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Newspaper
Wagga Wagga Express
Location
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 21, 1900
Page
3
News brief covers a proposed large crane for Sydney port with specs and cost estimates, plus a court verdict in a slander case where William Rigg won damages from civil servant Mary Clarke. It also notes Labour caucus actions and federation debates shaping Australian politics and infrastructure.
Market prices in Sydney drifted as high as Ja Sd to to Bd per owt while health authorities released recovered plague patients from quarantine. A serious gun accident at Victoria Barracks injured a 14 year old boy. casualty reports reach to South Africa with several named service members wounded and one death from fever. Substantial plague concerns persist as observations note suspected plague cake and ongoing public health vigilance.
A fragmentary weather forecast mentions rain and shifting winds for New South Wales with a trend toward cooler, northerly to westerly breezes by week’s end. The promotion of a royal military officer is announced, and a warning on navigation cites wrecks near Viewpoint and Newcastle Harbour as hazards. A death aboard the TMS Drake is noted.
A Wednesday night telephone line accident caused wires to fuse and ignite nearby carpets in Brisbane. Fire brigade containment followed as the Treasury Hotel at George and Flinders Street faced danger from falling wiring and live electrical lines. several telephones were damaged and a fire was quickly controlled.
The London debate on the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Bill included Mr Chamberlain praising the compromise as advancing imperial aims and Australia’s wishes. Ministers and attorneys weighed appeals, Privy Council bounds, and the scope of the High Court, with possible further changes if colonies agreed.
Residents of Lake Albert plan to improve the cricket ground with a fundraising event. A meeting was held at Prairie Court to outline a program featuring speakers, prizes, and a concerted effort by community groups including Mr Church and others. Weather permitting, the event aims to attract broad participation and raise funds for the project.
A garbled letter from the Liesdon Telegraph laments imperial policy and colonial life. It references roads, governance, and free press while critiquing distant authorities and voicing vivid, sometimes violent, portrayals of Indigenous life and colonial labor.
A fragmentary account discusses Irish regiments and Highlanders in the Wellington era, noting Irish symbolism and pro Irish sentiment among Britons, and pondering the impact on self government and national loyalty. It reflects hopes and tensions in wartime unity and possible consequences for policy and culture.
A. Benbow proposes acclimatising South African deer in Australia. Memoranda from the Australian Museum Curator describe the eland or ampOOso as the largest antelope, tall as five to six feet at the withers, body length seven feet, weight varying up to two thousand pounds. Eld, habitat plains, open country, and breeding patterns noted. cows gentle, calves born in July or August, parturition biennially.
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