Rass City meet yields unclear outcome
Fragmentary text from a local page hints at a race or track event with limited legible details. Names, dates, or places are unreadable, leaving only a vague sense of an athletic gathering and possible results.
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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 25, 1936
Page
3
Fragmentary text from a local page hints at a race or track event with limited legible details. Names, dates, or places are unreadable, leaving only a vague sense of an athletic gathering and possible results.
The note in the fragment records a talk of a fine or fee related to a case or agreement. It cites unclear names and dates, with the text fragmentary and hard to interpret.
An OCR fragment records fines and names tied to unlicensed wireless sets. Items mention Simpcom EAC and authorities, with scattered mentions of individuals and streets such as Pine Street McCook Red Hill and Clara Street WynKiM Central.
Aurie Louih Zimimerio of New Fam Brisbane petitions for divorce from Wilhelm Grant EEmumerle of Norman Park on grounds of desertion and ill treatment. Judge Hevenman notes inconclusive evidence with children present as the couple lived in Koowoonba. Trial adjourned to July while the woman recounts alleged abandonment and lack of support.
Fragmented OCR text lists names and places with unclear context. The readable portion mentions a plumber and indecent behaviour accusations, plus several garbled names and locations. No coherent narrative or dates available to confirm outcome or specifics.
Harold Landseer Pottenger sought an order nisi for divorce from Mabel Pottenger of Sunnybank on grounds of desertion. The Brisbane case details his claim that after returning home one night he was hustled out and his wife locked the gate, with further disputes over money, property in Brisbane and Melbourne, and a nervous breakdown that led him to seek farming.
The Police Court heard further evidence against Sigwart Berge Pat and three others charged with saving between October 188 and May 1 1900. The case centers on inducing victims to entrust money for a fictitious invention. Witnesses detail alleged schemes, amounts including 8000 and 2700, and a plan to showcase a supposed lubricant invention. Defendants remanded for further proceedings on May 9.
Fragmentary OCR note cites law list and sittings with scattered proper nouns and terms. Reads like a legal diary entry or docket fragment mentioning dates and officials, but lacks a coherent event or clear outcome to summarize.
Fragmented report lists numerous land court decisions and lessee valuations tied to crown rent assessments. Mentions include second and fourth period rents, reservations in multiple cases, and references to Oakwood South and Warrego New Zealand Australia ventures. Names like Mary A Bolbran J H Vetta and Abe Towers appear among various cases and figures.
The Licensing Commission granted several permits including kanimela packet license and related authorizations. Named licensees and venues include Edward James Prelac Qmureydal Metal Alphe Pequerieh La Sat Hotel Mackay Ran fol Adu Pranks Phoenie etal and Ames Crawford et al. Permissions cover altering premises and billiards to Central Moral and Dor sonvate, with conditions noted.
A disorderly public nuisance case in Pinay Police Station centered on a bare-footed woman who reportedly nursed a black cat. Witnesses noted her arrival from Adelaide and sergeant W Riddell described the scene. The defendant planned to plead guilty to the charge.
Puzzle page notes include across and down clues with scrambled phrases and partial solutions. Readers scan for fitting answers to numbered entries such as 7t 12 20 and 38 with references to words like American, humanity, pasture, and precedent, framing a cryptic crossword inside the Courier Mail issue.
The Industrial Court handled an Austallan Workers Union of Employees application regarding warnings and actions related to Wells disease and burning cane. Documents were served on key organizations including Cane Growers Association and Queensland Cane Refining Company, with proceedings in Brisbane. A separate Supreme Court session granted a divorce to Mrs. Bawa, detailing marriage strain and domestic concerns involving Alfred Fora, a taxi driver, and related allegations.
The case before Justice West and Mr Ror AGG iy involved a demand for higher weekly wages and professional increases for aerated water workers, with unions seeking longer dates of work, better conditions, and restrictions on overtime while employers argued wage variations tied to seasonal demand and production levels. The hearing addressed wage rates, shift times, and potential classifications, noting plant operations vary by season and some workers faced extended hours during peak months.
The court criticised the Union of Employees and related bodies over a claim tied to the Mudie Coury case and award variations. It dismissed the application aimed at forcing the removal of certain classifications, noting lack of evidence and questioning the union's method of presenting employees' views to influence court decisions.
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