English cricketers clash with Victorian side at Melbourne
At South Melbourne Ground the Foeland–Victoria match continued in fine weather. Victoria first innings ended 156 all out as Armstrong and Tarrant led, slow scoring noted with Tarrant 66 and Armstrong 111 at tea. England’s Hobbs and Armstrong starred in the batting, while Rhodes and Barnes bowled steadily. Victoria’s bowlers posted 282 in their innings with three wickets apiece for Rhodes and Tarrant in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrant
Armetrons
Barnes
Hayes
Rhodes
Armstrong
Hobbs
Binters
Lfugcheoma
England
J. NS. Grawford
Horan
Celiing
B. Hobbs
G. Hares
Warne
Hutchines
M' Kenzie
Atesens
G. Guow
Stenders
J. Hasistaf
Nime
BOD
Victoria
T. Warne
Guns
A. Tarrant
V. Baostford
W. W. Armetromg
Edeeeas
Cscccas Ccccgste
Teachers in Conclave Describes Council Representation Debate
The conclave debated constitutional changes for the country wide teachers association. Proposals to give country branches direct representation failed amid concerns of impracticality from 76 percent of branches. A lady teacher recalled years of hardship on low salaries, prompting lively remarks about dignity and salary sufficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maitland
Watts
Berman
Council
Iin
Brennan
Death of Mr F R Kendall Linked to P and C Company Career
News from Melbourne reports the death in England of Franklin Richardson Kendall, longtime P and C Company employee for over six decades, who retired eighteen months ago. He was a notable figure in Melbourne and across Australia, especially in the 1870s and 1880s, and was a nephew of Sir John Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunney
P. and
Eneland
Franklin Richardson Kendall
Kendall
Melbourne
Australia
Sir John Franklin
Toys and the Child in a Changing Era
The piece argues toys shape a child’s early world and warns against overengineering growth. It favors guided play with simple objects, reading for meaning, and age appropriate imagination, citing Carroll and Barrie as examples of child friendly storytelling.
Sydney Weather Notes and NSW Temperature Records
The forecast calls for hot and sultry conditions with northeast to southeast winds. Rainfall was minimal with Delegate the lone station recording 10 points. NSW temperatures topped the day with many towns in double digits and several readings above 100 degrees, while GOULBURN reports continued heat and dry weather with promising crop prospects if showers return. Hay and Temora also endure extreme heat, with grass fires noted and harvest advancing amid optimistic yields of about two and a half bags per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney Observatory
New South Wales
Adelong Ladeg
Atoury
Bormedman
Bourke
Brewarrina
Carinda
Coolamon
Coonamble
Costamundra
Cudzellico
Deniliquin
Darbbo
Euston
Forbes
Germanton
Grenfell
Gunnedah
Hay
Henry
Hillston
James
Marsdons
Menindle
Mogi
Temora
Man Hit by Cart in Enmore Admitted to Sidney Hospital
James Yeao Sr of London street Enmore was struck by a cart turning from Hay street into Sussex street this morning. He was conveyed by Civil Ambulance to Sidney Hospital with injuries to his back and thighs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Yeao
London-street
Enmore
Sussex-street
Hay-street
Sidney Hospital
First season photographic excursion to Middle Harbor
The initial season excursion organised by Harrington and Company Limited from 284 George Street went to Middle Harbor on Saturday afternoon. A motor launch carried a group of lady and gentlemen amateur photographers on the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Harrington and Company, Limited
George-streat
Middle Harbor
Dredge Jupiter Altered for Simultaneous Cruising and Dredging
The New South Wales Government dredge Jupiter at Cockatoo Island underwent extensive alterations to allow cruising and dredging at the same time. Upgrades include modern twin suction pumps, trailing pipes, and swivel joints enabling deeper sand dredging while the vessel remains moving. Captain O'Hare commands the Jupiter with chief engineer W. E. Benson aboard. work was supervised under Mr. L. A. B. Wade and Mr. A. M. Howarth at the Government Dockyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Wales
Government
Cockatoo Island
Anton
Tethys
Sydney Harbor
Dalilnin
Newcastle Dar
Newccastle
Thas
Angeon
Newcastle
Public Works Office
Portsmouth Dreadnought Dockyard Projects Expansion Progress
Alterations to the Dreadnoughts steering gear and propellers at Portsmouth Dockyard run long due to dry docking shortages. A new dock 640 by 100 feet with 25 foot depth is planned to accommodate larger vessels, at an estimated cost of one million and a three year timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Admiralty Board
Lightning scar marks Mrs Newstrom after strike
Miss Hilda Newstrom a foreign lady sustained a permanent scar from a lightning strike at her residence. The bolt hit the chimney poured into the sleeping room tore the bed to pieces and showered bricks and plaster injuring her flesh though doctors expect recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Newstrom
Miss Newstrom
Beadle Mistake Delays Christening Water Mixup
A famed Scottish architect traveling from Palestine returned for his child's christening. He offered Jordan water to the beadle for the ceremony, but the official whispered caution about potential impurity, suggesting to wait until after the kirk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Jordan
Scotland
Notable Judgeship Arises Amid Legal Career Twists
A lawyer named Mayne rises to a judgeship, described as respected yet heavy, while Keller struggles for clients and fees. In court Mayne presides as Keller notes the contrast and muses what Isaac Newton would say about their paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayne
Keller
Ieaac Newton
Christmas Eve in Sydney Echoes of Festive Streets
Crowds fill Sydney streets on Christmas Eve as shoppers fill shops with gifts and trinkets. Country visitors arrive in large numbers, drawn by city sights, with trains trams ferries crowded and windows stocked with toys and holiday goods. The mood is jovial, commerce brisk, and greetings widespread as families and friends mingle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
New South Wales
Alnet
Hone Cicing
The Pansy Legend Folklore Across France and Germany
A French and German fable explains pansy petals as a family story with five petals mapping to husband wife two daughters and two stepchildren. The plain petals are stepchildren and the three gay petals are daughters and wife with chairs. The tale likens the plant to an old man with a flannel wrap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Racing notes from Randwick and upcoming meeting changes
Miralio led Arezzo to victory in a morning race at Randwick while a list of scratches includes Gipsy Jack Flancie and the Pirecrose fly for the AJC Deremier Stakes. Bride's Well and Hautnit withdrawn from the Christmas Handicap. Gondooga Hospital meeting scheduled for December 25 and 26. An amicable date arrangement between Associated Racing Clyde and Victoria Park suggests the opening meeting of Victoria Park early January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miralio
Arezzo
Randwick
E. P. Dele Hae
Philip Gsiding Philatel
Flancie
AJC
Racing Clyde
Victoria Park
Lorry Driver Injured Near Timber Mills
Arthur Besti, lorry driver, attempted to apply the brake near Saxton and Binns timber mills on Abatsoir road in Pyrmont this afternoon. He fell from the lorry onto the road, a wheel passed over his shoulder and jaw, fracturing them. He was conveyed to Sydney Hospital by Civil Ambulance and admitted for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Besti
Saxton and Binns
Abatsoir Road
Pyrmont
Sydney Hospital
Peace advocate protests Jamestown Exposition display
Alfred H Love denounces military display at Jamestown Exposition in Philadelphia. A dying wife begs her husband Henry to marry Mary Simpson to spite her rival, revealing a bitter motive amid the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred H. Love
Philadelphia
Amber Deathtiai
Henry
Mary Simpson
Hener
A Western Train Stall Prompted a Frantic Fix
An Easterner recalls a slow Western journey where cattle dogs and tramps passed by as the train halted in a desolate area. Passengers grew irate until the conductor whispered for a piece of string to fix the engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Grim error alters race colors and cap mix up
The famous judge Sir Henry HarYins and Lord Falmouth faced a mix up on the racecourse as two horses shared nearby colors. Archer the jockey was to wear a black cap, but none was available. Harry Hawkins emerged from the bird-cage, and Archer shouted that Hawkins would have a black cap in his pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry HarYins
Lord Falmouth
Archer
Judee Hawkins
Fordham
Harry Hawkins
Seaman Financed Fine and Goods Forfeiture Report
Foremageling case notes John West of the steamer Elain fined £2 10s with forfeiture of peeds. George Shaw, long-time resident of Wattle Flat near Bathurst, is reported dead. Federal authorities deny any convention on Italian immigration to Western Australia. A mail coach journey from Alpha to Tambo encounters Windeyer Creek, sinks two horses, two mail bags, and a parcel basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John West
Elain
Wattle Flat
Bathurst
George Shaw
West Australia
Alpha
Tambo
Queensland
Windeyer Creek
Unclear Shipping and Strikes Reported Across Regions
Huddart Parker's steamer Wimmera arrived at Auckland at 11 this morning. Christmas greetings arrive from the Ovesham Hotel Brisbane and Borstorff and Company Sydney. Nitrate workers at Allanza Chile strike. troops called. In Tquique district clashes leave 7 rioters dead and 16 wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huddart Parker
Wimmera
Auckland
Ovesham Hotel
Brisbane
Borstorff and Company
Sydney
Allanza
Tquique
Chill
London copper falls and Australian shares mixed on holiday trading
Private cables show copper closing in London at 60 108, with gains in lead and tin since December. Sydney and Melbourne markets opened higher on optimism from copper and London gains, while the Sydney exchange adjourned for Christmas and will reopen January 6 with mixed sales across major mines and companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jonteen
Life
Briseis
Great Coloor
Burer
Chillagoe
Broken Hill Proprietary
Mount Lyell
Mount Elliott
Tidimiddie
North Broken Hill
Toyer Sin
Muneana
Fife
Sulphide Corporation
Zinc Corporaton
Oroya
Sydney
Adelaide
Firat
Broken Hill South
Saith
W.A
Mount David
Yeaur Saia
Nationa
Victoria
Newcastle
Hulllgrove
Ghent Northern
Gympie
British
O.R. Capper
Queen Bee
Mount Dewid
Reform Tin
Mount Molloy
Bank of N
Harden
Sun- West
Hillerove
Sydney and Melbourne Stock Exchange
The Model Market on Place Pigalle in Paris
An accounts of the Paris Place Pigalle model market on Friday mornings and occasionally other days. It recalls Monos and other figures, the fountain area, and the famed artist Henner and his Provende studio. The piece notes public fascination with the models and the artistic energy around the Pigalle scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Place Pigalle
Salis
Montmartre
Ifs
Aqueneas and Variety
Monos
Jupiter
Reegar
Samson
Pigall
Pigaile
Asti
Pigalie
Artim
Hentier
Fountain
Pape Evidones
Hesner
Hunéereon
Papa Providence
Wd Cleanser
Henner
Draveille
Henoer
Aiif
Pigalle
Premier Wade Heads South In Canberra Capital Site Visit
The Premier Mr G Wade leaves Sydney by evening train with Mr Ashton MLC to inspect the Federal Capital site at Canberra. They plan to return to Sydney by week's end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Wade
Canberra
Wade
Ashton
M.l.c
Sydney
Not Every Wise Man Wears a Stetson Hat at Farmers
Farmers have two cases of Stetson Hats No. 1 black hard felt and soft felts as leading shades. Inspect at Third Pitt Street Entrance. You can buy toys games and presents at Farmers til 6 o clock this evening. We close at 6 pm today until Friday morning. Season greetings to all patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laiden
Ita Belus
Lewis Carroll
Alice
J. M. Barrie
Michael
Farmer's
Third Pitt-street
Pressmen as Policemen, How Newspapers Help
A London reader explains how police now seek press aid in crime detection. The essay cites Lefroy the railway murderer and Carroll Hoxton case as examples where published portraits and details led to arrests, and notes how the press aids at Scotland Yard, including use of agony and personal columns to trap criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Presa
Lefroy
Lefror
Van
Presto Lefroy
Laading
Uettle Jotring
Stepney
Carroll
Hoxton
Durrell
Greenacre
Powler
Milasm
Rayner
Folice
Scotland
Scotland Yard
Police Gazette
Hue and Cry
Dublin
Edison Battery Claim Sparks Confidence In Storage Power
Edison predicts rapid progress on storage battery with a perfected unit within two months. He says a truck using the battery could travel 86 000 miles, carry double the load, and move twice as fast occupying half the space of horse drawn wagons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Edison
Disny
Customs revenue and charity distribution at Eskbank Ironworks
Customs revenue at Erdner yesterday reached £1841 with stimulants contributing £4457. A committee formed by Eskbank Ironworks workers distributed £10 donated by G Hosking and C Hosking for the wives of men out of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erdner
Eskbank Ironworks
Meters
G. and
C. Hosking
The Farmers Christmas Box In New South Wales Rains
Rain fell broadly across New South Wales during December with the heaviest falls on the southern tablelands and North Coast. Some inland areas, including the Pilliga Scrub and western plains, saw varied totals, while city regions recorded lighter rain. Overall the rains benefited the interior and prompted farmers’ Christmas cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Wales
Hearte
Humter
Manning River
Tes
Central Western Plains
Out West
Louth
Cobar
Riverina
Christmagny
Mad violin fever ends in murder in Paris coopers den
A Paris coopers worker killed a stall boy learning violin claiming violin sounds drove him mad. He recounted earlier enmity with Biasiatay over string music and a later fresh quarrel with a neighbor’s violinist pupil led to a dagger attack before police restrained him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coopers
Cooper
Shoalhaven Races Weights Declared For January 1 Meet
Handicap weights announced by W C Quinton for Shoalhaven Turf Club events on January 1 include Nowra Lass 11st Sea Shore 9.8 Vanora 8.5 Charlotte The Dream 7.7 Launful 1 in the opening 6 furlongs. Triad Stakes entries Glen Orry Sib Arcadia Ada Trenchent Gaylad Nowra Town Plat Nowra Lass 9m 12 Seameter 8.7 The Dream 7.6 Launful Welter 7 furlongs Nowra Lage List Sea Shore 10.8 Charlotte The Dream 8.7 Arcadia 77 Farewell 7 furlongs Nowra Lass Set 12b Seamster 38 Launful 6.9 Gaylad 6.7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Quinton
Shoalhaven
Nowra Lass
Seameter
Nowra
Throw Them Out At Water Palis Court
Crowd fills the Water Palis Court as voices rise during proceedings. Magistrate struggles to hear evidence amid interruptions. Mr. Love orders removal if chatter continues, insisting quiet is required for the trial to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Palis Court
Witnesses clash in court amid hazy city travel details
A prosecutor questions a witness in Central Policy Court about residence and origin. The witness claims to be from nowhere and the country, while officers press for a concrete location. Separately in Budapest, Premier Wekerle and ex-Minister Pojonyi fought after a parliamentary quarrel, with two hours of clashes ending in reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Policy Court
Sydney
Iene
Dr. Wekerle
Hungary
M. Pojonyi
Budapest
Too Late for Classified Ad Heading Notice
A clipped advertisement note under the heading Too Late for Classifieds signals page placement for late notices. The fragment lacks names, dates, or specific items, leaving only the heading cue and page reference.
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F. R. Kendall
Limestone Creek
Carcoar
Thomas Hines
Jun
Toys and the
Great Dock
Pansy Legend
Broken Hill
South Broken
Han
North Broken
Chillagoe Mid
Hampden
Crown Lyell
Brussels
Pioneer
Musguna
Mons Meg
Sallore
Ajax
Lle SA
Spring Hill
Wellington
Callouin
Catherine
Companya
Lowe Tunnel
Bilmck Renge
South Gorman
Fremier
Stetson
Edison
Bountegus
MR. Nobody
Pitt-St
DS Sussex-si
Eetabliahet Lem
Addrae
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