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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 27, 1908
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR recalls a burglary on a Sanday Saturday night and Sunday morning, with items stolen to a railway line and later recovered. Police remanded a suspect after Monday investigations. the text also contains unrelated classifieds and notices mentioning ships, horses, and commercial listings.
The Imperial German mail steamer Manila from Hongkong reached Sylary and was taken to Circular Quay after praticed. Captain G Mingsen, injured in Hobart, noted the voyage faced strong monsoon and easterly winds. Reports from Hongkong highlight a surge in Japanese steamers, with discussion of rapid shipbuilding in Nippon yards and potential effects on Red route. Manila observers note fears of Japan's mobilization, plus uneasy rumors about Admiral Togo’s squadron.
Walter Higmerson of the Heath cola Progress Ausociation reports a rainbow trout weighing 24 pounds caught at Port Say near the old Drickyard dam. The fish contained debris and layers of something, and a red moon or similar name is linked to prior activity. Anglers are warned not to confuse this stream with the Woenaora River which also has perch.
Result list from the Pattersall's No 1 Combination of the Laggersio Cup held at Mowbray Tasmania on February 1 shows cash prizes and a dense string of race numbers, horse names, and abbreviations. The page enumerates numerous entries including horse names like Nordesfeldt, Landy Howe, Royal Star, Portland Bob, Omnium, and others with assorted figures and codes, reflecting the extensive catalog of entries and outcomes in the event.
The list presents drawers of placed horses in Tattermall s Consultation on the Carrington Stakes at Randwick Sydney on December 28 1907. Names include Polly mibarribed Int Heiro Verrum Syndicate Port Pirie and Arteul Poseidon Syndicate Union Bank Sendstone W Austrl Ma and Kyeadgerie Foreman Byndi co A HL Bower Koonamore Station vim Yunta S Australis with amounts £4000 £1350 and £750. Also details of Perth Cup drawers like Children s Syndicate G Quinton Lane Lavé Broken Hill NSW RHUBARB F J Bowron Mutlippa Tank and BRUNSWICK Hansen Clark com T Morgan Hatton Mackay Queensland.
The Nepean River feeding the Hawkesbury near Richmond limits water for Richmond Hawkesbury Agricultural College and other users. Mead daily supply around 160000 gallons, but recent dryness harms crops. Rain needed to sustain water and pasture for winter. A day of prayer for rain planned in Windsor with business closures. Fruit yields, especially citrus, are poor. fig and other crops lag similarly.
The Governor General approves changes in the Military Cadet Corps in New South Wales. Peter Fraser Mackellar becomes captain and lieutenants on probation include William Gray Norman Peek Slaney Hobaoa Clyde Manly Stoney. A Berry detachment forms to join No 1 New South Wales Battalion, Senior Cadet Corps.
Boward, Monday. Sergeant Nowlan, badly injured in a motor car accident near Micon Vale, shows slight improvement. His condition and injuries are described as improving with his mobility returning and vital signs steady.
Fragmentary health guide text mentions headaches caused by polmeas from digestion and absorption. It cites medical warnings about temper, fever, and overuse of substances, and references “Moras’s Indian Root Pullen” as a remedy alongside liver disorders.
A massive blast at the Great Cobar Copper mine magazine in Bainstay, likely caused by fire or overheating, sent debris up to a mile away. Rescue teams evacuated residents within 300 yards as walls collapsed and dust filled homes. The incident damaged the assay office, a hotel hall, and stored explosives, with witnesses reporting shattered windows and tremors across Cobar and Wrightville.
In Wollongong on Monday an inquest into Emily Morris’s death from the Stanwell Park railway crash heard conclusions by Railway Traffic Dept official and Locomotive Dept head. Witnesses described broken bolts and a wheel axle fault, with the front wheel shifted and rails dropped in a curve. The train was a special and the inquest adjourned to Monday next.
During Saturday afternoon a dairy farmer named Edward Williams was struck by lightning while uncoiling a wire near his home. His wife and daughter, nearby, witnessed the incident but were uninjured.
At the ANA Exhibition luncheon the applicants included Sir Reginald Talbor, State Governor, who offered the campaign after the appointment of Governors from Evereed. The event noted a present former official and discussed the live electoral system.
Large turnout for the Highland gathering at Goulburn with strong entries in dagdox piping bicycle competitions and military events. Parade attendance noted with a pipe band leading. Weather forecast grim with high temperatures and a cool description of conditions.
A two year old girl Irene Crome was found dead in a Balmain residence bathroom while parents were in another room. A bystander offered aid, but the doctor arrived to declare death. Police and local authorities were notified as investigators opened a case at the Girehgrove Reserve address.
A desolate report describes a snake found in a stable during drought related to water supply. The creature allegedly undermined underground tanks, with a spade accident killing four snakes while horses drank nearby, during a tense scene at Probie.
Scrappy OCR weather summary notes widespread light showers across coastal districts and cooler southerly winds inland. It lists numerous towns with rainfall amounts, hot spells easing, and a strong southwest to east flow around Tasmania with heavy storms in some inland areas and a tumultuous outlook for the south and western divisions.
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