17 Jan 1880
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Newspaper
Singleton Argus And Upper Hunter General Advocate
Location
Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1880
Page
1
A long, meandering OCR compiles poems about work and motherhood, parliamentary rail debates on accidents, Irish and Australian affairs, international events in Europe and the Americas, and a dramatic naval battle account with casualty details, plus social commentary on women and culture.
The article notes Irish famine relief appeals with religious and philanthropic fundraising planned for the week. It also profiles the sensational Two-headed Nightingale in Australia, described as a remarkable living exhibit with a double voice, four limbs, and a striking appearance drawing large crowds.
Tuesday speeches in the assembly discuss the Parramatta railway crash. Mr Jacob moves to adjourn for a full inquiry while Mr Carlisle faces blame and the engine driver bears harsh punishment. an independent commission is urged for a thorough investigation.
The select committee on the Law of Libel heard solicitor and Wilts Standard proprietor Mr Flux oppose Attorney General views. He argued editor names are proprietor secrets and called for statutory proof of proprietorship to target offenders and for a joint action against slander speakers with recompense if collusion exists.
In Katechora near Volo a band of fifteen brigands halted a wedding, killed a guard, demanded 50 liras and a watch, danced with the bride, then left. They later abducted a merchant’s relative and vanished, with a ransom note seeking 460 pounds.
A European letter from Stella in The Herald cites Prince von Biawark’s resources and a Vienna gossip claim. It recounts Chancellor’s remarks on avoiding numerous visits through small dodges noted by Lord Odo, hinting at court intrigues and evasive tactics.
In the old days at Haymarket Theatre the crew hid a plan to swipe a boiled leg of mutton after performances. The change in the prop man’s routine allowed a docked leg to be lowered from the flies to the conspirators. William Morren, tasked with carving the leg, was drawn into the scheme.
London Daily Tech reports the death by self-inflicted immersion of Comnteza Vera Kou cheleff, betrothed to Count Hermann, after a note saying she would bathe and not return. Her body was found sewn into a straw sack in the river near her Crimean estate, with letters citing fear of water and crawfish.
Coroner J C Swaseen held an inquest at the Salwey Hotel Bathurst into the death of James Whalen a Western line fireman. The victim was crushed between locomotive buffers while attempting to pass near two feet apart and died about fifteen minutes later. The jury returned an accidental death verdict exonerating shed workers.
The Sun Mail steamer Ladus reached Gilenele on Wednesday morning. The ship brought passengers and mail from Sydney. The event notes the fealty to Adelaide Telegraph and references Lady Queenses aboard, with details about December 5th.
General Tems reports Mr. Gladetone's political tour in Scotland with events on November 20 and November 21 in Edinburgh and Merth, where he attacked government policy, branding it extravagant and damaging, and attributed Labour's 1944 defeat to Liberal competition.
A discussion in a Whitehall Review includes a historian and readers about the surname of the Royal Family. The known Gualpha lineage is noted, but the Prin ce Consort’s family name confounds everyone. Theodore Martin confirms Wettiner as the historic German house name allied with Saxony since 1420.
A boy, naked in his sleep, laughs as he reads a strange recipe about making apple jam. The text describes how to prevent spoilage and spread the jam, ending with an odd, nonsensical instruction.
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