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Newspaper
Armidale Chronicle
Location
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1920
Page
5
Subscription rates for the Armidale Chronicle commence on July 1st 1820. Rates include postage and vary by weekly weekly advance quarterly and half yearly options with different booking terms and copies, under proprietor Alfred Purride.
Church listings for June with schedule details across Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist and Salvation Army congregations in Armidale Hillgrove Wollomombi and surrounds. Meetings cover services, Sunday Schools, fellowship sessions and memorials, plus upcoming midweek gatherings and a farewell lecture by Major Imrie.
Local items from Armidale cover a Wales meeting with the Prince of Wales sighting via Mary Pitkin, a motor collision on Beardy Street injuring Mr Weaver, and community notices including a farewell for Major Imrie, A.W.A. closing, and licensing renewals. Also reports on Thanksgiving services, autograph intrigue, and local industry concerns amid drought era tensions.
A mixed Armidale page notes Master Hilton Lovelock visiting Armidale from England by air and describing the sensation from an altitude around two to five thousand feet. It mentions Edward Cooper of Armidale dying in Sydney after a recent illness, and Don Martin of Armidale receiving hospital treatment with improving signs. Local workers and residents, including S Osborn, Brazier, and Mr Roger, are listed with transfers, retirements, and moves to Queensland or Sydney.
The Relief Society ball drew about 60 couples to the Town Hall on Wednesday night despite bitter cold. Mr Erron's orchestra played as guests enjoyed refreshments and extra dances. Committees thank patrons and helpers including Mes Hames, Worrall, Burnham, and J Burnham for supper aid. a cake donated by Mrs Lambert raised £2. Flyers note a tea and programme today at Coane Chambers and urge ticket reminders for the charity event. Proceeds allocation not yet disclosed. plan a final summary next week.
The Hillgrove Jockey Club announces the August quad meeting with a £15 program featuring two Galloway events an £25 opening & Willgrove Handicaps plus a Novice and Forced Handicap. Walthie clash avoided. nominations expected. Also reports on local incidents including hotel removal and hospital updates.
The Repatriation Executive Committee met to discuss nursing staff aid, tool and equipment provisions, and a complex dispute over land valuations. Members proposed accepting the Land Inspection Committee’s resignation and cited perceived department disregard of local valuations, while noting improvements to land blocks for returning soldiers.
The report outlines a colliery deadlock between owners and one employee with hope fading. Melbourne strikes fail to secure a compulsory conference, risking 20 000 workers and possibly more joining over the weekend.
Reuter's dispatches describe Turkish operations with Nationalists pressed near Comelantiivayt and Akbisir, as Greek forces advance. Naval cautions, diplomatic reshuffles, and League of Nations terms unfold, while Hungary faces railway stoppages and conscription debates amid broader Allied pressure and a looming German army reduction.
A seven year old boy in Weipawa New Zealand was shot during a dramatic event at a local library or event. The child suffered a facial injury and near fatal wound as a firearm discharged rapidly. Eyewitnesses reported a quick adrenaline filled moment before the gun was fired and the vehicle fled the scene.
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