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Newspaper
Bathurst Daily Argus
Location
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1909
Page
3
Tremors caused widespread panic along the French Riviera and in Marseille region. Aix en Provence suffered blackouts as electricity failed and many homes and shops collapsed or ruined. Few deaths reported despite widespread damage and towns keeping residents outdoors overnight.
Sunday dispatch notes at least sixty deaths from quakes in the Riviera and southern France. Shocks struck before bed time, preventing a worse toll with many potential victims. Local estimates and details remain developing as authorities assess damage and rescue needs.
At Aldershot a large imperial press conference displayed a sham battle with 20 000 troops observed by General Sir John and Mr Haldane. The arena featured tunnelling, rifle pits, artillery duels, infantry rushes, and cavalry charges as a brigade of artillery paraded for inspection.
London hosts a ministerial banquet for the press in the Grafton Gallery. Premier Ary Asquith speaks on press duty to promote imperial unity, while delegates from Melbourne Dunedin and Canada thank the ministry for entertainment as loyalty to the empire is affirmed.
Rain in Bath delayed play as Australia chased 111 in the second innings. Braund top scored for Somerset with 25 while Braund and Robson starred for Australia, with McAlister and Macartney taking key wickets. Australia reached 114 for 8 in 60 overs to win by two wickets.
In a list of match results and player notes, Grenwell leads with 1 and Robeson scores 4 for 40 as Hartigan and Carter contribute. The report names multiple players from Yorkshire Warwickshire Leicestershire Lancashire and Nottinghamshire across a long cricket style summary. It also notes London news about Great Britain preparations and Anglo Russian sympathies with visits by Parliament members and clergy to Berlin.
The Barrier reports steadier mining at Broken Hill with 3tock 10 back to work and surface operations resumed. The Proprietary notes reduced employment as operations regain pace and the Combined Unions Committee plans to stop issuing strike coupons to single men in two weeks.
Arnst the champion says he is improving daily after a rough turn pulled him down briefly. He expects to be fully fit by race day against Webb in Sunday competition in New Zealand.
Casualties reported after a drunken brawl in Sydney on Saturday night left a medical man named Dr Langdon unconscious on Cleveland Street. He was taken to hospital in serious condition with a fractured skull. Another man, 32 year old Doniightar, a labourer of Chippendale, was injured in the same incident and also described as grave.
The Corpus Christi procession took place on the grounds of the RC College Manly in the presence of thousands. Cardinal Moran did not officiate. Archbishop Kelly presided. Attendance compared with former years was adversely affected by the bad weather.
Pensions in Melbourne report that Parliament may back the government move to broaden the Old Age Pensions act residential criteria. The Federal Treasurer expects payments to rise for more than 20 000 recipients under the change. A Darlinghurst boarding house fire trapped residents but all escaped. The Slavonic ran aground near Flores Island with 410 aboard and 100 passengers were rescued by nearby ships.
Mr Fisher ex Prime Minister spoke to over 600 at Lithgow Institute. He condemned Mossva Doakin and Cook fusion, urged action to present constituents. He praised labor measures aiding iron industry and argued for nationalising iron under fair wages and conditions.
A strong westerly gale hits Sydney causing widespread damage. Trees fall and unroofed houses suffer casualties while harbor steamers break free and debris topples walls and verandahs. Fortunate injuries are noted at the university.
A severe storm battered Sydney and surrounds injuring Catherine Cain in William Street and fracturing a thigh. Two men and a boy were tossed from a swamped boat during an exercise near Rhode Island. Hyde Park, Mosman, Bondi, and Botany reported fallen branches and unroofed hoses. Telegraph mines near Coogee and Redfern were down, George Street warehouse unroofed, and the Domain dark. Harbor punts halted, two rowing boats with 12 picnickers capsized in Middle Timbour.
The Tamworth Peal River Estate offers farms with deposit money from 611 applicants totaling £75,913. Applicants are mainly experienced farmers, many younger men with funds from other states, seeking the properties.
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