Taree Wingham booth auctions and other district news
Auction clearances for Taree and Wingham booth rights reached £203 with Bede Scullard and £61 for Preston in Wingham. The six weeks school vacation ends in May as both state primary and secondary schools resume. A hospital debt and public burg issues cited, plus a Maryborough birth on a moving train and a 40 year old verbal debt repayment. The Chief Secretary announced a duck open season in Riverina districts March 1 to 11, with other districts under review. The government considers amending the Theatres and Public Halls Act regarding liquor in public halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taree
Wingham
Bede Scullard
Booth
A.B. Preston
Ton-' Viing
Riverina
Poles
Bourke
Tonking
Ald
PB. H. Bundson
Gympie
R. G. Sandy
Maryborough
Sanday
Ald. Bundeson
Cookson
Theatres and Public Halls
Mr. Tonking
Joneses light up Majestic in The Jones Family in Hollywood
The Jones family stars in a new 20th Century Fox comedy The Jones Family in Hollywood with slapstick mixups as Dad tries to skip a trip to an American Legion convention but must bring the clan. Shirley Deane and Russell Gleason sit this one out as new parents, while Jed Prouty Spring Byington Ken Howell and others appear in the cast. A second feature Money Drew Trouble Shooter accompanies the film, with Bonita Granville Frankie Thomas and John Litel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Family
Hollywood
Jed Prouty
Spring Byington
George Ernest
June Carlson
Nancy Drew
Bonita Granville
Frannie Thomas
John Litel
Cartoon
Joneses
20Th Century-Fox
Jones
Lis
Majestic Theatre
Dad
American Legion
Los Angeles
Jack
Roger
Lucy
Jane
Shirley Deane
Russell Gleason
Mama
Papa
Ken Howell
George Brest
Tune Carlson
Florence Roberts
Billy Mahan
William Tr June Gale
Marvin Stephens
Ta “Money Drew
Trouble Shooter
Frankie ‘Thomas
Watts
Heat Wave Hits North Coast as Temperatures Soar
The heat wave continued across northern New South Wales with Gloucester near 108 degrees on Sunday and 101 on Saturday. Newcastle reached 106, while West Maitland and Kurri Kurri climbed to 111.5 and 113.3 degrees respectively. In Sydney the Rev H G Foreman M A died at 63 after serving as Methodist Conference president and Boer and Great War chaplain. He led Central Methodist Mission and headed the Methodist Ladies College at Burwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwan
New South Wales
Gloucester
Newcastle
West Maitland
Kurri Kurri
Sydney
H. G. Foreman
Foreman
Central Methodist Mission
Methodist ‘Ladies College
Burwood
Hundreds Die In Ice Bound Britain Crisis
London reports reveal a deep freeze across Britain with hundreds dead and many more affected. Fatalities include an entire Newcastle family and a woman found in an Islington bath encased in ice. Birds and animals perished as frost gripped the country. railways snowed in and water shortages grew as pipes burst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Newcastle
Islington
Waterloo
Siberia
Bognor Regis
Southampton
Trogon
Thames
Humber
North Wales
Scotland
Counterfeit Five Pound Notes Spark Sydney Police Warnings
Widespread counterfeit £5 notes were attempted in Sydney over the weekend but warnings from police limited success. Police report over 200 bogus notes passed by Sunday night, with 116 in the possession of eleven men and one woman, who were arrested across the city and suburbs on charges of attempting to pass counterfeit notes and possession. Further arrests anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Lived With Natives During Floods at Elsey Station
During recent floods in the Roper River district Mrs. Nerold Giles of Elsey Station sheltered with native servants for three days. Living on damper, she rode a paper bark raft to a hill as waters rose, while a Chinese cook fled to safety above a smithy shed. Mr. Giles was marooned 40 miles away. We of It was only Slightly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roper River
Nerold Giles
Elsey
Ty Homestead
Giles
Presbyterian minister to be inducted at Taree parish
On Tuesday evening February 6th the Rev. C. Haxton of Chiner Dinnoon will be inducted to the charge of the Presbyterian Parish of Taree. Haxton is a young minister in his first parish. The Rev. and Mrs. D. Glyn Jones are expected home Thursday from a holiday in the Blayney district, Springwood and Austinmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Haxton
Chiner- Dinnoon
Taree
Haxton
D. Glyn Jones
Blayney
Springwood
Austinmer
Churchill warns Nazi strength to be tested in coming conflict
In a Manchester speech Churchill declares Britain must prep for a huge labor force expansion and rally labor and trade union leaders to face Nazi Germany. He compares Nazi regime to Kaiser Germany of 1914, signaling intent to test its endurance and strike next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Imperial Germany
Nazi Germany
Germany
War starts in the spring says French official
A French official commentator in Paris warned on Sunday that Allies should not assume the enemy will wait for the war to begin. He noted the coming month could reveal Berlin’s plans, but insisted the initiative may not rest with the enemy and that the war could start in the spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Hiller
Walthough
Berraty
Should Live on 500 a Year in Australian War Sacrifice
Speakers at the Summer School of the Australian Institute of Political Science in Canberra urged a maximum personal living allowance of 900 a year to conserve resources for the war effort. R Windeyer KC of Sydney warned wealthier people to accept a 500 a year standard, while K J Kelly of Melbourne University argued workers would back the government’s financial sacrifice and that a middle class life could be lived on 20 a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australian Institute of Political Science
Canberra
R. Windeyer
Sydney
K. 7. Kelly
Melbourne University
Australia
Singleton Institute for Auction in New South Wales
The Singleton Mechanics Institute and entertainment hall in Singleton was auctioned on a Saturday. Opened in 1866 with contract price £2000, foundation stone laid by Miss Clara Moore and opening by Sir Henry Parkes. The rear hall rented from 1889 at £1500, one bid of £500 for both buildings, offer to be dealt with privately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singleton
Dry Weather Reduces Grasshoppers Across Inverell District
Landowners in western Inverell expect grasshopper numbers to fall after another week of dry weather as feed runs short. Some areas with recent storms have more feed and grasshoppers thrive, while regions from Cherry Tree Hill to Bukdkulla suffer damage. The Pastures Protection Board has distributed 1828 ha of poison and sprayed materials. A Swedish scientist claims a ray could dislocate any mechanism, a remark tied to Goebbels’ propaganda machine.
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Inverell
Cherry Tree Hill
Dinton Vale
Bukkulls
Aifora
Bukdkulla
Tenterfield
Pastures Protection Board
Goebbels
Propaganda expert warns of fear driven morale tactics
Sydney writer Brian Penton told the Australian Institute of Public Heat Science that modern propaganda feeds on fear and worry to manipulate emotion. He argued successful campaigns rely on emotion, often spreading untruths, and noted wartime tactics aimed at unsettling the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Penton
Sydney
Australian Institute of
Penton
Wes
Britain
France
War News In Brief From The Front Lines And Diplomacy
Reports deny Romania exporting petroleum to Germany or pledging a guarantee with Germany while Tokyo repeats representations to London over the Akama incident. Germany predicts victory in months as Britain faces food shortages. Churchill questions Nazi endurance. Red Army fails to pierce Finnish lines north of Lake Ladoga. Germany publicizes submarine survivors naming, drawing criticism. Hertzog’s peace move defeated in South Africa. Canada to hold general elections March 26. Censorship lifts on frost details after 45 years.
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Britain
The
Ney
Akama
Dae Pan
Sil Ri
Craigie
Arita
Germany
Winston Churchill
Lake Ladoga
Mannerheim Line
Hertzog
South African Assembly
MacKenzie King
Canada
Commercial KRAMBACH STOCK SALES Report on last Wednesday sale
Paterson Easton Co notes heavier fat cattle supply with prices easing from prior peak. Principal sales include D Paterson bullocks to 12/4 11/17 11/7 and 10/12, R Campbell 11/6 10/7, A Parker 10/10 9/19, D McKinnon 10/18, Est 8 Worth 10/8, J Sambell steers 48/14 8/13, heifers 7/6, H Deer cow and vealer 10, cows 8/2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krambach
Paterson, Easton and Co
Bes
D. Paterson
H. Deer
J. Arnold
Worth
R. Campbell
A. Parker
D. McKinnon
J. Sambell
Remarkable Porpoise Driven Fish Herd At Bennett Beach
A Bungong party at Bennett Beach witnessed killer whales circling a vast shoal, driving fish toward the shore over an hour. The scene, described by Cr Carlton and witnesses Cy Bennett, J B Urquhart, and K Quinn, showed whales driving fish in an immense, teeming pool near the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hsh Moulor
Cy £. Bennett
MAA
J.B Uaritor
K. Quinn
Dingoes
Cr.Carlton
Dog Rescued Man With Help From Beloved Dog
In a remarkable incident at Winton Queensland Jana Taine and a man aged 56 were saved when the man tied a makeshift sling from his shirt and sent his dog to seek water. The dog found a pool and brought water back, allowing the man to survive until help arrived though he was very weak and later hospitalised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jana Taine
Sheoten
Winton
Donald
Advocate Accounts For Quarter Ending December 1939
Subscription accounts for the quarter ending December 1st 1939 have been issued and subscribers are urged to pay promptly. Due to newsprint scarcity and higher production costs the paper will be discontinued to subscribers two years or more in arrears after fourteen days from the date. Arrangements should be made to reduce the debt within this period. L. and D. C. Rye. January 5, 1940.
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Ranger
P. le Quesne
City Price Draper and Mercer
A. I. Cavanough
A.&a.hazelwood the Fashion Centre
Jack Holt
Washington Square
Gloucester Hotel
F. M. Smith
Matron McCarthy
Kempsey
Roma
Gloncestey
Dungog
Mitia Frankombe Robertson
J. B. Robertson
Fewown
St Killots
Melboirne
Mes
Robertson
John Thorndyke
Fou
Messrs
Chiwles
Colin
Coonabarabran Hospital
Majestic
Spud
Dorrigh
Ron. Miller
W. A. Parkery
Arc IK
Burke
Putitextion
Cortiga Gazette
Fratceste Spotti
Johnstone River
Spotti
Msh
Wimsett
Vincent
Miniater Far Railways
Kempbey
Lem
Desfaina
Commerce and Industry Ministry
H. Foreman
No Man's Land
Latta
Alsace
Lorraine
Bmt
Presbyterian
Churchill
MR. Churchill
Manchester
Miller
Maximum
Singleton Institute For Auction
Sir Henry Parkes
Havoc
Rumania
Rundia
Pumunlat
M. Ga~ Fenew
Rumaia
Hawke’ Nest
Gloucester Shire Yards
O'vdock
England
W. E. Sparke
Gloucester) Pty., Ltd
Luctioneers
Hicka
A. Lauring
Spencer Hicks
H. G. Saxby
E. ©. Laurie
Bowen Bros
Bert Laurie
R. G.vyner
Tom Hicks
F. Burnett
Grahame
Denison Bt
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