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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
3
A fragmented report contrasts Chinese rainfall prayers with drought in Australian towns. It details Chinese customs and beliefs about rain, a Sydney duck event, and local responses in Newcastle and surrounding districts noting scarce water, stock losses, and farmers awaiting rain.
Showers persisted mainly in the north with thunderstorms between the Bunter and Mocleay rivers and across the Geydig districts. Rain totals were recorded at many towns including Camden Wayen Heads 150 and Newcastle 1, while parts of the region faced extreme drought reducing river flows. The Water and Sewerage Board urged Liverpool Council to curtail domestic water use to protect supplies as dam capacity was strained.
The Hunter River at West Maitland runs very low causing several stoppages at Jow 1-de and raising anxiety over the water supply for Newcastle district. Authorities monitor flow as conditions threaten local water availability.
The report lists multiple towns including Armidale Barhaba Clackhrath Eloucrater Kiama Katoomua and notes dull cool conditions heavy rain near Barhaba thirty six points and a general east to north east wind with intermittent showers and a forecast of further rain lingering in places with a weak system in the north and a chance of a downpour for towns awaiting heavier rainfall.
Fragmentary text describes a trial where Katy Abern sam遭f appears to be the target of murder attempt at Curleyis. The report mentions a defendant, trial proceedings, a hospital stay, and court actions with references to witnesses and a medical recommendation, but many words are garbled or missing.
City officials and residents clash as the Mayor and aldermen inspect Lang Ward near Darling Harbour. A broken alley, waste piles, and septic odors cited. residents demand cleaner alleys and safer yards. Officials pledge review and possible remedies amid public dissent.
A coach collision near Brichene on the border of N and VE seriously injures several aboard. Six passengers were thrown, one girl aged 15 named Vincy died, others minor injuries. Dr Larry of Southport attended.
The chief engineer outlines gravitation and pumping limits to sustain demand, with 190 to 210 days of supply under varying rainfall, plus temporary dam measures and planned plant repairs. Board to reconvene Friday to discuss pumping, savings, and future reservoirs.
A trial before Mr Justice Owen with jury No 3 heard William Clark sue David James Brewse for about £250 alleging breach of trust over a Wellington showground setup in May. The plaintiff claimed the defendant removed his show stands and jewelry sales apparatus after an arrangement granted space. defendant argued showground was society property and moved stands with police aid. verdict returned for the plaintiff.
Maine judge continued hearing in James Bracken versus Mary Aupa Bracken. Bracken, once Wayne, seeks divorce on grounds of marriage to a widow. He alleged cohabitation and abandonment after a church wedding in the mountains. Absence of formal separation order noted. request for alimony and divorce granted, but recovery postponed to three months.
Peter Ryan, a 27 year old laborer, pleaded guilty at Water Police Court to yarrancy and assaulting Senior Constable Macintosh. He received seven days imprisonment on the yarrancy charge and a further month in default on the second charge, amid disputed revolver claims.
In February 1845 at Baltimore, Teresa Treginn Mogin and Warnerly Saul petitioned for a divorce from John Huvan, a doormaker. The court record dated December 19 1896 notes husband struck her rendering her unconscious. Furniture was removed and a decree absolute was granted in the divorce case.
Mary Ann Toomes seeks divorce from Rickert Edward Toomiee on grounds of drunkenness, cruelty, and support neglect. The registrar records July 1886 proceedings in Parcoat district as the court grants a decree, with petitions and testimonies detailing conduct and alleged provocations.
At a Kiama branch meeting of the United Silk Suppliers Association yesterday a long talk reviewed current milk prices. It noted Kiama suppliers receive 9d per gallon while temporary suppliers receive 7d per gallon due to the busy season. A motion urged companies to pay 6d per gallon for tail milk.
Fragmentary record shows a legal dispute labeled Martin v Martin involving Florence Augusta Meriin and Albert Edward Martin. The Meuhinding Boke vopat rites appear in the text with a monetary fine noted as about £2, while a decree was erauced and no specific month is given.
Horse racing results from Kensington include the Fourteen-Three Handicap with Clansmay and Signora among top entries and betting odds listed. Separate notes cover the Fourteen-One Walter Handicap and a Trial Welter with Empress and Optimist among starters, followed by a Kensington Handicap field led by Acorn and Muskat til as well as a report on the Third Battalion Commonwealth contingent shifting camp to Can Tennia Park and city concerns over garbage removal and public health.
A court decree in the Geddes versus Heddes case orders divorce on grounds of desertion. Petitioner states she married Henry Geddes in September 1559 at South Triskiene and that he deserted her in May 1846, with no contribution made. The decree is to be moved accordingly.
Lillian Jeanette Olson former Welter files for divorce from sailor Irvin Frederick Olson on grounds of cruelty. She married him in January at Hatmain in a Presbyterian church. She states she was years of age when married and her husband left her several months ago, with two children involved.
A departmental board examined the Sylow layer supply and North Sydney pumping issues. Reports discuss duplication of mains, strengthening raking room joints, additional steam power, and new storage tanks to meet ten year needs. Population figures and tank locations are reviewed alongside proposed high level pumps and reservoir expansions to ease shortages.
Frederick Arihue Geanemsie sued Anne Bella Graham for adultery with Robert Prank tieh idan. The court heard she left Melbourne for Brisbane, returned claiming an operation, and faced social scorn. Richardson, the husband, sought forgiveness but was refused. decree granted with returnable month.
Adeline Plater formerly Parkbill seeks absolute dissolution of marriage from Ferdinand Jobo Plater on grounds of departure. They wed August 1884 at Burwood Church under Presbyterian rules. They lived about ten years. he later left for West Australia, offered support for ten months after, then stopped. A decree was granted, to be moved absolute in a mutuary.
Forster formerly Elliott sought divorce from William Forster on desertion grounds. Petitioner and the respondent wed in March 1850 at a matrimonial bureau in Phillips Street Sydney. They reportedly played at the Comapa Milan Hotel where she had worked. He claimed a letter said his brother broke his leg and he would go to Braidwood, a claim she distrusted for about five months before the marriage. A. Aereelsl faced missing months, Newcast Court of Quarter Sessions heard Wednesday before Judge Rogers, with Soke Jones presiding as to a wide range of offenses including ware-stealing and larceny, with a sentence of up to eighteen months’ imprisonment.
A hat thief eluded pursuers after Lewis pursued him from Sasson Street to the Water Police Court, where the accused was fined. The Premier reports the secretary duties temporarily assigned to an officer of the department as discussions continue on a permanent replacement.
A man known in New Trade land towns, Alexander Abercromby Troup of Surrey Hills, Alobland, declares long illness from general debility. He cites weight loss, pale appearance, digestive troubles, headaches, nervousness, and fatigue, claiming marked improvement after taking Clements Tonle and publishing a declaratory statement.
A garbled OCR style warning about counterfeit items and plagiarism in a newspaper context. It mentions following in the wake of articles and implies caution against fake publications. Names and clear facts are missing, leaving a distorted fragment of a cautionary notice.
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