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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 14, 1908
Page
6
The report details chaotic price signals and varying buyer interest across markets, noting weak demand for wheat alongside scattered bids and policy impacts. Numerous figures and names appear in garbled form, but the piece traces shifts in supply expectations and freight costs affecting farm sales and deliveries.
A fragmented Sydney report notes gloom at the Sydney market morning session. Attendance at the sale dwindled as fruit and produce turnover lagged, with few buyers present and limited bidding activity observed.
Fragmentary OCR lists prices and buyers for grain and produce including wheat maize and turnips, with references to Hunter River Europe bids, prime chckwheat demand, and various firms and locations. Several names appear garbled, but the text notes mid grade and small lots, mixed results, and a general auction context.
The fragment lists J. W. Gray and Co and Prescott Ltd among auctioneers at Redfern and Sydney venues. It mentions daily sales of farm produce, chaff, and other goods, with references to auctions and solicited items. Specific dates and full names are fragmented but indicate ongoing sale notices from multiple London and NSW based firms.
City workers ready the Moore Park tip for a restart after repairs lasting nearly thirteen weeks. A city surveyor led enhancements allowing the destructor to burn more garbage daily, with a cleansing report declaring the site clean and odor free. Local officials expect sand cover and new holes to improve safety, slowly transforming waste into a future playground.
Legislative discussion on Barren Jack water conservation works. Leo explains there was no washout at Barren Jack. Murrumbidgee flow estimated at a massive volume, engineers could only discharge a fraction, pumps used to remove water and mud, floods paused works for about two weeks, plans adjusted but completion time unchanged.
The Lady Mayornas of Sydney opened fire at St Martha's Industrial Home for Girls Leichhardt as Monsignor O'Brien reviewed the year. The home reported 72 residents, 21 admitted, 69 in care, and no epidemics. Lace goods worth over £30 were sent to Melbourne with prizes won. The year began with £209 10s balance, receipts from work, maintenance funds, and an entertainment by the Sydney Muts. The building debt stood at £22,000 though funds were otherwise healthy. Cardinal Moran praised the sisters for aiding over 1000 girls across the Commonwealth and New Zealand. An office in Sydney was lacking for central display. An accident left Mr Hantebell with a severed finger from a circular saw.
Delegates from Labor circles pressed the Government to advance Mr Gowen’s eight hours bill. Speakers from Cobar Bathurst and Broken Hill urged action while Sir Bolden warned the bill would pass the Assembly but die in another house. Critics argued wage and arbitration issues and the need to avoid religious or political bias while Labour leaders defended the length of the workday.
In the Legislative Assembly the Treasurer replies on old age pension applicants aged sixty to sixty five. Applicants must be resident in an asylum or not and undergo medical examination for physical unfitness. The Government Medical Officer conducts the exam at the department’s request. A medical certificate of unfitness is essential for all applications to be valid.
Michael M Goutrick was acquitted at the Dae- Hnghurst Seasions of maliciously wounding his wife Catherine M Goutrick. The Misers Federation Newcastle resolves to call all members out if prosecution is instituted against the Cardi miners for losing work. Mr J Storey M L A asks in the House about the Balmain via Leichhardt to Pater sham railway tramine. Popular soap Le Peary Soap rises in popularity and a wire mattress advert appears.
A large Melbourne gathering of doctors opens Monday for the Australasian Medical Congress. Denis Allen of Melbourne University presides as delegates from Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and beyond attend to discuss medical science progress and notable surgical advances.
Purcy Stanford a nugineer at the Kempeer Bi ter Factory suffered a foot severing injury when a funnel tailing acted. John Nicholas Stphenson a miner was killed by a coal tail in the Surwood Colliery New
Fragmented OCR describes claims around natural hearing aids and aura based therapy. Mentions misused terms, safety cautions, and references to Australia and Dope 17 with unclear context.
Fragmentary OCR text reports prosecutions at Lymington and a miners threat amid a broader conflict. Describes legal actions, local authorities, and potential disruptions tied to the unrest, with references to the Letvaitipesn and various unnamed parties. The account is incomplete and difficult to parse.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Adelong Show in Adelong and Tateawny 7Ee tow with unclear details. It references an amiable event with Mam and simbor stortr, plus a possible note on JONES St petian and indies testy work described as very good.
The article notes performances by the Cherniavskis and Jaynes in Melbourne and Sydney scenes, with plans to open in Sydney at the Town Hall on Saturday October. It mentions public interest, reception, and ties to impresario circles, alongside unrelated notes on Melbourne wool brokers and railway traffic reforms.
An appointment note mentions Proteagor Scaniey as a specialist in ear, nose, and throat diseases with affiliations to Stugoriat and Royal University Clinic for Diseases of the Ear. It lists connections to Viensa, Halle in Germany, and legal and medical circles in Florence, Dalkeith, Gringst, Crow’s Deck, and 1m.
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