The Battle of the Ball in a Ghosted Era
A garbled account recalls a struggle and crowd actions in a town setting. It mentions The People and a whisky issue, with scattered place names and vendors referenced across Market Street and nearby lanes.
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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1910
Page
9
A garbled account recalls a struggle and crowd actions in a town setting. It mentions The People and a whisky issue, with scattered place names and vendors referenced across Market Street and nearby lanes.
A historical notice outlines prices and stock at Roberts' Wine and Spirit Stores on Market Street next George Street. It lists items available, supplier notes, and terms about returns and credit, warning customers about the banter form PMAICALITY and that refunds are not guaranteed.
Readers learn the schedule for the newspaper’s sport coverage across editions from Monday to Friday first edition second edition Saturday first edition sowing edition. The brief note outlines edition timing without detailing specific sports content or dates.
The Electoral Department announces all lists open for inspection as revision work continues for the forthcoming general elections in October. Broad alterations were needed after three years of changes, with lists posted at courthouses, post offices, and railway stations for public check. Electors may verify their names or apply on proper forms to transfer if missing. A separate note states a local school committee votes to lower playing age in billiards to 18.
The plan aims to train nurses of very high standard who can substitute for doctors in many cases, improving care in inland townships where lack of trained attendants leads to patient losses. Success relies on gradual rollout, public support, and educating rural communities to accept this new nursing service.
Senator Pearce pushes for a British admiral to report on naval matters as a high quality outside authority. The piece criticizes excess parliamentary advisers and provincial bias, arguing only a decisive external expert can end local quarreling over sites and schemes and prevent jealousies among states.
A collection of obituaries and memorial notices reflecting numerous family losses. Entries praise spouses, children, and relatives with dates, places, and names such as Cullen, Flynn, Smithers, and Purdy, noting June deaths and June anniversaries across multiple households.
The report notes Canada expanding wheat area to 3 285 000 acres and Commonwealth total to 6 262 000 acres, though a 1 million acre decline from 1964 66. Yield comparisons show Canada at 13.47 bushels per acre, with Australia 11.89 and the Netherlands 38.40, suggesting potential for much higher empire production to avert famine.
A compact Melbourne style notice from Sydney dated Friday June 17 1910 notes an evening event titled The Evening Hell. The item lists no detailed program or venue in the surviving readable text.
A government backed bush nursing plan to memorialize King Edward VII aims to deliver medical aid to remote Australians. The memorandum notes comprehensive coverage of the project, highlighting the need for skilled care where doctors are scarce and pain relief is limited.
A correspondent for the New South Wales Labor Council reports efforts to form a trade union for commercial travellers at Sydney Trades Hall. Delegates discuss aims to organize all labor and resist low wages, with tensions over the union's scope and the role of existing bodies.
The second trial of Peter Brady on a murder charge for an infant death at Rome Mit Roh was halted in Central Criminal Court. The jury failed to agree after eight men were empanelled, and the foreman announced no prospect of agreement. Brady was remanded. bail was set at £50 with one surety of £500 or two sureties of £250 each.
The stretch of trial concerns compensation for damages alleged by the plaintiff over paid advertising and alleged misrepresentation in country newspapers. Witnesses discuss the number of country papers in New South Wales and whether publishers profited by fair dealing or malice.
London notices reveal the Ascot Gold Cup stakes with sealed nominations and prize details. The piece tracks Derby connections, past champions, and notable horses like Bayardo, Red Ronald, and Tromp while outlining the event’s lineage dating to 1771 and the Duke of Cumberland’s promoter role.
Sarah Jane Beatty James Privatly and Micn ae Lynch faced sentence in Darlinghurst for conspiracy relating to the will of Alexander Beatty. Beatty and Lynch pleaded guilty. Privatly pleaded guilty. Judge urged caution, noting the defendants were of various character, while stressing the crime’s serious nature and the need for appropriate punishment.
Divorce Court details multiple petitions for divorce on grounds of desertion and incompatibility. Proceedings describe witnesses, dates, and the couple's marriage, with accusations of neglect, hostility, and alleged threats. The report notes petitions heard by a magistrate and outcomes including decrees, along with tangential society ads and unrelated notices.
Readable fragments show a damaged line about rheumatism plant buyers and a couple of company names. The text mentions the Bicovers and a Fusuuaric Fras machinery line. Overall, the snippet lacks clear event or outcome details, leaving only incidental product names and partial phrases.
Report of a maritime collision near Sydney involving the Dative sailore and the ship Sysley, with damage to hulls and possible loss of life. Names such as Captain Trintrcian and Admiralty officials appear amid chaotic phrases describing the incident, weather, and subsequent investigations by Marine Board.
A damaged 19th century notice claims Sanders Extract cures a range of illnesses and conditions. It promotes use for pouch, cold, nasal, lung, stomach, bowel, and kidney complaints with directions to mix four tablespoons in water. Warns of severe symptoms if untreated and urges use for teed? and other conditions.
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