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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
6
Commerce in New South Wales reports robust wheat output across the capital and rural districts with high quality and favorable market prospects. Prices and harvest timing are outlined for major districts including Goulburn Valley, with references to shipments, milling quality, and upcoming sale campaigns.
A historic health note warns that small colds can develop into serious illnesses like consumption and death. It promotes Dr Sheldon’s New Discovery, claiming a single early dose can break up a cold. This promotes early treatment to prevent severe outcomes.
A detailed listing of dairy, grain, and produce auction offerings from Sydney, with quantities, buyer movements, and price indications. Notable lots include hay, prime beef, potatoes, and assorted oats, with traders and auctioneers such as GRAY and CO and PRINk IRELAND among the prominent names.
Veterinary officials report influenza spreading among horses near Melbourne with 60 percent affected in some groups. Outbreaks linked to military horses during Fleet Week. symptoms include lassitude fever cough and thirst. Treatment stresses warmth hydration and support, with most cases running about ten days.
Francis Gray a law clerk living on Brooks street Coogee was walking on Pitts street near Bridge street when a hammer fell from a workman hitting him on the head. He sustained a scalp wound and injuries to the scalp. He was taken to Sydney Hospital for treatment.
The bulletin notes unsettled coastal conditions with strong squalls and northerly winds, shifting inland toward clearer skies. Disturbances near the southeast bring rain and snow, with cold fronts moving across New South Wales.
Delegates from Scotland to inquire about emigration for fishing work in Australia visit Melbourne and Port Phillip. They tour the Melton Market with officials, inspect marketing methods, and plan further visits to Westernport and Gippland coast, seeking opportunities for deep sea fishing.
This week edition highlights stree decorations for the Fleet visit with stereoscope offers from Colonel Hammond of the Salvation Army. It notes policies on immigration schemes through Salvation Army aid, a Parliament question about the Northern Territory, and reports a resident, Sie son Everett Hannam of Arscliffe, injured ploughing on the North Coast railway works. The issue profiles Prime Minister Mr. Deakin and mentions new discoveries in Shel?dos.
At Balmain Police Court milkman Ernest Petterson of Mary Street Leichhardt was fined £16 and £1 28s costs or one month for selling milk adulterated by 14% water. Proof showed sample contained 7.2% solids not fat against 8.4% solids for genuine milk. Another milkman, David Walker, faced charges of 4% water adulteration.
Council hears report on removing signs from front of King Street shops in Newtown. Nuisances officer says duties served but signs remain. Mayor and Aldermen debate enforcement with heated exchange. a resolution orders removal within a fortnight.
The Tuesday concert featured pianist Mark Hambourg performing Beethoven with Op 31 No 8 in B flat, plus works by Chopin Mendelssohn and others. Review notes scholarly, earnest interpretations, praising his technique and musical clarity. a large audience enjoyed familiar masterworks and subtle nuances in crescendi and phrasing. The piece list included Rameau, Cherubini style studies, and Bachian echoes with Schubert and Liszt touches. a planned farewell performance is set for tomorrow afternoon on the Twelfth Street program.
An advertisement touts a natural rural remedy claiming to restore hearing for hundreds with deafness or impaired hearing. It features testimonials, a call to write for full particulars, and lists EURO SCOPE INSTITUTS in Sydney as the contact for sample testimonies and prospectus.
A brief item notes Mr William McCreaslo of Wandsworth endorses Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a reliable cough medicine once used, advising readers to keep a bottle on hand. The quotation highlights enduring trust in the remedy.
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