NSW brief items from Sydney council and courts
Tasmanian mail closure at 5.30pm in Sydney. Public Works on graving dock at Newcastle. Ridge Street North Sydney to host a telephone bureau. Waverley and Rendwick urge Crown lands sale near Centennial Park. Parramatta water supply discussed. Half and half water mix since Friday from Sydney and Parramatta. Free cinema at W Lowe and Co Oxford Street from 7 to 10 nightly. Rev F B Cowling ordained at Ocean Street church. Newcastle harbour increase in shipping noted by harbour master. Theresa Strange to stand trial for goods theft valued £7 10s 7d. Windsor court sessions not to be revived. Ballston charged for attempted break in. Irrigation at Kameruka resumed. Moruya deaths: Mrs Jeffery and Nora Egan. Patrick Connelly charged with assault and robbery at Newtown. Balmain to press for tram section relocation. Lancashire hats blocked. question of London detective under state contract raised. Balmain lease granted to Balmain Rowing Club. Little boy Geo Reed burns from lit pipe match. Ah Mow pleads guilty as gambling house banker. fine imposed. Hopetoun Avenue extension to Watsons Bay finances discussed. Miss Hilda Mulligan sings for Melba. potential career praised. Edward Ingle sues for injuries from horse and cart in George Street West. case adjourned. Two water court cases on prohibited immigrants. Harry Thyne sentenced for thefts. multiple concurrent sentences. North Sydney MP presses for workmen trams. reply delays due to motor car trials and submarine cable. Broken Hill water petition grows. government considering inquiry. Newcastle Tatavell Cup noted as 50,000.
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Waverley
Rendwick Council
Centennial Park
Parramatta Council
Sydney
Parramatta
W. Lowe
William Balson
Darlinghurst
Catherine Whalan
Newtown
Candela
Kameruka
Moodie
James Jeffery
Nora
John Egan
Patrick Connelly
James Kyle
Curry
Richardson
Balmain Council
Marrickville
Failway
George Street
Redfern
Pitt
George Streets
London
White Street
Elkington Park
Balmain Rowing Club
Harbour Trust Commissioners
Geo. Reed
Barnard Street
Ballarat
Vic
Central Police Court
Ah Mow
Wexford-street
W. F. Latimer
M.la
Vaucluse
Hopetoun Avenue
Watson’s Bay
Mira Hilda Mulligan
Eoplans
Dani
Mme. Melba
Hotel Australia
Miss Mulligan
Australia
Sydney District Court
Edward Ingle
Ada Street
W. J. Hamilton
Baystreet
Glebe
George-street West
W. H B. Brown
Kha
Taiyuan
Chung Kwong
Commonwealth
St. John George
Airlie
Pang Pow
Harry Thyne
Arnott Brothers
M'Lean Brothers and Rigg
George-street
North Shore
Broken Hill
Divorce Court drama in Parkes v Parkes at Liverpool
Varney Parkes renowned architect petitions for divorce from Isabella Cameron Parkes on adultery grounds with William Billerwell. The hearing covers past marriage details, alleged wrongs, debts, and letters, with cross examination revealing tensions and conduct claims.
Fragmentary testimony on 1893 death and marriage pact
The text recounts a widow’s statement to her husband after her child died in 1893 and a prior disclosure before marriage. It notes a trip to England under Mr Whitfeld’s charge, the husband’s response about protection, and an incomplete court examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Whitfeld
Cross Petitions in Divorce Case Conclude in Court
Hearing in the divorce suit of Bessie Hay don against Richard Hay don ended before Mr Justice Simpson. The respondent denied the petition and cross charged the wife with misconduct, naming William Davenport as co respondent. The suits were consolidated. the judge dismissed the wife's petition and ruled for the husband on the counter petition, granting a decree nisi returnable in six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Haydon
Richard Haydon
Justice Simpson
Divorese
Cross
Williiam Davenport
Marriages Dissolved in Multiple Divorce Decrees
His Honour Justice Simpson pronounces absolute the decrees granted in the suits Henry Hills v Florence Hills Abigail Norton v William Norton Lilian Cantley v Frank Cantley Sarah Miller v Henry Miller Mary Walter v John Walter Jessie Schutte v Carl Schutte Lilian Jackson v Alfred Jackson William Lorimer v Charlotte Lorimer Edward Hocking v Ellen Hocking Bertha Till v Richard Till.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Simpson
Henry Hills
Florence Hilla
Abigail Norton
William Frank Norton
Lilian Frances Cantley
Frank Burton Cantley
Sarah Miller
Henry Miller
Mary Elizabeth Walter
John Walter
Jessie Schutte
Carl Olaf Waldemar Schutte
Lillian Josephine Jackson
Alfred Henry Jackson
Wiliam Lorimer
Charlotte Lorimer
Edward Francis Hocking
Ellen Elizabeth Hocking
Bertha Loulea Till
Richard Ernest Till
Deputation seeks special endowment for municipalities
A large civic delegation led by Mr C W Oakes urged Premier Sir John Lee to grant a special endowment to municipalities. They cited drought, high borough costs, and the need to maintain roads, urging written submission and noting support from 44 councils. Lee supported municipal reform but warned the Municipal Bill would take a full session, while promising relief if feasible and stressing past and ongoing expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Oakes
M.la
Messrs
M'Gowen
Latimer
M‘kenzie
Davidson
Moxham
Farnell
J. F. Smith
Hawthorne
Winchcombe
Hollis
Mahony
Archer
J. Hurley
Jessop
Fallick
Anderson
Cohen
Burgess
M'Coy
Quirk
Phillips
Ms.l.a
Paddington
Oakes
John Lee
The Lord Mayor’s Civic Chair Election Toasts
The Lord Mayor and Town Clerk Mr Nesbitt visited the Premier regarding the annual civic chair election. Messages of congratulations for the Lord Mayor came from New South Wales and nearby States. Notables such as Sir Harry Rawson and consular representatives Boesen and Resch sent felicitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesbitt
New South Wales
Harry Rawson
Rawson
Miss Rawson
Denmark
Theodore Boesen
Netherlands
B. Resch
The Share Market Gauges London and Sydney Trading
London stock list shows marginal gains in Western Australian gold shares led by Perseverance and Northern Blocks with varied prices. Sydney quotations include Bank of New South Wales and Commercial Bank of Sydney among others with deposits and dredging stocks. Trading pauses for Christmas holidays, resuming January 6. Melbourne listings feature Broken Hill and Hustler’s Reef with mixed block and mine securities. The report records prices in pounds, shillings, and pence across multiple firms and commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Stock Exchange
W.A
Northern
Fingalls
Middle—Associated
Main Reef
Cosmopolitan
Great Boulder
Oreye-Brown Hill
Sydney
Hustler's Reef
ALS. Bank
Silverton Tramway
South Glanmire
Monkland
Silvertor Tramway
Illawarra Steam
North Coast Steam
Hustler's
Tooth’s Brewery
Sis
Occidental
Hall's Mercantile Agency
Melbourne
Broken Hill
Broken Hill Proprietary
Broken Aa South
Broken Hill South
Broken Hill Junction
North Broken Hill
Brisels
Lyells
Lyell North
Birthday Tunnel
Spring Hill
Hustler
New Dempsey
Victor’s Quartz
Aes. Nelson
Mount Morgan
Doctora endorses SandER and Sons eucalyptus extract
A health advisory urges exclusive use of SandER and Sons Eucalyptus Extract by Doctora, warning that other brands may disappoint and pose dangers. The guidance emphasizes brand loyalty for safety and efficacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctora
Sander and Sons
Dart Returns to Sydney After Seven Month Survey Voyage
After an absence of nearly seven months, the surveying ship Dart returns to Sydney and moors at Farm Cove. The crew toured among civilians, noting fertile Yeabel Island with five harbours charted, friendly natives, and abundant yams and coconuts. The voyage from Sydney May 21 to Noumea, Gavutu, and Yeabe included reef soundings and a successful harbour survey, with traders aiding the crew and a notable catch of curios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dart
His Majesty's Navy
Sydney
Farm Cove
South Seas
Noumea
Solomons
Gavutu
Amberhorne Reef
Ayutu
Ysabel Island
Great Britain
Germany
Yeabe Island
Precent
The
Melliston Reef
Brisbane
Pascoe
Greive
Aylen
Stainer
A. A. Forrester
Hammond
Bankruptcy certificates and sequestration details
Registrar reports on sequestration of Myer Rintel with liabilities of £541 and estate realisations of £234 19s 6d, noting reckless trading and improper use of funds. Other cases adjourned or suspended include Philip Harner Montague Williams, William Keefe, and John M Gow an with varying dates and outcomes. George Groves Brookes seeks release. John Frederick Gannon faces an ineffective order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kronheimer and Company
Wertheimer and Company
Paris
Goode
George Groves Brookes
John Frederick Gannon
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Tasmania
Pateena
G.p.co
Public Works Committee
Newcastle
Ridge Street
North
F. B. Cowling
Ocean-street Congregational Church
H. Newton
Theresa Strange
Farmer and Company
Windsor
Department of Justice
Tve
Court of Quarter Sessions
Parkes v. Parkes
Varney Parkes
Ista
Isabella Cameron Parkes
Murray
William Billerwell
Ralston
Kelynack
Liverpool
Presbyterian Church
Kogarah
Petitioner
Scotland
Edinburgh
Mr. Whitfeld
Boonyrigg
Petitionner
David Jones
Patitioner
Woy Woy
la Perouse
Port Hacking
Mr. Ralston
Sarah Brown
Jeff
Wilhem
Cross Petitions
Municipal Endowment
Lord Mayor
Pacific
Myer Rintel
Europe
Paul Forster
Wyalong
George Ernest Mond
Henry Thomas Kent
St. Vitus
Williams
Dr. Williams
Ter
Williams* Medicine Co
Queen's Place
N.S.W
Elizabeth St
Ferdy ER. Howden
Ben
W. C.A
Harrison & Attwood
Abel’s
Victoria
Harrison and Attwood, Sole Proprietors
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