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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 16, 1942
Page
1
The Department of Main Roads informs Lyndhurst Shire Council that maintenance of Carcoar bridge will be carried out by the Council. Engineer C S Gerty reported this to the October meeting of the Shire.
Lyndhurst Shire Council faces a funding and material shortfall for road sealing and bitumen work. Dr. J A Innes notes 680 pounds on hand with 1000 pounds in prospect, but tar scarcity due to defence needs blocks progress. The council plans to seek tar priority and secure 5 000 drums if possible.
Dr W A O'Neil urged council to remove dead trees to prevent bush fire risk. The meeting considered Mr Walker Dun of Brae Wattamondara request to fell two dead timber overhanging his boundary fence. Council endorsed the idea and will inform Dun there is no objection to removing the timber, provided green timber remains undisturbed.
An obituary notes the passing of Cobley and l and Cobley in September, with details of family, church ties, and residence at Windra. It mentions Woods as a former parent, a son of Cobley, and a well known figure in Windra district. Tributes and messages from mourners and the bereaved surround their deaths in late 1886 and relate to All Saints and local figures.
Carcoar Chronicle reports the 1642 Carcoar Show was abandoned due to wartime conditions. Dr W Burns of Goongirwarrie Carcoar says it is the first time in 40 years the event did not take place, noting the usual weather blessings and Burns' decade as show committee president.
Hill and Crofts stock and property salesmen and auctioneers in Blayney New South Wales list as district agents for J. V. McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd Famous High Grade Machinery Australian Fertilisers Woolmax Aminac Sayer's Drenches Blue Nik and Tetra Chloride Bickle Brand Sheep Dip and City Mutual Life Assurance Society offering fire and workers compensation insurance and stock on hand.
The notice outlines annual and quarterly rates for the Chronicle and Lachlan Leader Carcoar Man durama Lyndhurst edition, with two papers weekly. It notes In Advance payment terms, options for annual, half yearly, or quarterly payments, and appeals for prompt settlement to ease bookkeeping during difficult times.
Lyndhurst Shire Councillors noted a strange October case where a Blayney youth showed meningitis symptoms but testing ruled out meningitis. The lad admitted he overindulged in a popular pick me up sauce, leading to illness. no serious injury occurred and he recovered quickly.
At the Blayney Patriotic Branch annual meeting, officers elected include President R. H. Clark, vice presidents C. Cook and L. Skene, Treasurer S. Lovejoys, Secretary Lo Hill, Assistant Secretary Munckton, and auditor H. Whiteway. A committee list and delegates to the Central League with substitute power are named.
Advertisers and subscribers are advised that accounts owing as of September 36 1942 are payable to Mrs W G Dugan Canowindra, not to new proprietors. All general and special accounts fall under this notice. accounts for services or contracts from October 1 are payable to the new management.
A reader’s letter condemns the recent spate of cruelty toward pets. The writer questions the motives of the assailant and calls for punishment in kind, denouncing the act as a disgrace to ordinary residents and urging harsher consequences.
The heavy outlay incurred by joint production of the Chronicle and yader may be appreciated, particularly as it has been necessary to bear in wartime emergency shocks.
A reward of £50 is offered for information leading to conviction of any person damaging wire netting fencing or gates at Sunny Ridge. The notice seeks tips about cutting or removing wire from the fences or interfering with flood or netting gates at the property.
The Director-General of Man Power Mr Worth stated on Saturday that the April 1942 com ing shear plan will apply next year. He noted possible minor zone boundary adjustments only after consulting his advisory committee. Graziers should align lambing with shear periods and consider autumn shearing to ease peak demand and avoid prohibited times.
A fragmentary note describes a distant fields scene and a group called the Young Chronicle forming during a return trip. The garbled text hints at Seversity and pareinae elements, but the core event remains unclear and largely unreadable.
The Chronicle prints a notice from Whitney Pastoral Company Limited offering a reward of 150 pounds for information leading to the conviction of one or more individuals connected with damaging the park. A 250 pound reward is offered for finding those tampering with gates or turning on Coombing Park. Any person trespassing, shooting, rabbiting, or fishing on Coombing Park will be prosecuted.
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