Tinsmith story and policeman's version clash at Glebe Court
George Preston 26, a tinsmith, faced Glebe Police Court with assaulting Constable Young during duty at Camperdown, using indecent language, and drunk and disorderly. Evidence from Young, Cooper, M Farlane, and Glancy, plus Preston’s account, led to a conviction on all three charges with fines and potential imprisonment. Preston appealed.
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George Preston
Glebe
Young
Camperdown
Preston
Shel- Ee Compartone
Franten
Cooper
M'Farlane
No. 4
M‘farlane
Andrews
Michael Glamey
Shelbourne
Parramatta Road
Longdown-street
Newtown
Glancy
Oan
Feen
Nisheh
Chenne
Tee
James Ireland
George Street
Payton
S.M
Severe on shop lifters at Glebe Police Court
Agnes M Farland, 37, married, charged at Glebe Police Court with stealing a lady's dust coat valued at £1 1s 9d from Grace Brothers. Constable Hollis saw her in the mantle department about 3 15 pm. She claimed purchase but refused to answer. a witness said she took the coat from a rack. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 7 days’ gaol with hard labor. Also Mary Brown, 39, widow, charged with stealing lace and a bow from Grace Brothers on Feb 3. She was seen lifting articles and concealing them, later returning them and apologizing. Pleaded guilty and was fined £3 or 6 months gaol.
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Agnes M'Farland
Glebe Palice Court
Grace Brothers
Constable Hollis
M’parland
Grose Street
HolMs
M'Farland
Mrs. Fisher
Maggie Fisher
Cottenham Street
Glebe
Mary Brown
Hollis
Brown
Sydney
Brave Woman Sucks Poison From Gila Monster Bite
Miss Mary Day Lee, curator's assistant, sucked poison from Frank Gillan's bite after a gila monster at the Children's Museum, sparing his hand and delaying amputation. Gillian recovered, the monster died in the cold, and scientists note such bites are usually fatal. Miss Lee, a Richmond native, is noted as a physicist and wireless telegraphy expert.
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United States
Mary Day Lee
Frank Gillan
Children's Museum
Bedford Park
Brooklyn
Gillian
Miss Lee
Gillan
Mise "Lea
Richmond
First Australian Clergyman Tablet Unveiled in Sydney
A tablet was placed in St Andrew's Cathedral Sydney to honor the founder of the Anglican Church in New South Wales. The memorial was unveiled yesterday, commemorating 120 years since the founder's work began in the colony. The article notes the memorial drawing from an old print and places the event in Sydney.
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New South Wales
St .Andrew’s
Sydney
Inscription Honours Rev Richard Johnson NSW Settlement Chaplain
The Tablet records in grateful memory Rev Richard Johnson B A Magn Coll Cambridge who came as chaplain to the first fleet in New South Wales reaching Sydney January 26 1788. He labored with devotion for twelve years returned to England 1200 where he died 1827.
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Richard Johnson
Magn
Cambr
N.S.W
Sydney
England
Sydney Councillors Invite US Pacific Squadron Rear Admiral
Sydney city council resolved to invite Rear Admiral Evans, commander of the US Pacific Squadron, to visit the mother city of the Australian Commonwealth. The debate touched on Anglo Saxon versus Celtic wording, imperial cooperation, and naval defence amid plans for a formal cable invitation via the Federal Parliament. The measure was unanimously adopted.
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Sydney
Evans
United States Pacific Squadron
Meagher
M.L.A
Republic of the West
Pacific
Australia
United States
Phillip’nes
Melbourne
O'Sullivan
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Alderman Clarke
Alderman Lawrence
T. H. Kelly
A Gaolbird's Luck Inherits a Fortune
An Italian ex-convict, Gerolamo Pasquale, after decades in prison and relief supervision, inherits his aunt Giuseppina Pontiggia's estate. At 42 he gains villas at Como and Gravedona, plans a modest future on estate revenue with his wife and adopted son. He has married a widow with a son and returned to Lampedusa to relive prison days in sight of the place of toil.
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Italy
Lampeduna
Giuseppina Pontiggia
Pasquale
Lampedusa
Sam
Australian aquatic plants exhibited at Aquaarium Society
At the Aqua rium Society monthly meeting a letter from the Director of the Botanic Gardens promised a permanent exhibit of living Australian aquatic plants in glass aquaria for easy viewing by garden visitors. Exhibits included yabby crayfish, caddis-fly larvae, and the crested goby with remarks by Mr. Eastway, Mr. Geddes, and Mr. Stead.
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Aquarium Society
Botanic Gardens
Walla
R. B. Eastway
Geddes
David G. Stead
Queensland Deportations Leave Few Still Behind
A note states about 4000 Kanakas deported from Queensland with a few remaining who are expected to be repatriated next month. Also mentions Melbourne streets and public buildings feature in the Town and Country Journal with three pages of capital pictures devoted to this subject.
New South Wales Post and Telegraph Association elects officers
The annual meeting at Queen's Hall Pitt Street elected B A Hart as president A Carroll as vice president B J Alldis as secretary M O'Conner as treasurer all unopposed. Delegates to Federal Conference were M O'Conner and E J Alldis with a committee including A Thorpe J Holman J B Towner E J Spry G Goodman and A E Paine.
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New South Wales Post and Telegraph Association
Queen's Hall
Pitt Street
B. A. Hart
A. Carroll
B. J. Alldis
M. O'Conner
Etsie. M. O'Conner
E. J. Alldis
Messrs
A. Thorpe
J. Holman
J. B. Towner
E. J. Spry
G. Goodman
A. E. Paine
British Terrier Club elects officers after Melbourne dinner
A general meeting of the British Terrier Club of Australia at the Chamberlain Hotel Pitt Street followed a club dinner. The policy of the club was endorsed and officers for the year were elected including President Rev. Robert M Keown and vice presidents from Brisbane and Dunedin among others. An advertisement for A J Haynes Saloon highlights hairdressing artistry at 109 Pitt Street.
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British Terrier Club of Australia
Chamberlain Hotel
Pitt Street
Star
Robert M’keown
Ralph Clifton
Brisbane
W. F. Forrest
R.N
David Logan
J. K. Mackay
H. Mowes
J. Thomson
Dunédin
J. Campbell Wood
J. R. Coupland
E. W. Derrig
Lewis E. Jones
E. A. Lamb
J. Mackensie
G. Moreton
A. Shap
Stuart Cottom
J. Harrison
F. Stewart
Digestive health and the Stomach Foundation
An old advertisement explains digestion as the foundation of health and warns that poor digestion weakens the body. It promotes DR SHELDON S DIGESTIVE TABULES as a remedy for indigestion and stomach diseases, claiming permanent cures and offering 30 tabules per tin at a price of 2s. 0d with a money back guarantee.
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Sheldon
Forged Cheque Charge Against Water Police Court Clerk
James Wallace a 21 year old clerk faced charges at Water Police Court for forging the name of William Campbell on a 2 15s cheque drawn on the E and A Bank Pyrmont and uttering it to George Tol lis Savage. He also faced further similar charges as he is under a sentence in default of a fine for assault. Wallace claimed the writing on the cheques was done with the back of the pen and could not write well. Evidence showed he obtained small goods at the premises of the person he allegedly uttered the cheques for. The cheques were dishonoured as value less. He was remanded for trial on all counts.
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Water
James Wallace
William Campbell
A. Bank
Pyrmont
George Tollis Savage
Wallace
Bannan
Campbell
Newcastle
E. & and A. Bank
Wallach
Thursday Mails From Sydney GPO Ports and Times
Mails close at the General Post Office Sydney for Valparaiso via Newcastle at 8 am Eden at 9 am Ballina Broadwater Wardell Richmond River via City of Grafton at 1 pm Port Macquarie via Wauchope at 2 pm Shortland and Solomon Islands Port Moresby via Brisbane Cooktown 3 44 pm West Australia via Adelaide Albany Gran tala 5 90 pm Tasmania via Melbourne Loongana 6 30 pm Strahan Zeehan North west Coast of Tasmania via Melbourne Orion 7 pm
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G.P.O
Sydney
Valparaiso
Newcastle
Aymeric
Eden
Ballina
Broadwater
Wardell
Richmond River
Hull Sound
Brisbane
Cooktown
Moresby
West Australia
Adelaide
Albany
Tasmania
Melbourne
Strahan
Zeehan
Tiamanta
Orion
Sir Harry Rawson Lays Greenwich Church Foundation Stone
Sir Harry Rawson laid the foundation stone of the new Anglican church at Greenwich named St. Giles. A parish was created after a September movement, Rev J Hall Best appointed minister, with services held at Lane Cove Town Hall. Land donated by Wm Wilson, 260 ft frontage. Governor attended with band.
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Greenwich
Harry Rawson
J. Hall Best
Lane Cove Town Hall
Wm. Wilson
Greendale Street
St. Giles
Lane Cove
Pritt
Chamberlains Pain Balm Noted For Soothing Healing
A local note highlights Chamberlains Pain Balm for soothing relief and healing properties. The product is praised for its gentle action and effectiveness, drawing attention from readers seeking natural remedies for minor aches and skin discomfort.
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Chamberlain
Ancient Ryde Identity Puzzle Emerges On Tuesday
A cryptic note refers to the Lako-Tonic Pills and an identity tied to Ryde. The fragment mentions a Tuesday event and a figure described as 64-2, inviting further clues about the old identity.
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Ryde
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