Wallaroo sails for Sydney amid coarse city chatter
Breezy Sydney notices mix with a long list of local happenings. Wallaroo leaves Auckland for Sydney while city committees, legal cases, and municipal matters unfold.
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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
3
Breezy Sydney notices mix with a long list of local happenings. Wallaroo leaves Auckland for Sydney while city committees, legal cases, and municipal matters unfold.
In a New South Wales court a divorce case unfolds with Petitioner De Fraine alleging adultery and coercive conduct by her husband. Testimony covers spiritual meetings, letters, alleged payments, and interactions with Mr Bryant, Mrs Stirling, and others, while the Respondent denies misconduct and recounts prior reconciliations and disputed letters.
The case concerns Lily Ashworth formerly Dargo suing Alfred Ernest Ashworth in a custody and property dispute. Testimony covers alleged thefts, family tensions, and cross examinations about children, former guardians, and adopted father involvement amid a tense domestic backdrop. The court addresses alimony, petitioners expenses, and ongoing legal actions.
Reginald Doasin faced Darlinghurst sessions before Judge Rogers for a theft at Vorwory Brothers Pitt Street Sydney. He pleaded guilty to receiving and was ordered imprisoned with hard labor for two months, suspended under the Habit Offenders Act. A recognisance of £40 with conditions for good behavior for twelve months was set, plus restitution of £2 to the prosecutor and £20 immediate payment, £6 to be paid before August 1908, while other matters remained with the Dodson case.
The Steamer Victoria from Wellington, carrying Cardinal Moras and a mixed passenger list, arrived peacefully at 10:40 am after light winds. A cargo of oats, potatoes, milk, butter, hides, flour, and sundries accompanied 299 passengers and crew. One death occurred amid a south-west gale and violent squalls after Tuesday morning.
A fragment notes a chill cough remedy with cautions about not curing a disease and mentions specific product terms and timing. The text reads as a cautionary label style entry about dosage or usage and imperfect scientific claims. The readable items include names or terms like Drevediive and HELIDON SFA, though their exact meanings are unclear in this fragment.
A historic Kensington race page lists fourteen three furlong events with numerous starters including Seashell, Sandicap, and Ennismore. Bets favored Seashell and Seashell led to victory in one division while Goldduet and Belle Cole contested the other, with Goldduet finishing strong. Time noted around 43688 for the main Kensington Handicap.
W K Knatt of Chrieteburen discusses a remedial Seajol and its value during sea travel. He notes his wife’s improved fate on a voyage to Sydney and fondly recalls meals aboard, while Albert Sharp of 257 George Street opposite Bridge Street offers a local comment.
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