William Scutt 1877-1946

[STRUCK BY A TRAM. Sydney, Thursday. Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW :1888-1954) Friday 24 July 1908 p8 Article Sydney, Thursday, William Scutt, a grazier, on a visit to Sydney, was crossing the tram line in George Street last night, when he was struck by a tram and knocked clear of the rails. The glass of the destination box and the lamps in front of the car were shattered. Scutt received a shock, and his face was cut. The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA :1889-1931) Thursday 30 July 1908 p8 Article... St. Vincent's Hospital. A GRAZIER'S ESCAPE, William Scutt a grazier, who was on a visit to Sydney, had a remarkable escape from death in George Street. He was crossing the tramline when he was struck by a tram and luckily knocked clear of the rails. The impact, however, was so severe that the lamps in front of the air wire shattered. The injured man was removed to the Sydney Hospital, where he was treated for contusions on the face and severe shock.] [Scutt, William :Service Number - N95406 :Place of Birth - Bingara NSW :Place of Enlistment - Inverell NSW :Next of Kin - (Wife) Scutt, Esther Alice Roslyn. Contents date range 1914-1920.] [Warialda Hotels, Written by Graham Wilson - Royal Hotel, Warialda. In the early hours of Thursday 7 June 1917, the hotel was partly demolished by fire. At that stage, W.H. Crane of Rockdale owned the hotel and he had left Warialda in March 1912. The portion burnt included the bar, sample room, four parlours and the servant s quarters - six rooms behind the sample room. The licensee Mr Scutt, had his stock and furniture insured with the Australian Fire Insurance Company. A few days later, Mr Scutt opened a bar in the eastern end of the premises with the assistance of Mr McGee. It was in July that the hotel was sold to W. Scutt. The work of erecting the new building on the site of the portion burnt down commenced in January 1918 under contractor, Warialda builder W.R. Slack. William Scutt was proprietor in March 1921 and in December 1924 he applied for the transfer of the license from E. Oldham. Difficulties had arisen over the transfer because Scutt had a residence and property of 5000 acres in Queensland. Under terms of the licence, he had to relinquish one or the other. The stables of the Royal Hotel were destroyed by fire in March 1922.]