12 Jun 1945
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Newspaper
Braidwood Review And District Advocate
Location
Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1945
Page
1
Wallace Street contact details list James L Garvey as solicitor. A Moon phase chart for June shows Last Quarter June 3 New Moon June 10 First Quarter June 1th Pull Moon June 26th.
A compact notice notes a canoe rescue lacking aid, a call to resist wrongs, and a pledge to build a better future. Dated Tuesday June 12, the item frames local action as a civic imperative with emphasis on aid, justice, and forward planning.
A British firm designed and built a pocket tractor named the Track-laying Ompa tractor powered by a 5 bhp engine. It works on soft waterlogged ground or steep slopes where wheeled tractors fail, and is now used in small fields and market gardens. It is affordable to run and can reach field edges, with expected demand from Europe and the Empire where small farming is common.
An American correspondent lauds British resilience amid wartime hardship. The piece notes recovered situations and humor in everyday wear, describing husbands proudly wearing homemade kitchen curtain shirts and a bride shining in damask family cloth during a recent wedding among clothestic relatives.
Alphonsus B. Nomchong pleaded guilty before Mr J McElroy P M for driving a lorry with load length exceeding 45 feet and for night driving without a tail light. Evidence showed the load was eight feet wide and the lorry carried poles for the Admiralty Dept. The court fined £1 with costs on the first charge and £1 with costs on the second, in default three days.
F McDonald faced charges for conducting basic on race meetings without paying the required tax. He failed to present a Treasury receipt for a fielding permit at Braidwood on December 26 and Major's Creek on December 30. McDonald insisted he had applied for a permit and paid tax for 1944 and 1945, with the PM noting the tax due of £20 and the lack of Registration proof.
At the Court of Petty Sessions in Braidwood Donald McIntosh sued Robert H. McCarron for £23 9/8 share of rabbit and kangaroo skins from a joint venture. McCarron’s counter claim and £7 2s paid into court were discussed. witnesses testified of a partnership and shared proceeds with a disputed wage arrangement. Judge advised jurisdiction questions. case continued.
Wasteful OCR lines describe ladies slacks in navy flannel with sizes 24 inches, coupon value 9, price 22 shillings each, plus towelling squares sized 24 inches with 1 coupon each priced 39 pence. Children’s frocks listed in wool jersey colors lemon pink tan blue rose, sizes 18 and 22 inches, coupons per item and prices appear garbled.
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