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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1905
Page
3
A fragmentary reminiscence recounts Jan Matcham's mysterious vanishing amid a drama involving The Goldsmiths, public notices, and a Willows setting. Broadly sketches motives, advertising schemes, and a tense social dynamic with bystanders and police referenced. The text hints at later revelations about motives and consequences.
A Madagascar curiosity describes how a spider silk web sourced from 20,000 spiders formed a yellow fabric displayed in Paris. The process spans months, with the Madagascar spider producing filaments that create a 4000 yard tapestry from a single breeding cycle, and the effort involved costs about a pound per yard.
A noon sailing to London via ports lists a large group of passengers by name including Mr P P Rankin Rev Z Mpwriaso and Mr G Polinck with many others. The cargo includes various goods such as fur skins sacks cases travel items and a quantity of purge for Colombe.
The Ateriven twin-sereen teamer Maru leaves Ledgerys Waart Miller Point and Brisbane on the seventh for South Africa and London. A cargo of 4800 vit tnt and various goods including wool, casks, pork, and carcases accompanies the voyage. A long passenger and official list follows naming many travelers and officers aboard, with references to the Marathon and a later sale listing.
Local residents in Surry Hills protest the proposed police barracks, arguing the site harms neighbourhood aesthetics and that government land in Kensington would be better suited. They urge council to oppose funding and demand proper alignment at Baptist Street.
A new gypsum deposit near Lake Poosaoskee Florida, U.S. has been described. The beds lie close to the surface with thin seams, are soft when dug but harden in air, and are reported to be uniform in quality.
An old advertorial fragment touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for exposure to the cold, asserting rapid relief from influenza and colds. It mentions “Great Peppermint Cure” and suggests widespread effectiveness and prompt cure with no solid evidence or structured claims.
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