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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1929
Page
6
At Kensington the weather held for a pony event drawing a large attendance. The program featured novice and handicap divisions with horses named like Fancy and Parrot competing amid betting and a busy tote, ashorses and riders listed among numerous entrants.
Alan Thomas Phelps an 18 year old Dulwich Hill caretaker faced a trial charge for allegedly trying to poison his fiancée Jean Elector Young on December 6. He was committed for trial on £100 bail amid tears and denials as witnesses described jealousy and attempts to poison.
A health minister faces pressure from lawmakers to boost pensions as tuberculosis is labeled deadlier than war. Deputies urge Cabinet to act on federal health council recommendations and ensure reforms take effect quickly.
The Brisbane era report describes a boxing match where Carnera wins over Deiner after a dramatic fifth round. The bout features heavy exchanges, referee intervention, and crowd reactions as Carnera improves and shows resilience.
An inquiry at the Water Court before the Commonwealth Court of Martin Jy examined the December 3 incident aboard the Rooyong off Reed Bay. Captain Lindbergh and crewman Thomas Benth testified about the ship striking a reef near Sandy Bottoms and the vessel’s crew managing the damage. The court ruled on the captain’s conduct and handling of the crisis.
A party of Empire farmers tours the National BelI for the Promotion of the Line Speaker Commena and Zatwegen Decie Crawford, a leader of the British Nation Veep. The trip aims to learn more about agricultural conditions in the Commonwealth.
A compact note outlines personal options and course compliance. It references greed avoidance, modular progress 2 of 40, and a 0 of 8 measure with seven remaining items to address.
Fragmented OCR text indicates a traffic related event involving a bottle on a busy road. Names and specifics are unreadable but a bottle incident is described, suggesting potential disturbance or hazard requiring attention from authorities.
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