Tramway extension and electrification reach Forest Lodge
All night tram service extended to Forest Lodge and Balmain with electric traction replacing steam. Padding over crowding and added trips aim to improve flows. a shelter scheme is proposed for the Rose Bay route and a sewerage loan of 14 000 pounds approved for Point Piper and Bellevue Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Lodge
Balmain
Mercantile Company
Wangscul
N.Z
Central Summers Court
Kavi
Guiffre
Fruiterer
Oxford Street
Sydney
Costa
Bishop
Central Licensing Court
Public Works Committee
Enmore Road
Dulwich Hill
George Siteel
Oollahra Council
Ose Bay Tam
Newark Head-road
Walseley-road
W. &. Latimer
M.L.A
Mount Kembla Disaster Inquest Opens At Wollongong
The Mount Kembla disaster inquest began at the Wollongong courthouse before Coroner Mr C Russell and a jury. Key witnesses described the mine conditions, evacuation efforts, and the deaths of William Meurant, Henry Meurant, and W Nelson, with testimony detailing air quality, explosions, and rescue attempts at the Mount Kembla Colliery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Richard
J. 8. Jarman
Bruce Smith
M.P
Crown
Barry
Curtiss and Barry
Mount Kembla Coal Company
Mines Department
Jonathan May
Muilnures
Welock
Henry
Edward Meuran
No. 6
Francis Stewart
Stewart
George Walker
Walker
Burt
Hugh M'Lister
M‘lister
Meister
Jenkins
Cemmain
Meredith
Joe
Withers
Kelly
Ernest Allen
No. 1
George
Little Flat
Tom Ryan
Mat
Adam Frost
Jun
Mat Frost
Frost
William
Witners
Price
Maine
Mat'g Fiat
Withea
Edward Meurant
Nelson
Wm. Nelson
Additional Sufferers From Wollongong Disaster
The scene at Wollongong reports further distress as two more brothers Jonathan and Denree Peace join Isaac Peace and others in hospital in unconscious or delirious states after the explosion. George Walker and Charles Woodroof are also injured. Medical aid from Sydney arrived, with profits to clear wreckage and resume coal hauling within weeks. Subscriptions and relief meetings continue, with nurses and officials mobilized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wollongong
Jonathan
Denree Peace
Isaac Peace
Wollongong Hospital
George Walker
Paton
Nesh
M.C
Sydney
Wade
Bates
Jg Beipe
David Ritchie
Jonathan May
T. R. Morgan
J. M‘aulre
C. Biggers
North Illawarra
Ner
Chas. Woodroof
Banks
Richard Lane
Isaac Pesce
George Peace
Geo. Walker
Percy Stone
Patrick Purcell
Arthur Gillespie
Stanley Richards
Smith
Wenezell
Christian Endeavour Society
Coxoncll
Nash
Chinese aid to Mount Kembla relief fund presented in Sydney
A deputation from Lin Yik Tong and four Chinese benevolent societies presented ten guineas to the Sydney Mayor for Mount Kembla disaster victims. Notables Quong Tart and others attended. Beale and Co posts receipts for full payments from widows owing balances. Darlington Council expresses sympathy. Thornleigh School of Arts concert set for the 20th. A £10 collection was taken at Parramatta Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lin Yik Tong
Chinese Commercial and Benevolent Society
Sydney
Town Hall
Mount Kembla
Quong Tart
Kwong Mon On
Quan Lee
Hop Lee
Sun Johnson
Chon Kum
Messrs
J. Roswell French
T. A. Dibbs
Darlington Council
Deputron
Crispin
School of Arts
Thornleigh
Mount Kembla Relief Fund
Parramatta
Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Bronchial Coughs
An old advertisement promotes Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for bronchial coughs and related cold symptoms. It markets the remedy as effective relief with a focus on peppermint flavor and ease of use, typical of period patent medicines.
Suspected Murder Two Arrests in Melbourne Case
Detectives probe the death of Edward Sangal a market gardener from Dandenong found with throat wounds at the bottom of a well. His wife Selina reported signs of distress and false alibis emerged as August Tiesler was questioned and later arrested alongside another man. A child heard a bloodstain incident at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Edward Sangal
Dandenong
Selina Sangal
Manuel
Wotan
August Tiesler
Tiesler
Sangal
Opening the Coastal Tram Opens New Sydney Suburb
The Sydney coastal tram from Sydney through Long Bay and La Perouse to La Perouse Cemetery was officially opened. Sir John See and Mr Crick unveiled Lilyville, named for Miss Lily See, with a luncheon at La Perouse and speeches praising Crown lands lease development and the new transit link to Coast Hospital and Botany fortifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Long Bay
Little Bay
la Perouse
Crickville
John See
Crick
Lilyville
Lily See
See
E. W. O'Sullivan
Bridge-street
John Lee
Edward VII
Australia
Randwick
Captain Cook
Government Labour Bureau
Botany
Sulliivan
Dacey
M.lia
New South Wales
Forby Sutherland
Cook
Railway and Tramway Construction Branch
Railway Commissioners
Deane
H. M’lachlan
Lady See
Homebush Stock Sales Show Mixed Sheep Demand
At Homebush stock yards the sheep market eased for lower grades while primes fetched top rates. About 10 800 sheep and 600 cattle were penned with merino and crossbred ewes and lambs selling to 17s 6d and 14s for prime lambs. Bullocks topped at £21 10s with other beasts varied, while beef values reached up to 50 shillings per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homebush
New Zealand
Metropolitan councils press for land endowment proposal
The Woollahra Council agrees to work with Paddington and other metropolitan councils to urge the Government to grant an endowment of 6s in the pound. They cite heavy road expenditure and note that nearly half of the state's land tax is collected within the metropolitan area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woollahra
Paddington
Coronation Day Demonstration at Burwood Parade
Residents of Burwood celebrated the Coronation with a large Saturday procession and park program. Thousands of children attended, with displays by bands and lodges, a prize for best display awarded to the Loyal Orange Lodge, and a memorial bandstand foundation laid by the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burwood
Cevera
Bar Park
Rolandin
Conder
Nicholson
Dourwood Road
Enfield Public School
Enfield Mounted Cadets
Loyal Orange Lodge
Orange Band
Etil
M. Sheppard
Alderman Sheppard
Archer
Mu.a
Ralston
FE. Scholes
J. Stinson
Mezars
Dash
Hunt
Tenders Opened by Public Works Tender Board
The Public Works Department Tender Board opened bids for multiple projects including a Frenchman’s Creek bridge and Wentworth to the South Australian border road. Lowest bids listed include Maclean and Look at £620 for a bridge over Tomerong Creek and George Lawton at £450 for a wharf and approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tender
The
Public Works Department
Frenchman’s Creek
Wentworth
South Australian
Oine
Maclean and
Look
Tomerong
Turpentine
A. Mathie
Taylor
Nambucca River
George Lawton
Cumberoona Creek
Wagea Wagga
Albury Road
Yamba Station
Jingellie
John M‘mahon
Pletan
F. J. Potter
Pilot Station
Newcastle
Gow and Shearman
Monier Arch
Jew's Creek
Bridgewater
Yeaval
John Wild
Kign
Moree
Courthorse
Kangaroo Valley
D. H. Taunton
Lis
Bullock Island
Carrington
E. W. Fitzgerald
Wagga
Macquarie Lighthouse
South Mead
Hamilton
Robbie
Rolfe
Sydney and Suburbs
Forest Lodge Races Show Trials for Curious and Dandelion
At Forest Lodge races Curious ridden by Evans led to a close victory in a 66 furlong trial over Dandelion with Fraser aboard. Other included O.K. I Our State and 4 to 1-plus betting on Lioness and Zelda in a 14 hands handicap where Mulette Biddy Inverett battled to a neck win. Time figures given for each race with winners Elwyn Clansman Bu z.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curious
Evans
Fraser
Dandelion
Williams
O.K
Our State
Buz
Imin &Sec
Lioness
Constah le Amanda
Wagner
Zelda
M'Mahon
Wildflower
Maria Lloyd
Fun L
Black Watch
Rosina
Miss Oracle
Bettice
Amanda
White Star
Ifat
M‘mahon
Marikate
Set
Shith
Stirling
Frager
Norah
Roma
Sir Robert
Linnet
M.A
Miss Kuhn
Furans
Mulette
Adams
Inveress
Connell
Biddy
M'Donnald
Kitty B. Couralle
Booth Misture
Maltese
Myrtle
Evens Mulette
Inverett
Forest Lodge
Frazer
Cesees
Aren Elwyn
Clansman
Rosebank
O.K. I
Evens Clansman
Elwyn
Imin Asec
Bread Carters Dispute Opens in Sydney Court
The President Mr Justice Cohen and two assessors heard in a Sydney court a dispute between the Sydney and Suburban Bread Carters Union and William Langer. Testimony covered wages and hours, with carters recounting long shifts and a gallows humor about stale bread. The union seeks higher pay while bakers defend flexible terms. the hearing adjourned for further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Cohen
W. T. Cruickshank
Samuel Smith
Sydney and Suburban
Bread Garters’ Union
Industrial Union of Employees
William Langer
A. B. Spence
Garland
William Law
Jozeph Cooper
Messrs
Freshind
M’coll
Fddington
Carter
Smith
Spence
Mr Garland
John Miller
Edward W. Holder
Mester Baker
Enmore
David Moun
N.S.W. Operative Bakers’ Association
Arthur Goggin
Cruickshank
Mr. Cruickshank
Calmants
Also Mentioned on This Page
FP. H. Fingehi
Pandwick
South Africa
San Francisco
Walls
Ndegal
Sydney Chamber of Commerce
Forest Ladee
Belmain
Evars-stre
Balmainy
Johnstone Street
Angandale
Oeer
Glebe
Drayton Grange
Evening News
Belone
C. Naughton
AIT
Farrier Harborne
N.S.W
Edgerjitte-road
Hose-street
Sfc
S. Skerritt
Ingleburn
Ao Causeway
Macquarie Fields
Glenfield
Liverpool Council
Council
William James Harris
Cliftonterrace
Frenchman's-road
Jobn Moore
Frenchman’s-road
Bandwick
Redfern
King
E.R
Gideon
Metropolitan District Court
Granville George Morgan Pain
Pitt-street
Katherine Moore
Miller Street
North Sydney
Willowerkby Road
Newtown
Josephh George White
Canterbury
Henry Mutson
Mason
Payton
Darlinghurst
Rogers
Arthur Russell
Edward Thompson
Hayng
Charles E. S‘anchard
Washington Earl Blanchard
Thompson
Russell
Blanchard
George Street
Albury
West
Ruvesell
R and
Ehe
John Laidlaw
Witness
Clifford Hammond
Hammond
Davilgaht
Charles M'Kinler
Winess
Bales
Douks
Polivre
Brucemirth
Marry
Homebush Stock Sales
Free Advice
Dr Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Queen's Place, Bydner
T. & H.smith’s Co Mon
Swift & Company
Woods
Taylor Bros.’ Jam
Abel’s Cakes & Pastry
Ac21 and Co., Ltd
Bread Carters
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