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Newspaper
Penshurst Free Press
Location
Penshurst, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 11, 1901
Page
2
Mr F B Mawhor a dentist at 201 Mozaxoon Street Crestong U L faced a series of slips and missteps in the early week with several days showing reduced activity and unclear outcomes.
The notice outlines stock sales by Messrs Moodie Hamilton McDonald Brumley Young Cros and others at Ponshurat Mount Tobin s yards and Mortlake with officers named including D J Wada and J Collins along with a stock auction and monthly sale. It also mentions political commentary on the Berton Government and the White Australia policy provoking broad public criticism and questions about an upcoming confidence motion.
Fragmentary OCR text mentioning a meeting and debate in a House of Representatives context. Notes refer to a decision on a motion, a group of ten members, and a labor bill with names such as Mr Edwards and Kanokes, but many words are garbled and difficult to interpret.
In the state parliament today the assembly debated old age pensions clarifying eligibility, funding, and administration. Officials outlined proposed changes and timelines while opposition members pressed for faster rollout and stronger safeguards for beneficiaries.
The Mount Hamite shire monthly meeting at Mechanic Hall discussed local auditor action, council cooperation, vermin destruction proposals, and road works funding. Delegates were elected for a conference on phosphorized grain, vermin acts, and department inspections, with the limit on overdraft and a public holiday request granted.
Melbourne report records heated proceedings as the opposition seeks a no confidence motion. Debates loom over the government’s conduct amid tensions in Parliament.
The Imperial Government declares martial law in districts around Capetown and southern Cape Colony. The proclamation follows the return of Sir Gordon Spriggs from Pretoria.
Fragmentary OCR reports on a trial involving Doctor Krause and a bundle of defamatory letters. It mentions espionage ties and a charge of treason like acts against Milner, with accusations calling Milner an arch scoundrel and murder eluding specifics.
Sporting notes report Miss Stone, an American missionary, captured by Macedonian brigands. Ransom set at £27,000 with £12,000 already raised in America. Bulgarian troops pursue rescue as a separate dispatch notes a rescue party arriving in Melbourne for American prisoners, with £2,650 paid. Frederick Dickson is committed for trial over university frauds for making false statements.
Local Coleraine minister J. Gillampie presides over a management committee meeting to announce plans for exiting the ministry. The notice references upcoming emer month activities and a period of service spanning several years, with parishioners urged to prepare for changes.
Proceedings record the Mount Beclee area council discussing the financial position on September 8 last with liabilities and assets shown. Debates cover road funding from Blickfeltony to Hawkedale, a proposed crossing at Woolshed terhole, rateable-property valuation for 1902, ways and means for 1901 2 and a polling booth at William Wright’s property near the port.
The Dundas Shire Council met at the shire hall Hearltos. Attendance included Cra Armstrong Donald Laidlaw Malkin Loughnane Doyle Young and Robinson. Reports covered the Factory Act extensions eligibility and public health measures for water and waste within the shire. Debates touched on river frontage allotments at Macarthur and a 10 acre expansion on a water reserve, with objections noted. The council discussed fence and stock controls, animal safety, and proposed actions by local police to curb illegal conduct.
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