17 Sep 1928
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Newspaper
Inverell Times
Location
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 17, 1928
Page
1
A local store advertises diverse bedroom suites and bedsteads in oak and metal finishes. Prices range from £22 to £419, plus maple and porcelain ornaments. The shop highlights wardrobing, dressing chests, and phonographs with new stock for records.
Postwar policy discussion headlines this report about a wallet stolen from Bishop Cham poen on Friday. It was recovered Saturday morning under a blotting pad at the EB S and A bank where the thief had placed it. The loss included about £40 in notes, but mailway and bowl tickets and a letter of credit for £160 were missing.
A Newcastle breakaway from the Australian Workers Union met yesterday and carried a motion declaring the Newcastle office of the union black. It also asked the Newcastle Trades and Labor Council to have the office removed from Trades Hall.
A riot erupted in Sydney following remarks by a Protestant Defence Association speaker. The platform was wrecked and the speaker was escorted away. The Chief Secretary ordered police to file a report on the disorder in the domain yesterday.
Cardinal Cerretti laid the foundation stone of the Roman Catholic cathedral as a vast crowd watched. After the ceremony about 50,000 was collected toward the building fund, with total cost near 1,000,000.
Sydney Monday. John Smith Garden secretary to Sydney Trades and Labor Council was charged at the central court with attempting to intimidate persons from taking employment during the recent maritime workers strike. He declared he had previously tried and acquitted on the charge. Proceedings continue.
Work on the Sydney waterfront resumed this morning after disruptions with officials saying no further trouble is expected. Authorities monitor the scene as crews clear debris and resume operations at the busy dock area.
Market bulletin reports tin at 7 units per unit in Sydney with Sussex Street rates recorded for day. Butter, cheese, potatoes, oats, maize, onions, hay, lucerne, chaff, and wheat appear with local Tasmanian prices and ranges across multiple staples.
A group of twenty school members at Leichhardt reacted to a panic scene by diving into a sewer pipe less than two feet in diameter. Police grabbed ankles to prevent the crowd from fleeing and several leapt into a canal. All escaped onto the banks.
Melbourne Monday. The Victorian Labor Party Central Executive has chosen K. J. Halloway, secretary of Melbourne Trades Hall Council, to challenge the Prime Minister in the Flinders electoral contest.
Market notes show cattle and sheep trading with varied outcomes. Bulls sold from £7 to £117, cows from £8 to £11, sheep yarded 22M with wethers 8 to 48 shillings, ewes 17 to 32 shillings, lambs 12 to 22 shillings. Overall market unaltered. best beef to 4s54d per hundredweight was noted.
A fragmentary report notes a large sale of ewes from Banco Stn Barraba at Ehowiebush last Thursday. The tally included about 2M ewes exported to figures around Winchcombe and Carson's.
Rally skins at Weenes day sales totalled 64 tons with quality slipping as average prices dropped by 2d to 8d per lb. Best grades fell most. second winters down to 90d per lb and other pelts quoted with declines. Kittens and snails sold 34d to 47d per piece, fox skins lower by about a third in value.
The Big Six conferred in Lord Cushendun's room on evacuating the Rhineland and opened official negotiations. They agreed a financial committee will govern a Commission of Verification and Conciliation while avoiding a full settlement of reparations. Britain urged caution to avoid pressure from Franco German financial experts and US debt considerations.
A benzine tin ignited on a yacht causing a small blaze. Fourteen passengers were moved to another vessel and two sustained minor burns. The incident occurred near Sydney as authorities investigated the cause and ensured passenger safety.
Constable Falwarl Mure faced charges at Bothile police court for allegedly stealing 1 from Alfred Bowtell whom he had detained without charge of drothviness. The case was adjourned. Bowtell, claiming prior payment of a cheque for £97 15 to J Maweon for tractor work, said the witness’s note was missing at the time of his arrest.
Goldsborough Mort and Company with Crane and Company report a large turnout at Combadel lo station Moree for a two day clearance stock sale on Tuesday 11th. Despite poor statewide weather, a total 12700 sheep sold under the hammer at an average of 25 4d. Station bred ewes and various ram and cattle lots achieved varied prices with cattle and horses also selling strongly under the hammer.
Monday reports from Sydney indicate the marketing act ballot on a compulsory wheat pool may fail. Early tallies place For 4012 and Against 4009 with Noes edging ahead, needing a two thirds majority to pass. Detailed results list several towns with mixed Yes and No tallies.
Sydney report describes an elderly man found seriously injured after a cottage at Dee Why caught fire and burned. Weaibs involved in the blaze, neighbors awoke to the smoke and the man managed to flee the structure in his night attire.
Readable fragments describe a strike impact on harbor operations with cargo accumulation and stalled vessels. References mention waterside actions, raids, and resulting delays affecting shipments and port activity. No clear dates or named organizations are fully readable.
A shallow water accident near Coes Gee Leach involves Maula and Gorden Gesrange. The individuals, aged, suffered spinal injuries after striking the sand with force, resulting in a critical condition.
London reports two steam trawlers leaving port bound for Australia with crews of twenty eight fishers aboard. The voyage aims to seek fortunes down under as the fleet departs amid hopeful tidings and a brisk sea breeze.
Moniay at Bondi Beach a man fell eighty feet from a cliff at South Bondi. He landed on a rocky ledge and suffered broken legs and injuries. Passersby and rescuers attended, but his condition was unclear and life remained at risk.
A major blaze in Paris destroyed the entire Quartier Bourges overnight. Authorities estimate damage at 250 000 francs. The historic Jac ques Coeur palace narrowly escaped, while the world famous cathedral remained undamaged.
A severe football incident at Perth left ten players incapacitated as a clash broke several bones and caused concussion with medical treatment administered on site. The match halted as medics attended to the injured players and officials reviewed the situation.
A massive fire yesterday destroyed Redcliffe’s largest boarding house near Brisbane. The blaze swept through the building rapidly, forcing numerous boarders to escape via a back window. Several residents endured severe heat and smoke as they fled the unfolding inferno.
Jamey Butler and Helen Butler were found yesterday with throat wounds in Balmain. Jamey died at home on Mullen Street while Helen died in a nearby dwelling. Butler is injured but expected to recover as police note domestic disputes and repeated separations.
A 1 year old carpenter, Aules Chapman, was remanded at Pat ington on a charge of murdering Milde May Shanenek. The fragmentary report records Chapman’s appearance and the alleged crime as described, with limited legible details remaining.
Constables Cropley and Rowney were knocked down by a car while crossing Oxford Street at night. Both officers sustained lacerations and irate injuries. The driver was arrested and charged with dangerous driving to the public.
Cloudy conditions with periods of showers expected across the region. Winds from the west scatter around the coast, with cooler temperatures and a damp, overcast sky.
Saturday featured a lively coursing meeting with Mrs Parker returning as a notable visitor. Black Gem claimed the Restless Maiden and other stakes saw tight finishes, while Symbol Queen and Pride made early advances.
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