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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 30, 1900
Page
7
Dick fights for escape as Boer forces close in near Ladysmith. He abandons his horse, fakes his way amid the enemy, and crawls toward safety while carrying news of the disaster to General White. Dawn nears and danger grows as he seeks concealment after a costly misadventure.
Suburban youths cluster after school in back lanes and vacant allotments, hurling stones at pedestrians and breaking lamps. In a police court, a complainant failed to identify the two accused, doubting his own memory. With lack of evidence, the defendants were discharged after the sub-inspector warned future informants.
Mr H Stockdale reports the Evening News has long warned about stray bullets from rifles behind the sandhills near Randwick. A recent near miss occurred during an injunction hearing, with bullets felt and heard by a resident. He urges government explanation for granting the perpetual injunction that halts rifle practice affecting about twenty thousand public money spent at the site.
Miss Edith Swords describes a long battle with anaemia and debility. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring her health after four boxes, noting improved digestion sleep and energy. The piece urges genuine pills, lists price and address, and mentions a local correspondent report on railway figures controversy.
Emily Soldene chronicles a sweltering Paris Exposition visit describing the Place de la Concorde gate, vast gardens, electric temples, moving platforms, and national pavilions. She notes high prices, crowded attractions, mixed English and foreign exhibits, and the ongoing political and social frictions surrounding the event.
Band Sergeant M McCarthy forwards a letter from Sergeant Branston of the NSW Army Medical Corps detailing hard battles since Pretoria. Describes dawn attack, daytime combat, 62 casualties, Lord Roberts praise, possible move toward Lydenburg, cold weather, lack of tents, ration adequacy, malaria fears, and hopes of returning home.
During the twelve months ending July 31 the brigade handled 185 government cases 81 wharf and shipping accidents 177 street accidents 63 sports 57 factory 49 domestic 225 first aid at stations 606 medical surgical and casualty transports including 6 Sundays and 234 female cases. Of 401 conveyed to Sydney Hospital 116 to Prince Alfred 44 to St Vincent’s 26 to North Sydney 7 to Little Bay with others to Lewisham Balmain Callan Park Asylum Glebe Women’s Marrickville and Benevolent Society’s Lying in Hospital. The brigade has attended over 6000 accident and transport cases, conveying all without fees from Sydney suburbs and centres. It is claimed considerable suffering is alleviated, rapid recoveries achieved, and many lives saved. The work is commended by the N.S.W. centre of the British Medical Association.
A reader laments a Melbourne press article about Ms L A s circulating a petition for a lifetime free railway pass. The letter, dated August 20, mocks the plan as opportunistic and cheeky, accusing some officials of acting to preserve favors while denying constituents, and ends with a witty remark about their audacity.
A letter criticizes Sydney wages as inadequate and argues for a government bill to fix a minimum wage. The author cites clerical salaries as 235 to 30s weekly and notes embezzlement linked to underpay. The piece calls for action to end sweating and improve labor standards.
A Sydney reader presses for action after an interview with Salvation Army Commandant Herbert Booth. He cites Toronto and American precedents restricting street activity by children under 12, notes parental neglect as a key cause, and urges similar legislation locally to curb juvenile immorality. He cites Sydney figures of 126 girls under 16 in rescue homes and calls for concerted action before society deteriorates further.
A public appeal describes a patriotic shilling fund and a penny tramp to cover postage and obtain a souvenir colored receipt. It lists portraits of Queen Victoria and military figures among other names, plus colored reproductions of transports with ship names. Subscriptions sent or handed in at the Evening News office are acknowledged in the paper.
A reader answers the “Chainman's” letter in the Evening News, expressing surprise and recounting opinion on civil servants salaries. The correspondence references a discussion from the issue dated the 17th Instant and defends or critiques salaries for public workers.
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