Aane Leaves Spiny for Ortona Route Update
Aane departed Spiny on November 1 aboard the O. B.MAG. Ortona and is nearing Lenton with expected arrival soon.
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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1908
Page
10
Aane departed Spiny on November 1 aboard the O. B.MAG. Ortona and is nearing Lenton with expected arrival soon.
A violent dust storm swept Condobolin tearing roofs from homes and causing wreckage four miles from town. Telegraph lines to Sydney were severed, Worrike communications relied on phone and courier messengers to relay news. Residents reported damaged roofs and widespread disruption late yesterday evening.
His Honor considered there was no need for an inquiry merely for show. Mr. Robison noted the vessel was well found on leaving Newcastle. W. W. Jackson of Caledonia Steamship Co said Loch Lomond was bought in April for £3600, £500 spent sending her from Glasgow, and she was not insured. After Melbourne she went to Newcastle for cargo and then to Lyttelton. she has not been heard of. The court questioned jurisdiction but suggested a possible official inquiry at the last port of call if advisable, and the judge wished everyone a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Melbourne reports the general election result with 25 members returned unopposed. Among them 18 are Ministerials, 1 Opposition, and 5 Labor, including F Austey Humwick WD Bensley Sir Thomas Beat Janu Bowser and others.
The second Interstate match between Sydney and Melbourne Grammar Schools began at N M Gregg’s Burwoog private court. Melbourne led portions but several matches were unfinished as rain disrupted play. Hoberts Buckley lost to Barbour Gregg 5-3 6-? while O Hars Wood Herring beat Lamrock Crane 6-3 6-3 and Melbourne trailed 3 sets 30 games to 7 16 at halftime with O Hara Wood Herring leading Barbour Gregg 4-8 2 4 unfinished.
The Eastern Suburbs Swimming Club schedules a 66 yard handicap at Bronte Baths tomorrow night at 8 p.m. with swimmers including D. Mitchell, L. Corrigan, A. Gascoigne, G. Northern, N. Dawson, J. Lapthorne, and others listed among entrants and seedings. NSW selectors will tomorrow pick cricketers to face Queensland at Sydney on New Year’s Day, with scratchings and horse racing entries noted for Summer Cup and Christmas Handicap events including Provocati and Expansion in Todays notes.
A damaged passage notes a shipment of Victorias mew seamen’s enten r half for the season, counting 400 tags and a total of £4 in tonnage. The dial is described as excellent.
Continuation of stock prices and quotations observed this afternoon at the Getar Stock Exchange. Traders noted bids from buyers and asks from sellers amid modest activity. Names and figures appear blurred in the OCR but reference to shares and development data are evident.
The conference debated free secondary education with emphasis on public funding and equality. Proponents argued for universal access citing New Zealand and other democracies, while opponents warned against widening gaps for the wealthy. A motion supported expanding scholarships and bursaries as a compromise measure.
The report details hot conditions with scattered showers, lightning, and strong winds across towns including Jathurst, Gundagal, Oberon, Portland, and Windsor. It notes diminishing water supplies, threatened crops, and varied rainfall totals impacting households and farms, with advisories on improving weather conditions in coming days.
Tee Combs of the Muster-a-Arme at U.8.8 Nebraska impressed by Brauey during a Fleet visit. Combe chose to stay in Sydney and help a mariner friend. The pair funded a port voyage, later money and belongings found missing. A police inquiry ensued as the friend was detained and later charged in Water Police Court.
The entrant Lindremy and Grey the lover boy player faced off in a billiards contest at Queen Hall Pitt Street Sydney. The table was measured as a standard size and Cray cerebicn started with a 4 break before Grey edged ahead. Final score saw Lieeto and Heey leading at 5 to 2.
In a morning session Mrs Klimpeth Pierce aged 8 on remand faced charges of grievous bodily harm to Susan Styne. Testimony described an altercation at Mrs Pierce’s home with injuries to Styne including a scalp wound and a punctured skull area. Witnesses placed Pierce at the scene and described blows with an iron implement and an ivy hat. The proceedings noted intoxication, a flight from the house, and medical attention for the injured party. The case proceeded with further evidence and adjournment for more details.
Fremantle dispatch reports a French steamer bringing Ca Afumbo lines about a December explosion at a small arms factory in Dum Dum, India. Forty four men died, bar-locked workers escaped as villagers doused ordnance with water to avert a wider blast.
A consignment of 110 vases of Hunter River potatoes sold for five pounds, and Pink Eyes from Viet Nam yielded six pounds. A hotel license transfer related to Gladstones Park Hotel is noted. A North Palmer street theft report describes a burglary during showers, with £11 in cash and valuables stolen.
A long OCR fragment from a Sydney business page details an estate and sale event listing multiple names and properties. It references a grandmother and mother, forebears, and a planned sale at Heelan Cemetery with other assets and real estate. The text is fragmented but centers on an impending sale by a Sydney firm with references to buyers, locations, and procedural notices.
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