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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 17, 1943
Page
2
Fragmentary ad text notes wartime advertising rates for the WRONICLE with mentions of display space and a minimum charge. It promotes Victory lay-by, War Savings Certificates, and £10 National Savings Bonds, reflecting a wartime public savings push.
A public meeting for residents and interested parties to discuss advancing a new and better equipped Carcoar District Hospital. The meeting was held at Carcoar School of Arts on Saturday the 23rd. Secretary B. LLivermore notes the date and attendees.
A wife and sons publish a memorial tribute stating John C Green was called to his rest on September 21, 1942. They cite the Bible verse Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.
A special Picture Programme will be shown at Lyndhurst Theatre on the night of the Lyndhurst patriotic sports. Proceeds will aid the Comforts Fund. Additional horse events will be included in the program.
Labor candidate Breen secured an absolute majority of 4355 votes in Calare, praising a high level campaign and addressing injured rival Thorby. Defeated UCP figures Edols and Harris noted support and thanked electors and staff as total votes reached 50,216 with Breen’s 3,156 service votes and Phelan’s share amid a large turnout.
Newly elected Lyndhurst Recreation Ground trustees met at Mr A menas residence. Officers chosen include President Fred Fuller Secretary Claude Leabeater Treasurer Hines. Retiring secretary T Kelley and treasurer A Emms earned praise for 27 years of service and book work.
The church services list for Carcoar and Neville shows morning Holy Communion at S. Parls and Carcoar at 9.30 a.m. and 11 a.m. at Gally nont, with Burnt Yards Evensong at 4.20 p.m. Evensong and a Thursday September 23 confirmation. The Bishop of the Diocese will confer at St. James Neville at 6 p.m. and at S. Paul's Carcoar at 7.45 p.m. E Pearce, Rector.
Receipt of this notice delayed in the post. Mrs H Hill hosted a visitor to Woodstock and was a guest of Mrs T Carney and her two children. The children have returned home after a week with friends at Wyangala Dam. Mrs J Kilfoyle returned to Undercliffe with her mother Mrs D Hines who has not been well recently. Miss Doris Navensat visited Marrangulla with cousin Miss Vines. Mr Jack Gordon is a patient at Carcoar Hospital with a poisoned foot. Corporal Jack Abnett on leave from Western Army station spent a few days with uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs H Hill. Mrs 8 Healy of Wentworthville holidaying with brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs W Emms of Sion Hill.
Forbes hosts annual ram sale on Saturday October 2 at 11 am with a yarding of 350 head including Border Leicester Romney Southdown and Dorper breeds. Auctioneers Edward Weaver & Co Forbes offer full particulars.
Letter to the editor argues voters shifted support after World War II to seek steadier government. The writer labels debt and taxation as the true enemies, contrasting Bond Buyers with Interest Payers and urging Bruxner to choose sides on debt policy. He warns of economic collapse if the nation keeps riding the National Debt horse. The piece cites a £2,000,000,000 debt and a 200,900,000 annual interest burden as evidence of inflationary risk.
Squire and Gray licensed auctioneers Cowra under Mr Jack Pearce will conduct a dairy cattle sale at Cowra Municipal Sale Yards on Tuesday Sept 28 after the morning cattle sale. Twenty splendid milch cows in full profit, mainly first and second calves, some third, plus a pure bred Jersey bull aged 24 years. Pearce ceases dairy due to labour shortage. most milk run cows to be sold. Cows largely from Clive Brown's celebrated herd at Depto.
Mr Breen MLA spoke at the Calare poll declaration outlining plans to continue postwar industrialisation of the Central West. He listed three major reconstruction aims: link the Guigong and Mary Vale railways to cut coal transport distance. transmit cheap power from Cowra to Condobolin via Parkes Burren jack and Wyalong. and implement the Central Western Tableland Water Scheme with Goombing Park dam. He noted about 10 million spent on war projects in three years and 10 million more on national projects, asserting postwar work for thousands and a push to lift spending restrictions to boost building trades.
William McCarthy of Meares Street Mudgee South was mauled by a large pet kangaroo kept in a yard behind his home. The animal knocked him down and clawed him as his wife tried to intervene. McCarthy, in hospital, suffered severe facial scratches and leg wounds requiring stitches. The kangaroo has long been kept there near wood storage and yard refuse. The owner eventually subdued the animal and released it into the bush.
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