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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 22, 1908
Page
6
A dense market dispatch lists livestock poultry produce and commodities across regions including Victoria River and New South Wales. It records wheat, barley, and fruit prices, shipper names, and buyer notes, with figures for hogs cheese apples and citrus. The piece captures transport routes and market pressures, reflecting a bustling wartime style commerce summary.
A jagged OCR text fragment lists various entries including deaths and notices. It mentions schools, a remedy rate, a person named Limond Lockie, and a payment of £10 105. The legibility is limited with many garbled phrases and unclear dates or places.
Readable fragments describe Sydney produce sales and railway connections with firms such as Coote and Gowasta. Mentions of peckioned markets, pacers, and private sales appear amid garbled names and numbers, noting competition, sales channels, and local traders.
In a Sydney case, Aine Mand Warner a senne woman faced charges following an incident at Camperdown. Witnesses testified she rode with a horse and allegedly offered vehicles for safe keeping. After a long night with alcohol, Warner appeared in court where a jury found her guilty of related charges. Sentencing included 18 months imprisonment with hard labor in finthurst Gaol.
A North Newport party chartered the Kosusburra for an evening voyage from Balmain and Port Macquarie. They visited Clifton Gardens and enjoyed a cruise around Athol Wardens, Row Boy, and Women’s Bay with Mr Edward’s String Band providing bright programs.
Constables demonstrate surf rescue techniques at the Manly Lifeboat Club event showcasing life-saving skills. The display features the new lifeboat and the Dart Watching clubs approved approach to water safety, drawing public interest and praise.
Auction at the Menaredamen TL Lauwaon gallery offers paintings watercolors and ivory inlay items from a broad art collection. Notable pieces include a Verdi marble pedestals and a cabinet of curiosities with intricate carvings. Catalogues detail a rich array of furniture and decorative arts for bid.
The Metropolitan Band will perform a fuller programme in Prince Alfred Park tonight featuring Golden Sceptre, Sweat heart of Stine, Husking Bent, Shade of the Old Apple Tree, Evergreen Medodiee, The Whirlers and his Dog, The Village Blacksmith, Ukele Sammy and more.
The Tenter of J Douglas Orange has accepted for the erection of the Presbyterian manse at Melong. The Melone Pastures Protection Board recommended granting 320 miles of wire netting. Mr NH D Hannon has been appointed secretary of the City Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited. and in conjunction with the secretary Mr GF Diamond ALA will conduct the business of the organization during the absence of the managing director Mr George Crowley in Wegland. The Gurra Shire Council has selected a deputy depot site on the banks of a lagoon near the spring. People living in the vicinity draw their water supply and stock are watered. The local progress committee has asked the Board of Health to report on the influence on public health.
A fragment from a December 15 issue lists individuals who inquired for missing friends and asks them to provide full addresses and dates of inquiries to Lloyd's in writing. The note names Elijah Marshall of Wingeton Deverill Wiltshire and others including Benjamin Court, James Hawthorne, and James ceily, with references to earlier travel to Australia and New Zealand and requests for news of missing relatives.
The Coroner's Court held an inquest into the death of eight year old Raymond Brement of Ginbe. The incident occurred when his cousin Margrave loaded a pea rifle and fired at the boy near Tank Bay on January 1. The ball entered the right eye and killed Raymond, prompting the coroner to condemn parents for allowing children to handle such weapons.
William Davis faced a summons after furious riding a horse along Mugian street in Waterloo at around 12 to 11 miles per hour. Constable Gilbert tried to stop him. Davis escaped, striking the officer and causing injury before fleeing to his stables. A court ordered a fine and costs totaling about £20, with further penalties for the horses.
Police investigate suspected arson at Junee five miles from Old Junee where Percy Watson reports a small fire and attempted arson with a revolver. He describes a lair in a storeroom and notes a quantity of petrol used. a second night a similar fire occurred across the street with a revolver seen. Loss estimated around £1300 to £1600, fire brigade details unclear.
At a Manly Council meeting an inspector from the Department of Agriculture reported detecting fruit fly in refuse fruit at the North Bayne rubbish tip. The fruit had not been removed as required by the Fruit Posts Act, and the Mayor suggested burning it, with aldermen proposing special contrivances to prevent further infestation.
Walter Downey, 43, appeared at Radters Police Court charged with attempting to take his life. The court heard he went upstairs on December 25 and cut his throat with a razor after claiming his wife nagged him and his bed was unmade. Downey said he acted alone and was remanded until the court rises.
Mails close at the General Post Office Sydney for Herbertshobs and German New Guinea aboard the Seestern at 8, for San Francisco on the Quito at 9, for Denn at 9, for Ballina Broadwater and Wardell at 1, for Port Macquarie via Wauchope at 3, for Macassar and other Far East destinations via Newcastle at 2, for Nambucca Heads and Makeville via Rock Lily at 0, for Port Macquarie via Pyrwont at 4, for West Australia via Adelaide and Kiany at 6, for Tasmania via Melbourne at 6 29, for Bullings Heads and Zeehan and northwest Tasmania via Sourabays at 7, and for Straban at 9.
Report describes disorder on Ocean Beach with mentions of Aerial Hack and unruly crowds at Manly last Sunday. Patrols responded to betting fumes and girls chased, with remarks on women and remaran children amid a scene tied to local beach factions.
Wool auctions opened with variable bids and mixed results as buyers lined up for lots from major firms including 3882 Jobe Brace and Company Limited. Several entities from New England and other regions participated, while many lots drew uneven demand and irregular bids.
A council committee recommendation supports reopening Moore Park bandstand with funds near £968 for repairs and a new bandstand. Aldermen clash over acoustic design and urban improvement, fearing costs may harm smaller projects while praising park renewal and public concerts.
A city council meeting debated paying 200 to the city solicitor for extra work on resumptions at Wexford Street Cathedral Lane and Campbell Street for 1907. The motion, from the mayor’s committee, faced opposition that he already earned 400 annually. The majority approved 11 to 4, with postponements and upcoming dates listed for nearby municipalities.
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