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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 20, 1907
Page
8
Wood & Company advertises unmatched facilities and a labor-saving machinery system under the Corvill and Company brand. It lists Omce and Mortuary Chambers at 472 Harries, Central Office at 135 Ovatee et Bouin, with suburban branches shown in the telephone guide. Tel numbers are provided for direct contact.
An eyewitness recounts a historic ball lightning event at the Tenterfield telegraph station during a severe afternoon storm. Wires melted, fires started, and the building endured a dramatic strike that interrupted Sydney to Brisbane communication for hours. Ball lightning manifested as glowing fireballs striking the ground and the pole tops, with one entering the office vicinity.
Final conference approves memorandum and articles for a new body called the Institute of Public Accountants in Australasia. Messrs Allard Brierley Docker McKenate Thomas Dunstan Vane Foll Walker Yarwood sign, council to meet soon to decide incorporation and domicile. Joint secretaries Dunstan Fell named.
A critical survey discusses Walter Savage Landor and readers who misread him, contrasting genuine knowledge with fashionable but shallow praise for Dryden Milton Browning and Landor. It cites Trotter’s Memoirs of Fox, Landor’s commentary, and reviews from Angus Robertson and Heinemann, noting published letters of Thackeray and various journals with literary and publishing details.
The issue features Mr. Max Pemberton's serial The Lodestar and short stories by other authors. Illustrations include a notable elephant catching scene. All items priced at £1.01.
In Sydney the Gaiety Athletic Club filled for the NRW Amateur Boxing and Wrestling semifinals. Highlights include a NZ challenger’s upset over Lane for lightweight, Fitzpatrick and Wardell victories, and several weight class results with notable upsets ahead of the Saturday final rounds.
Parramatta council faces financial strain with North Town indebtedness at £85 000 and total improved expenditure value £424 833, exceeding the act limit of 10 percent unimproved rateable value. As sewer and water schemes loom, officials debate extended spending ability and borrowing needs while awaiting funding prospects.
In Westnesday’s Westnesday afternoon trial at the No. £ Jury Court William Mudle Larnach and Lea nora Lydia Larnach of Petersham sued Henry Dean and Son for injuries from blasting at the defendants brickworks. The jury ruled for the wife in the joint action for £190 plus £20 for the husband, and for the defendant in the husband’s separate claim. They found no negligence by the defendants.
At a North Sydney Council meeting Alderman Reynolds led a motion opposing inclusion of North Sydney in any unified Greater Sydney framework. The council discussed a Greater North Sydney option and considered inviting southern councils to a conference while proposing a separate Greater North Sydney council elected by northern municipalities. The meeting concluded with the motion to oppose a unified Greater Sydney and to pursue a distinct northern arrangement. Police report notes Melbourne murder probe at Colline Street.
Unprecedented activity surrounds the Liberal and Reform candidate race in Sherbrooke with many polling centres enrolling over 100 members each. Enrollment closes Saturday, and a ballot will be held the following Saturday amid strong local interest. Names J C Buut and H. Parrammatts correspondent report results.
A session of the Society of Engineers at the Royal Mechanics Hall discussed Australia’s varied railway gauges. Speakers argued gauge fragmentation hinders interchanging rolling stock and logistics for transport of men and war materiel, urging wider unification as essential for development.
The Treasurer of Tasman reports a payment from the Meant Lyall Company for the June dividend. During the current financial year the company paid £4 to A tar, and there is an increase noted in Jean.
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