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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 05, 1908
Page
9
Letters criticize Stanwell Park Station overcrowding on a holiday, warn of potential disaster, and call for improved facilities before a fatal incident occurs. The page also debates cost and feasibility of a Sydney harbor rail tunnel and bridge plans, praising some ideas and questioning others in public commentary.
A brief advertisement touts LAXO-TONTC pills claiming benefits for both young and old. The snippet lists a price reference and suggests universal applicability without detailed usage information.
Sir William Owen resigns from the New South Wales Supreme Court after twenty years on the bench. Born in November 1841, he advanced from Trinity College Dublin to Australia, becoming Chief Judge in Equity before moving to the Common Law Courts. Renowned for impartiality and foresight, he led Royal Commissions, upheld strong equity work, and earned respect for a calm, unhurried style throughout a long judicial career.
A sketch praising Sir William Owen as a judicial mind. It lauds his clearheaded reasoning and ability to discard superfluous matter, likening his diagnostic precision to a first class physician. The piece notes his retirement from the New South Wales Supreme Court Bench and his rare qualities as a jurist.
The passage notes the Commission effectively closed his 70 year work, praising Judge Owen for his role. It states the Bar and attorneys will miss him as a friend and instructor, reflecting on his influence and the lack of jail outcomes in the case.
Alderman Jeffrey Demniss praised Canterbury's rapid growth with 450 buildings either erected or under way. Eighty four chains of new roads were formed plus repairs at £6521 2s 10d. Despite progress roads were not all trafficable, and council faced duties under the New Act. Receipts reached £5673 with £700 remaining after expenses.
Vanadium steel known for toughness and wear resistance grows practical after a large vanadium ore deposit is found at Piru and is mined by the American Vanadium Company. Ferro vanadium alloy is produced in Pirburg and samples are displayed at the Sydney Mining and Geological Museum in the Domain.
Sidney Moke was charged at Central Police Court this morning with demeaning behavior in Oxford Street Paddington and with assaulting Constable Hewitt. He pleaded guilty, the officer recalling the lad’s wild language and violence. The magistrate commented on the situation and ordered fines and imprisonment.
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