From Old Sydney Papers Fifty Years Ago King Toll Keeper Drowns
A reprint notes King once a gate toll keeper at New South Head road. Verdict says he drowned himself in the Bay while temporarily insane. The item cites his perceived wealth and temperate habits, then moves through a collage of local notices, cricket scores, auctions, and social events, including a Royal Victoria Club match at Cleveland Paddock, a gold lump sale at Cohen’s rooms, and various court and public notices.
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King
New South Head
Robert and
Edwin Tooth
Kent Brewery
Cowlishaw
Surry Hills
L. Iredale
Bay
Royal Victoria Club
Cleveland Paddock
Redfern
H. S. Russell
BE. H. Brooks
R. Raymond
W. C. Bull
T. Lewis
O. Lewis
Dr. H. M'Witthe
H. Connell
W. H. M’kenzie
F. Fitzpatrick
H. Fitzgerald
C. M'Kenzie
W. Laidley
Byes
J. G. Cohen
Leg. Council
Ken
G. A. Lloyd
Holt
Messrs
F. Howson
J. Howson
H. Howson
W. Howson
J. P
Thomas Marr
Central Criminal Court
Holroyd
Anthony Herdern
New Draper
George-street
G. B. Gwyn
Draper
Pitt-street
John Thomas Gannon
Cook's River
Philip Hart
George Kendall
Hartley
Sydney
Bathurst
Diggings
White Horse
J. Titterton
Parramatta
Penrith
Bathurat
Ophir
Sarmia
Turon
Holloway
J. K. Heydon
Bob
N.3.w
Victoria
N.Z
King Street
William Charles Wentworth
Legislative Assembly
New South Wales
Viemera’s
England
Madras
Bloomfield
Arshin
Arnus
Rogers
Collatinus
Spencer
Claudius
Mr. Willis
Sextus Tarquinius
GriMthe
Valerious
Belfield
Tula
Gite
Tarquinia
Guerin
Lucretia
Mies Hart
Griffiths
Miss Hart
Signor Carandini
Commission of the Peace
Wilshire
Circular Quay
Charles Fits-Roy
Melbourne
Argus
Keith Stewart
John Terry Hughes
Adv
Barris
Patrick Macnamara
Maitland
Pinhey
Street
Tierney
The Bankrupts Coat and Scotland’s Harsh Legacy
A discussion on bankrupts wearing two colored coats as a warning, tracing historic punishment from Venice to Scotland. It recounts Edinburgh’s medieval devour and bonnet penalties, including brown and yellow garments, seat at the Mercat Cross, and long-term wearing before reform in 1835, noting the shift from stark public shame to subtler modern views.
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Kerr
Dan Leno
Venice
Venice the Beautiful
Edinburgh
Patrick Lindeau
Patrick
Bartilmo Achiltree
Privy Council
Lords of Session
Tolbooth
Seastone
Scotland
England and Russia in a weeklong India invasion plan
Henry Norman MSP warns in the Westminster Gazette that a weeklong invasion of India is a perilous colonial undertaking. He notes Russia could use leverage from Herat to pressure England and says he watches troop movements in Central Asia while scrutinising other map regions.
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India
Herat
England
Central Asia
Henory Norman
Westminster Gazette
Victorian Stage Notes Ahead of Christmas Season
The Melbourne stage scene previews a busy run including Stageland UO Vadis with Barrett, Hamlet, Othello, and Virginius. Fiorodora ends tonight as preparations for Alice in Wonderland and The Man Who Stole the Castle proceed. Tivoli vaudeville adds Holdsworth. Anderson Company revives The World's Verdict. International notes include Henry Irving’s NZ letter and Florence Towle joining Lohengrin in Mecklen burg.
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Barrett
Virginius
the Royal
Tivoli
Holds
Quo Vadis on Stage at His Majesty's in Sydney
An article recounts Miss Clara Butt and other artists’ encounters with royalty, noting gracious acts by the German Emperor and stories of theatre life. It covers stage ambitions, the Willow Pattern tale, and details of productions and cast at Sydney venues, including Quo Vadis and related works by Wilson Barrett with Nero portraits and engagements through December.
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Constance B. Usher
Sydney
Lespair Conservatoire
Hilda Spong
Frohman
Man
An Theatre
New York
Clara Butt
Mennersey Rumford
Australia
Miss Butt
Germany
Pamdéj Gi-chi
Chang
Vatican
Basil Hoo
Mere Majesty’s Theatre
Wilson Barrett
3Enkiewicz
Britain
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Coquelin
Paris
Prince Walbkansky
T. Petersburg
Russia
Pers
Nero
Rome
Petronius
Aa Lyg'a
Christian Maiden, Migs
Carthy
Persing
Vinlaing Ja Young
Mau
Aell Gill
Ambrese Manning
Edith Latimer
Eunice
Provincial club president leaves legacy and ashes to river
A provincial club president bequeathed 25 pounds for a club member tribute and requested his ashes be carried in a bait can to the river silk and scattered from a boat before a line. The piece also reflects on Irish brogue in literature, noting Thackeray Kipling and Dooley for their dialect depictions.
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W Jtte
W. Stevens
Thackeray
Captain Costigan
Eng- Kipling
Dooley
Mayo
Kipling’s Kim hailed as best work by Kipling yet
A Sydney review extols Kim as Kipling's finest novel and ranks it among the world's best fiction. It outlines Kim's origins, his rise in the Indian Secret Service, and the novel’s vivid portrayal of India’s people and faiths. The piece notes Macmillan and Company publish date and praises the book’s artistic ending.
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Albert Whelan
London
Melbourne
Punch
Empire Theatre
Shand
Panto
Rothschilds
Itc
Paris
Continent
America
Bronsco
Frank Lawton
Rutland Darrington
Mr. Whelan
Bronson
Century Theatre
Kipling
Kim
Kimball O'Mara
India
Secret Service of India
Mr. Kipling
Indian Secret Service
Macmillan and Company
Sydney Book Club
John Bridge and Company
Ato Band
Snowy River
Murray
Australia
Be, Nesbit
Fisher, Unwin, and Company
Eld
Young
Toady Lion
Helen
Joan Delaire
Ward, Lock, and Company
Cole
Rock and Pool
Louis Becke
Fisher, Uowin, and Company
Benedick
Don Fedro
Benedict
St. Benedict
Messrs
Nat
Gould
Mesare
Everett
Dalgety
Malewaring
A. M. Barbour
Bookland
Ward, Lock, and Co., Limited
Evening News
Messia
Gordon and Gotch
Paris Hotels Largely Steer In To Serve Guests
Paris hosts about 11 700 hotels accommodating roughly 140 000 guests on average in a city famed for hospitality and architecture. The note highlights the scale of lodging and demand in the French capital.
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Paris
North Shore restaurateur overcomes liver trouble
A North Sydney Post Office and Refreshment Rooms proprietor’s wife recounts years of indigestion heart disease and deafness, then credits Clements Tonic with restoring health. She says after seven years free of sickness, her appetite returned, stomach pains stopped, and deafness improved, leading to renewed strength and vitality.
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Post Ofice
Sydney
Mount Street
Kaennie Erogiey
Braidwood
Statutory declaration by Fannie Frogley in New South Wales
A statutory declaration by Fannie Frogley of Mount Street North Sydney sworn on the eighth day of October 1900 before J P Massey JP. The decl aims to affirm a faithful account of mullness and cure by Clements Tenie and to authorise publication of statements without payment under an act of the realm.
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Fannie Frogley
Mount-street
North Sydney
New South Wales
Clements Tenie
Government
New Ee Geee Ee
Clements Tonic Promises No Impossibilities
The advertisement states that Clements Tonic is not a cure all and does not claim to cure plague cancer hydatids consumption or any incurable disease. It emphasizes reliance on real evidence from users and avoids overstating its powers to protect its reputation.
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Clements Tonic
Clements Toai
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Pitts
R. Uther
Hamlet Blackwall
Watermen
John Inches
Johnston's Bay
Spain
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Hathwaite
Elizabeth Reef
Port Macquarie
Horatio Tozer
M. Joseph
Brisbane Grove
Goulburn
D. H. Thorn
Charles Abraham
Castlereagh-street
St. Mary’s Cathedral
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Stageland
Brough Company
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the Crages
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Charles Pastor
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Mr. Rickarda
Bill
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Alice Hollander
Mark Hambourg
Queen's Hall
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Chopin
Paganini
J. H. Davies
Mangataioka
Henry Irving
Wellington
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Lyceum Theatre
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Ballarat
M.A.P
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Goodwin
Arnold Daly
Emilie Melville
Pike Theatre Dramatic School
Disraeli
Siddons
Duse
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Mrs. Tanqueray
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Belle
Paul Jones
Go Bang
Connie
Ina Milne
Nance O'Neill
Cape
Miss O'Neil
Kingston
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J. Benson North
Bessie Thompson
Reginald Dartrey
Margate
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Cliftonville
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Exzcesla Om the
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Miss Langtry
la Belle Lille de
George Alexander
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Saya
Alexander
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Tree of Life
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Mies
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