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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 19, 1901
Page
4
The column blends obituaries and marriages with memorials and family notices. It recalls a teacher discussion on school reforms, praising equal access to education and broader university entry, and criticizing rigid curricula. The piece mentions public instruction debates, a NSW minister, and calls for freer university access.
Public Instruction debate centers on abolishing school fees and free study policies. Carruthers, Liberal candidate for St George, argues for reforms that would cut or shift costs while defending community interests and party positions amid factional tensions. He faces criticism from Parkes and others over free education and public revenue impacts.
A platform columns praises Mr Arnold for reformist aims including a stricter divorce law and civic projects. He cites scripture to argue moral guidance by government and urges exploration of Cook's River for navigable traffic, timber mills, and a central depot approach, while referencing his past editorial work and community ties.
The 184 general election in New South Wales used the one vote system. There were 294,917 electors on the rolls with one unopposed member. Contested electorates had 106,740 enrolled. 404,246 votes were cast. Yates’ share was 4.0 percent. over 43,000 eligible voters lacked their rights, giving about 80 percent turnout.
The article recalls election outcomes from earlier years with figures on retiring members defeated, notable names, and the cost of elections to taxpayers. It notes estimated population figures, past massacres of parliament members, and estimates the 3 July poll will yield around 600 candidates and about 7300 pounds in total personal expenses.
In a vigorous Sydney speech Mr David Storey cites a Town Hall gathering of ministerial supporters. He claims copies of letters from a Daily Telegraph directorate chairman show attempts to sway Harbor Trust and Roche Resumption deals. He defends the paper’s probity while questioning its other reports.
At Forbes on Monday evening a political meeting caused alarm as the crowd moved toward the platform. Several ladies took refuge on top of a piano used as a shelter and of safety, a scene reported by a senior morning contemporary.
A discussion argues that Kruger may sell Transvaal and other South African securities to reinvest in British Consols Preach Reute and continental stocks. The piece links such moves to broad political risk, Bank of England stability, and historic figures like Louis Philippe, suggesting elites adapt to shifting markets amid fear.
Discussion of Continental stocks, government bonds, and debt in wartime and peacetime Europe. Notes on Kruger investments, Russian funds, Crimean War interest payments, and the Turkish government's shifting interest policy, highlighting trust and default risks and investor caution.
A cable reports Sir Harry Johnston confirming Mr. Crogan’s discovery of police men distinct from dwarfs near the Congo forests. Neither Johnston nor Crogan had previously aided civilisational progress to verify this finding.
Frederick Ar shur Taylor of Wollongong sues for divorce from Andring Taylor on adultery with Alfred Charles Watson, co respondent. Evidence includes cross examination, testimonies from Elizabeth Corrigan and Mrs Thompson, and allegations of marital cruelty. Trial before Mr Justice Simpson and twelve jurors resumes with disputed facts and witness recollections.
James O’Donnell reported a burglary at his hotel where a man named John McRwan, 25, was found with a bundle of stolen items from a bedroom. The items included three shirts two photos a clock and a shove luger valued at 48. McRwan was brought to Water Street Court and sentenced to three months.
Health matters report from the Quarantine Station notes most patients improving while a few remain under care. No further releases are expected until Monday next.
Auction advertisements announce sales at King’s Warehouse Customs House at 1 o’clock by Lawson Caro and Company. The text mentions a murder mystery on page 7 and cites a May 11 1901 case of alleged wrongful assault with damages of about 100. A special jury was summoned, and coats are shown against the defendant.
An antiquated advertisement promotes Rees's Cute Ble Lotios as an Australian remedy for eye conditions. It claims relief from sandy blight and inflamed eyes with a general tonic effect. Sold by chemists and stores nationwide.
The Ballina meeting chaired by Aldermen Martini featured MP J Perry defending Public Instruction policies and opposing party criticism. Perry argued for government rail and Works Committee reform while addressing Lee, Reid, and Lyne related questions amid a sprawling campaign scene with multiple allied meetings and union voices across the region.
A long garbled OCR item references public notices and civic affairs, mentioning councils, meetings, and potential projects. It notes a Sydney area context with ministers, committees, and dates, and hints at proposals and votes affecting local infrastructure and services.
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