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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 23, 1908
Page
2
A corrupted OCR page lists numerous names and items from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper. Entities include places, merchants, various goods, and scattered monetary figures, interspersed with partial dates and address fragments. The readable bits suggest commerce notices, stock terms, and potential public notices woven through a dense column.
Fragmented OCR shows a busy Sydney market page with scorched lines and garbled vendor names. It records produce sales, prices, and quantities for various crops, mixed with unclear notes and stray phrases.
Reports from Broken Hill detail mounting tensions as the Breakage Hill Proprietary and Frooken Pill Minine Companies face widespread stoppages. Workers demand reduced hours and improved pay while contractors and smelters hold firm, threatening prolonged closure across mines including Zinc and South Blocks. Government or union actions loom as managers suppress unrest amid uncertain labor outcomes.
In a Paddington court, two boys confessed to stealing racing pigeons owned by Henry Alfred Toombs and Charles Walgast around November 15. The magistrate remanded them for a week to determine their character while the case proceeds.
The Australian team defeated Yorkshire by 3 goals to nil at Wakefield with Wallabies players Burge Rasell and Bide Smith scoring tries and Carmichael converting. In the second half the Wallabies packs overpowered the opposition as Carroll and Russell with Whivart added tries, all converted by Carmichael. Hull Kingston Rovers beat the League side 19 to 12 with McCabe Rosenfold scoring and Messenger converting. Deserve success noted in match report and a cookery book reference appears.
The 0 year commemoration recalls a pivotal Anglican Synod in Sydney involving clergy and laity, led by figures including Warren and Burke. Aimed at reforming church governance, the bill sought to empower bishops and unify church property rules across New South Wales, with Parliament debating and delaying final passage.
A troubled incident at Mosman involves a carpenter named Bau and a suspect, with tools found in a motorized cargo. The case centers on a disputed hiring and a dismissal leading to a charge and eventual acquittal amid testimonies from witnesses and neighbors.
Mondey Mr TM Sheehy a well known Eden district resident was driving home Saturday when his horse and vehicle overturned on a steep cut. He was trapped between the vehicle and a log for several hours before being found and removed from the wrecked cart.
A promotional piece extols Dr Shelon’s Digestive Tablets as a simple natural cure for indigestion and dyspepsia, claiming they restore digestion and improve appearance. It emphasizes a cheerful disposition and social appeal as benefits, noting the product is sold everywhere at 2/8 per box.
In a Pull Court appeal the Crown lands grant to the Seamish Austrian Government Company was upheld. The court ruled the land exchange conditions stood and the conditional sale aspects did not invalidate the grant despite claims of defeasance for minerals. The judge affirmed the equity judgment and ordered costs.
The Moore Park tramway depot near Dowline-street now handles the southern suburb car traffic. The car shed holds 120 cars with space planned for a future expansion. The depot connects with Botany and Zetland lines, easing congestion on the southern tramway system and allowing a transfer of routes from neighboring lines. Carpenters are working on the new facility, with offices and quarters prepared for staff and operational spaces. The project, funded at about £2800, aims to improve service and reduce delays across the southern network.
A man named Edward Ryan, a 45 year old miner, stripped himself in a doorway near the Queen Victoria Markets after being drunk. Constables intervened as he wandered the street and spilled gold on himself. He claimed intoxication and memory loss, while authorities argued the act was deliberate. He was fined £8 or imprisoned a month.
The inaugural meeting of the Trelley and Dray men's Coal Carters Board occurred Saturday morning at B Byrnes and Company office. Delegates J Jones and J Johnson for the Coal Merchants' Association and W Crowther and M J Pennington for the real carters attended. T E Spencer, employers' rep and new chair, was elected unanimously and expected to be ratified Wednesday. Industrial Court action on Monday awaits Judge Heydon. The board plans to refer the dispute filed against the Coal Merchants' Association to its proceedings. The sittings will commence thereafter.
A cryptic report discusses ear disorders and hearing loss linked to music exposure. It mentions pain, tinnitus like symptoms, and potential long term damage harming daily life and social interaction. Contact details for a canine department are referenced in a distressing and unclear manner.
A court report details charges of violent assault and firing at a campus event. The incident appears connected to a disturbance on Norstar 12 Senoa campus, with multiple defendants including Bentley and Gosford named in preliminary accounts. Police statements note a confrontation at Gosford and subsequent inquiries continue.
A garbled report outlines a tramway award case involving municipal authorities and a named engineer, with references to bids, design review, and departmental actions. The article mentions courtroom or council proceedings, a timeline of events, and several organizations and locations, though many phrases are unreadable and names are unclear.
Fragmentary text appears to reference licensed dealers at law and a series of names and places, including Burkley Aehes and Abe Aree, with scattered phrases about trade, plant items, and meetings. The legible portions hint at a legal firm and associated individuals, but the overall context remains unclear due to OCR damage. The piece resembles a historical public notice or advertisement page fragment.
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