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Newspaper
Tamworth Daily Observer
Location
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 09, 1915
Page
5
The Tamworth Daily Observer reports a welcome break in wet weather aiding crops and pastures. Rainfall improves prospects for a mild spell, with farmers encouraged to conserve summer rainfall and adopt soil and crop practices. warnings about sheep eating crops are noted but not dire.
The Attorney-General told a deputation of master bakers that current wheat stocks and water transport would sustain the state for a considerable time. He confirmed no objection to pastry cooks importing flour from New Zealand and America with usage for cakes and not sold above the legal minimum price.
The Necessary Commodities Commission met to decide expedient methods for compensation claims under the Wheat Acquisition Act. They reported 2079 claims received with many more arriving after the prescribed date. Judge Edmunds adjourned proceedings to next Monday and emphasized selecting a reasonable price, noting possible special conditions for considering late claims.
John Sylvester Cotter night officer at Binalong faced a Crown case over the April 17 death of Robert Thomas. The jury found him not guilty of culpable negligence and he was discharged, the Crown alleging neglect of duty rather than rash recklessness.
A deputation from the United Laborers Society pressed for permission to work on holidays in Bydney arguing holidays hinder laborers. The Lord Mayor said there is no reason to deny work on public holidays and promised to consider the request.
Victoria Barracks reported thefts of 72 gallons of oil and 11 oil cartridges. Bygney, Ja jn Grabble and Win Haney were convicted at the Dental Court today and sentenced to two years hard labor. Judge Prog stated the defendants perjured themselves to avoid testifying and ordered property returned to Victoria Barracks to deter future government store thefts.
A five room weatherboard cottage at Merrylan burned early today. Mrs Marrison woke to tend a sick baby and carried a kerosene lamp to the child. The lamp exploded, igniting the bedroom, but Harrison rescued the infant and then helped the other children escape as flames spread.
The Attorney-General announced after a conference with officials and the Fodder Advisory Board that Australia faces insufficient chaff supplies this year. A Tuebay import scheme is to be arranged to provide enough stock for merchants and dealers.
British Parliament convened with no party divisions as Asquith praised Italy’s stance in the oil dispute and welcomed Italian sailors and soldiers as allies. A government munitions policy and conscription questions were discussed amid labor protests against mobilization and power shortages.
Fragmented OCR describes Western Front action with German forces and Allied counter moves. The report mentions trench fighting, retreat, and attrition near Yer and Vpew with officers confirming heavy fire and casualties as German forces engage Allied lines.
Fragmentary and garbled lines mention British sailors logistics and Mediter ranean theater with references to Tamil tribes and Turkish actions. No clear event, date, or identifiable person data present.
The Nyarsaland governor notes a British victory in Nyass 4 land war actions. Reports claim thirty to forty Arab forces attacked Sphinxhaven while a legal case seeks £1000 compensation. A military contract, a landing, and a destroyed vessel are referenced with a British casualty and a wounded man among the participants.
An eyewitness fragment outlines a coroner finding of murder surrounding a Tivhen lodging death, while a separate note reports Samuel Jackson, a Richmond River recruit, drowning after missing overboard near Ulmarra as mourners gave him a wristlet watch.
Four men Corneling Scott Martin Tassey Willam Moon and William Booth were charged at the police court with murdering Chinese Ab Chee. Accused remanded to the coroner's court. Children’s Fund over £35,000 in Sydney funding updates show £25,002 now turning in.
A lone British soldier infiltrated an enemy trench during an attack near Fremellos. He found himself the sole survivor of the advancing party, crawled into a crater, and after enduring injuries emerged and returned safely to his lines.
A dispatch from Gallipoli describes renewed Turkish tunneling near Australian trenches, mine explosions, and heavy fighting on Mary 19. It notes Australian and New Zealand forces repelling assaults, capturing Turkish snipers, and reporting enemy casualties while casualties on the Australian side are minimized.
Reuters reports a dramatic pursuit of a Zeppelin by French airplanes off the Belgian coast. The airship engaged with machine gun fire, bombs fell as it neared Ghent, igniting a fire that enveloped the Zeppelins hull. Many crew perished or fled, two nuns and several survivors noted.
The report from London notes Britain mobilizes 13 000 engineers in Manchester district and 50 000 killed workers to shell production. Lloyd George praised for widening worker representation while trade unions push for lenient controls, with many women volunteering and engineers reallocated to government needs.
London reports 3221 casualties in a Flanders air action dated May 2 with the Black Watch listed among the units. Paris communique notes ongoing fighting on the western front as Allied forces press attacks near Kebnowerne and Aisne with German counterattacks described as desperate and heavy losses suffered by both sides.
The market yard offered scarce saleable items with over supplied hay and poor quality consignments. Prices listed show mixed quality for Wheaten chaff, oats, and Algerian hay, with ranges from 4/2 to 12/0 and no legal sale recorded.
Tuesday market reports from Sussex Street Sydney show firmer conditions across meat and dairy with strong demand for butter and eggs, while vegetables draw eager buyers led by Tasmanian swedes commanding record prices. Whitefish and American shipments are delayed. quotations for various commodities are listed with fluctuating prices and limited supply.
Catth: Warded 400. The market was lower for median and inferior and firmer for prime. Best beef was worth 15s per second quality 34s. Inferior were £1 to £20. Cows £4 to £12. Sheep: 15000 penned. Market firmer for prime and altered for better description. Wethers 10s to 25s per head.
Fragmented notices describe Maitland Market activity and a fatal accident at Zeppelins Orphanage in Ndong. The report mentions victims and casualties, plus stray references to New York, Paris, and Amsterdam with partial wartime and economic notes. The jumble reflects OCR corruption across multiple topics and locales.
Historial dispatches describe Australasian units breaching German lines at Gallipoli while Russians push toward Lemberg and Lenwvians invade Albania. Casualties mount as ships, river crossings, and artillery battles unfold amid fierce fighting and command recognitions across multiple fronts.
A garbled OCR item references the Russian Baltic Fleet on TZR Apot and a Sydney sale listing. Names such as Hieron Jones and Devlin appear in a chaotic roster of locations including Morawa Gleneden and Porthville with scattered dates and venues.
A fragmented report from Lousdon describes a maritime incident where German attackers fired on crew attempting to escape. Survivors reached safety as authorities investigated the shocking assault and coordinated rescue efforts.
Fragmentary text mentions Germany and Bucharest with possible references to examination or investigation. No clear event, date, or named individuals are readable to anchor a factual item.
Telegrams report fierce riots in Colombo starting May 28 the Hudda birthday riot spread through the city looting Muslim shops at Candy and widespread killings. Military repression quelled the central area as a later May 01 outbreak spread south with the governor aiming to suppress within days.
Heavy showers and light rain extended across Tamworth and surrounding districts with 24 hour rainfall readings from Armidale to Walgett. Reports note improved general rain across New South Wales and scattered falls in the Barraba and Tamworth areas amid ongoing weather activity.
The second day of Quirindi racing reports wet weather but fair track. Ritchener's Handicap winner Entree with Kelly's Yeralba close behind. Queen Elizabeth Handicap saw Foolish Lad win by six lengths. King Hampton claimed Allies' Handicap with Silencer runner up. Arch Foot led in the Allies' Handicap before Lady Seal won the later race.
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