Eggs to be dearer Sydney
The notice states eggs will rise in price in Sydney, with a small alteration in the per dozen rate expected tomorrow. The source uses old currency terms and mentions a specific locale and time for the price change.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 08, 1934
Page
4
The notice states eggs will rise in price in Sydney, with a small alteration in the per dozen rate expected tomorrow. The source uses old currency terms and mentions a specific locale and time for the price change.
In the third division at Rosebery the winner was Wemenday or Spon Belle, paying £100/18/ for G/ with odds of 400 to 1. The card lists long-priced winners and results across divisions, noting winners by short margins and times, including novice and flying welter events. The day featured multiple horses and jockeys with varying payouts and close finishes, reflecting a lively racing meet.
Six cases in Sydney week feature second marriages and coerced acts. Judge Fhomaa presided as Minataie and others faced binding over for further sentences. James Arthur, 27, a tech worker, mentioned in Lidcombe and Newcastle incidents earlier this decade.
Race card details feature multiple horses with odds and outcomes. Beleiting, Tenacious, Spear Belle, and Meadowdale show wins by varying margins. Time not consistently recorded, with common terms like won by a head or by a length and a quarter across divisions and handicap events. Parkinson-era betting notes include PYTHEUS and Roserson as contenders with competitive prices.
In Sydney the inquest into Charles Lawrence's death on January 18 at Mt Caringbah concluded with Henry Waring discharged on a murder charge and committed for manslaughter. Waring admitted a past feud with Lawrence, describing the fatal blow after an argument about a duck yard incident and a confrontation on the road. The coroner noted inconsistent testimonies and the lack of witnesses to fully prove intent.
Millie Minyingham, 38, a domestic, appeared at Central Court on a 10 day charging document for shoplifting stock valued at £2 9s 6d, belonging to McCathies Ltd. She allegedly forced the goods into a bag carried by her eight year old son, who was told to hurry. The boy reportedly asked if his mother would go to prison. The defendant was fined £6.
In Parra matta the coroner's jury found Ernest Carter aged 42 and a volunteer fremen were murdered in the Ryde fire station blast of November 27. The Police Commissioner Mr Childs plans a conference with the detectives in charge, but cannot comment further at this time.
An Alsatian dog ran amok aboard the Tasmania at North Wharf this afternoon biting a guardian and then a wharf labourer. The incident involved a Shackleton and a constable, details remain unclear but the dog attacked multiple people.
The notice states that C. J. Shakespeare printed and published for the Federal Capital Press of Australia Limited at the company’s registered office.
The Y W C A notes report the general secretary Milas Tagley Mhort and Miss Betty Whyte returning from Melbourne center. Twenty one secretaries and twenty one voluntary leaders met for a fortnight to review work and plan for better meeting girls and women's needs. The fifth year of work ends this month with an annual meeting at Maree Wales for director elections. New ideas from the main studio course and Prof John Murray’s broadcasts may shape future programs at the October convention in Melbourne. The girl council convened last Monday, with nominations for leadership and a summer school entries open February 22 to March 3. The bridge party aims for success next Monday. new members are joining the Duntown and Kia Ore Club.
Bathurst was told that Thomas Griffith aged 41 received 14 years and 48 months in prison for maliciously wounding his wife. He pleaded guilty after evidence showed she was stabbed in the neck and body with a penknife at their home.
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