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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
12
The page extols a memory of a dear late individual and records funeral notices, social events, church references, concerts, moving pictures, and local advertisements. It mentions names such as Yale and Chambers, parishes, and civic roles, with dates and venues scattered throughout the fragmented text.
Sarah Dansey a 31 year old married woman living on Gratteg street Woollahra committed suicide this morning by cutting her throat with a carving knife. Despondent and anxious of late she rushed into the alter room where her husband entered and struggled with her. Police intervened and the Civil Ambulance took her to St Vincent's Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The body was later moved to Circular Quay Morgue.
Monday features a heavyweight title clash at Rushcutter Bay Stadium between Tommy Burns the Raider and Bill Squires the champion of Australia. The ring opens at 3.50 p m with both fighters confident of victory. Welter champion Brondergest and Rai head the preliminary card.
The Yankton yacht arrived this morning at Port Jackson entering Sydney Heads from Hampion Roads. Admiral Sperry has ship the vessel for transport. A staff presentation honored Mr. Robert Warden of the Commercial Bank head office as he prepares to become president of the Government Savings Bank. James Rutherford of Kelso near Bathurst dies of heart failure on his 51st birthday while Bead at the Cobb and Company run. Burns and Squires race headlines ask who will win on Monday with Kerry’s fans optimistic.
Shipping arrivals include Mokola 908 tons Captain Smith from New Zealand ports and Union Company. Ralangata 1085 tons Captain Crawford from Port Kembla. Archer 6H from Port Macquarie. Cumpans from Port Townsend. Noth come from Kaipara. Pr bah from Cape Briz. Crumace from Hampton. Departures note Pericles passengers and various names. Coming and going details recorded with multiple captains and ports.
Fragmentary OCR lists figures such as Governor Sir Wtarey Tuynoy and Lord and Lady Dariey with references to high officials. The garbled text hints at an event or address with Adetral Poore and Lady unre, plus various titled individuals and dates.
A damaged OCR fragment describes a shooting involving Sir Percy Cans non and officials at Orme, with a man named Richard Brill identified after being found unconscious near Somers Railway Station. The text also mentions a court Appeal Court, Wakefield and Tilba Tilba farming, a lake closure at Wallega Lake, and a Ceylon cricket match with a team from Colombo.
A garbled paragraph lists mails dated Lonton July HM and references ships, passengers from Auckland and New Zealand, and a ceremony at a land of the Golden Fleece. It also mentions V8 and social functions, decorators, and a cough remedy by Woods. The text includes stray lines about arrivals, a bridge street broker, and various party events yet unreadable.
Fragmentary OCR text appears to list pledges, auctions, and notices with scattered names, places, dates, and items. The readable portions mention pledges, redeemed and unreedeemed, auctions, and various individuals, locations, and instances of time. Overall content is garbled and inconsistently legible.
Fragmented OCR shows several theater notices and advertising phrases with garbled names and locations. Readable items reference Towne Haul and Lacrane area venues, but many words are indecipherable.
Public notices list multiple applicants for land under the Kal Property Act in Sydney. Entries include Samuel Horders and William Jeeta among others, detailing parcel descriptions and conditions for election to the Crown Lande Board examination. A notice outlines deadlines and documentary requirements for candidacy verification and compliance.
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