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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 08, 1908
Page
6
A late 19th century market report describes fair and steady wheat conditions tempered by oversupply and weak demand. Milling and grocery trade shows increased prices for some grains while others slip, with references to Cornish and New South Wales markets and weekly cargo sales.
Auction notes from Sydney show prices realized for hay straw chaff and wheat, with mentions of lucerne hay and various buyers and firms. The sale included multiple lots and consignors, listing firms like Gray and Co and Burton and Co and others, with prices per ton and per hundredweight and references to trackside procurement and local merchants.
Tamworth residents clash over Peel River settlement plans with factions urging either government action or continued company operations. A meeting of supporters is to hear correspondence between the Crown and the company as practical steps move toward Parliament.
The Minister for Public Works Me Co A few directed immediate action after a special article in the Benning News revealed dangerous conditions at the Eden wharf. The department offered to report and, if the danger is confirmed, ordered removal at once.
A deputation from the Enmore Parents Association met the Public Instruction department this morning requesting the establishment of science, manual training and cookery classes at Emore Public School. Mr Hogue promised consideration. The group noted parents now largely fill roles once held by school boards and criticized boards for vague, general actions with little speed.
Mr Fisher M F spoke at a Brabase Labor Conference in aid of the Farrer memorial fund. A lantern lecture by Mr L Sullom of Cowra is set for St James Hall Phillip Street City tomorrow night. The report mentions Port Stephens provisions for the schooner Maroro and notes on wheat experiments in New South Wales.
An inquest opened into a June morning fire at Kerrim’s grocer shop at 14 Burton Street Randwick. Inspectors described stock largely destroyed by flames with many empty tins and boxes found in and around the shop. Owner Austin Kerrim estimated losses around £750, insurer Australian Alliance had paid £400, and a preliminary view suggested the blaze began near the counter with no sign of accelerants. Witnesses included Emmett Saywell and night watchman Michael M’Hale, who helped residents escape and saw the red glow before firefighters arrived. The inquest adjourned to Wednesday at 10 a.m. for further testimony.
London reports the Earl of Dudley travels from Canada to Australia aboard a man o war. He will be sworn in at Sydney on September 8 and then proceed to Melbourne. The Countess Constantinople Ward and her daughters accompany the family.
The report notes Mossy, Raynald and Smith securing the webt to mine AL Mount Shorter with potential strikes anticipated. Cadia Copper Mining and Melting Syndicates near completion of interests transfer of the Cadia property from the Scotish Australian Mining Company with a two million year lease and renewal option. No. 1 dredge at Enchareena stranded two months but restarted effort. tributes at Lucknow Ming include Deine Moesis, Trewenniek, Dowes, and Bryant.
An old advertisement extols Condy’s Fluid as a superior remedy for tired and aching feet, advising a bath with condensed powder and warning against inferior substitutes. It hails the product from London, England, asserting it contains no primastanate of potash and promotes Condy’s Plaid for offensive feet care.
Letters praise a device called the Raroscope claiming restored hearing after long deafness. A grateful user Eliza Uncles from Riley Street Sarry Hill endorses the treatment and urges inquiries to the Euroscope Institute in Sydney for full details free of charge.
K T Pittar's Dentistry offers tooth preservation through fillings or crowns using latest methods at low fees. Mentions painless service and guidance to avoid extractions, with addresses at Oxford Street and Pitt Street locations.
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