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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
6
In a tense exchange Rachel questions loyalties as Richard Rodway defends himself amid accusations. Police aim to uncover whether a stranger’s alleged grievance ties to the murder at a village house. John Jack chases Rodway across grounds toward the crest.
A pursuing figure, likened to a hound, finally forces a path through the library. He smashes a pave with his fist and bursts into the house, panting and breathless with fierce, wolf-like eyes. To be continued.
Evening Pastime puzzle solution references Beheatings and wordplay on beheadings that transform phrases into furniture or other terms. The answer notes a sequence of transpositions and beheadings leading to a misrendered phrase related to Tuesday's puzzle The Tes Numbers.
At a monthly Liiy Construction Branch meeting in Sydney officers discussed delays in reimbursing linemen for six weeks of work. A member cited paying 20 pounds for duties, while requests urged provision for expenses. A 1908 Postmaster General letter permitted advances but funds were otherwise constrained, prompting union-like dissatisfaction.
A U S rail accident tally shows 1017.644 casualties in a three month period ending December with 78 killed and 1640 injured. Compared to the previous year there is an increase of 251 fatalities. The report notes 1973 collisions and derailments causing nearly two thousand dollars damage.
A coastal observer reports albatross hunting near Curl Curl and Circular Quay amid gulls and seals. He describes five porpoises surfacing near Indian head rocks at dawn, with one leading the group seaward as the others dive, noting playful behavior at sunrise last year near Nelson's Paint.
Doris Hilton, by her next friend, sues William Bartow of Stanmore for 30 pounds after a fox terrier owned by the defendant allegedly attacked her in a shop at Enmore on March 9. The dog bite required stitches to her nose and forehand. the owner admitted ownership and said the dog was playing with others. The judge reserved decision and noted possible deferral of a Sydney project pending finance committee reports.
In Sydney Divorce Court Justice Sly presided as Elizabeth Ann Hanes Robertson petitioned for dissolution from William Edward Mobert on grounds of drunkenness and cruelty. Separate decrees nisi granted to others including Morntose Peatsom and Mary Millie Row as detailed in the proceedings.
Application by Edith Freeman for divorce from John Richard Lindsay Freeman on desertion grounds. Married Sept 2, 1901 at All Saints Peter, life largely unhappy as he frequented clubs and meetings. She later found another woman’s letter. he claimed she was his wife in God’s sight. She sought work, he sent £4 then vanished. last heard Christmas time 1904. decree absolute follows. Also notes on multiple decrees and a coroner’s inquest into Richard Putin Frederick’s death by fall at North Sharm Gas Company works.
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