The Yass Courier and General Advertiser, Fri 11 Mar 1904 1
YASS QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Thursday, March 10th.
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Before Judge Fitzhardinge.
Before the court commenced Mr Philip Julian and Mr Walter Archer were sworn in as Justices of the Peace.
Mr Murray prosecuted for the Crown. The other legal gentlemen present were Messrs Wilkinson, Whytt, O’Brien, Bucknell and Rose, solicitors.
The first case called was Isaac [Denison] McMillian, [aka McMillan] charged with beastiality [sic] at Rye Park.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty and was defended by Mr Thomas Rose.
Constable Buckstone deposed to what he saw and to having arrested accused.
Witness was cross-examined by Mr Rose.
The jury found Macmillian not guilty.
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THE YASS HOSPITAL
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AND THE “TRIBUNES” REPORT OF THE MEETING.
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The report of the last committee meeting of the Yass Hospital was a regular “staggerer” to a large number of the public, especially to those who held “Life Members’ Tickets” for services rendered. The President is made to have said that it was an “Empty Honour” to be a life member for services rendered, and the Vice-President is also made to say what he never intended. As soon as the report was read a life member decided to send back his life member’s ticket, and at the same time to decline to accept any empty honour. We then made it our business to see one or two members of the committee. The first one we saw said at once “No such thing was said by the President, the only man I heard use the words was Grogan.” We then saw a second member of the committee who immediately said “The President made no statement of that kind; anyone can see why the words “Empty Honour” are placed there. We then saw the President of the hospital and he informed us the words were not used, and so did the Vice-President, who are both gentlemen of honour. The President subsequently waited on the Tribune editor to tell him the words were not used.
The part of the report making the cowardly attack on Mr Bradford which we know to be untrue, we will leave Mr Bradford to answer for himself.
In conclusion, we do sincerely hope, in the interests of that noble institution, which we all love to see get on and prosper, and for the benefit of those unfortunates who are inmates there; that all petty jealousy and personal spleen will be left outside the hospital walls, and, if they cannot do that, then keep away and let men conduct the business of the Yass Hospital in the same way that it had been done before the last one or two years. We hope we will not have to refer to this subject again.
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CHEAP EXCURSIONS.
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The Railway Department announces in this issue particulars of special Cheap Excursion trains to Sydney on Friday March 25th affording country residents an opportunity of a cheap trip to the Metropolis for the Easter attractions. The fares will be at the cheap rates of 1½d per mile first class and 1d per mile second class.
1 The Yass Courier and General Advertiser, Fri 11 Mar 1904, p. 2. Emphasis added.