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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 01, 1902
Page
8
Letters call out cruelty to horses at the Greasy Wood blocks with sand and wash routines causing falls and injuries. A reader urges a sand cart to follow the wheelbarrow man to spread sand, reducing risk and saving horses and drivers.
Prevention TM criticizes three week old Erskineville accident delaying Sydney trains and costing employers and workers money. Calls for Royal Commission and a single Railway Commissioner with public reporting on accidents, citing recent incidents near Junee Blay-Boy line Corowa and rising legal costs. Urges Parliament to act to reform railway management now.
A Briton notes Sydney citizens feel buoyed by Major-General Hutton’s proposal and urges the GOC and State authorities to enforce commands. The piece expresses support for troops, praising their sacrifices and calling for three cheers to honor their defense efforts.
Mr P A Phillips argues the Works Minister's rule that all public works communications be routed through the member is aimed at currying local bodies and voters. He says MPs should stay in touch with constituents and that local bodies should not be forced into dependence or prior approval by MPs.
The G P O Justice notes Mr G H Reid MP presents a report to the City Council from Mr Scott Deputy PMG stating no filth accumulation and that disinfectants were freely used. A relative claims the operating room has been mischaracterized as temporary after nine years of use. Call for a full inquiry to hold those responsible to account amid public concern and cleaning efforts after the first attack.
The department advised applicants that if successful they must work two days for the King before reclaiming a shilling, then be allowed two to three days a week at six shillings and sixpence. This describes early wage and service terms set by the royal administration.
A reader condemns the department for employing nearly 100 casual tram conductors at six shillings and sixpence a day for only three days weekly. He urges constant work for casuals before hiring new staff and notes the risk to a signer’s safety. The letter references time and pay books as proof and calls for public corrective action.
Ernest Lamb suggests the people of New South Wales would applaud Mr O Sullivan for trying to place a statue to beautify the harbor but proposes a different title Australia Facing the Music rather than Australia Facing the Dawn.
A reader argues the Botany derailment result, blaming a road metal piece and timetable speed, is bogus. The writer insists a public inquiry is needed into rolling stock issues across the colony to protect travelers.
In bankruptcy matters before the Registrar adjournments were ordered for Edward Osborne Litchfield May 7 and Henry Evans May 14 to allow replies to official reports. Thomas Stevens Sheratt’s release from sequestration was ordered after a report was read. Griffith Evan Russell Jones had adjournments May 7 due to insufficient notice and unsettled proofs. Fallon Brothers executors Joseph Bernard Fallon Edward Joseph Fallon and John W Fallon examined. adjourned to May 2 for affairs statement. Bella Collie examination adjourned to May 1 with section 30 also set for that date after one witness. John Conway section 30 standing over. Susan Mary Valentine section 20 examination stood over as witness failed to attend.
A private letter to Melbourne's Argus describes the Very Rev William Macquarie Cowper, Dean of Sydney, bedridden by extreme old age. The visitor notes the dean's remarkable condition at his bedside, with doctors cautious that he may endure many weeks in his frail state.
Brief, fragmentary note hints at Deakin advancing in politics but cuts off, while promotional line touts Woods' Great Peppermint Curl as a life-saving remedy for coughs.
In Melbourne the House of Representatives debated Defence Department estimates with calls to cut spending. Ministers forecast savings and naval reforms while ministers and MPs argued for larger reductions and rifle training emphasis. The session adjourned after lengthy discussion without a vote.
The Minister for Works laid the foundation stone of Sydney’s new Central Railway Station amid a large crowd including the Mayor and Railway Commissioners. The project aims for a landmark station covering 23 acres with 34 acres resumed, promising beauty and utility and potential future public works such as a public library and public baths.
Mr H E Kater M L C moves adoption of the report at the half yearly meeting noting uncertainty over Federal tariff, customs stance on sugar seizures on October 8, and excise duty revisions. Bangor Progress Association inaugural meeting reports land openings, improved roads, funding for hill grading toward Hurstville and track to Campbell town, plus provisional school and post office plans. Officers elected: Batchelor president Gribben vice president Jones secretary Bentley treasurer.
Old advertisement extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a cure for pneumonia and related illnesses arising from colds or general attack. Claims reliability and expresses it is made for such ailments, with chemists and storekeepers selling it at a specified price per bottle.
Trooper Hughes from Molong district reports a big drive in Harrismith lasting about eleven days. Lord Kitchener praised the regiment, a month furlough granted, and the force claimed 600 Boers and 7000 cattle with heavy NZ and allied losses.
The first lecture of the season under the Corporation of Accountants of Australia will be given by Alec Thomson at its Equitable Building Sydney offices. The subject is The Civil Jurisdiction of Our Courts. The Benevolent Society’s Coronation Fete committee reports progress on amusements and venue terms, seeking special concessions from the Agricultural Society for the grounds. A deputation to pressed for concession, while event dates depend on the big sports meeting. The committee name is changed to Benevolent Societies’ Coronation Fete with profits shared among metropolitan benevolent groups.
At a Sawmill Employees' Union meeting a wage scale for submission to arbitration was drawn up chaired by J W Stone. The Grocers' Assistants' Union was registered under the act and twenty-two new members joined at a meeting with vice-president G C Walsh. A large Federated Stewards and Cooks' Union of Australia meeting at Kent Street voted to donate £10 toward Civil Ambulance and Transport Brigade and endorsed treasurer S Smith MLA's views. The Traily Draymen's and Carters' Union moved to register BEToCmENL to address nonconforming employers. Officers were elected including President W M Hughes MP. A Cold Storage Employees' Union picnic at Correy's Gardens featured tug of war won by the metropolitan team. Federation plans for all Commonwealth operatives bakers advance. D Moon elected acting secretary of the federation to oversee over 2000 bakers with eight-hour day, uniform start, and weekly wages. The Journeymen Tailors' Union log of placework conditions was affirmed and will be sent to employers for June conference. A mass meeting to explain new conditions was proposed.
Samuel T. Whiddon of Sydney criticizes Cook Ward aldermen for backing Board of Health actions after plague worries. He cites unequal treatment in garbage box delivery and demands equal justice for ratepayers, noting voting memory of electors in December.
An advertisement touts a fast cold remedy promising rapid relief with two bottles of Cole mane's Eucalypte, claiming it is the best and purest in the world. The pitch emphasizes purity and superior efficacy.
Notice records a dual wedding arrangement at the Independent Presbyterian Church offices at 21 Hunter Street with witnesses by church officials. It notes hours 9 to t and a fee of £1, mentions tram stops at Humter Street, references Urfords Prize No 1, and urges readers to ask grocers for details on economy, security, and quality.
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