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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
6
Historic discussion on municipal abattoirs contrasts Sydney’s public model with Newcastle’s expansion plans. Advocates argue central slaughterhouses reduce danger and improve meat quality, while Newcastle’s growth aims to unite small municipalities into a stronger Greater Newcastle with better roads, markets, and public services.
The A A A Band will perform in Centennial Park tomorrow afternoon at 4. The program includes Yankee Doodle Harold walks Darling Dolly Memories of Meyerbeer Godfrey Hager Laughing Water Parrel Turkish America arr Winterbottom. Health note: piles cured in 6 to 14 days.
The Evening News reports a 13 member expansion to the Legislative Council. Appointees include Dr. Joseph Lievesley Beeston, prominent Newcastle physician and former BMA president. Colonel James Burns, shipping magnate and director. Mr. John Garland, barrister and former Woollahra member. Henry Gullett, journalist and former metropolitan news staffer. Mr. John Alexander Gunn of Wagga, pastoralist and board chairman. Mr. John Gibson Farleigh, senior official among others.
City votes to fill Bligh Ward vacancy caused by Alderman Morten resignation. Candidates include John Hiake, Hough Duff, Anderson, M’Elhone, Hugh McIntosh, Alfred O’Brien. Polling at Presbyterian Hall Darlinghurst with four booths. Voting from dawn to close, results due early evening.
A large Town Hall audience on Wednesday night included the Governor and Misa Rawson Lady Padre the Lady Mayoress. The event featured Sydney Liedertafel in a concert setting drawing notable city figures.
Shipping brief notes 46 tons aboard Captain Mea Sabor and Combat Limited depart in July for Fu. Ortmeen 9 with Briste as foe.
Maritime miscellany records the Pendim FIM sailing for Sydney from Auckland Wednesday and a steamer Tease en route from San Francisco. The fragmentary text notes ports Wallmmnia Sizien Weamtadees S787 and Nazom Reet, with unclear details.
A Sydney concert featured Felidien David's symphonic ode The Desert with scenes of a caravan and simoon, supported by Chorus and orchestra under W Arundel Orchard. Winslow Knight gave tenor highlights, with other works by Beethoven Storck Schubert and Cowen, plus Miss Estelle Ward and Mr. Lawson Campbell delivering notable performances.
Training operations were combed to the tank and cinder tracks this morning. Several horses worked including Nicetug, Ceomealla, and East-pace star Orcus, with various furlong efforts noted. Meanwhile, Marsnet and other horses featured in light gallops as plans for a forthcoming lecture on Indian Life were announced for tomorrow night.
Citizens' Committee met to plan for the arrival of the American Fleet at Merthyr. They had only £2000 banked though costs reached £2002. Leaders urged government support and cautioned against overreach while preparing the public reception and entertainments.
A garbled OCR fragment describes ships and routes across the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Mentions vessels such as Solomon Islands service, Te Makome, and Tulugi, with departures toward Friday and Wednesday. Includes scattered place names like Peruvian ports, Australia, and Singapore amid uncertain timetable details.
The Fire Brigades Board backs an eight station project in Surry Hills to serve upper city areas with a modern station and residential quarters at a Riley and Devonshire street corner. The Firemen's Benefit Fund has surpassed 3500 pounds and nears 4000 with expected impact on pensions. few claims reduced by youth of members. A local firm praised the brigades for extinguishing a potential blaze and sent a cheque as practical appreciation.
In Adelong on Thursday at the party court Ernest M Laughne Michael Charles Flanagan and Henry Cahill were each fined 10 pounds and sentenced to three months imprisonment for assaulting Constable Morris in the line of duty. For resisting the police additional fines were imposed on Fiena gan and Cahill. The group were all punished for the fracas that occurred on the day.
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