City Council Struggles Over Strand Electric Purchase
Customers complain about charges for rewiring tied to the Strand Electric Lighting Company sale. Town Clerk Nesbitt says £1,851 for rewiring was included in the £45,000 price. company circular claims £16,000 was cut. Council insists £45,000 covers all, while customers’ installations may be rewired at company expense.
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Strand Electric Lighting Company
Lavor
Nesbitt
City Council
Strand Company
Cowmcil
Evening Newa
Dusiorea
Empire Company
Nea- Hitt
Yait Hare
Meinslyes
Leichhardt Tram Commission Delivers Ruling on Overcrowding
A deputation urged the Chief Railway Commissioner to ease tram overcrowding on the Leichhardt line. The reply said improvements require extra power, which is not yet installed, and denied free travel from Eddy Avenue. Stoppage changes near Short and Carlisle streets were deemed unnecessary. response to running additional trips pending power upgrade.
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Laichhard
Counei
Eddy Avenue
Beng
Extra Peniny
Short
Carlisle
Mina
First Charity Saturday Clarifies Charities Fund
A local meeting discusses the Colted Charities Fund and charity street collections. Alderman Atwill asks the purpose of the collections while the Town Clerk explains the fund was formed to sponsor a yearly street drive for charitable institutions except the hospital. The aim is to standardize and direct efforts for charity collection.
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Farley
Balmon
Calted
Manke & Atreet
Ald
Missing Friends Inquiries From Lloyds Weekly News Aug 16 1890s
Names and places of missing relatives are sought by inquiries in Lloyds Weekly News. List includes Mallinick in South Africa and Sydney, Cogdon in New South Wales, Dunbar in Western Australia, Henderage in Sydney, and Pearce in Wellington New Zealand, with dates referencing past years and last known locations.
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Lloyd's
London
Perona Amengering
Tull
Evening News
Mallinick
South Africa
Ethel Mallinick
Aaron Mallinick
Shefeld
Macleay River
Biller
Annile
Duckworth
Thomas
Radcliffer
Port Bridget
Dunbar
Elisabeth
Burtville
West Australia
Macher
Gresty
C. T
Mount-street
Chorlton-on-Medlock
New Zealand
Bam
Henderaga
Isabella
Sydney
BiMtar
Father Ask
West Green
Jennto
Pearce
Prank
Sailorw Rest
Wellington
N.Z
Ryan
Jona
Australia
Slater Noral
Street Cleaning Proposal Adopted by Leichhardt Council
A Town Clerk recommendation to form a street-cleaning squad under the sanitary Inspector was adopted. A preliminary trial by two men and two boys, modeled on city methods, has improved street appearance.
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Leichhardt Council
Funerals To Sutherland Rutherland Cemetery Car Issue
Alderman Spackman raised a proposal at St Peters Council to provide a special funeral car for mourners going to Rutherland Cemetery. Relatives should not ride in cars used for other games. The council decided to approach the Railway Commissioners on the matter.
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Rutherland Cor Metery
Spackman
St. Peters
Small Holdings vs Large in Vaucluse Tax Case
In the Byd-Bey District Court this morning Judge Rogers heard Our Cottage Homes versus Large alleging rateable property valuation in Vaucluse. The case explored frontage values, water access, and the practice of splitting land into small allotments to set market value, with the judge noting an anomaly in arbritrary small-portion valuation and debating true market value versus subdivided pricing.
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Vaucluse
Rogers
Byd- Bey
Menta
Ansesa
Precipious
Rose Bay
Sydney
Ximan
Bellevue Hill and Bronte Trams Plan Presented
Paddington Council urged relief for traffic on Glenmore road during Belle Vue Hill tramway work. Minister for Works and department officials visited with the Mayor and Town Clerk. A retaining wall funding of £250 was approved to widen the roadway near Ormond Street. Mr Oakes M.L.A. presented a letter from the Under-Secretary offering that the Bronte tram proposal be submitted to Cabinet with general tramway policy this session.
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Bellevur Hill
Paddington
Traii
Glenmore Road
Glenmare Youd
Ormond-street
Oakes
M.L.A
Paddington Council
Publi Works Department
Bronte
Pianoforte recital by Miss Florence Fenton at YMCA
A Monday night audience gathered at the YMCA at the invitation of Mr J Hugh McMenamin to hear Miss Florence Fenton, a noted pianist trained in London. She delivered Rheinberger and Mendelssohn selections with care and poise, alongside Beethoven and Schumann works, earning praise for expressive delivery and technical finish.
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YMCA
J. Hugh M'Menamin
Florence Fenton
Neentrate
2.A.M
R.C.M
London
Rheinberger
Mendelasohn
Beethoven
Schumann
Kopin
Liss
Marke Hambourg
Sydney
Thone
M'Dowell
Florence Osborne
Rosetut
Landon Roueld
J. Benedict
W. J. Coad
Tomanz Andalusia
Sare— Sale
Annie Spillane
Difficult Witness Flawed Trial Ends with Discharge
Central Poles Court heard a young housemaid charged with stealing 103 from Reginald Smith. The case struggled with the prosecutor’s deafness and the victim’s communication barriers. Despite sign interpretation aid, the witness’s account remained unclear and the magistrate discharged the accused.
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Central Poles Court
Reginald Smith
Daries
Tharr~ Tore
Bryne
Institution For the Deaf
Bled
Stanton
Smith
George
Liverpool Street
Hinton
Maitland
Balmain
Donaldson
A Street Accident Ad Campaign Leaves Readers Cautious
A clipped note from Camperdown Sydney describes a street tram incident and miswritten product claims for Zam-Balm. The letter recounts a horse tram accident, a wound, and praise for Zam-Balm as a healing aid, touting it over other remedies and promising cures for skin injuries and colds.
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B. M'Keown
ST University Street
Camperdown
Sydney
Syd
Tre
Twan
Lamate
Sam
Shi R
Nepean Cottage Monpr Gl Fund Results and Church Notices
The district report notes a profit of £53 from the balance sheet tied to the recent ball aid event for Nepean Cottage Monpr Gl Penrith. St Saviour's Anglican Cathedral Goulburn held a Saturday service with the Bishop presiding, assisted by three archdeacons and Canon J Ward. Committee members for Nepean District A H and society Penrith include A Thompson J Eaton W Woodland Jos Fivid Geo Innes Alfred Colles Venass F M Vine T W kK Walros W Garner Jas Hollier D M'Donald.
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Penrith
St. Saviour
Anglican Catheral
Goulburn
Gesop Barrew
Hich Swearn
England
Biubop
Canon Mdoswell
J. Ward
Nepean
A. H
Messrs
A. Thompson
J. Eaton
J. W. Woodland
Jos. Fivid
Geo. Innes
Alfred Colles
Venass
F. M. Vine
T. W. Kk
W. Garner
Jas. Hollier
D. M'Donald
T. K
Devise
Nestie
Rections at Waterloo Charged with Assault in Redfern Court
Alfred Jackson, 31, laborer, was charged at Redfern Police Court with wounding Henry Salls Waterson on September 1. Witnesses testified Jackson attacked Waterson after a dispute over a woman, used offensive language, and struck him with a weapon. Witnesses described a scuffle, a revolver, and Jackson’s self defense claim. The magistrate altered the charge to assault causing bodily harm and committed Jackson for trial.
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Alfred Jackson
Redfern
Jackson
Jackson Ha
Wiines
St. Jacknon
Jacknon
Wil
Kury
Hhm
Withiad
Weld
Trinier Sala
Elias Smith
Bmt
Small
Bniai
Maad Allen
Thin
Kurz
Nii
Pelle
Maud Allen
Uma
Sranit
Sali
Small Dean
Maul Altea
Dover Branch Meeting Publishes Child Humorous Verses
Amusing excerpts from schoolchildren gathered at the Dover branch of the British Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. More than 76,030 lines were penned and are under adjudication. The pieces include playful lines about horses, reindeer, and a verse on God joining what man should not separate.
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Dover
British Ioys Bishery
Résks
Mrs Hetty Green Returns to Simple Life in Hoboken
The 70 year old financier, famed for wealth and a gala debut in high society, has moved from elite apartments to a middle class boarding house with her daughter and the family poodle Derry. She calls the Plaza stay expensive and notes constant dress up was unnecessary, reflecting a return to simpler routines after a costly Hoboken stint.
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Hetty Green
Hoboken
New York
Nocclety
Daugher
Vis
Derry
Plaza Hotel
Troublesome Feet and Patent Remedies Debated
Fragmentary report cites doctors and authors critiquing a range of patent remedies and purported cures. References to Dr Tanneam and works on medical practices appear alongside dubious claims about specific tonics and substitutes, indicating a periodical discussion of medicinal products and their efficacy.
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Tannem
Sayn
Ovaty
Fetuck
Conty
Gorwel
Lowles
Dugland
Caumha
Death of a Scientist in Historic Poison Trials
A long, jargon heavy obituary style item details the life of Sir Thomas Stevenson, famed home office analyst, and his involvement in key poison cases across Britain. It cites his Yorkshire roots, long service, and testimonies in trials including Walter Hereford, Apple Holmes, and others, noting arsenic and strychnine as central poisons and recounting vivid trial moments.
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Sanahars Lodge
Biratham
Wek-rad
Lonson
Sir Thomas Stevenson
Venior
Pelaana
Thomas
Alek
Uae
Witnese
Sir Thowan Way
Derek Cave
Maybrick
Huntloggon
Walter Hereford
Apple Holmes
Ponuael
Hawkins
Cream
Chapman
Sirronnine Dilla
Mbala
George Chapman
Fouit
London Publican
Atari Sarah
Ixshotte Spink
Rewain Taylor
Arthur Devereux
Chemixi
Kermal Rint
Thomas van
Richard
Brisk
Bask
Puting
Hishgate
Omics
Thomas Chari Drucs
Allogi
Portland
Nuriat
Rainbow frost devastates waterways near Nepean River
A report notes rainbow frost affecting the upper Watte Erskine Creek and the Warra Oeha near Penrith. Local authorities and the public await clarification on the extent and consequences of the incident.
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Erskine Creek
Warra~ Oeha
Nepean River
Penrith
Paria Newspaper Snippet On Foreclosure and Rumors
A garbled Paria reading notes a foreloper who spends money and mentions an American millionaire amid weather and medicine talk. The fragment references John Hammond and Drumment-eireet with phrases about medicines and colds, reflecting a noisy, unclear cached column.
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Paria
Enieliah
John Hammond
Drumment-eireet
Ivan
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China
Strand
Leichhardt
Sutherland
Usher
Ushef’s
Bellevue Hill
Max
Zam-Buk
Sever Falls
Waterloo
Nealur
Beecham
Talyatrys
Rescham
Ciaran
Bartiozer
Beecham’s
Galex
Globe
Betcham
Wld
the Universal Medicine
Toison Mysteries
Rary
Qador
Subia
Keelie
Horta
H. Magnus
Oxford Street
Tol
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