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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
8
Unclear OCR text indicates a local notice mentioning Carew Rating meet and pricing with references to Macleay and a firm promoting lower rates. No clear individuals, organizations, places, dates, or outcomes are readable.
A damaged clipping recounts a wheat ship disaster where banker S Behr Gun dies by drowning inside a hull as grain floods in, echoing a Cardiff incident involving Michael Keen. The piece notes tragic farming and shipping hazards linked to mechanical grain handling.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an arbitration court proceeding linked to the Breakcarters dispute. Mentions names or titles loosely, with references to a ceremony or hearing date and location, and a general legal action. Details remain unclear due to garbled text.
An Australian advertisement touts Bile Beans as a cure for biliousness and related illnesses. It claims benefits for headache, indigestion, skin issues, and liver or kidney disorders, urging readers to buy genuine Bile Beans from the manufacturer or chemists at 1s 2d per box. It stresses authenticity with the signature of THE BILE BEAN MANUFACTURING CO. and a Sydney depot address.
The House of Parliament discussed a royal petition read by a minister while rain fed flood areas and sparked thanks to the Almighty. Debate then shifted to a government loan plan and a municipal bill granting property voting rights to ratepayers, with opposition critiques and calls for adjournment as the session closed around 1 o'clock.
Fragmented OCR text describes various shipping lines and names, including ports, consignments, and agents. It lists numerous proper nouns such as companies, ships, and individuals, with scattered references to routes, tonnage, and destinations. The readable passages imply a catalog or advisory shipping bulletin rather than a clear narrative.
Robert Latter a 2 percent carter of 22 Thomas Street Camperdown was admitted to Sydney Hospital Thursday evening with internal injuries after a crash between two vehicles at a wharf. A pole struck his abdomen causing the damage. Evidence was given to the Public Works Committee on Thursday about a Wagga to Urana railway line inquiry. Donaldson MLA said land 20 miles from Wagga suits settlement and farming, with good water. timber forests are dense and nearly inexchangeable. He proposed extending from Hursals to Tumbarumba to aid the main trunk line and help remove starving sick, diverting trade from Melbourne to Sydney.
A jumble of port calls from Fremantle to Hobart lists ships like the Tambo, Monawil, Electra, and Maranoa with times and destinations across Australia and beyond. Local health items note plague absence at Fremantle and ward changes at Coast Hospital, plus a Paddington Court case over nonsensical charges and a hospital update on patients. A governor’s dinner at Government House is reported with attendees including notable officials.
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