Jealous Husband Threatened to Cut Wife in Divorce Case
In Melbourne Justice Pike granted a divorce to Mrs Saarl Bell after she testified that three weeks after her marriage her husband Alexander Bell, a press photographer, became insanely jealous and threatened to cut her throat. He avoided tradespeople and accused her on trams of flirting, leading to police protection requests. The judge said no woman should live with such a man.
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Sydney
Monnday
Saarl Bell
Melbourne
Justice Pike
Alexander Bell
Nisl
Man Remanded on Charge After Sydney Shooting
Percy John Lawson, 41, sheet metal worker, appeared at Central Court on a charge of feloniously shooting B Monahan on Batumiay with intent to murder. He allegedly visited Monahan’s residence seeking a subscription and fired after being refused. Bullet entered the mouth and exited near the ear. wound not serious. Remanded until October 3 in bail of £250.
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Sydney
Central Court
Percy John Lawson
B. Monahan
Batuniay
Lawson
Monahan
Ecghurze
Miner Edwin Mayne Found Dead In Mine Melbournes
The mutilated body of Edwin Mayne aged 62 was found in a mine tunnel at Long Gully near Bendigo. He had apparently taken his own life by placing gelignite in his mouth. Two miners located the scene yesterday.
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Melbourne
Edwin Mayne
Long Gully
Bendigo
Mayne
Wool Industry Eight Years to Make Good Losses
Brisbane reports the Director of the Bureau of Industry Mr. J Brigden estimates wool production costs in Queensland at 12d a pound. He believes even a guaranteed 14d a pound would not compensate producers for past four seasons for 7 or 8 years.
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Brisbane
Bureau of Industry
J. Brigden
Questnland
Brisbane Wool Sales Open With Strong Overseas Demand
Winchcombe Carson Ltd reports the Brisbane wool sales opened with lively competition as Continental Japanese and Yorkshire buyers bid freely. Compared with last week's close, values in Sydney shifted in favour of buyers.
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Sydney
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
Brisbane
Yorkshire
Sydsney
Rosebery Races Weights for Wednesday Meeting
Weights announced for Rosebery Wednesday meeting include Brush Hurdle Race and Flying Handicap in four divisions. Adjustments shown with weights set to be raised by 141b for the Rossbery Handicap and other divisions including 20 entries in one division.
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Rorario
Sidney George
Algatamaer Fast India
Ardurun
Increased Stakes Raise Summer Events at Reese Meet
The Ad. C. voted to raise stakes at the Reese meeting with December Stakes at 1,000 and the Summer Cup at 1,100 replacing 1,000 and 2,000. The Villiers prize rises to 900 from 160, continuing the two tier stake system used last year.
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Bydney
Ad. C
Australian Boxer Burke Wins London Bout
The Australian middleweight Burke defeated George Brown in London by points after a slow start. Burke fell behind in round one but rallied strongly to secure the clear victory.
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London
Ausalian
Burke
George Brown
Stephen
Rider Escapes Death After Train Collision at Ge maila
Roley Rivett 4% narrowly escaped death when a rider crossing the railway line at Ge maila was struck by a platton rod of an engine. The impact threw him clear. he was practically unhurt while the horse rider died in the incident.
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Bathurst
Althouch
Gemaila
Roley
Court of Magnilon Garners Strong Caulfield Cup Support
Voters favored Magnilon as preferred entry with a ranked list including Kuvera and Gaine Carrington among others. The field features many horses such as Magnilas Topical Wakeing Lily and Burlesque in the near top tiers with further mentions of Pretzel Ruach Picaton and more.
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Melbourne
Omga
Magnilon
Kuvera
Gaine Carrington
Middle Watch
Begail
Wakeing Lily
Malthall
Fini
King
Collasus
High Way
Melbourne Cup scratched riders and Caulfield Cup plans
SCRATCHINGS SYDNEY reports Melbourne Cup entries King of Night Cherbourg Leon Acre and What Joy. It notes jockey T Webster of New Zealand is likely to ride Topical in the Caulfield Cup, replacing suspended A Knox from Saturday.
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Sydney
King of Night
Cherbourg
Leon Acre
T. Webster
New Zealand
Topical
Knox
Middle Watch Wears Bandages Ahead of Caulfield Cup
Middle Watch, reportedly amiss over the week end, appeared well at Caulfield this morning. He wore heavy bandages on the off fore leg as trainer W Tindall hopes he will run in the Caulfield Cup amid ongoing sex argument.
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Melbourne
Middle Watch
Caulfield
W. Tindall
Argament
Tram Driver Death Questioned After Sydney Accident
Inquiries into the death of Myer Goldberg heard that Cald berg died soon after a tram crash. Arthur Setterfield, the tram driver, said he collapsed at the wheel and did not know of the accident. Goldberg’s relatives questioned how any driver could drop in such a condition, leaving hundreds at risk. The coroner returned a verdict of death from natural causes, saying the incident did not accelerate Goldberg’s death.
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Myer Goldberg
Caldberg
Arthur Setterfield
Urey
Goldbers
Alan Jan
Goldberg
Darwin Escapee Plans to Reach Freedom
Joseph McGrath, recaptured weeks after escaping from the Funny Hay jail in Darwin, says he intended to walk to Queensland or Western Australia. He kept a diary of his movements and says friends provided food and clothes and would signal when the coast was clear to leave Darwin.
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Joseph McGrath
Funny Hay
Consrane
Queensland
Wyalern Autralia
Heavy yarndin stock sale at Flemington market
A large yarding at Flemington saw 61 000 livestock forward with dull competition and a slightly cooler market. Lambs led declines, bullocks and steers in light supply, with overall prices ranging from 6d to 1s 6d per pound and beef grades mixed.
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Sydney
Flemington
Lamia Loy
Special arrangement sources in evereean intelligence
The issue notes the use of Reuters World Service and other special sources for intelligence compilation. It reserves all rights in Australia and New Zealand under the arrangement.
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Reuter
World Service
Australia
New Zealand
Murder of Girl in Queensland Pool Death
Sydney detectives seek details from Queensland police into the death of 23 year old Clarice Murphy found in a Glenore Grove pool on August 31. A stone bed was found around her neck. relatives and connections to Naneoot remain unconfirmed as investigators pursue leads.
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Sydney
Queensland
Clarice Murphy
Glenore Grove
Tennents Creek Prospects On Monday
Fragmentary OCR report describes plans or prospects at Tennents Creek on Monday. Mentions figures and places in a garbled style, with several proper nouns unclear.
Riders Engage in Canfield Cup Entries
On Monday at Canfield Cup meeting H Moran will ride Burlesque, Frank Dempsey will ride Piratus, and W Elliot will ride Jimmie Boy in the race.
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Bydney
H. Moran
Frank Dempsey
Piratus
W. Elliot
Jimmie Boy
Stolen Trotter Recovered After Two Years
Detectives recovered the B B horse stolen two years ago from Henry Cohen of Camperdown trotting circles. The sulky and harness traced to Wiseman’s Ferry district aided searches through bush. The horse, turned out for a year and gone wild, was finally caught.
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Sydney
Henry Cohen
Camperdown
Wiseman'a Ferry
Jacobsen Sets World Record in 200 Yard Breaststroke
Stockholm swimming note reports Jacobsen swam 200 yards breaststroke in 2 minutes 49 seconds to establish a world record.
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Stockholm
Jacobsen
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