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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1903
Page
7
In a May Evening News serial, a tense scene unfolds as a violent brotherly clash is confronted by cool police inspector Gryce. Alfred confronts a suspicious object concealed in a tumbler, the pencil found to be crucial evidence, revealing a heated confrontation and implied motive.
The narrator records a tense morning after Archibald Gillespie's death as sons George Alfred and Leighton confront rumors of guilt and wealth. Reporter Sam Underhill shares gossip on the Gillespie brothers, noting a broker father and possible drug involvement amid suspicions and intrigue.
In a hurried house discussion Sam Wanderhill and I dissect the Gillespie family. Alph is suspected in a death linked to drug use and opulent debts, Leighton is criticized for hypocrisy, while Leighton's sister remains a fragile thread. The unnamed narrator fears exposure as the Tribune notes stir, and a late twist hints at a possible marriage to a fortune.
In bankruptcy, David M Kinley Sharpe’s meeting and public examination declared closed, Alfred Arthur Debsey noted. Susannah Thomson’s case: one witness examined under section 30 and examination closed.
A compact notice notes an appearance of a cold and warns that all danger will be avoided with stock remedies. The fragment hints at a remedy stock action tied to a person or place named Sammy and a date-like 1/8.
Aborigines Protection Board reports from Lachlan district show Oxley and Euaba Jeng areas receiving rations, with few rabbits and abundant emus. Ivanhoe, Hilleton, and Monsgiel areas report ration support, blankets, clothing, and meat at 8d per lb where possible, amid scarce game and difficult conditions.
Elizabeth Rivers seeks divorce from George H. Rivers on grounds of cruelty and adultery. She recounts discovering a girl in his bed after returning from a cycling carnival and notes a document naming another woman Emily. The judge ordered notices to other women and adjourned the hearing.
A deputation from Strathfield in Hornsby Ryde and Marsfield Progress Associations urged the Lord Mayor to relocate Belmore Markets to the head of Darling Harbour or to the cattle saleyards. The Lord Mayor would present the matter to the council and Parliament next session, noting the current site is a valuable asset and required an Act of Parliament to move.
The Homebush sale featured good to prime sheep including a New Zealand draft. Lambs sold readily at higher prices amid small supply. About 16100 sheep and lambs were penned. Merino wethers and crossbreds showed mixed to high values. Cattle sales were even. prime bullocks reached £11 17s 6d with highs to £13 6s. Cow prices ranged £4 to £9 with best beef £30s per 100lb. Trucks lined up for the next day.
In the Banco Court before the Acting Chief Justice, John Mountney sued James Joypson Smith for injuries from a fall into a disused lift well at an Imperial Arcade hotel. The jury returned a verdict for Mountney and awarded 300 pounds after witnesses testified the lavatory was closed to customers and reserved for tenants.
The Globe Musical Union staged a large concert at Town Hall with St Cecilia's Day as the feature. Miss Amore Ferry and Mr J F Hogue led a strong programme including Fra Diavolo overture and Hall to the Bride. Sidney T. Price provided humour. Myles F. Ariel served as secretary. A separate event at Waverley Hall supported St Barnabas Young Men's Literary Society. Miss Sylvia Blackston tours the South Coast with twenty two concerts before Europe, and a Hornsby tennis court fundraiser featured Marie Stanley-Hall and other local performers.
Edwin Armstrong petitioned for divorce from Henrietta Wilhelmina Armstrong on grounds of desertion and drunkenness. Married in May 1878, she repeatedly left home for days and months, neglecting domestic duties. A decree nisi was granted on drunkenness and neglect, returnable in three months.
At Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions Frank Merritt was found guilty of aiding Arthur Tozer in disposing of stolen goods obtained by false pretense. Tozer pleaded guilty earlier. Merritt received three years penal servitude. Merritt had prior thieving and breaking records, but a character reference from an employer was noted. A separate ejectment case in Banco Court awarded the plaintiff against William Sullivan for 237 acres in Kempsey. Pears Soap advertisement praises Pears’ Loop for hand and skin whitening.
Martin's Proprietor Martin, a chemist in Southampetes, reports on the sale or availability of el and steel pills. The note emphasizes the proprietor’s name and the location with a casual, dated tone typical of a local business notice.
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