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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 22, 1908
Page
3
The NSW wheat firm outlines spot and forward trading terms with pricing notes and quotations. Reference to sample lots, storage, classification, and regional pricing appears amid scattered figures and vendor mentions.
The item blends a dense, unreadable OCR with scattered lines about produce prices and auctions. It references Sydney market activity, prices per bushel and cwt, and notes on sales at various locations and firms, with scattered names and places. A fragmentary Money and auction context appears alongside notices for Hampden Park concerts and a medical advertisement.
The Chief Judge in Equity, Mr Justice A M Shaprop, delivered judgment on a case involving Janet Donald seeking specific performance against Ellen Rosetta McMullen over a 1904 lease agreement for premises at 451 Pitt Street, Sydney. The decision favored the plaintiff, granting specific performance and establishing her lease priority over a later agreement with Henry and the Mutual Life Assurance Society.
In Perth at Theatre Royal the Australian wrestling title saw Dinmie and Bannon clash. Dinmie gained weight advantage but lost temper, attempting to throw Bannon into the stalls. The referee halted the bout and awarded the match to Bannon for a deliberate foul. Dinmie was taken to hospital with injuries, amid crowd disapproval.
William Angel 28 a laborer faced Waver Police Court charges for obtaining 9 pounds from Ada Florence Jones of Manly by false pretenses on February 25. Jones, who met him at a Manly boarding house, loaned money claiming a horse sale and estate details. Angel committed for trial.
Captain Richard Magrath of the Kallatina reports a dangerous, deteriorating entry to the Clarence River. He notes the river shoals persist, dredging offers little improvement, and the channel may be closed for months until a reliable deepening occurs. Strongly suggests dredging the Spitgebe channel to restore access.
Burglars struck Strathfield on Monday while residents were away. At George Joplin and Albert Jond homes in Strathfield thieves entered a bedroom and looted jewellery valued over £20. Lawrance residence in Homebush road was also entered with jewellery and other items stolen.
William Brown a pastoralist visiting Sydney from Captain's Flat near Queanbeyan collapsed in a chair at the Cooperative Wool Stores on Spring Street. Dr Flasch and the Civil Ambulance attended but declared him dead. The body was removed to the mortuary.
Richard Byrne about 40, a tailor's assistant, was found dead in a room at the Clarence and Richmond Hotel Grafton this morning. A cup with drink remnants and a totarsium cratidle were on the table indicating death by his own hand. Byrne, a widower, leaves a mother in Parramatta.
Miss Sarah 3 years 10 months daughter of Mr D WeGee of Bathurst died after a heart illness. A van driver named William Chapman, 31, appeared at the Police Court this morning charged with embezzling £1 4s to Miss Sarah's employers.
The readable text provides scattered phrases about weather and places. Mentions like Nike and Shaved bigwina appear nonsensical. The passage lacks coherent events or identifiable names to summarize into a clear news item.
Ex senior sergeant Joseph Bradwell died suddenly this morning. He served at the tied forner police station and was stationed in the Greatpit for many years. He retired about ten years ago and is survived by a town family. He was popular with comrades and noted for many kindly acts.
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