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Newspaper

Sydney Evening News

Location

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Nov 14, 1908

Page

4

West Australian Railways finances and traffic figures

On June 30, 18 there were 1943 miles of railway open for traffic in West Australia. The total revenue was £401 105 with expenses £10 782 and net earnings £29 224. Working expenses were £61 and the surplus after interest and expenses stood at £175 009. Passenger entries reached 12 945 501, goods tonnage at 272.9 thousand tons. The percentage of working expenses to gross earnings was 67.4 percent. Rolling stock included 118 locomotives and 14 passenger vehicles.

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Hamlet interpretations and stage legends across eras

A survey of Hamlet performances from Fechter to Montgomery and Sullivan. It notes Fechter’s English diction, Montgomery’s borrowings from the French model, Sullivan’s Australian acclaim, and Irving’s lasting fame. The piece discusses costume choices and how each actor shaped the prince’s portrayal on stage.

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Amusing Billiard Tales From the Past

The fragment recounts amateur billiard lore with chalk customs and a famed chalk seller, noting a ghostly tale of a grande dame and a judge's remark on a wager. It also mentions Carr a renowned player of the era and a noted chalk controversy tied to a gambler.

Notorious chess scandal shocks late 19th century圈

The fragment recounts a dramatic chess match involving players referred to as The Father and his rival, with allegations of foul play. It describes suspicions, private investigators, and a courtlike atmosphere, mentioning spectators, a Park Lane mansion, and a dramatic finish amid claims of manipulation and deceit.

Hatpin Tragedy For Widow In Paddington Inquest

At Paddington Infirmary a widowed woman Fisie Beakina Comer aged 26 faced an inquest into the stabbing death of her husband. The proceedings described a fatal incident over passion with relatives present, jurors returned a verdict of concealed death. The prisoner and her sister in law faced further remand as the coroner and police pursued manslaughter or perjury charges.

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Little Jack Horner and the Wiltshire Estate Satire

Fragmentary passage discusses the nursery rhyme character Little Jack Horner and a royal commissioner named John Horner tied to church lands during a historical tax or property dispute. It notes Horner’s role in church estate matters and alleged conflicts with local authorities.

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Old Age Pension at 111 in Irish Applicants

In Doomgat Ireland applicants for old age pensions include individuals aged 111 110 and 100 among 35 of 402 residents of an Ork district applying. Notable names include Charles Kelly and John Misty with background notes on O Donnell who does not speak English and wears a swallow-tail coat.

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Famous actor family and the passing of William Farren

An obituary note recalls actor William Farren aged eighty plus, tracing his family ties to notable stage names including David Garrick and William Parrea. The piece mentions Farren’s long career, his connection to the Garrick era, and references to his father Neila Parrea in a lineage of actors.

Willams Fureen Slags Farren Warren Sater Neila Parrea

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