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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1905
Page
5
The Land Commission inquiry centers on open land leases and rent reductions. Attendees discuss granting renewed tenancy, price adjustments, and policy aims while examining acreages, tenant suits, and Gov ernment strategy. Key figures reference ministers, commissioners, and local landholders amid questions on Crown lands and settlement plans.
A murky report details a local option deputation in Melbourne with exchanges on temperance policy. It mentions representatives and potential future actions, referencing local officials and disputed proposals about liquor regulation and compensation, with broad citizen reaction and unresolved stances.
Fatally burned person identified as Oommen of Clororting in unclear report. Local authorities probing circumstances amid scattered OCR text. No clear date or full names due to damaged source.
Centenary Park land sale details outline plots offered by Messrs Richardson and Wrench and others. Bids share per foot rates in pounds and shillings, with prices cited for several plots and parcels on Fenewick and Basneromy roads.
The yacht Amace, 221 tons, built 1896 at the Naval Dockyard Plymouth, left Brisbane via Byron Bay and arrived in Sydney after eleven days passage. Captain Held brought the craft to port after sheltering briefly at Byron Bay. Sub-inspector W J Tippett is named as new inspector at Bega, succeeding the retired MPKeague. In Newcastle Police Court today, Berberi Munter Blakey was remanded on a Manly burglary charge for stealing a watch and chain valued at £75 from the Grand Pier Hotel. the items were recovered at a local pension.
Late sport notes from Kensington include the Fourteen-Three Handicap with Meg leading early contenders and odds listed for Kola Blue Cup II Geraldine Porest Empress and Vulpine among others. The Forty-One Welter Handicap features Clareena Wideawake and Miss Tarry as top contenders with close finishes and time details.
Sunlit notes recount August 4 plans for the Plente event in Orange, with venues, registers, and theatre listings. Mentions Canterbury Mack decision this Saturday, Chie Tatterenl’y Chub member Khviste purchasing in Grafton, and various travels toward Melbourne Sydney and Dadi.
A divorce case on page four details judgment against Rowy Ryan with fault attributed to the husband T Hee Walker. The petitioning wife claims violent assaults, striking with fists, tearing clothes, dragging by the head, and other abuses. Witnesses testified to repeated cruelty over much of their marriage, with corroboration from several corroborating witnesses and testimonies about family life and the husband’s conduct.
Charles Melville S Naghten appeals to the High Court from the Full Court ruling in the deed of separation case against Hugh Paterson a dentist and Mary Shar Paterson. The dispute centers on £1573 9s 4d due under a covenant from April 1835 to September 1908 and a £100 verdict upheld by the Full Court.
Mr Justice O'Conner of the Federal High Court will sit in Sydney on June 21 to fix penalties in the remaining New Zealand cases. Armidale Quarter Sessions opened before Acting Judge Harris with teases on the list. The judge wore gloves. Surgeon General Williams claimed pay from colonial and Imperial governments, per day rates, with various allowances and instruments.
The article surveys ongoing party debates on government strategy in parliament. It notes predictably divided opinions within Labour and the Opposition, with emphasis on the Arbitration Court solution and possible ministerial changes. It also mentions the Labour caucus, potential chairs, and a visit by Latour Works figures.
Sydney region reports light to moderate showers with cool, windy conditions. Across districts like Armidale Bathurst and Windsor heavy or steady rain recorded. rivers rising and forecasts indicate more wet weather with improving crops in parts. Local summaries note district precincts and recent rainfall amounts, with explicit mentions of towns such as Parramatta Orange Ryde and Wellington.
In a case from Darlinghurst Sessions Judge Heydon faced Adams who posted bail for George Gresam on conspiracy charges. Gresam failed to appear and Adams sought to quash the estreatment order, but the judge refused to annul or reduce the £50 amount after noting Adams’s wife and family depend on him.
Thomas Davies a seaman appeared at the Central Police Court charged with assaulting Constable Sydney A Horaimas while on duty. Davies, described as quarrelsome when drinking, had previously lost an eye. He received one month of light labour as penalty.
At Newtown Police Court before Mr Issa a case was heard involving Alberh M I ceom charged with diversion and other details. Testimony described tensions, alleged threats, a fire trial, and family disputes centered on a wife and her husband, with witnesses detailing prior incidents and attempts at reconciliation.
Melbourne financial page reports today's share prices and sales across multiple companies and sectors. It lists Coronial Bank Preference Regal Bank Bank of Victoria Silverton Trams Wellington South Birthday and others with prices and volumes, noting substantial listings from Australian companies and regional notes.
The P and O mails Marmors bearing the English mail dated May 19 reached Fremantle today. The Sydney portion is due on Tuesday next. The mail by the Ortona was delivered in Sydney this afternoon.
Fragmented OCR text appears to reference shipping terms and names without clear context. It mentions places, dates, and quantities in a chaotic sequence, offering no coherent event or identifiable entities to describe in a concise card.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Doreen, panel, Tek, Pantetene, Watch, and names like Frederick Tullig and Brainy LiSecretary, with scattered references to dates, places, and organizations. Content is garbled and difficult to interpret, but appears to be a draft noting committee or panel actions and a potential oblique obituary or notice.
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