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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 21, 1909
Page
6
Readers are told the shortest day in this region is not fixed on June 21 but varies yearly due to Earth’s tilt and leap year adjustments. This year the sun reaches its southernmost point tomorrow at 7:00 and sets at 7:40, making daylight 12 hours. In December 22 midsummer will bring daylight to 14 hours 26 minutes, about 41 hours longer than the year's shortest day.
Reports from Wanganui New Zealand say Arnst and Webb are in fine form for a world sculling championship clash tomorrow on the Wanganui River with £1000 prize. Conditions favor the faster tide and a very fast race is expected. Arnst is as strong as when he won by ten lengths last December while Webb shows great health improvement.
The foundation stone was laid by Lord Chelmsford in Manly amid a large crowd for the two storey school of arts fronting Wentworth Street. The $2200 project includes library, reading room, billiard room, office and caretaker spaces on the ground floor with a lecture hall and three classrooms above. completion is slated for September.
A fragmented ledger style list from Charters Towers details prices and buyers for numerous lots including Blue Peter Brilliant Central Carrington Queen Block and Golden Alexandra among others. The entry reads as a chaotic catalog of bids, payments marked paid, and assorted names with mixed currency values across many items.
A fragmented shipping schedule lists captains, ship names, tonnage, and departure routes from Newcastle and other ports. Entries include vessels such as North Coast Steam Company Limited ships and various river and coastal traders with captains like Thompson Waller Muir and Keate, noting departures around June and port-to-port movements.
Thomas O'Brien, 40, a dealer, pleaded guilty to selling alcohol without a licence on Robertson Lane, Sydney, Sunday. A probationary constable testified marked money paid for two bottles. O'Brien admitted seven other bottles found. Central Police Court fined him £90 with seven months to pay. police noted he was hard-working and had no prior convictions.
Mrs Larg Thomas a 41 year old widow residing at Toongabbie was killed on the western railway line this morning. About 7:15 she attempted to cross the line to reach the platform for a Parramatta train and was struck by a Penrith bound engine. The body was found beside the rails and later taken to the Parramatta hospital morgue. Her daughter, who had caught the Parramatta train, is thought to have walked onto the line. She leaves two children.
Municipal Council figures reveal unimproved capital value at £1,085,873 and improved capital value at £4,048,274 with an annual value of £155,138 for Randwick in 1909. Earlier valuations were about £23,000, triggering discussion on valuation methods. Also noted is an application for registration under the Commonwealth Conciliation and Appeal Act by the Amalgamated Class Bottlemakers Union of Australia. Woods Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds is mentioned.
High water at Sydney Cove today. New arrivals include Phe Darque Algederan from Newcastle and Sokola from Sydney arriving at Anoka. Trade details list coal shipments to Linallton and Adelaide, projected departures for Fui, Tonga, Samoa, and Auckland. Denbigh Castle report: provisions low, crew fed on rations, return voyage planned.
The report describes a troubled launch of the New Grand-Canadian service with mixed cargo results. Ships diverted, departures from Auckland delayed, and Canadian imports via Vancouver limited as trade realigns.
The opening rounds of the New South Wales Amateur Boxing Championships were held at the Gaiety, Castlereagh Street, Sydney, with boxing and wrestling on the program under the NSW Sports Club. Officials included H Beckett and J Crock, while Lt. Col. Bort and Dr. W R Graham attended. The meet featured multiple weight divisions, several matches decided on points, forfeits, and a crowded arena. A draw for tonight’s event lists bouts across Bantam to Heavyweight divisions with noted participants such as J Grundy, J Black, and W T Peaver among others.
Several injuries reported in Saturday football games. Culpitt of Eastern Suburbs suffered a concussion after a collision on University Oval. George Barley, 22, fractured his collarbone in a Do m a n i a game. William Snow, 18, fractured his collarbone while playing Forest HMM FC at Camp Sir. Other players listed with injuries include Metcalf of Western Suburbs and an unnamed Leichhardt resident.
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