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Newspaper
Armidale Chronicle
Location
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 30, 1900
Page
2
Parliament weighs resuming work after a holiday pause. Urgent matters include the Darling Harbour foreshores resumption alleged illegal, with Treasury bearing interest costs. Debates focus on city needs, borrowing power, and fair city versus suburban interests.
Debates in Parliament focus on expenses tied to the plague scare. Critics oppose borrowing, urging repayment from owners of cleansed properties and fiscal restraint. Mentioned are unresolved issues from the Early Closing Act and Coal Mines Regulation Act with broader imperial financial needs.
The Labor Minister vows no holiday clause changes though shops may stay open on half holidays if used for business. A Labour Board begins work on a new wage policy and preparations for a possible labor farm near a town are noted. A fatal accident at Glenferrie station leaves a booking clerk crushed between train and platform with a widow and two children left homeless.
A series of short items cover court cases, sports club elections, and community events in Armidale. Details include a cruelty case with fines, golf and tennis club meetings, a scholarship exam notice, and local social announcements. Also noted are public notices on obituaries, school incidents, and municipal activities with names of individuals and local organizations.
The School team secured another victory on Saturday defeating Federals by three to none. A senior competition title looks likely as a match is set for Sunday between Carlton and Federal with a large list of Tolley McArthur Bliss Hichards Svell Baird Brackie Bulliven Dilly Ferris Af Crull M'Taren McMillan Hillier Cannes Watson Achton Joe Cockpreoe.
A case in Michie court centers on William Marshell buying 200 absep rum and accusing O Brien of stealing sheep from J A Nivison at The Glen. Evidence from constables contrasts with a lack of clear earmarks while witnesses describe delivery routes through Nivison’s farm and railway gates before the magistrate scales down charges due to insufficient warrant proof.
Telegrams report a barque bound Melbourne to Capetown reached Adelide in distress after a gale. The cargo shifted and vessel listed. it escaped foundering as witnesses described a beam-ends scare. In Tonga, administrator Havil Thompson proclaims a British protectorate and sets a sealing station at Vevan.
The report notes Lord Roberts reaching Varosolg ing near Johannesburg and advancing toward Pretoria. Boer leaders consider surrender while British casualties are low and forces encamp north of the Vaal River. Reports mention raids, rail closures, and reinforcements including Australian troops arriving for service.
British forces failed to break through the Ashanti lines with Captain Aplin and other officers wounded. The Ashanti suffered heavy losses as three officers were killed.
The weekly plague tally shows the lightest case count since the outbreak began with only one new case in the past two days. Total cases reach 748 with 83 deaths, two Sydney cases involve Frock O'Shee and Edith Dessrte, and a Brisbane case is noted for Wp Bachman.
Prices listed in Sydney markets cover flour at 6 shillings 9 pence per tin, oats around 28 3d, maize 29 6d to 9 6d per bus, dairy products and other commodities show varied pounds and shillings values with many illegible entries. The fragmentary OCR notes include multiple items and inconsistent spellings, reflecting a busy market report page.
A Monday fat stock sale at Homebunk yields 1680 cattle and 408 sheep and lambs. Quality ranges from medium to good amid brisk bidding, with prices listed for bulls, cows, and bullocks from multiple buyers including Cadell Deepwater and Wallace Tenterfield, reflecting softer beef values but steady demand for mid quality stock.
Donations to the Indian Famine Relief Fund have been promised by W. C. Highbotham and others including Mr. J Scholes and Mitenets, Lawher, and the Give brothers. A death notice records Corporal F. H. Legge dying of fever at Bloemfontein. Reports from the coast mention a stabbing incident involving Morrissey and Captain Hattera Dearling Iagger. Local mining notes mention gold finds at the GUE loval and Pioneer Mipe with rich patches and increases in yield near Lunatic reef.
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