Rich North West Drives State’s Wool Market Hopes
The northern-western region fuels city markets with prime stock as drought relief and vast grazing areas sustain herds. Sheep flows from Nartabri to Moree strengthen with rain, rail extensions debated to reach Queensland border, while towns like Quirindi and Ner-Tabri face hard times and dwindling transport options.
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Mollee Wethers
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Moree
Raime
Killarney
Backa
Locka
Tycannah
Morse
Queensland
Ufelens
Quirindi
Gunbedah
Boggabri
Ner- Tabri
Maitland
Boxing in State Schools Debated in Victorian Assembly
Victorian legislators debated whether boxing and physical culture should be taught in state schools. Supporters urged training during or after school, citing national fitness for future leaders. Debate paused while considering provision for education funding of £200,000 to £300,000.
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Victorian Legislative Assembly
Becurchees
Bilison
M'Cuichernald
Haid
Rent
M’cutcheon
Oto
Weighbridge for Ryde Deferred by Joint Committee
A proposal from the Gladreville Progress Association for a public weighbridge at Ryde Railway Station was discussed. Railway Commissioners replied that the matter was considered and an estimate prepared, but the vote for such requirements had been exhausted and further consideration was deferred.
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Ryde
Gladreville
Will It Be Columbia Park The Harbor Foreshore Meeting
An executive meeting of the Harbor Foreshores Vigilance Committee discussed inviting Parliament to cooperate on resuming foreshore areas for Crown ownership. It called for tabling papers on Janda Parsley Bay Tivoli Beach and Pine Bay and urged a Select Committee to report on public foreshore reunification needs.
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Columbia
Jevonor
Parsley Bay
Tivoli Beach
Fine Bay
Moune
Arthur
Accommodation in Fleet Week Demand Surges
The Government Tourist Bureau in Martin Place records limited accommodation for Fleet Week and urges all hosts with spaces to submit details promptly. Visitors can obtain information on available lodging by applying at the Bureau as demand rises in the coming week.
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Challis Hoote
Martin Place
Population figures for Sydney area and Cumberland County
A correspondent requested population data for Sydney. The Municipality of Sydney has about 18 270 residents. The metropolitan area within eight miles of the General Post Office reaches Bondi Waverley Chatswood Eastwood Homebush and beyond to the ocean with about 577 180 people. The County of Cumberland proper has approximately 600 000 inhabitants.
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Informat
Sydney
Omece
Bondi
Waverley
Stc
Chatswood
Eastwood
Homebush
Cumberland
Tram Waiting Room Sought At Crowded Sydney Corner
Redfern Council urges City Council to press Railway Commissioners to build a tram waiting room at Cleveland and Chalmers, a busy exposed corner where rain drenched women and children waiting for trams during heavy showers.
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Sydony
Cleveland
Chalmers
Maroubra Tram Route Proposals and Public Replies
Letters from readers advocate a new tram branch from Paul Street toward Long Bay via Perouse and Mount streets to serve Maroubra residents and sightseers. They urge council to press for lands subsidies and oppose lands burdens while praising an educational fleet visit idea and warning about erosion of orderly behavior near Erskine Street. A critic urges safer drains and laments Australian-Government attitudes toward job seekers and immigrants, citing New Zealand disputes and local unrest.
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Maroubra Bat
Ozone
Maroubra Bay
Chave
Coogee
D. W
Paulatreet
Long Perouse-road
Gberon-street
Mount-atreet
Long Bay
Sydney
Randwick Council
Maroubra Hay
Randwick
Musicians Protest Kubelik Concert Engagement
R Kobblanck, secretary of the Musicians Union in Sydney, voices regret that Dr. Jan Kubelik chose to engage the Sydney Amateur Orchestra for a concert on August 14, 1908. He says professional musicians, who rely on income from performance, are slighted and urges support for a first-class professional Sydney Symphony Orchestra, offering to supply musicians previously but rebuffed by Kubelik's manager.
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R. Kobblanck
Musicians’ Union
Jan Kubelik
Sydney
Kubelik
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Zume
Marshall Hall
Melbourne
Tye
Articus
Ahema
Kubetik
Southwell
Kubelli
Garvin Critiques Police Leave Proposal In Minute
In a Colonist Secretary minute Garvin Inspector-General of Police opposes a drastic plan allowing extended leave. He argues private individuals would gain seven percent days per year, about 11 weeks, plus public holidays. police wages would compare to a seven day week, with the extra day offsetting the higher wage.
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Hympaininet Sane
Garvin
Policn
Police conditions and Sunday duty reform proposal
A reader questions police service rules on Sunday and public holidays arguing for equal treatment of officers, suggesting one Sunday off per month and layoffs during low crime periods. The letter advocates costed staffing changes to reduce burnout and improve morale amid rising public safety concerns. It also urges better surf bathhouses and life-saving club funding for Sydney beaches, proposing council grants and club quarters on main beaches to support lifeguards and safety efforts.
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A.W. Relph
Manly Surtino
Judas
Tn Min
Aly
Royal Lifesaving Society
Royal Life-saving Society
Sydney
Amt
Mais
Uber Blaze
Mora
Manly Surf Club
Theo
Randwick Mole City to Consider Jubilee Celebrations
Randwick municipality debates marking Jubilee as Feb 22 and 1559 reference noted. Aldermen urge careful use of rates, with Campbell amending to exclude any changes to council fin nis and appointing officials to plan the Jubilee celebration. Mayor J Spet agrees to fund £40 for the arrangement.
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Randwick
Alterman Cooper
Sint
Adermky Campbell
Ne Counel
Hotels Change Hands In Licensing Court Ruling
The Central Licensing Court grants transfers of publicans licenses for multiple hotels including Fort Hotel and Supreme Court Motel to new owners. Names such as Florence B Jeakins and duck Collins appear among the transferees, with several property and street listings in Sydney and surrounding areas referenced in the decision.
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North Sydney
Went Street
Falcon
Burlington Wheeta
Central Licensing Court
Fort Hotel
Carringiom-pond
Waverley
David A Millay
Supreme Court
King-street
Sydney
Cala Hragg
Florence
Jeakins
Royal Ha
Union-et Det
Pyrmani
Lennard
Atking
Duck Collins
Assemblr Yniwl
Phil Uipstreet
Swan
Jutta Marso
Henry Fombellark
Imperial Morel
Georgesienty Refern
Furrs Behar
Albert Ro Nix Sirnne
Jake Words' Great Peppermint Cure Promoted in Cough Remedy
An 19th century advertisement touts Jake Words' Great Peppermint Cure as a remedy for bronchial coughs and related ailments. The copy emphasizes quick relief and broad availability, noting a price of 1 shilling in various colonial markets.
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Warvon. Co
Jake
City Improvement Talks Spark Future Plans
Local discussions centered on city improvements and street corridor work. A meeting is planned to push for a thoroughfare assessment and potential approval from the Railway Commissison to align Regent and PirL streets with a proposed widening project near the Mortuars.
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Eleveland Etreec
Cours
Mortuars
Remembering the Poor Aid Meeting Recounts Relief Efforts
An article recalls a local aid meeting by the Rieneratest Borsity of Low Raith W detailing relief work for the sick and unemployed. It notes families reliant on aid, the poverty toll among adults and children, and criticism of money misallocation while urging continued charity and hospital support.
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Gnolery
Sai
Geneva
Cattle Stray Warning Issued by Local Official
A local notice warns residents to stop cattle straying in Balog Kent and surrounding areas. It cites penalties for offenders and calls for responsible herding near Paddington Court and adjacent properties. The warning stresses accountability and outlines potential fines for repeated violations.
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Mr Macfarlane
Balog Kent
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