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Newspaper
St George Call
Location
St George, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 10, 1910
Page
3
Notices from the St George Call direct readers to address tax news and correspondence to the Editor in Kogarah. Anonymous submissions are not accepted and all letters must be authenticated with name and address. Rejected manuscripts cannot be returned and duplicates sent to other papers will not be published.
The Minister for Works visits Kogarah Bay reclamation and backs resuming reclaimed land plus adjoining parcels to fund the project. Landowners have agreed to reclamation costs. a park could be created and the scheme may largely pay for itself. A departmental inquiry will assess the plan before any leases or budget restraints are set.
The State Governor sends a letter to Samuel Smith the railway settler for risked life saving a passenger at Carlton Station. He jumped on a moving train to lift and hold the man until it stopped, nearly exhausts himself, and earned Lord Chelmsford's praise for true bravery.
The Bexley Council retires from the Greater St George movement while Kogarah moves to push a referendum across the Illawarra suburbs. Critics question how Bexley can rejoin after disposal of the issue. The Call urges decisive action at the municipal elections with candidates clear on the stance. A post election referendum is considered possible.
The Call urges municipal councils to repair dangerous road spots before Christmas to reduce accident risk. The piece cites the Illa warre Suburban Councils praise for good work yet notes traffic increases and hazardous locations such as the Tom Ugly's Point road and the Carlton level crossing needing attention.
At a Healey Progress Association meeting there was strong talk about smoking carriages on morning and evening trains being filled by "bits of girls and half fare boys." The discussion blamed young Austral ia for grabbing vacant smoking seats, ignoring smokers who need them and urging railway officials to enforce passenger comfort more strictly.
A state treasurer cites a £ 7,766 surplus for the Water and Sewerage Board last year and forecasts £ 20,000 this year. Critics lambaste the Illawarra water supply as dangerously inefficient with life and property at risk. The Cronulla tram supply awaits pipes while the Railway Department shirks responsibility. The Water and Sewerage Board admits duty but delays persist despite tramline readiness. Local Government Acts grant councils desirable powers.
The Kogarah Council passes a unanimous resolution urged by Ald. Finney to amend local government laws. It seeks greater municipal control over private land subdivision and building site positions for municipal settlements, acknowledging delays in law changes but supporting the step as timely.
Minister for Works A Griffith and MLA T Taylor toured Rockdale and Kogarah on Monday to review public works. They examined Doll's Point damage and sea wall needs, Lane Cove swamp drainage, possible reclamation for revenue, and a Sans Souci crossing to ease traffic. The minister pledged departmental reports and considered land sale for residential sites.
A Besley Progress Association member urged the Commissioners’ attention to smoking cars on the Illawarra Suburban service and youths occupying seats. He noted women with children, race-day timetable cuts removing 5.9 p.m. trains, and card playing with coarse language on crowded trains, asking the local Council to seek Commissioners’ aid.
The Bexley Progress Association promotes the municipal election with a ballot and ten entrants for six council seats. The Association backed Mayor Alderman Biddulph Alderman Wiseman and Bean and Messrs Brown Carr and Berryman. Two defeated candidates plan to run as independents.
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