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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
7
An odd feature list names Learjet models and Cuban routes, with flirtation of travel, fashion, and shopping. It hints at spring plans, fringe markets, and a playful rundown of items and events. Names and places are unclear, but a lively, period tone persists.
Police bag reports from Silverspur say Charles Young Allan Sullivan and George Wicks two woodcutters were involved in a fatal incident six miles from Silverspur. Young shot Wicks then battered him with an axe before fleeing into the bush where Wicks' body was found shot in the head. Wicks later died at midnight. An inquest will be held immediately.
At the Bathurst police court A J Norton of Blayney was fined and sentenced to 14 days in gaol for boarding a moving train. Norton rushed along the Bathurst Station platform after the train stalled and jumped into a carriage through a car widow without injury. A similar penalty was imposed on Wd Locke for attempting to board a moving train. Virine Timper and Company advertise today that they have started business at 317 Graveirpeh Ritg selling merce ry and sporting materials.
A jumble of obituaries and notices lists funeral details for Mrs Tirmwamiti of Cootamundra and Henry and Wesley Thomas, plus local farewells. It also advertises timber and iron products, silk mantles, and an auction of furniture for the Central Auction Room. Cricket qualifiers and a rugby segment appear among miscellaneous notices and sales pitches.
A three month probe by the San Anstralian Boys Commission examines if South Australian wheat marketing methods, quality standards, and bulk handling can improve. Five MPs including E H Coombe will hear evidence next week in Sydney and Parliament House, with elevators at country stations a focus.
The Special Local Option Court concluded evidence on Bathurst hotels and decided to reduce closures. Officials estimate Bathurst Electorate revenue at about L 88,000 with outside revenue at L 5012. debate centered on closing four to eight hotels to meet Act provisions. Judges and counsel argued fairness given Bathurst’s population and country trade dependency.
Minister for Public Works Mr Price will tour Newcastle and Port Stephens area with MLA Mr Lee. They plan to inspect wharves at Nelson Bay Karuah and Booral and review canal proposals along Telegherry Creek Settlers Drain and Fullarton Cove. A launch at Newcastle and Hunter River Co. facilities will be used for inspections in Port Stephens district.
A Sydney headline notes bread should stay at two-pence per two loaf until the next hour, with buyers opposing price hikes. The report covers wheat futures, Tasmanian potatoes, Melbourne imports, and rising citrus and produce costs, detailing wholesale quotations and shipments to Sydney and Melbourne.
The sale at Slaney Fallway Goods Shed saw buyers pressuring prices downward across all lots. Large entries included oats and lucerne with prime quality and medium rye fetching varied bids while much prime hay and lucerne passed unsold amid weak demand. several firms and brokers participated, including Butter and Company, Dent and Perry, Prescott Limited, and A. Bach, among others.
Hearing in No Jute Court before Justice Sty and a jury dealt with the dispute between organ builder Walter Rendall and Tremayna Dunstan and deacons of Pitt Street Congregational Church over 20846 and interest for organ creation and related work. Counsel argued contract conditions, expert proof, and waiver. judge ruled for non-suit on the contract.
Menars Evant Brothers at Newtown claim to hold the eml of the season in a sale at their Newtown establishment where tis bums. A feature is clearance of remnants with thousands of awful Borex being a stick dispensed. One quarter the usual value. Other items include cloths armor trimmings, striped gidlines, bearskin, Bannolettes and dress descriptions. Also promoted are remedies for coughs and weeds with Great Peppermint Care in 6
A fragmented clipping lists numerous local clubs and individuals such as Herrin, Moline, Jones, Wright, Meredith, Pontes, Williams, and Yager, alongside scattered place names and affiliations. The garbled text references various people, sports or social groups, and a long roster of attendees or members with no clear narrative or event details.
Fragmented OCR notes describe scrimmage events at Waverley involving multiple players and teams. The text references Te Hadlington Pulice Guar and MeH WardWeeeech Jibu Baty among others, with unclear outcomes and scattered names. Overall, it reads as a chaotic practice report with many garbled phrases and partial names.
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