Sydney shop fined for indecent postcards and other brief items
Brevities report a Sydney shop fined ten pounds for indecent postcards. Other items note Labour called The Party of Lost Opportunities by Burseaux, Canada rail expansion, Australian mining dividends totaling over sixteen million pounds, and a death in Orange. Also mentions a divorce case, horse deaths, wheat yield comparisons, a fire death in Erskineville, a political candidate in Queanbeyan, probate value, billiards break, a child’s accidental death, a Parkes Eugowra football clash, Cobars mines, AMA vote, Warren Show, and Bonnington's Irish Moss as a cough remedy.
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Sydney
Burseaux
Labor Party
Party of
Canada
Woot
New South Wales
Lea
Benny Evans
Orange
Santiago de Cuba
Antovis Infinate
Madeline Heat
Herbert Heat
Ganmain
Parkes
Eugowra
Cobar
A.M.A
Warren BP
A. Association
Bonnington
Revised Railway Rates Between Darling Harbour and Parkes
The through system of rates began Monday between Darling Harbour and Parkes. Differences per ton are shown in the subtended table.
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Darling Harbour
Parkes
Public Men and the Land Scandals Address
Mr J Stinson president of the People’s Reform League spoke at Balmain on the Land Scandals saying no personal charges but urging charges against several NSW public men and full investigations. He called for inquiries abroad and a thorough look at the Lands Department to end a long sleep of neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Stinson
People’s Reform League
Balmain
New South Wales
Lands Department
From Hawker to Grace Brothers Growth in Sydney
In Sydney the arb court heard Mr J Grace of Grace Brothers recount his journey from arrival with £25 in 1884 to starting as a hawker, then opening a shop in 1885 with his brother. The business expanded to 669 staff plus factory workers, with annual expenditures totaling £46,683 in premiums and bonuses.
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Arbitration Court
Sydney
J. Grace
Grace Brothers
Broadway
London
Banda
Death of an Old Colonist in East Melbourne
Mrs Batcouns, likely the oldest Australian colonist, died at East Melbourne in her 30s. She arrived in New South Wales in 1823 with the Balcombe family from Aberdeen. She leaves six children including Mosars, Alexander and J H Balcombe, plus daughters Mrs James Murphy Mrs W H Quick Mrs H Emmerton and Miss Balcombe.
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Inversry
Goulburon
Balcombe
Alexander Brateon Balcombe
Mornington
Victor
Indy
Mosars
Alexander
J. H. Balcombe
Coradgory
N.W
James Murphy
W. H. Quick
H. Emmerton
A Man With a History
William McLocan, described as educated with a long criminal record, faced Melbourne Court on Friday charged with being a rogue and vagabond. Previously accused of robbing jewellery worth £1800 from Sydney Government House in 1879, he allegedly pocketed the items during a visit and was arrested at the scene. In the current case he forged a valueless cheque for the Victoria Coffee Palace manager, threatened to leave the Commonwealth, and was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment.
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William McLocan
Melbourne
Sydney Government House
Hercules Robinson
McLagen
Government House
Victoria Coffee Palace
The
Commonwealth
Railways Constructed Across United States Reach New High
Last year 6100 miles of new railways were built in the United States, marking a record expansion of the nation’s rail network and signaling stronger transport growth and economic activity nationwide.
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United States
Government Savings Bank of New South Wales Promises Deposits and Loans
The Commissioners announce interest on deposits up to £500 and mortgage advances at current rates. The Savings Bank Department may lend on conditional purchases with minimums from £50 to £25,000, including freehold and homestead leases. Repayment by instalments over up to 81 years. Details at the Bank or the Seal Lands Agent.
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Government Savings Bank OF New South Wales
Moore-Otheet
Byoney
Savings Bank Department
Marimar
RUE” Abvankad
Ace of Seal Lands
A. Maci FE Ita Ba Sime
Drought Breaks Across Years Mentioned
The record notes drought periods ending in April for 1868 69 and 1888 89, with the 1877 78 drought ending February 8. It highlights repeated drought cycles affecting the era and timing of relief events.
Peak Hill Railway Tax Change Proposal Letter
A letter to the Public Works Committee notes the Railway Commissioners shift to through rates on the Forbes and Condobolin branch lines after last year’s traffic accounts showed no losses. The writer requests an officer from the Railway Department be examined to include this evidence.
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Public Works Committee
Bsir
Railway Commissioners
Andrew Stewart
Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association
Forbes
Condobolin
Railway Department
Parkos Examuven
Brave boy saves brother as others raise alarm at shore
In Neutral Bay on Monday Harold Aitken eight, fell from rocks into the water. His brother Leonard eleven plunged after him and saved him. Leonard then collapsed and floated facedown until three men, drawn by cries, recovered him and revived him.
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England
Scotland
Neutral Bay
Tham
Harold Aitken
Leonard
Fragmented OCR note about claims and relief
Ambiguous OCR fragment mentions throat condition and possible medical relief. Lacks clear names, dates, or entities. Content is insufficient for a full summarized record but indicates a note about medical claims and remedies.
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Hearnes
Hearne
W. O. Hearne
Geelong
Victoria
Blayney
H. Heavener
Ireland
Great Britain
Peak Hill Railway
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