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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 23, 1902
Page
12
An American writer's social life critique in Blackwood's Magazine sparks a case in the Edinburgh Court of Session. Astonished by remarks about a stonemason's 11 year old daughter, the suit questions whether privilege and fair comment justify publication. The tone reflects public unease at frisky reportage from a once sober periodical.
A vivid survey of the Salt River Valley in Arizona, showing how 35 years of irrigation transformed a desert into a thriving agricultural region. It contrasts arid waste with lush orchards, cattle, and towns, detailing dams, canals, and storage schemes that turned scarce water into productive farms and communities.
STAGELAND. HE Broughs enter upon their last week in Syd ney at the Theatre Royal to-night, when "When We Were Twenty-one" will be revived for the last time, on Monday Dane's Defence, on Wednesday (marti nee and evening), "Niobe," on Thursday, "The Adventure of Lady Ursula," and on as may suit us best? The vast floods of wa ter that drain off this continent into the ocean would, if dammed back, form a priceless store. It would be a great work and costly, but we can see that it is not only reproduc tive, but absolutely necessary. If we are to be free from the terror of dry seasons, that con vert the once prosperous back country Into a wilderness. All living things are composed in great part of moisture, and cannot Live without it. The thirsty earth sonks up the rain, And drinks and gapes for drink again, The plante suck in the earth, and are With constant drinking, fresh and fair,
A Melbourne page features Prince Henry of Prussia insured for £180,000 against assassination, with other European royals and performers covered by various life policies. The piece details reguar theatre lineups in Sydney and Melbourne, notable figures, beneficent acts for Mount Kembla Fund, and reminiscences of Richardson's Hyde Park performances. It notes the Kaiser’s reaction to Henry’s policy and lists touring plans from Dampier and Brough firms, plus anecdotes about actors and managers in Australia and abroad.
A review of Hecent Publications weekly Mel bourne issue titled Every Saturday as a specimen copy from June 23. It blends amusement and information with items on counterfeit coin stories, a broken neck anecdote, Brunton Stephens verse, Oppenheim fiction, and notes on Pall Mall writers and publishers.
A witty briefing on legal ego and fees in court banter. The piece mocks how a strong opinion is traded like a commodity, with lawyers joking about seven guinea opinions and ten guinea “refreshers.” It notes judges and lawyers sharing a genial, humorous view of their own fallibility amid the day’s final spoils.
A fragment recalls a French representative amid London adoration calling Napoleon the lion of the season. He flattered himself with royal reception yet mocked Wellington’s bravery, contrasting dashing leadership with the Iron Duke. A witty quip about Toulouse hints at hidden observers in history.
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