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Sydney Siftings A Miscellany of Local News and Gossip
Sydney items note Mrs Alford’s disappearance to Brisbane during delirium and Miss Marie Narelle’s recovery after a dangerous operation at St Vincent’s Hospital. Mentions include a Melbourne land offer for £45,000, Col George W. Bell’s death at 69, cost of living in Sydney, railway accidents, and political chatter. Also recalls adventurer Martini, and a feature on the Industrial Blind Institution Boomerang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Crick
Willis
Wade
Darry
Ise Ada Ward
Ada
Lock
Waverley
John W. Ridal
Parramatta Lancer
Martini
Martin Breheney
Paddington
Armidale
Ivory
Tom Ivory
Homebush
Liverpool
Mary Macnamara
Macnamara
Newtown
Hardmans
E. H. Knight
Tattersall
Blue Spet
Boottieh King
Marmont
Prestonpans