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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1905
Page
6
Following the Ranewick Summer Cup draw, Tattersall sells tickets and lists a long series of cash prizes and participant codes. The fragmentary OCR shows numerous numbers, names, and codes, indicating prize tiers and entries. The article markets the event with reference to the draw and associated bets and stakes.
Consultation on the Newcastle Cup in Newcastle NSW on December 4, 1405 lists drawers of placed horses. First horse iChaperone in the care of F G Stanton at Taltersell Club Adelaide with £4000. Second horse Atlanticds TT in Melbourne £125. Third horse Bruce in NSW with owner G Mann at Grey Street Glow Tunes.
Famlet Robbins appeared before Mr Donald son of 3M at the Water Policy Court and pleaded guilty to playing two up in a lane off Albion street Surry Hills last Saturday evening. He claimed leniency as a married man. He received a fine of 2 pounds in default one month hard labor. Also noted were government notices about shipboard guns and a fire destroying buildings at Risdon Park with insurers.
Advertisement claims back weakness stems from strained muscles and tendons, not kidneys, and promotes Dr Sheldon’s Magnetic Liniment as a permanent remedy. Rub into the back to relieve soreness and inflammation, promising renewed strength and vigor after a few applications. Sold everywhere for 1 shilling 6p or 3 shillings.
A C BRACES and J Daly release weights for Randwick next Saturday with Vabadium leading the 1st. Jig, Neirho, Steel Trust and Nun Nicer headline the field in several sprints and handicaps. Lifted by late Rosehill form, Port Arthur and Bromine are noted contenders in Nursery and Highweight contests as rivals vie for top places in readings of public weights.
Maritime miscellany reports the liner Sophocles sailing for South Africa and London with passengers booked for multiple ports. It notes departures from Melbourne and Sydney, ship crew, and various cargo hints amid a dense, garbled steamship column of names and lines from Calcutta to Norfolk and London.
In a 14hn District Court session Judge Murray tells two barristers to raise voices as cicadas outside mock the proceedings. The insects, cheerful and noisy, continue their hum through windows, lulling waiting clients and witnesses into calm idleness. Barristers adjust to the sound, promising louder speech to ensure the judge hears their arguments.
Eliza Chase, 3, married, appeared at Central Court charged today after being found in an abnormal state on George street West Sunday afternoon. She claimed not to be drunk. a bicycle collision left her injured and taken to hospital. Magistrate pressed for plea and she answered guilty, with a small fine imposed under police suggestion.
Shipping departures and arrivals across Australian ports with vessel names captains and tonnages. Notable entries include Damomeowen from Wan fama NZ with Captain J V Bentley aboard and Burns Philp and Company Limited agents. Other ships include Queenstown, Carpentaria, Nort Coast Company, and Howard Smith, with multiple captains and large tonnage figures.
Hornsby School of Arts hosted a Christmas tree and sale of work with stalls run by Mrs he Riahworth and others to aid the Methodist Church fund. A Presbyterian Hall sale featured plain and fancy goods, with Rodick family organizing the tree and sweets. The first quarter results from a local rifle club show scores led by J Forrest and A Mogers, while a library fund concert raised funds for books and a plane. An application was filed under the Commonwealth Candi Retion and Arbitration Act for the Australasian Federated Britishers Employees Union registration.
At the Domain on Saturday night Henry Bowen carried a clear box with a sign Donations for Joe's Christmas. Constable Winter watched, Bowen claimed he was volunteering for papers. He pleaded guilty, and a box contained 14 shillings when searched at the station.
Mary Davis, charged with drunkenness, claimed heartache and own ailment as reasons. A mother officer pressed for plea while the court heard others, including a District Court judgment over £88 damages for building work, judge ruling for defendant with £41 paid into court and costs.
Recalling old remedies, the ad promotes Dr Bailey’s Sarsaparilla as a world class medicine that tastes like a beverage. Sold by Elliott Brothers Limited, it is advertised as a pleasant effervescent drink that cools the blood. It notes it can be taken without whisky and is available at hotels and chemists.
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