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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 07, 1908
Page
6
Onlookers note the Sydney Polo Club tournament with teams from Cooma Madge Desison and Denison arriving with wiry and stout ponies. Ponies vary in size with several larger than ideal, as buyers see tough conditions and high prices requiring strong backing.
A government report reveals tramway depot laborers averaging low weekly earnings, with concerns at Waverley about family hardship. The United Laborers Protective Society plans a branch, while talks urge eight hours per fortnight and limited daily work. Rockhoppers and Painters unions meet to enforce six hour limits and organize actions at Trades Hall.
An Australian polo match at Kennington featured Sydney facing Mudgee and Denison against Cooma. Sydney dominated with strong back play from J Garvan Richards and Bailey while Mudgee struggled with small ponies, leading to a six to three Sydney win after a tense final quarter. The Denison team wore black with Maltese crosses and proved tenacious, with Cooma pale pink shirts and white scarves showing spirited defense before darkness ended the game.
A fire discovered in an attic bedroom at 114 Upper Fort Street Ro bert Dolman boarding house caused smoke and minor damage. James Small 40 a miter worker was found semi conscious and suffocated by smoke. Civil Ambulance moved him to Sydney Hospital. Government owned two story brick building. Cause stated by fire brigade as light thrown down.
Hugh D M Intor h, polled 706 votes, addresses Bligh Division electors at St John s Wall Darlinghurst road. He supports resumption of slum clearances, modern workers homes, widening Oxford street and municipal ownership of common services. Meeting at Royal Sovereign Hotel hears strong support from Aldermen Cocks Turner and others.
A biased breezy appeal touts domestic economy and a Grach Bros 12 Day Sale at The Model Store. The piece promises extraordinary price tickets and demonstrations across departments to attract shoppers and prove economy as revenue. The language emphasizes savings, visiting the store, and experiencing marked bargains.
Randwick trainers and horses put in fast work with many horses galloping at speed. Notable names like Areazo Gerah Loreley Belfry and Hope Royal posted strong times over distances from five to seven furlongs while others jogged or went steady.
A seaman named John M Namee aged 71 was charged at Water Police Court this morning with evading cab fare to Robert Kerr on July 6 and with assault. Kerr said the seaman hired a cab on George Street late Monday, waited while driving around, and struck him when asked to pay. M Namee was fined 105 with 45 compensation or four days in prison for the fare evasion and 33 or fourteen days for the assault.plus
Kangaroos are damaging crops and property prompting a petition to the Avon Council to consider temporary protection. In Stratford Victoria locals report mobs of 10 to 69 kangaroos threatening fences and pasture near Joe Little's property.
Aperiel arrangements supply country visitors with footwear from Minahan Bros four retail boot shops in principal city centers. Each shop carries over a hundred varieties of imported men’s boots, all hand crafted with lasting and welted construction. The firm claims no other shop in the world offers every style in men’s boots, with a strict quality standard tested by thumb pressure to prove material integrity. Prices start around 13 shillings and sixpence, widely worn across Australia.
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