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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 29, 1927
Page
2
Widespread changes implement new appointments across education department. Notable shifts affect teachers, assistants, and administration roles with focus on strengthening program delivery and student services.
Government subsidy was reduced from £100 to £26 monthly. Over eleven months more than 1,008 people were served by the ambulance, with staff duties described as recreation tasks. A related inquiry was referred to the Guanai committees.
Very old resident Mrs. D J Frank died at her residence on Hilla Shewei Street after 80 years of residence in the district. Survived by her husband Mr. W J Surf Gherney. Family details and exact age appear garbled in the OCR.
A letter from Cumberland County officials calls for a 25 mile per hour speed limit on main roads and criticizes enforcement failures. It notes drivers often travel at 40 mph in Centennis Park and alleges police are unable to curb reckless car sharing and collisions. Aldermen push for road safety measures and cooperation with Bankstown.
Readers’ letters flood council with complaints on Bexley streets after storms. Residents cite waterlogged footpaths and slippery surfaces, urging urgent repairs and better drainage, while a plan to fund work costs is debated for and beyond the year.
Fragmented OCR reads of Newtown tram tracks near Brauer showing damage and delays. Mention of commissioners, wards, and local official Dibbs in a disputed corridor near the bridge. Unclear names and places due to text corruption.
A court case in Canterbury details a man who fell into arrears with payments to the War Bergies Homes and faced garnishment of wages while insolvent. The commission notes the subject left his house in 1623 and disappeared, with the locality prone to flooding from a creek choked with seeds, and the council blamed for not clearing the blockage.
The City Council plans immediate action to remove the Hyde Park underground railway site eyesore near Liverpool and Disoboth streets. Alderman Marks cites a five year delay awaiting rework and possible fencing at the corner of Tilbeth Road and Liverpool Streets. The health committee will discuss park improvement plans next week.
Parramatta grasps new project plans with Motroyd Council last night as talks unfold. Westmead birth hospital plans are noted while Hincktown and Harroyd councils seek to unite for a joint inquiry. Legal representatives prepare to contest at the Land Board inquiry near Tuesday.
Hampien and Borcell credited with upset in OC meet as editor notes misread results and officials review outcome. Local clubs contest high jump event with close margins and disputed placements.
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