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Newspaper
St George Call
Location
St George, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 20, 1910
Page
3
Rule directions for readers to address letters to the Editor at the St George Call Kogarah provide authentication of name and address and decline anonymous submissions or duplicates from other papers and note manuscripts cannot be returned.
The Hurstville Council weighs Alderman Leys proposals for a combined School of Arts and Town Hall amid calls for better public facilities. Debate centers on site frontage and whether shops on Forest road should be built, with critics warning against municipal building for rental profit.
An Irishman’s quip about a deathless country opens a look at Illawarra suburbs in the Sutherland Shire. Bexley vies for prominence with Hurstville Rockdale and Kogarah, but official figures in the Medical Officer for Health report suggest Bexley leads in health indicators.
The article notes death rate differences across Sydney districts in 1909 with Bexley lowest and Darlington St Peters Hunter's Hill Burwood Botany high. It mentions a critic called the Disgusted Ratepayer and suggests Illawarra suburbs like Hurts ville are large sanatoriums in effect. A toast to Bexley closes the piece.
The Call attacks the Hurstville Council for overcrowding on the 5 27 p m Sydney train in second class. It criticizes the Railway Commissioners for recommending passengers wait for other trains and argues trains should be timed to suit travelers, not travelers forced to fit the trains.
A Newtown Police Court case highlights oyster theft from beds as a serious crime. The article compares stealing oysters to stealing meat or groceries, noting oyster cultivation is a business requiring time capital and labor and that theft inflicts large monetary losses on oyster owners.
Opposition faded as Mr Downes informed the Sutherland Shire Council that funding for the Woronora River bridge has been secured on the State estates. The new bridge will connect a large district formerly cut off, replacing the Sugarloaf Punt and rough roads with easy access to the Sutherland Railway Station.
A ratepayer denounces Hurstville Aldermen for dirty drains bad roads and weak planning. He urges borrowing for urgent infrastructure over marble town hall dreams and laments health risks from typhoid and other diseases while calling for better leadership and schemes.
A memorial piece honors Edward Arnold, a Sydney businessman whose quiet piety and benevolence touched colleagues, employees, and family. It recalls his generous leadership, devotion to God, and lasting legacy in business and community, with a mournful note on his passing and the enduring respect for his name.
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