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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1908
Page
1
Lord Mayor and officials discuss Sydney's rapid growth as private firms redevelop central districts and new towers rise. American observers note bold commercial expansion. planners envision a future cityscape with taller blocks, riverside development, and major projects beyond the next few years.
A lengthy list of training scholarships results and candidates appears. Names span multiple colleges and districts, including teachers and students from various schools. The document records successful examinees and the institutions involved, reflecting a broad distribution of awards across regions.
The article outlines historical resuscitation attempts from bellows to postural techniques. It highlights Schafer's extreme back pressure method, placing the patient face down, with alternating downward pressure on the lower back to expel air and reintroduce oxygen, claiming longer sustained respiration and rapid warming afterward. It notes other doctors' mixed results and warns some methods risk injury.
The Manly Surf Club outlines pre season preparations including equipment upgrades a gymnastic ladder a first aid chest blankets and hot water bottles. Two teams entered for the Rondi carnival committees elected J Hill and P White with Dono Yon and Ralph tasked to meet M L A Arthur regarding daylight saving. Club house offered to Manly Ladies Club for one week while Ballina inquiries seek a new surf club. Port Jackson Company gifted life buoys and a dressing enclosure flag. A club bag design is adopted and a lookout 12 feet high will be built on the beach to aid lifeguard work. A concert set for December 21 and carnival on January 6 are noted.
At the monthly meeting the Catholic Ladies Association of Charities acknowledged gifts from the late Mr J J Lee estate totaling £100 and £50 for St Marys Sewing Guild and £50 for both the Bf Jaeesh Poor School William Street St Columbkill Woolloomooloo and the Poor School in Kentatreee, with amounts allocated to each.
Bathers at Bondi Beach are told a turbidity tale as sacks of sulphur wash ashore. Reports note Sydney has been receiving small bags of sulphur from Japan in recent months, and when opened the contents spill overboard, prompting alerts about the mysterious cargo and its origin.
At Wallerawang Police Court viewer Geary faced charges of burglary at Tarans hotel. Evidence suggested broken windows and fragments linked to Geary’s possession. The court committed Geary for further proceedings as details were clarified amid the irregular testimony and damaged report lines.
A special Christmas issue of the Town and Country Journal will feature 6000 things and magnificent color illustrations. It highlights famous authors, diverse topics, and a New Zealand, Australian, and Swiss focus with lavish borders and a large colored supplement titled Precious Fire. The issue, priced sixpence, goes on sale Monday through agents and the paper office.
The report praises Arnst and Webb at a coastal training camp as they prepare for the Sealling Championship. Arnel shows solid rowing and strong health, while Webb displays power and technique, with trainers optimistic about their peak form for the event. Both rowers train hard, with emphasis on weight control, sprinting, and endurance ahead of the final day.
A quiet canvass of city aldermen yielded strong support for Alderman Allen Taylor as Lord Mayor of Sydney. The council approved a £1000 allowance for the Lord Mayor for 1909, plus £500 for park band music and £500 for ten old men on Christmas relief works. Coughing from throat irritation noted. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy recommended. Nestle's Condensed Milk advertised.
A garbled OCR style passage mixes phrases about Christmas photos and scattered names and items. It reads as a jumble of words with no clear event or entities, resembling a damaged page fragment. The text offers no discernible story, date, location, or participants to summarize.
The Bellevue Hill tramway line nears completion with work by Nuvo Holst and the Railway Commissioners to review the project. A generator capacity and power timing are cited to allow a possible start before Christmas, with both Paddington and Addlestone roads likely to run by New Year’s Day.
A Victorian court fight warns against fake remedies sold as genuine Sander and Bons volatile eucalyptus extract. The article details consumer injuries from adulterated preparations and urges buyers to demand authentic Sander and Bons extract backed by legal action over 35 years.
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