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Newspaper
Bathurst Daily Argus
Location
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1909
Page
2
A fragmented critique argues colonial rule and native status in Australia and Britain. The author condemns British officials and MPs Keir Hardie Ramsay McDonald and others, claiming mixed loyalties and misgovernance.
A Bathurst District Hospital meeting in the Ura board room discussed continuing with the construction of a sceptic tank funded by a £500 grant. The committee appointed a sub group to handle the details and engage plans and supervision through Mr Dowell with input from Messrs Wark Sullivan Webb Patterson. Technical planning to proceed under advisory supervision.
The second directive will be offered to Bathurst military forces Friday evening with a demonstration of the latest methods. An advertising notice will appear Saturday detailing the pension schedule including trimester information and places of future payment.
Weather in Bathurst yesterday showed a maximum of 4 and a minimum of 30 with generally cold unsettled conditions and showers, especially in western districts, winds variable tending north. Abercrombie Shire Council announces A Squires appointed Clark, starting the 19th instant. congratulations to Mr Squires on his appointment.
The letter notes that lingering on the Post Office veranda is illegal under Feeders regulations. It calls for moving such late meetings to another place, suggesting the police barracks verandah as an alternative. It warns of penalties per person lingering on the Post Office veranda.
A committee meeting at Piper's Nugget Hotel approves two Novine Stakes for sixteen dogs each not having won more than five Gilneas. A two day August meeting is proposed with a general session to solicit volunteers. A mining report at Myr. A Hill’s paddock notes quartz samples showing promise, with local prospecting society formed to test the discovery.
A report recalls multiple dog bites in Morrisett street area including an elderly woman severely bitten on the ankle. The piece urges authorities to address the incidents to prevent further trouble and protect residents.
Or Thian's Vest Auguol Gh Ie the date of next monthly visit to Emhurst ofbb Bod Deomon Ltd the well known opticians of 0 Hunter Street Sydney Consulting rooms Park Hotel Hours For all sufferers from eye trouble or headaches consult the principal personally visiting Outhurst Chis Gibb Igta principal of Charles Gibb and Co and J We Beemay Into manages and Sight Specialist for UW A Barras Slough who will be visiting this town for some years are the principals no allonts can rely on the most expert eye service in consulting us on August 6th
A Sunday walk reveals ongoing footpath neglect in William Street. The writer scorns current councillors for allowing stray litter and hazards to persist and urges oversight to fix the issue.
A letter from Opawa New Zealand by L H Gwatkin credits Dr Sheldon’s Digestive Tablets with relief from a yearlong ulcerated stomach condition and digestion issues. The note mentions the tablets aiding digestion and lists a price of 23 and 6d per bottle.
The article details the Macquarie Gold Mining Company and J C Rankin's plan to redevelop the Ravkinville Bathurst field. It notes new aerial tramway progress, testing of the Kentucky and New Mac reefs, and plans to ship concentrates to Sydney while rebuilding mining and milling operations. It highlights historic outputs on Hawkins Hill and the potential for a new era of gold production under Rankin.
Mining Warden to hear Bald Hills prospecting case Friday. J Downr applies for 10 acres at Finnacle Creek near Cathcart with adjoining two acres. Ground is a deep creek bed at hill base showing wash workings. Early geologist Rev W Clark believed red gold may exist. water scarcity has limited returns and gold has been found in tides.
The Abercrombie Shire Council met with all councillors except J J McPhee. Accounts for May and June were reviewed and found correct. Delegations requested road deviations, public holidays, and penny postage support, while complaints about White Rock footbridges and road conditions prompted engineer reports and potential rate adjustments.
The council endorses engineer recommendations for Pepper's Creek crossing reformation 200 tons of material and 600 yards of gravelly stone works with costs. It accepts tenders from W Atkin for motor gravel and 1100 yards of gravel. Acting Shire Clerk W Musgrove is praised and an honorarium of £20 approved. A Satives to become Shire Clerk on the 19th.
The ad recounts Mrs. S. A. Moore of Ruthven-street Too ywoomba recovering from five years of torturing hand eczema after using Zam-Buk for three weeks. It touts Zam-Buk as a perfect antiseptic and versatile remedy for skin injuries and winter skin troubles, urging households to keep a pot on hand.
Mrs BL from New Sendgate road Clayheld reports a severe influenza attack that settled in her joints and worsened pain. After using Chamberlain's Pain Balm with relief she endorses it, noting friends' good results and recommending the remedy.
Heir Hardie criticizes the government to push through reform in London. A sermon in England unites Non Conformists against tyranny with prayers for Russian victims. Ramsay McDonald and a Labour demonstration condemn the war policy and urge strong action to protect England from bloodied hands.
In Enwa London on Tuesday Sir Charles Dilke spoke at a miners demonstration in the Forest of Dean Leicestershire. He opposed the duty on ungotten minerals and favored taxing mines rather than undeveloped land. The Surveyors Association attacked the plan as underdeveloped land on a weak market. The Law Society warned about the cost of enactment.
Wool sale results show improved competition with a good selection on offer. Crazy breeds brought into rates and Blerving were unchanged as buyers and sellers engaged in the market in London on Tuesday.
In Derbyshire two member election Liberal support for Hancock and Cresswell was stated. Cresswell denounced Keir Hardie, claiming his speeches fed seditious activity in India that led to the murder of Sir William Wyllie. Hardie announced plans to sue for libel.
In a cricket encounter, the Players defeated the Gentlemen. Blythe starred by taking 12 wickets for 103 runs across two innings, delivering a dominant performance for the victorious side.
In France the British Chamber of Commerce to Tavist offered to open an office link with a small Australian bureau. Messrs Goghlan and Sir Horace Tozer spoke for a committee of the Agent-General. the result was kept private.
A Pall Mall Gazette privately notes Louis P. Brodeur, Canadian minister to the Dominion, proposing a home for the Canadian navy with five first class cruisers ten destroyers ten torpedo boats. The plan awaits orders from Hugo pending dockyard contractions amid Canadian rebels.
An explosion at Belmes in Cordova province, Spain, entombed many miners. Seventeen were recovered and forty three were rescued.
The Scottish Miners' Federation upheld the ban on a general stoppage ballot by the Miners' Federation of Great Britain, blocking a proposed nationwide work stoppage.
MINIM disputes involving English collieries in Staffordshire Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire have been settled, ending the local trouble. The agreement restores calm as railway and mine operators resume operations with notables present.
London reports indicate the German Empire’s next chancellor may be Herr von Bethmann Hollweg, then Secretary of State for the Interior, as clues point to a leadership change. The note notes a possible move and mentions Balm treatments offered by a local dealer.
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