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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 08, 1902
Page
5
A government notice records conveyances and grant details involving Taylor subdivisions and adjacent streets. Land parcels near Chippendale and Strawberry Hills change hands, with descriptions of parcels, boundaries, and claimed rights. The document names multiple owners and survey references, noting the dates of recording and the Registrar General’s office involvement.
A chaotic colonial program lists Aladdin productions and stage acts in Sydney venues with operators like Wallace and Brown Parkes, plus ball players and serial performances. Public notices advertise theatre holidays, cinema blocks, and a government schedule for rail works and station builds across cities.
A letter to the Evening News praises Buller and other British leaders amid Boer War talk. Mr Halliday and PHIL MOUBRAY urge publication of his letter. In Narranderi a telegram reports Samuel Morrison’s eldest son killed in a Strahan quarry explosion. At Goulburn Police Court Owen Hartley is committed for trial for grievous bodily harm to Thomas Brogan after a nighttime assault over a debt dispute. Brogan sustains a severe head injury.
Amusements include Fer Mayet Theatre production packed with praise for the cast and a later Lyceum Theatre afternoon children's carnival presented by Mr. EHNA Holt. The World's Entertainers report strong business at the Halace Theatre with near standing room only for the latest act. Tivoli Theatre features the Lenton Trio and Mr Clifford Heath in new bow, while other acts and the City of Jerusalem picture come to the Town Mall. Marching bands and a Band Recital conclude with a special march by AS Thompson for the Band Association gala.
Sydney labor groups debated employer conduct and wage disputes at Thursday sessions. Officials discussed a show of support for workers, plus planned examinations of child attendance at Watts Street School and housing the needy in the Rocks area. A resolution urged the minister to report on builder wages and local union activity, while a special vote honored Mr. A W Vicay, soon departing for England.
Weather report notes favorable conditions for some rain in the north and west and near Murray, with the coast affected later. Winds vary from north to south, a southward shift from Sydney expected before Tuesday, and monsoon activity between King's Sound and Southern Queensland. Areas around Chatham Inlands see passing systems. Overall, eastern Australia expected more useful rain than last month.
The schooner Stanley, aground on the North Spit at Forster since Tuesday, was floated off Friday with assistance from Ug. Several thousand feet of timber were jettisoned to lighten the vessel.
A detailed note discusses prison labor in Bathurst Gaol where inmates quarry and finish marble. It weighs costs, quality, overseer needs, and the potential to replace slave labor with free labor, urging a careful assessment by the Legislative Assembly and a qualified inspector to ensure solid workmanship and taxpayer value.
A fragmented maritime miscellany compiling numerous place names persons organizations and phrases. The text meanders through many terms including locations such as Mombasa and Ungar along with multiple personal names and varied topics. It presents a dense string of OCR like garbled items without a clear single event or narrative.
Unclear readable fragments describe a local mall column with scattered names and places. The text mentions Hobarts Metheny Maman Wall Masia McPhourne and a few place references, but no coherent event or outcome is discernible.
Uncertain proceedings outline a trial linked to the selection of a life ram for Bailey. The record cites vague timing and location details, with dates misread or garbled, causing confusion about when the hearing will occur.
Auction ads for Stock-n-Trade of Funniars Shop at 56 Georem Ftreet Went near Metropoliten Birr Bise Hon by Hyon Hains. Government plans to build new hotel structures near Central Railway Station tied to George and Giggs shears, with about 210,000 wad to be spent under day labor rules. Also mentions public holidays and stalled Mary. Bellippan trial details, with Chief Justice Way delaying public release. further medical evidence expected. Insert from COLEWANE'S EXTRAPT 13 THM NET and other notices.
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