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Newspaper

Sydney Evening News

Location

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Dec 30, 1903

Page

3

Sydney Briefs and New Year Arrangements in City News

A series of brief items covers public notices and appointments including A F Cartier joining the engine-drivers board, Alderman Henley’s stance on Parliamentary reform, union campaigns among wool store workers, and GPO New Year openings. Also noted are Sydney City Council farewells for 1903, official clocking of offices on New Year’s Day, and various transport and municipal decisions plus a Bathurst Cadet portrait feature and a seaman’s body found near Newcastle Harbour with an inquest.

A. FE. Cartier Henley G.P.O Sydney City Council Town Hall Alderman Hughes Grooms Couchweno New Zealand Fiji Bathurst Randwick William Anderson Newcastle Harbour Sydney Hairdressers’Union Arbitration Court Queen's Hall Mel E Spur Spurr Town and Country Journal Biden Sengio Nsw Newcastle Hunter River Broken Bay Cowan Bay Sydney Scotland Island Pittwater W. A. Burne Church of Australmia Wentworth Falls A. J. Carter Presbyterian Church of Australia Tumberumba W. J. Gram B.A Congregational Church Independent Pierramattia A. Redmond Preelytitian Church of Australia Leura Hughes City Council Iion Japan K. Iwasaki Russia Iwasaki Parramatta Granville Ashfield Harris Park Homebush Strathfield Burwood Ship Painters and Dockers’ Union B. H. Tarlington F. Baker John Martin R. Mahony J. Patterson Messia John Tarlington Mer V. Bennet Camonn Robert Taylor F. B. Boyce John Vaughan Mervyn Archdall Nathaniel Jones G. H. Allnut H. N. Beker H.S. Beghie A. E. Bellingham J. Best C. Blacket W. A. Chariton A. W. Coates E. A. Colvin F. M. Dalrymple D. H. Dillon F. J. Dillon C. Cc J. W. Gillett Maurice Gray W. Greenwood R. B Hammond H. T. Holiday R. Nelson Howard H. G. J. Howe T. Jenkyn M. Johnstone D. J. Knox J. H. Mullens W. Newby-Fraser R. Noaske H. F. L. Palmer T. D. Reynolds D. D. Rutledge J. Shearman A. D. Sosres David J. Smith S. E. Langford Smith J. G. Southby R. D.todd H. M. Trickett T. Watson W. H. H. Yarrington Wilson's Devonshire-street Tattersall

Wheat market firm on shortages and war fears in world supply

Private cables report a firmer wheat market led by European crop shortages and potential European and American price gains if war looms. Sydney Melbourne and Adelaide rally slightly with higher London prices, while Australian shippers face high freight costs. Millet, broom factories, and potato sales show mixed activity as dealers rush cargoes and storage appeals rise. Wholesale prices list grain, flour, oats, barley, fodder, dairy, and eggs across New South Wales and adjoining colonies.

Mark Lame Europe America London Sydney Melbourne Adelaide New York Buenos Aires New South Wales Victoria South Australia Nagesaki Kobe Yokohama Shimonoseki Moji Richmond River United States Hunter River Clarence Rivers Susser-street

Fruit Prices and Availability Across New South Wales and Queensland

Market notes show scarce apricots figs and nectarines of choice quality while passion fruit arrives from the Richmond River. NSW table apples look attractive, Queensland mangoes cheaper, paw-paw gaining favor in Sydney. Tomatoes sales up twentyfold in 25 years. Price ranges listed for peaches, apricots, nectarines, lemons, pineapples, Japanese plums, bananas, figs, oranges, cherries, apples, passionfruit, and mangoes with varying pack sizes and regions.

Richmond New South Wales Queensland Sydney Fiji N.S.W

Poultry Supplies Run Low For New Year Orders

The insect street poulterers report a bare supply of live poultry making New Year orders unreliable. Metropolitan producers expect difficulty in meeting Christmas and New Year demand as supplies on rivers, along the South Coast, and inland have been stretched.

Poulter

Redfern Forage Sales Share Market Note

A morning market report notes a slight fall in chaff supply at Redfern with stronger sale tone. Prime chaff sold 3s 6d to 3s 9d, desert figure 40 bags up to 3s 4d. lucerne steady. Consignors include Mezars & Co, R Hall, J Bell & Co, J Pay & Co, Dent & Perry, Sheppard, Harvey, Settlers Co-op, Wells & Matthews.

Redfern M. Gutter Mezars. and Company R. Hall and J. Bell and Company, J. Pay and Company. ‘Dent and Perry Sheppard, Harvey, and Settlers’ Co-operative Society Wells and Matthews J. le Irs Vis Che Jane c

Market grain and produce tally from multiple NSW towns

A fragmented listing records weights bags and prices for wheaten and lucerne, onions, and potatoes across West Maitland, Windsor, Liverpool and other towns. Names such as M. Maher, Mulgrave, Pettit, White and Ferguson appear with bag counts and shillings per bushel or acre.

Cantrill M. Maher Darling Harbour Mulgrave Windsor Liverpool Morpeth Roberts Singleton Lucerne Ellis West Maitland M‘kenzie Daley Onions Wellington Pettit Apaley Ferguson

Redfern Daily Produce Auctions and Auctioneers

Auction notices from Redfern Daily list James Bell and tLSO producers and multiple firms like W Grat and Co E. produce auctioneers at Redfern Daily. Frank Ireland, Bellis and Co and H Prescott and Co advertise daily sales of chaff produce live stock and commissions. Geor​ge Wells and Matthews also advertise produce and live stock business with prompt returns.

James Bell Tlso Settog Redfern Hey Ehtiay I W. Grat and CO Daly James Pat and CO Sussex-street Ball and Bon Frank Ireland Suesen-street Sydney Bellis H. Prescott and CO Sussex-st GEO. Wells and Matthews Susex

Italian's Strange Death by Own Action at Hyde Park

In an inquiry by the Acting City Coroner the death of Carlo Hosmer Ferrando, an Italian witness from Italy, was deemed suicide. Ferrando, born in Rome in 1876, had recently arrived in Sydney and lived at 14 Nithsdale Street, Hyde Park. He was viewed as temperate, with no known relatives in New South Wales, and was found after a self-inflicted revolver wound near his head. a finding of death by own action was recorded.

Nithsdale Street Hyde Park Sydney Cor Vincenzo Morano Carlo Hosmer Ferrando Italy Ferrando Rome New South Wales Wipes Mary Cartwright Nithsdale-street Constable Williams Augusta Venler Liverpool Street John Williams

Wheat consignments rise as harvest outlook improves

Railway authorities received a large wheat consign ment at Darling Harbour and Darling Island this morning. The actual bags reached 23,118 against 7 for the same day last year. From December 1 to date 249,120 bags have arrived, compared with 495 bags in the same period last year, signaling a likely bumper harvest and prompting jubilant Commissioners.

Darling Harbour Darling Island

New Land Act Announces Central District Blocks

The Acting Under-Secretary Mr Macfarlane described the new Land Act regulations as the briefest ever drafted. Land gazettals proceed weekly with abundant land for settlement. The latest blocks lie in the central division Wagga land district within Marror Holding. Three blocks measure 765, 640, and 640 acres in Bourke county Kinilibah parish. Capital value is £115 per acre.

Macfarlane Wagga Lessehold Marror Holding Bourke Kinilibah

Fishermen Plea Against Port Jackson Net Ban

A deputation from the Licensed Fishermen's Association of Sydney, led by Mr. Dacey and accompanied by M LIA and MLC members, pressed the State Treasurer to oppose the closure of Port Jackson waters to net fishing from January 1. They argued the move harms revenue, jobs, and fishing towns, urging government support to reopen inland waters and protect the cannery and related industries.

Dacey Anderson Gi. Flowers Fishermen's Association of Sydney Port Jackson Co Commission Fisheries Board Fanning Mr. Want Syil- Bey Port Hacking Brisbane Sydney Harbour Want Weddell Sir John Lee

Sydney City Council visits Ultimo to inspect electric works

At the last meeting the Lord Mayor pledged to notify Railway Commissioners about Devonshire street congestion and ensure Sussex street cleanliness. Councillors toured the Ultimo electric light station where officials expect May startup and June electricity lighting. The council also told the United Labourers Protective Society to provide details if pay rates at the Sydney station are in dispute, enabling a council inquiry.

Sydney Devonshire-street Sussex Pele Ultimoco United Labourers’ Protective Society

Thursday Mails From Sydney P O To Ballina Wardell

Mail closes at the Sydney GPO to morrow with routes via Macassar Newcastle and the Brecon shire. Listings include Ballina Broadwater Wardell Lord Howe Norfolk Vila New Hebrides Solo mon Shortland Santa Cruz Nambucca Port Moresby Samaral and West Australia. Timings vary 2 pm 6 30 pm and 7 pm.

Maile OG P.O Sydney Macassar Newcastle Breconshire Ballina Broadwater Wardell Grafton Lord Howe Norfolk Vila New Hebrides Solomon, Shortland Santa Cruz Islands Yaabel Nambucca River Baden

New Year Calendars From Local and Overseas Firms

Calendar gifts arrive from Henry Brooksend Company Wynyard Buildings Sydney the Palatine Insurance Company Limited New Zealand Fire and Marine Insurance Company New South Wales Fresh Food and Ice Company Limited National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Limited Scottish Union and National Insurance Company Australian Alliance Assurance Company Willington Brothers Shell Transport and Trading Company Royal Insurance Company National Fire and Marine Insurance Company Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society Nippon Yusen Kalaba Sun Fire Office Laws Balmain Samuel Lees Clarence Street city Royal Exchange Assurance of London blotting pads calendars National Insurance Company of New Zealand and other firms A bandy deck calendar from Royal Exchange offices plus combined blotting pads and calendars from Royal Exchange and Australian Alliance Assurance also.

Messrs Henry Brooksend Company Wynyard Buildings Sydney Palatine Insurance Company, Limited New Zealand Fire and Maine Insurance Company New South Wales Fresh Food and Darling-street Balmain Samuel Lees Clarence Street City Royal Exchange Assurance of London Australian Alliance Assurance Company National Insurance Company of New Zealand

Fingerprint system to be adopted in Victoria prisons

The Galton fingerprint method for criminal identification will be adopted in all Victoria prisons starting January 1. At a City Council meeting the Lord Mayor presented a minute noting the Court of Appeal set the Australian Gaslight Company’s street lighting rent at £2233 per year, a rate paid in 1902-03. The company proposed a new lamp scale, raising the annual city gas lighting cost from about £14,700 to roughly £16,706, an increase of £2,006.

Victoria Court of Appeal Australian Gaslight Company

Pain in the Stomach Remedies Advised

An old notice promotes Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for stomach pain. It claims one dose will allay the pain and urges readers to try it to be convinced. The language is dated and promotional in tone.

Chamberlain

Bristol in England Through Its Notable Sights

Bristol, England, famed as a commercial and philanthropic city, is showcased with photographs of its Suspension Bridge, Clifton College, College Green, Cathedral West Front, Old Bridge, Museum and Library, and the Blind Asylum and Church on Park Street.

Bristol Town and Country Journal Clifton College College Green Old Bridge Park Street

Prevention of Seasickness Discovery Promises Relief

Mr J P Wright of Slisat Street reports relief after using Senjoi for sea voyages. The Bishop of Gippsland notes Mrs Pain derived benefit. Seajoi is sold by Albert Sharp at 367 George Street opposite Bridge Street.

J. P. Wright Slisat

Martin s Apids and Eteel Pills Sold Across Australasia

Advertises Martin s Apids and Eteel Pills as available from all chemists in Australasia. Promotes purchasing from Martin Proprietor, Martin, Chemist, Bourhampton. Eng.-4.

Martin Australasia Bourhampton Eng

Wool traffic figures show 1903 rise at Darling Harbour

The Railway Commissioners provide a July to date wool traffic statement. In 1903 Darling Harbour received 308,053 bales, Morpeth 29,485 and Newcastle 24,537, totaling 362,? The data also cites 1902 figures, with Darling Harbour 906,632, Morpeth 26,8 and Newcastle 23,545, totaling 155,074, indicating a total increase for 1903 of 946 bales.

Darling Harbour Newcastle Morpeth

Accident injures man and son in Camperdown rescue

John Allen of 23 Btephen trest Camperdown was found with a broken harness while his son Albert Allen escaped harm. Albert was caught by the tail-board hook and suffered a deep cut, taken to Sydney Hospital where Dr Pepe applied fourteen stitches to the wound.

John Allen Camperdown Albert Allen Gydney Hospital Pepe

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