each are available, with proceeds supporting the bereaved family.
Germany and England tensions surface as Chancellor von Bulow denounces British policy in South Africa. The Times criticizes the speech as harming friendly ties while The Standard labels it offensively blunt. News also notes Chinese decorations for officers, Botha concentrates in the Transvaal, Italy mobilises troops for Tripoli, and a New York railway tunnel collision leaves seventeen dead and forty injured.
A sensational Maclean shooting left Mrs. Dowling wounded in five places after husband Finee Dowling returned from Sydney and opened fire. Constable Somerville and Sergeant Brown confronted him. Dowling was secured after a struggle. Dowling is in precarious condition. Mrs. Dowling alive with slim hopes of recovery. Court remand for a week. police criticized as obsolete. Railway work to Narrabri-Walgett progresses slowly with 46 miles earthworks near Narrabri and about 600 workers.
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