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Newspaper
St George Call
Location
St George, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 08, 1910
Page
3
Notices explain guidelines for letters to the editor in the St George Call. Readers must authenticate with name and address, not anonymous. The paper will not publish duplicates or return rejected submissions.
The article warns that potato blight has reached St George affecting market gardens and private plots. Winds aid spread and many crops remain healthy. an administrative response is urged to assess local potato cultivation and prompt action by growers to mitigate losses.
Report on Sutherland Shire Council and Public Works Department quarrel over a too short culvert built to ease a steep road. The piece also laments stray cattle damage, criticizes Departmental cost-shifting, and urges council powers to curb cattle depredations while noting public commentary from Mr. Fitzgerald and local reactions.
The Sutherland Shire Council seeks extra powers under local government law to curb a cattle straying nuisance. The council argues current legislation is insufficient to manage the issue effectively.
A Rockdale Council debate on sanitation and rubbish disposal highlights growing concern over flies and mosquitoes in disease spread. The incident underscores authorities’ health powers and the need to improve fly and mosquito control as the season begins.
A ballot of ratepayers rejected a Carlton Park plan with 145 of 304 ballots used, a substantial majority opposing the park. The piece notes apathy among ratepayers and argues public inconvenience from not having a park will be borne by the public itself.
Mr. R. D. Fitzgerald, writer on local government topics for the Sydney Morning Herald, comments on Bexley’s standing in the state. His remarks have drawn attention from Bexley Aldermen and sparked discussion.
The Post Master General approves a State half holiday and issues a circular to Postmasters noting that from November 1 money orders will not be transacted after 1 pm. Officials are urged to exercise discretion for genuine inconvenience, promising reduced public disruption under the new arrangement.
Police court days altered with the creation of a Court of Petty Sessions at Kogarah to operate from October 17. The Newtown court will be discontinued on Wednesdays and moved to the Kogarah School of Arts. Newtown sits Mondays and Thursdays. Redfern now meets Tuesdays and Fridays.
At the September 29 meeting the council authorized a prosecution of a dairyman based on Board of Health milk sampling results and a supporting recommendation. Several applications to reuse secondhand building materials were reviewed with one applicant adding a note about rubbish carts and fly nuisance behind cottages. The Water and Sewerage Board denied liability for a recent accident on Kogarah Bay road involving Mr Whitehall, whose claim stood at £19, and the council ruled no legal responsibility rested with it.
Government Advertisement announces candidates William Roy Clifford Bagnall and William Taylor for the Legislative Assembly. A poll is set for Friday October 14 1910 from 8 am to 6 pm at multiple locations including Arncliffe Hanksia Bexley Brighton le Sands Carlton Hurstville Kogarah Oatley Randwick Rockdale Sans Souci Sydney Wollongong Road Arncliffe. Returning Officer Co H Halstead at Hurstville 26 September 1910.
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