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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1906
Page
3
The article reports chaotic proceedings in the state parliament with heated exchanges over motion procedures. Members clash on rules and the premier’s powers while discussions shift to parliamentary process and potential delays.
Police processed fingerprint evidence at 122 Abattoir road Rozelle after a break in. Prints matched a well known criminal and linked to stolen property from Waverley Council. Court action and council responses are noted in ongoing proceedings.
Messrs Trebeck Som and Company with J M Peck and Sona Melbourne conduct a large sale of pure Shropshire sheep in Misere Pitt Son and Badtery stock. The auction lists dozens of rams and ewes with multiple buyers including Moore Shuttleworth G Mutter and Gilbriet Wark Company, spanning Tasmanian and mainland consignors. Numerous lots are offered at various prices with a wide attendance noted.
Justice Simpson grants absolute dissolution in several marriage suit outcomes including Hoon Kate Firth Gedford Firth Frances Killian Brough ton James Broughton and others. The marriage pleads are declared void and the decree nisi made absolute. The notice blends with unrelated advertising fragments on cough remedies and hairdressers.
London reports on naval upgrade progress with Agamemnon and Beardmore noting rapid ship builds may render the bulk of the brigantine fleet obsolete within years. Officials discuss the Ritual Commission, constitutional questions, and penalties linked to maritime law and standards.
A report from the post conference notes tension between Australia and the European Union over trade, with Australia seeking partnerships beyond the Americas and Asia. The drive for a diploma solution faced opposition from Continental delegates and European powers. The Australian leader spent days in London reviewing ties with Pacific and British cable companies as decisions on next steps lingered.
Mrs Ansier England reported a burglary at her dwelling when a man Brabston allegedly battered the door with a tin implement and forced entry while a washing was in progress. Brabston was remanded for trial after the confession of a theft that followed.
A Marrickville Council meeting noted the borrowings in credit by £1870 and an overspend on Government trust roads by £108. The council blamed underfunding for Canterbury and Yarra roads, with the council forced to spend ratepayer money to keep roads usable. The mayor and Alderman Moorehouse urged steps to recover funds from the Government.
George Ingelow Kilgour, a senior solicitor with M Namara and Smith in London Chartered Chambers, died at Nurse Graham's private hospital in Darlinghurst after a fall during a holiday at Cots Martour. He suffered a fractured skull, was brought to Sydney for surgery, and passed away yesterday. He was popular in legal and athletic circles and was the son of W Kilgour of Dulgety and Company.
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