Death of Shire Engineer Lipscombe at Boxing Day
Obituary notes the death of Manning Shire Engineer Mr. John Hay Ferguson Lipscombe at Hobart on Boxing Day after a golf game. A Tasmanian native, he served in WWI at Gallipoli and in France, later held key engineering posts in Victoria and Manning Shire, and commanded the local battalion before retirement. He left a widow and daughter Margaret. Cremation occurred in Hobart on 20 December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manning Shire
John Hay Ferguson
Jack”) Lipscombe
Bsirahan
Tasman
Taree
Mr. Lipscombe
Tasmania
Duntroun Military College
Gallipoli
France
England
Niee
Gwendoline Anne Lewis
Monmouthshire
Earl's Court
London
M.2w. Department of Main Roads
Walrarobba
Dungog
R. J. Montgomery
Wingham
Gloucester
V.D.C
Port Macquarie
Licombe
Moat Po
Lipscombe
Margaret
Noel Caner
Lieut
Casey
Manu ® Taland
Papuan Constabulary
Mr. Lipacombe
Hobart
Tributes Paid to Veteran Auctioneer Donald Paterson at Krambach Sale
Tributes were paid to Donald Paterson at his final Krambach stock sale. For over 30 years he sold cattle on the Central North Coast and became a famed stock salesman. The firm Paterson Easton and Co later became W. P. Easton & Sons, who will control both Wingham and Krambach sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Paterson
Krambach
Paterson
Central North Coast
W. Easton
Paterson and Easton
Leo. Gleeson
Easton
Wingham
W. P. Easton & Sons
Mesars
J. J. Northam
A. George
C. S. Chapman
H. Allan
W. P. Easton
Tom Gallagher
Champion
Ywhere There's a Home There's a Local Paper
A playful note highlights the connection between homes and local papers, suggesting every neighborhood builds community through local reporting and familiar daily updates.
Britain to hold general election in February 1950
Announcement from 10 Downing Street says nominations close February 13 and Parliament meets March 1 with a state opening March 6. Labor jubilee conference cancelled. campaigns to open immediately but focus in last three weeks. Attlee opts to dissolve Parliament as Britain enters a keenly fought electoral era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attler
Turaday
Sid
Britain
Downing Street
Labor Party
Unusum
Conservative
Labor
Laurieton Boxing Day Races Disqualifications
At Laurieton races on Boxing Day bookmaker Dick Hughes and jockey F Wailea were disqualified for 12 months under rules 210 and 168 after an inquiry into the Laurieton Cup at Taree. Speltho King won the cup with Taree Fan third. both appeal the penalties to be heard in the coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurieton
Dick” Hughes
Central North Coast
F. Wailea
Horae
Speltho King
Taree
False Statement Charge over Baby's Birth Hearings
In Gloucester Court of Petty Sessions a woman accused of wilfully stating a false birth record to have a daughter registered under another name faced trial. The case involves Dorothy Edmunds war widow of Baulkham Hills and Dorothy Montgomery. the birth registration dates back to January 1948 with witness testimony about a rented farm home in Craven Plateau and a sequence of visits, pregnancy and birth details. The defendant was granted bail and a similar summons was issued for Montgomery. The proceedings featured complex testimony from Albert Whalan Hughes and local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craven Pistean
Gloucester Court of
Petty Sensslona
F. G. Pocock
Taree
Dorothy Edmunds
Baulkham Hills
Craven Plateau
Gloucester Court
Polier
Geoff. King
Newcastle
A. G. King
Gloucester
Tila
Dorothy Montgomery
Albert Whalan Hughes
Binfara
CPS
Theodore More Wells
Janette Montgomery
A. W. Hughes
Mra. Eichmunda
Mra. Montgomery
Sidney Donald Geale
Montgomery
Lawrence
Mr. Edmunds
Hotie
Mrs. Edmunds
Donald Genle
Donald Geale
Mr. Lawrence
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Garners
P.O
Sweeny Bros
Majestic Bakery
Procera
S. J. Bennett
Radio & Sports Store
Mrk. J. A. F. Lipscombe
Don Mills
King Street
Attlee
Manchester
Misses Jones & Newman
F. E. Jones
E. M. Newman
Church ST. Gloucester
A.W.A. Radiola
Kelvinator
Tecnico
Lady Bird
Harvey Ivers
Church ST
Fogg’s Motor Service Pty. Ltd
Forbesdale
Stratford
Craven
Ward's River
Welsmantel’s
Stroud Road
Stroud
H Thornton
Market Street
Hunter Street
J. Bennett
Radio and
Sparta Stare
Denison St. Gloucester
T.S. Care
Golden Gate Cafe
HOT Meals & Grills
Gloucester 7
Resserch
Southern Cross
Acties
I. Ek Rese Nomlenen Motors
Glohcorn
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