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Newspaper
Bathurst Daily Argus
Location
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 18, 1909
Page
3
Fragmentary Melbourne report notes Mr. Deakin arriving from Port Lonsdale into yesterday's dawn and entering town early this morning. The text hints at meetings with officials and a promised high-spirited public event later, though many words are garbled and unclear.
A Sydney report notes the estate of the late master of Newcastle valued at £16799. Tamworth court fined? £20 for possession of opium. The fragmented OCR text records a punishment connected to opium in a related case.
Sydney court ordered an attorney to show cause why his name should be removed from the roll of solicitors. He was disciplined after a plea in a country court hearing to win the sum of 90 pounds. A nine month sentence was passed but suspended under first offenders provisions.
The Coastal shipping dispute, under consideration for a long period, was amicably settled at a conference held today. Overtime pay rises to 1 1/3d per hour from 1d, two extra holidays per year are granted, and preference to nonunionists will be inserted in the agreements for consideration in full months’ time.
In Sydney on Monday a Bly grog shop in George Street faced penalties as John Bryce shopkeeper and William Blaxwall labourer were fined a total of £80 for selling liquor without a license.
Melbourne Monday Civil Court judge Seg a Beskett delivered judgment in the Tellmongers Wages Board case. The ruling reduces working hours to 48 per week and increases wage scales. The decision effectively grants the workers most of their demands.
A jury found Adeline Frances Leonard guilty of maliciously inflicting bodily harm on infant May Lean unl while in her care. Medical examination showed multiple head and body injuries and a blood pattern at the base of the skull. Leonard was remanded for sentencing.
An 8 year old named Thomas Stewart left his Mildura home on Friday after being punished for throwing. His body was later found by his father next to a brick fence near the home, suggesting he fell while playing among saplings. Police report unclear details pending investigation.
Sydney reports a sculling event planned for Monday featuring Bins G Laycock former champion and Ann Albert Humes. Laycock was ordered to pay £2 and Malngs and Woods faced penalties for related misconduct.
The New York Courts ruled the State Ant gambling law blocks only race bets, forcing bookmakers to adapt within the rules. They still do big business at Belmont Park with envelopes as pay, reflecting shifting bets and enforcement across venues.
The battleship Temeraire has just been launched at Devonport and commissioned for service with the home fleet. It is fitted with searchlights of 4,900,000 candle power and wireless telegraph apparatus with a range of 1100 miles.
Augustus Heinze once President of Mercantile National Bank of New York has been arrested in London on charges of misapplying 450000 pounds from bank funds. Known as the Copper King, he resigned the bank presidency in 1907 after prior New York charges.
London reports Admiral Galster, a noted German naval officer, published a troubling treatise warning of British raids on German ports. The claim has stirred strong interest and spurred increased vessel construction for Germany's fleet.
George Brown of Yorkshire attempted to murder his eight children by turning on gas while they slept. The family was discovered in time and all children are out of danger. Brown, out of war service for eleven months, then killed himself. The case highlights the dire mental strain and tragic end of a desperate man.
Britons and Japanese in a changeable Canadian crowd parade through Victoria after a sharp convert at Victoria Harbor. The Vancouver turnout saw both British and Japanese crews in procession as residents joined the British forces singing Britannia and Auld Lang Syne.
The Daily Mail notes bankers letter to Mr. Asquith has produced an effect almost unparalelled in the country. It has carried deeper conviction because it emanated from managers of judgment knowledge experience.
Report from the capital notes a nationwide postal strike by 58,000 workers, with government forces clashing with unionists in several cities. The Civil Servants' strike measures, backed by a political faction, aim to pressure for recognition and policy changes amid uncertain public impact.
London reports show British Trade Unions at 1173 registered with about 2.1 million members. The excerpt notes Australian invention of a fire extinguisher by Dr. Harper of Sydney. Canadian authorities and Australian press figures travel to Toronto for a press conference amid greetings. James Alexander Clarke, a longtime Freemason in Victoria, died at Fitzroy on Saturday.
Mining news from Mount Werong district notes two propositions at Suby Creek and Ruby Creek. The Raby Creek Silver Lead Mining Syndicate works the Bosae lease, driving a tunnel to cut the main lode at about 360 feet depth. A special grant of £313 funds the tunnel, with expectations to strike the lode beneath the Preston–area. Werong lode yields high ore quality and potential value, with ore believed rich in silver and base metals and plans to ship 6–10 tons for treatment at Port Kemuln smelting works.
The year’s only gold in Atils division came from a few fos sickers along the Isabella River. Dredges largely supplied production, with 2,070 oz valued at £? to date, lower than the previous year. Mines at EM-op and Queenslander Mine yielded modest amounts, shafts deeper, and processing involved quartz, tailings, and open quarries. Total division output reached 3,862 ounces valued at £218,046, compared with 3,633 ounces worth £13,983 in 1907. The Mount David Company processed ore totaling 2,781.0 ounces for £10,730.
The Sunny Corner Mini reports progress in experimental ore treatment aimed at zinc oxide and lead oxide production, with copper content at 1. per cent. J Kemp Chaison, the manager, notes one ore treated for study, volatilising process results show limited success, while a new company forms to operate on a larger scale. Prospecting near Mount Weronga, Ruby Creek Syndicate works a lode 2 to 4 feet wide with galena bands, tunneling to 120 feet with 220 more feet planned, as others conduct prospecting nearby. The Lloyd Cowper Company mine yielded 578 tons of copper from 18,437 tons processed, part of a total 16,804 tons of copper valued at £1,023,425.
An advertisement extols Bile Beans as a cure for liver disorder and related symptoms such as headaches nausea and indigestion. It cites a testimonial from Mrs A Lovell of Beslstrat NSW praising relief after trying the product, and notes Bile Beans as a standard family remedy sold in two box sizes. A secondary note mentions LiA Whitesill arguing against bonuses on noxious animals.
The Australian cricket team faced Surrey at The Oval under gloomy skies with rain delaying play. Crawford won the toss for Surrey and opted to bat, Hayward steadied the innings while Hobbs accelerated, then Hayward fell before lunch at 83 for 1. scores list Hayward 4 and Hobbs 20. A separate note reports Worcester shire defeating Yorkshire by two runs after a low-scoring match.
The Cuy Coroner was notified of the death of Annie Phyliia Sears aged two at 124 Bridge Road Glebe. She drank from a tumbler of rum while in the kitchen with her aunt Amnia Ken ealey who fetched hot water. She became unconscious and died at 1 pm from acute alcohol poisoning after medical staff could not revive her.
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