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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 13, 1908
Page
6
The report notes a damp wheat market with buyers steady but cautious amid rain delays and December to January price shifts. Agricultural buyers and millers adjust demand as producers consider futures, with maize and potatoes appearing in local shipments and butter co operative votes noted alongside market activity.
Fragmented OCR reading shows chaotic lines about Sydney produce sales, buyers, and shipping with many garbled phrases. It hints at supply issues, financing falters, and tentative operating plans but few clear names, dates, or outcomes.
A garbled OCR page lists wheat sale figures, traders, and auction notices, naming firms such as Mirastanm and Wright Co, plus several place markers and cryptic lines. It includes references to conveyors, prices, and daily sales summaries, with scattered names like Teale, Mohd, and Fe Siem, all presented in a newspaper-card teaser style.
A chaotic notes claim farmers in Wollongong held a meeting at the Commerce Milk Suppliers’ Association. They pressed for milk prices to rise to ninepence per gallon and discussed distributing the supply to Barireon and the Prem Pood while planning actions at News than Sq alier Sunday. November.
Mount Kembla workers prepare for a full week at the mines including Mount Pleasant and surrounding areas. The note outlines shift patterns and general duties across three days of a standard rota with emphasis on continuous operation and worker turnout. Strong local mining community details are implied in the fragmented OCR text.
Princis Jogenh Jenkins faced charges at Tharline Rural Seamons, accused of injuring Bottle Mell Eagles during a June dispute at Hurstyilte Farloe. Testimony described a confrontation with drugs and alcohol alleged to influence actions. The jury found the accused not guilty and discharged him.
The Crown asserts a preferential claim to entitlements. The corporation may not spend money or incur liabilities without Master in Equity approval. An injunction restrains the defendant from paying creditors while the liquidator acts, pending further order.
Hugo Sewell and Arthur King clashed in the Water Police Court over a £8 cheque given by King to Sewell for cash. Sewell changed the cheque and kept the funds, King accusing him of withholding £5 10s balance after promising repayment. Sewell claimed King owed him for opium transactions, but the court rejected that and fined Sewell £12 or three months jail.
The R M S Ortona under Captain J Collins sails at noon tomorrow for London via ports. The passenger list includes Mrs BR Irwin, Mrs A Le Biller, Mr F George, Mr MC Koing, and many others. The cargo includes 910 bales wool 49 bales leather 50 bags oats 2 bags geen sun bars syilion etc.
A man identified as Richard Richardson was charged under the Local Governors Act with obstructing a court inspector at Manty on November 4. The case details his refusal to allow entry to the Corsas premises, the inspector’s attempts to proceed, and the ensuing confrontation surrounding a coal chamber and access rights. The magistrate adjourned the matter, with Mr Muiirlasy advising to read the ordinance and imposing a fine of 299 with some offset.
Friday afternoon the Start Vacancy affair at Brokex Hill returns Mac wf Arthur Griffith, ex-M.B.A., who was repudiated on two papers. The retutive officers eliminated Mr. Griffith electing, unsupported, to claim the Speaker’s chair.
The report lists candidates who passed the examinations held on September 25 and 26 for administrative and instructional duties. It names Lieutenant W. W. Lennon, Sergeant Major J. T. Moran, and others as passed, with several more listed as eligible to present themselves at the military competitive examination. Arrangements for the practical exam are set for the week ending November 3, and a school of instruction will be held at New Patna with Lt Colonel W. L. R. Eames directing and W. C. Bout assisting.
A cardinal announces engagements and a public viewing at St Marys Presbytery ahead of a centenary celebration. Invitations detail a sermon, a book fair, and a joint exposition by St toleramen trustees, with events spread across Sunday and Monday at Holy Pras College Ryda.
Fragmented OCR listing multiple cricket players and clubs with scattered surnames, places, and dates. Indicates a compiled fixtures or results section with numerous proper nouns but lacks coherent narrative or complete event details.
The eleventh annual meeting of the Sydney Grammar School Old Boys Association elected officers and committee members. Highlights include A. 2 Cape and J. Oo Waiber as influential figures, with selections for president and key roles, and remarks on the association’s activities and future plans.
A small cutter named Polaatt Witt Permatite set sail from Haihtaadee in early September aiming about 400 miles southwest when a telegraph from Broom state reported a total loss. Marines salvaged few crew remains and rescued some, with authorities likely condemned for a deceitful voyage amid contrary winds.
A deputation formed to press the Premier for a universal half-holiday on Saturday will meet Str. Wade at noon on Wednesday. The move requires an amendment to the Early Mosime Act. Members include the Saturday Holiday League Shopkeepers Association clergymen and parliamentarians.
A constable reports a disturbance near Tivernnol road at night with four youths causing trouble and resisting arrest. Witness Lone led to the police station as a crowd followed, while Long received a blow during the confrontation and refused to cooperate.
Turp men Herbert Self Tommick Harlow and Henry Davia stood near a cart on Ostabor 7 when they tried to seize a portmanteau belonging to Davit Dewar Day. Constable Cox intervened and the trio faced charges after the Darlingtiaret Solaris hearing found them guilty of stealing portmanteaus.
The Rock Choppers Union and Labor Committee held an afternoon meeting to review prosecutions delaying their return to work. Union members demanded an explanation for persisting prosecutions and voiced surprise as the case was postponed for another week.
Mies Willcox of the Order Tailor exams wins a seat on the Wages Board to review Clothing Employees claims. The 10 member body includes a chairman and marks a first for a woman in such NSW industrial bodies. Jacoy Gundell, 25, pled guilty at Redfern Court for travelling on trains without a fare and faced seven days in gaol. The page also contains unrelated product lines for hair growth and milk.
A Town Clerk note details pay demands from Powerhouse Switchboard Attendants plus a safety review by City Electrical Engineer Mr Mackay. In a separate incident George Smythe, 60, fell at Hart's Marine Cafe, was treated at Sydney Hospital for a severe scalp wound.
Ashfield Council commissioned MP Brose Smith to seek a public airphone for Summer Hall Post District. The department acknowledges the request but cannot specify a construction date or installation timeline.
The Tramway Department advances an extension from Australsiece to Rocky Point road and Mivseamory street, improving service to patrons toward the Moorefield recourse. If bine metal supply delays occur, work may finish early next week. Dr Arthur, president of the Immigration Union of Australia, reports 120 Western from Holland and Lugemberg responding to a letter inviting workers for the tramway project.
The Mazer and Corporation of Shrewsbury display Charles I’s cloak once worn at his execution. Secured by William Walnot, it has belonged to the Walcot family for 259 years and was shown at the Society of Antiquaries in 13m. It now rests in Shrewsbury town hall. Also notes about local coal mine water output and a police court case involving Thomas Matthews and Michael Cruise.
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