Beneath Bright News from Sydney and Rural NSW
Brevities report Mount Kembla Fund totals of £14612 and NSW Customs revenue of £10771. Promotions in North Sydney police and charitable Christmas distributions mark the season. Berry visits, Mosman letterbox request, railway cuts, and Boer delegates impressions thread through a day’s civic notes and local color.
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Mount Kembla
New South Wales
John A. Bryce
North Sydney
Salvation Army ‘Temple
Orange District
Darling Harbour
Salvation Army
Dr. Hay
Codiagatta
Berry
Newcastle
Hawkesbury
Salvation Army Temple
Hotatein
Garfell Amd
Berry Central
Butler Factory
Sydney
Messiahs glow at Sydney Town Hall Christmas concert
Handel's Messiah performed by the Sydney Philharmonic Society under Signor Hason delighted a large Town Hall audience on Christmas night with polished choruses and strong soloists led by Edith O King and Florence Gibson. The festive program also featured the Pas toral Symphony and an organ emphasis, drawing praise for precision and vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney Philharmonic Society
Signor Hason
Sydney
Town Hall
Handel
J. Edward Sykes
G. Rivers Allpreas
Metropolis police promotions listed in Evening News
A Wednesday Evening News item lists promotions in country police districts. Senior-sergeants include John Coughlan Northeast, James G. Draper North, Charles Nolan South, James Someryaille Goulburn. Sergeants include James Macdoonell Western, E T Goodhew, John Hanne Southern, Elias fr Thompson Northern, John Coyne, George E Loomes Southwest. Senior constables include Ambrose Winslow Western, Hugh Fraser Southern, Frederick W Bulmer, William J Hart, F B Smyth Murray, Alexander Freeland Eastern, Michael Mullane Northeast, Frederick Parkes Bourke. First-class constables include Elijah asterbrook Northeast, George Shiell, H M Denman, Rowland C Bray, Thomas Kelly Eastern, Edward Revatta, John Clark Northeast, Thomas Brennan Southern, John J Heffernan, John G Sutherland Northern, Charles B Sweetland, James Connolly Southern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Police
John Coughlan
James G. Draper
Northern
Charles Nolan
Southern
James Someryaille
Goulburn
James Macdoonell
Western
E. T. Goodhew
John Hanne
Elijah Asterbrook
North-eastern
George Shiell
H. M. Denman
Rowland C. Bray
Thomas Kelly
Eastern
Edward Revatta
John Clark
Thomas Brennan
John J. Heffernan
John G. Sutherland
Charles B. Sweetland
James Connolly
Samoa Governor Solf Returns After Twelve Month Holiday
Dr W H Solf governor of Samoa arrived by steamer Tanglia on Thursday en route to Apia after a year away. He was appointed Chief Justice and Governor following the transfer of the group to Germany under an international treaty agreed three years prior.
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W. H. Solf
Samoa
Tanglia
Apia
Germany
Public Schools Cadets At Randwick Rifle Range Meeting
About 200 entrants took part in the Public Schools Cadet Force event at Randwick Rifle Range. Scoring included team challenges, Cortese Cup shooting, band boy matches, grand aggregate, and officer events with prizes and medals awarded to top cadets and corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Schools Cadet Force
Randwick Rifle Range
Peakhurat
Tamworth
Waberlow
Liverpool
Mudere
Drummoyne
Auburn North
Albury
Singleton
Smith Street
Balmain
Milltown
Stanmore
P. Cortese
Albert Wright
Bombala .i
L. Rigby
Bathurst
J. C. Muller
C. Walker
Ashfield
Wiliam Pike
Armidale
W. Hunt
Bert Walkam
R. Finley
Bombala
M. Dawson
Burwood
W. Fisher
G. Cunningham
Croydon Park
E. Barrett
Chatswood
L. Lee
Thornthwaite
Dubbo
A. Garnsey
Darlinghurst
E. Daniel
Goulburn South
A. Turner
Graftond
E. Cox
Granville North
E. Macguire
Goulburn
W. Fewings
Glen Innes
C. Eaton
Hurstville
H. Haydon
Mudgee
Blumer
Millthorpe
R. Dawson
G. Cain
Newtown
C. Heass
Orange
Q. Gardiner
Paddington
3. Taylor
Petersham
E. Bridekirk
Peakhurst
M. Hannon
Penrith
Colless
Parramatta South
R. Dickens
Randwick
V. Cooper
Rockdale
L. Kerr
J. Legge
Surry Hills
H. Radford
Smith-street
Noble
R. Fawcett
Tamworth West
G. M’leod
C. Russell
Temera
R. Sedgwick
William- Street
H. Kaupmann
Waterloo
G. Symons
Wellington
KK Porter
Vivian Cooper
R. Porter
Varee
R. Willock
A. Ferguson
O. Gardiner
J. Horton
Veseeen
J. Campbell
A. M’donald
J. A. Martin
G. Johnson
Arneliffe
Bos Blyth
Cccce
Cance
E. Turner
W. Waddell
Syesveusserese Bis Lumsden Bilver Cup
T. Turney
Cemecee
A. Schwinghammer
Grafton
A. Clifford
An American Millionaire Gates Arrives in England With Wall Street Power
The London report details John Gates once a farmer’s son who built a fortune on barbed wire and steel and rose to command in Wall Street. His early ventures included timber and firewood profits, an ironmonger's shop, and a barbed wire factory, leading to the American Steel and Wire Company. Gates staged bold plays in England, including a Kentucky-like Louisville corner and a bid to back Morgan, aiming to avert panic and control the railroad stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gates
England
London
New York
Schwab
Gates
Wall-street
Morgan
West
Young Gatee
Lwo
John Boy
Young Gates
Illinois
Isaac Ellwood
Ellwood
Colonel Ellwood
Claridge’s
American Steel and Wire Company
Steel Trust
Mr. Gates
Keene
Wallstreet
Borss
Johnny Reiff
Loulaville
Neshville
Louisville
Northern Pacific
Mr. Morgan
State Clothing Factory Appoints Six Month Probation Staff
A batch of appointments to the State Clothing Factory has been announced. Off probation for six months are Peter Walsh cutter Harry Sydney Mitchell cutter Hugh Gerard Hillman trimmer Joseph Martin Bedford brusher and folder Robert Joseph Love seam presser Henry Hamilton Gray seam presser John Hobart George Maitland seam presser Edward Theodore Cavanaugh lad James O'Donnell lad Hannah Mary Baker machinist Jessie A Pausey machinist Mrs Sarah Jane Robinson Cassidy machinist Ellen Davey machinist Mrs Emma May Ireland machinist Thea Maria Ekman machinist tonhole Catherine Clara Fahey coat maker Elizabeth Bennett coat maker Ethel May Love coat finisher Mary Ellen Gilligan coat finisher Ellen Catherine Burke coat improver Alice Bell coat improver Isabella Nicholls coat improver Selina Alice Stanton coat improver Fanny Amelia Driver trousers finisher Polly Ethelen Weekes trousers finisher Lucy Lilla Jilkins trousers improver Ruby Florence Clarke trousers improver.
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Peter Walsh
Harry Sydney Mitchell
Hugh Gerard Hillman
Joseph Martin Bedford
Robert Joseph Love
Henry Hamilton Gray
John Hobart George Maitland
Edward Theodore Cavanagh
James O'Donnell
Hannah Mary Baker
Jessie A. Pausey
Sarah Jane Robinson Cassidy
Ellen Davey
Emma May Ireland
Thea Maria Ekman
Catherine Clara Fahey
Elizabeth Bennett
Ethel May Love
Mary Ellen Gilligan
Ellen Catherine Burke
Alice Bell
Isabella Nicholls
Selina Alice Stanton
Fanny Amelia Driver
Polly ‘Ethelen Weekes
Lucy Lilla Jilkins
Ruby Florence Clarke
Dunedin clergyman Dr Bannermen dies in New Zealand
In New Zealand news two youths named Wood burned to death near Dannevirke while employed bush selling. Their father, returning for Christmas, found their camp destroyed and the bodies amid the debris. Reports from Burketown Queensland describe a murder inquiry where a blackfellow with bullet wounds is found and the gin remains missing. An Afghan suspect is said to have seized the gun, and a blackfellow who interfered was shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bannermen
Dunedin
N.Z
Wood
Dannevirke
Burketown
Escot
Tax Return Deadline Notice and Forms Availability
The Commissioners of Taxation announce returns of income for the year 1902 must be filed by February 7. Forms are obtainable at post offices the Stamp duties office and the Department of State at Custom House Circular Flow. The notice emphasizes timely filing and accessibility of forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners of Taxation
Custom House
Presentations at North Sydney Baptist Church Wedding Gifts
A Christmas Night gathering at the North Sydney Baptist Church celebrated the engagement of George Oldham and Edith Hiddlestone with a procession of gifts and thanks. The couple will wed on New Year’s Day, following musical tributes by choir and orchestra under Mr. L Harbutt. In Pitt Street Queen’s Hall, F J Hart received an illuminated address marking a tenth anniversary of his T G Mutual Life Society tenure.
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Sydney Cricket Ground
The
Oval
Oberammergau
Mendelssohn
Handel
Misa Katherine Doyle
Sydney Carden
Messrs
Bert Rowley
H. Huxhem
Fred. Watson
C. Saint
Owl Quartette
F. Wentworth
Thos. Curran
Leon Roche
S. Gale
Queen's Hall
Pitt-street
Albert Lucas
Lew Wallace
Herbert Batchelor
North Sydney
George Oldham
Edith Hiddlestone
W. R. Hiddlesstone
G. Grant
Oldham
W. R. Hiddlestone
Ming Hiddlestone
L. Harbutt
EB. Valention
E. Hiddlestone
F. J. Hart
Temperance and General Mutual Life Society
T. and G
N.S.W
Har
At Home in India And Its Problems By Lilly
A passage on Hindu and Muslim living conditions in India contrasts poverty stricken huts with richer homes. It describes one room dwellings, cow dung floors, and social boundaries between religions. The piece notes furniture minimalism, ceremonial practices, and the transition to English fashion in Bombay elites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Mr. J. N. Bhattacharya
Ganges
India
Bombay
Kashmir
Greece
Hombay
Legislative Council
W. 8
Lilly
Christmas Heatwave and Violence in Brisbane Briefing
The Brisbane area endured extreme Christmas heat with one death attributed to heat apoplexy. The $.A. Premier criticized the Murray Waters Commission report as unconstitutional while communications were sent to the Federal Premier and state Premiers. A Christmas morning stabbing left Joe Chambers seriously injured after a conflict with an American man over a woman. the assailant was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
N.S.W
Murray Waters Commission
Joe Chambers
Chambers
Public Holidays Proclaimed in Multiple Districts
Public holidays are proclaimed for Saturday December 27 in Worontra Shoalhaven East Maitland Illa warra and Hawkesbury police districts including Berrima Carcoar Kiama Brisbane Water Scone and Raymond Terrace and for Kangaroo Valley Kiama and many zones such as Albury Mudgee Muswellbrook Orange Tamworth Te mora Wagga Wagga Narrabri Quirindi Gunde esi Yass Queanbeyan Wee Waa Rylstone Grenfell Guigong Henty Blayney Lithgow Morong Tocumwal Finley Glen Innes Manilla Cooma Bombala Yungor Dubbo Newcastle Cowra Moree Hay Coonamble Bathurst Cam deo and Bourke. Friday January 2 1503 proclaims Adelong district holiday and Friday January 4 proclaims Hla warra electoral district holiday.
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Worontra
Shoalhaven
East Maitland
Illawarra
Hawkesbury
Berrima
Carcoar
Kiama
Brisbane Water
Scone
Raymond Terrace
Kangaroo Valley
Albury
Mudgee
Muswellbrook
Orange
Tamworth
Temora
Wagga Wagga
Narrabri
Quirindi
Gundeesi
Yass
Queanbeyan
Wee Waa
Rylstone
Grenfell
Guigong
Henty
Blayney
Lithgow
Morong
Tocumwal
Finley
Glen Innes
Manilla
Cooma
Bombala
Yungor
Dubbo
Newcastle
Cowra
Moree
Hay
Coonamble
Bathurst
Camdeo
Bourke
Adelong
Mlawarra
The Drought and Duty to Act Now
Letter to the editor argues drought blame lies with ignorance and wastefulness by people and Legislature. Urges immediate reform, farming loans, land tax changes, and self-reliant measures to conserve water and raise revenue, confronting indolence and commission waste. Signed H. Gess Harte, December 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening News
Providence
Maddingwag
Redfern
Society For the Prevention of
Cuse
Gess. Harte
Dr Philip Sydney Jones Returns to Sydney After Abroad Visit
After a year away, Dr Philip Sydney Jones arrives in Sydney by the Grosser Kurfurst. He spent time in England at the Soho Hospital for Women and the Polytechnic Medical Graduates College. He plans to resume practice in Sydney. The notice also touts John Hunter and Son boots and Taylor Bros jam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Sydney Jones, Inc
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W. Woolls Rutledge Mays
Presbyterian
M. Sheppard
Smagner
Gallacher
William Morris
St. Marys
Parramatta
Meters
W. H. Paling
Arthur Massey
St. Barnabas' Church
Waverley
Protestant Defence Association
St. Matthew's School
Bondi
New South Wales Methodist Conference
Jooste
Rood
Australia
Woolls Rutledge
Dill Macky
Vincent Woodcock
Francia Dowling
James Dowling
Dowling
Hodgeon
Mosman
Mr. Dowling
Railway Commissioners
Congregational Church
Nicholson Street
Alderman H. Cox
Darling Street
Flood
Alice
Cardinal Moran
W. Woolls Rutledge
Lane
South Africa
Conlgungatta
Tatternall
de Green
Gur Mountains
Leonora
le Thiere
A. Mason
Guilmart
Hollins
Jesus
Peter
Brother Michael
Pharoah
Cazalla Underwood
Delle F. Gibbons
Noel
Adams
Euna Macara
Eugene M*adoo
Hamilton Hodges
Country Police Promotions
Public Schools
Smughleis
Lever Brothers Limited
Bend
Bourke and
Evanston
Melbourne
John Hunter and Son, Limited
Best Boots
Taylor Bros
Wolfe
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