Nar Rowe Ley Early Jock Identified in Report
A brief dispatch names Nar Rowe Ley, with early jockeys, noting their points and standings in the ongoing event.
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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 28, 1943
Page
1
A brief dispatch names Nar Rowe Ley, with early jockeys, noting their points and standings in the ongoing event.
The Bishop of Bathurst conducted the service with Father Masterson of Cowra assisting. Fr Eviston was led to the altar, received the Tabernacle Key, and celebrated Mass. He succeeds Very Rev Father Casey, inducted at Cowra after 12 years in Carcoar.
Mandurama notices note Mr and Mrs G Wilard returning from Sydney and describe local travel and health updates. They mention Miss Jacky Francis resigning after 34 years at the telephone exchange and Miss Nona Coates taking a new post there. An engagement is announced for Marie Molloy of Myretta Mandurama to James Toohey of Orange.
An executive in a large Sydney store notes wartime conditions strain but affirms the maxim that the customer is right. Saleswomen grow tired yet keep morale by courteous service while refuting rude demands and the phrase there’s a war on. The piece argues the customer remains right, with a small fraction causing more friction.
Mrs E Willard and children returned from Lane Cove and reconnected with Lyndhurst friends. Miss M Steer, from the local school, was bedridden with influenza. Mr Arthur Emms of Fairview is ill with neuritis. Mr and Mrs R Burke of Verns Creek visited for holidays. A shooting expedition yielded two fexts and a one fext for Roy Cobb and Roy Leatherhead. The local VDC toured Orange for maneuvers. A euchre party at Memorial Hall crowned Mrs R Steer and Mr Bolton. Cold weather trimmed attendance. Lyndhurst ladies sent canteen orders to army personnel. much appreciated by the troops.
Lyndhurst correspondent reports this year’s railway uniforms lack vests and buttons while braid is absent and coupons are forfeited. The austerity measures affect workers and equipment, reflecting broader budget strains across the railway system.
A lettered question on hats in worship stirs debate in Cowra. Clergymen Rev W A Latte and Rev Loftus urge modesty and respect, noting church consecration and God presence during services. The discussion recalls long custom versus modern practice amid Sunday school warnings to girls like Mary.
Temora writer Mr. Keen, famed for international affairs predictions, forecasts that Turkey will join the Allies and that Russia or Japan may alter alliance ties as World War II accelerates. He cites past hits like Poland’s 1939 German invasion and notes his Temora background and varied early life.
At the board’s final meeting further correspondence was referred to rabbit inspector Steel and Frost Cowie regarding sugar in rabbit poison. C O Connor of Howell's Creek argued sugar aids thistle and strychnine bait and would welcome a discussion during his next visit. Some members noted rabbiters earning £30 weekly without sugar. The matter was referred to the rat bite inspector.
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