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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 24, 1908
Page
3
A dense regional page blends commodity prices, shop headlines, and street listings. Names of vendors and products appear amid scattered figures and ad copy, reflecting a bustling mid century commerce beat.
Fragmented OCR text from Sydney produce sales lists mentions market activity, primes, chains, and various traders. The readable content includes scattered references to locations, names, and items but lacks coherent data, dates, or outcomes to form a precise summary.
Laura Twemlow sues Litward Walsh for breach of promise of marriage seeking £1000. Walsh did not appear to defend. Court notes engagement lasted four years and she spent about £12 on house fittings. Jury awards £400 for injured feelings and enmity, considering length of engagement.
The Evening News quotes Chief Inspector D. Stewart of Stock saying there is no real rise in anthrax. He notes cases this year are below last year’s figures and that New South Wales stock is cleaner than elsewhere. Recent outbreaks were traced to cattle imported from Victoria.
Farley defeated M Lean in a hard fought match described as a lively and rough exchange. The West Australian showed resilience, delivering strong lefts while M Lean endured heavy punishment and eventually fell behind before recovering briefly. Best served as referee.
Commonwealth Weather Bureau reports generally fine weather across New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Tasmania and coastal areas with light showers along seaboards and variable winds. Nineteen hundreds weather summaries note one or two light showers in New South Wales with a two hour period of fine weather overall. Peak rainfall figures include Manning Head Newcastle and Raymond Terrace each recording trace amounts.
In the morning session Judge Simpras presided over miscellaneous motions before hearing causes. Absolute decrees were granted in several divorce suits including Martin William Harty v Emily Hardy Alexander Marshall, Charlotte Elizabeth Marshall, Ruby Georgine Chenstek v William Chenstek, Eva Moore Mullane v Joseph Mullane, and others listed including Eddington and Minnes family cases.
Daley Fisher once Hart sought divorce from Thomas Horatio Fisher on grounds of desertion. They married in July 18__, she was underage and ran away from Queensland parents to wed him. He left for New Zealand in October 18__ and did not return. Decree granted, with final order entered later.
Herod Manley formerly Rosson applied for a decree from Robert Manlay alleging marriage to Polly in Sydney after a long history of alleged infidelity. The case details aliases, travels between England and Australia, and relations with Polly, culminating in a decree nisi granted with moves toward absolution.
Suva reports hurricane effects visible Tuesday afternoon with damage and power outages. Sailors and locals describe brunt of winds, flooding, and scattered debris across coastal areas as official crews assess repairs and safety concerns.
The Woman's Buffport offers a weekly prize draw open to all readers. A £100 first prize awaits the subscriber who signs up the most prepaid annual subscriptions by April 30. Five £5 prizes reward the next highest totals, plus a 10s consolation prize for anyone with at least 25 subscriptions. Subscriptions may be for a quarter, half-year, or year, with year equal to two halves.
Saunters petitioned for divorce from Gilead Aug Sanders formerly Hodgson on grounds of desertion. They wed in March 1881 at Mowntein View under Presbyterian rites. He, a widgered laborer near Tamworth, says wife left in May 1904 after living on a farm three miles from Tamworth. He describes her as a quiet wife, a folly woman. He pursued Maitland to seek her return. she refused. Decree diet granted to be moved absolute in six months.
A report details a troubled relationship involving Perenes Kethien Tree Drummond and a man identified as Mr R Praser, with marriage disputes and a legal separation moving toward a commitment to relocate within six months. The narrative covers their travels from Bungle Gully to Narrabri, Killarney, and Manly, ending with a court grant ordering a move within half a year.
An inquiry in Leichhardt detailed the death of five year old Mary Stringfellow who died at Prince Alfred Hospital from scald injuries sustained when she fell into a copper basin at her parents residence on Parramatta Road. Her mother testified the child ran to fetch water and the accident occurred around 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Doctors cited extensive back burns and shock as the cause of death.
News reached Sidney of the death on Monday of Rev Cuthbert Blacket recently appointed rector of Richmond. A popular younger clergyman with geology training at St Pauls College, he served at Castle Hill Mull and Luddenham and held other posts before his Richmond appointment.
Park ranger Mallicks of Hye Park discovered a decomposed infant in a bag near a Hyde Park lakelet. The body was taken to the morgue by constables Honfori and Soulor-constabia Gon after it appeared to have been in the water for some time.
The Hawkesbury Squadron of the Imperial Light Horse held its annual inspection at Clarendon on Saturday the 1st. Brigadier General Gordon, commanding N.S.W. forces, praised Captain Lip Charley and Colonel Cowwis Alia. The Army Medical Corps under Captain Molshams was commended. A reception and dinner followed at the Royal Hotel Bloomfield with Windsor and Richmond mayors and townspeople in attendance.
Naswabri region opens May 7 with seven blocks of inland scrub land ranging from 957 to 121 acres available for conditional purchase or lease tenure. Property lies 17 miles from Wee Was, with applications handled by the Tang board.
The Tamworth annual show opened in fine weather with a strong display of grounds and farm products. Calala exhibitor Mr Connors presents an Interdistrict farm competition entry as the lone contest. Officials plan a special program at Congress for tariff revision and anti trust law amendments as part of President Roosevelt’s proposals.
Fragments describe a purchase of Lane-Towle Pills with price notes and an unclear rating or exhibit. The text mentions Calle-Beet Busser Dish and a phrase indicating exhilaration and male reluctance, all presented as scattered OCR fragments.
The case involves Mary Terees Mason formerly Stafford suing for formal dissolution of her marriage to Ernest Heginald Manon amid allegations of adultery and deception. Witnesses describe tense exchanges and a remark about keeping control as the couple faced social scrutiny, with the narrative noting a possible meeting after a Sunday incident and references to dates in 1906 and a bicycle at the scene.
Dalgety and Company report a weak market with all descriptions at easier prices. A London Times note discusses railway expansion and defence budgets, while Berry’s Bay is featured in an illustrated Berry’s Bay article in the Town and Country Journal.
A fragmented notice details the opening of a market named The Ego Market with a new SSI establishment and products. The readable text mentions street addresses in Sydney and references to Dook and Geis Berea street locations.
The mining page notes variable dredging results with six hours of work yielding hundreds of cubic yards, while water supply remains a concern. Dredges at several sites operate steadily though some shifts are idle. inspectors report encroachment on leases, new schemes promise high yield, and capital interest grows for northern field prospects.
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