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Newspaper
Armidale Chronicle
Location
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1900
Page
5
Telegrams describe the July 19 event with speeches and a musical programme at Town Hall. At a Perth Wesleyan meeting connected to the Twentieth Century Fund subscriptions and guarantees totalled £14,000, while Mr Reid urged parliament seat reductions under Federation.
In a late session the Assembly debated unemployment policy with Mr O Sullivan citing 4000 pounds for public works to hire over 2000. The Premier defended measured spending and denied money scarcity amid a tense exchange with Mr Jessop. Police and plague reports also surfaced alongside mine discoveries and street accidents.
The Paris Le Tempe signals a strong view that Australia will achieve complete independence. While the text is fragmentary, it refers to a great nation and the Commonwealth, predicting Australia’s absolute autonomy.
Reports from China claim Prince Taam declines further involvement in Pekin violence while defending Legutiona and blaming Boxere fury for outrages after Taka forts destruction. Allied landings fuel unrest. foreigners face danger. Imperial protection noted for detained officials. reports also mention Chinese forces and shifting loyalties.
140 000 Manchu troops advance toward Jebel while the Naval Brigade declines to proceed to China as infantry. The American Government demands that the Chinese allow Foreign Ambassadors in Pekin to communicate with their governments by telegraph.
Reports indicate Staynatate Government members surrendered and De Wot agreed to surrender. Boers threaten the Johannesburg Pretoria railway. Krugersdorp officials convicted for telegraph damage. their farm and property confiscated. Sixtieths of Austro-Indian contingents among Pretoria prisoners released. General French proposes Australian war reserve plan.
Fragments show Friday trade notes on flour, roller, and chaff prices in Sydney. Mentions per ton and per pound rates with various currency symbols. Data appears garbled but indicates standard market quotes and contracted rates for commodities and goods.
At Homebush fat stock sale on Thursday 10,184 sheep and lambs penned. Prices fell from last Monday with buyers cautious and values lower across descriptions. Cattle yard saw 1264 head, mainly good stock, with beef and bullock prices down but still handling prime lots. notable consignors included Haymarket P L B and Co, Glee Innes, W Crisp Inc, and Campbell Brothers.
The piece notes January to June rainfall counts and mentions a dry spell expected soon after extended wet days. It reports a death of a plague stricken boy Fibaily and a drowning accident at Long Crest Mudmires involving 15 year old Plummer at Endicott's lipped where a wire broke and he drowned.
A Special Correspondent describes Hors Creek and Bore Creek districts swelling into a mining boom with the Quorad Mine and King Conrad shafting toward large-scale development. Syndicates, new furnaces, and expanding townships fuel expectations of rich galena and long-term ore production.
The piece notes belief in hidden mother lodes near Armidale and praises local prospectors. It expresses trust that Armidale Byuchester will prevail amid a history of wild speculation and eventual reward for successful miners.
A Walcha news brief reports the Josker Club meeting with President Walsh presiding and a balance of £8 announced. Plans include Osley's racing on November 6 and a famine fund demonstration on August 6. Donations and grain for famine aid noted, with hospital and road fund committee actions and a death in the town.
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