Belle of the Ball Honored at Majestic Theatre Dance
Judges at the Crom Ball chose Miss Heather Wilson as Belle of the Ball for 1948 after a gala night of dancing. Red Cross volunteers organized the event at the School of Arts with balloons, supper, and a lively Night Girls Orchestra, drawing patrons from Stroud, Taree, and beyond.
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Majestic Theatre
Heather Wilson
Mrs. Pike
Ward's River
Miss Green
Mr. Rogers
Taree
Miss Manning
Red Cross
E. Jenkins
E. Creagh
Ma.c
Jim Landers
Joe Corbett
School of Arts
New Bus
Stroud
Colin Wade
Fed Cross
Flannery
One for the Bullocky from The Wingham Chronicle
An old friend visits The Wingham Chronicle and recalls a joke about log-haulers and bullockies. A lively Australian youth is reading logs when asked if he will be a log-hauler or a bullocky. He says he will be neither because the log-haulers swear too much, prompting cheers from the bullockies.
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Wingham Chronicle
NSW rationing cuts to electric power across state
A Wednesday decision in New South Wales orders electricity rationing for domestic lighting and cooking with two lighting units per home and three cooking periods per day. Radiators banned, hot water and bath heaters restricted, and display lighting plus exterior lighting banned. Rail and coal deliveries face cuts while industry largely spared.
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New South Wales
Con Board
Itc
Kempsey
Dubbo
Milton
Wagga
Canberra
Woods' Great Peppermint Cure For Children's Coughs
An old advertisement touts Woods' Peppermint Cure as a remedy for children's hacking coughs. The notice markets the product's comforting mint flavor and claims to soothe throat irritation, promising quick relief for families seeking a trusted home remedy.
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Woods
Chiiren
Sugar Shortage Forces Major Delivery Cuts
The Colonial Sugar Refining Co Ltd told grocers that orders can be accepted for only a portion of formal deliveries in the next fortnight. The cut reflects refinery shortages and poor quality raw sugar from Queensland due to long storage, slow ship turnrounds, and a recent waterside strike.
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Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Ltd
Queensland
Tropics
Gloucester Football Teams Set For Sunday Match
Gloucester teams to play the New Castle Glass Works on the Park this Sunday list Yat Grade players L Blanch C Wilson F Eade L Milne J Gid D Deards D Sheriff K Allen J Weaties B Drewe C Weat FR Middlebrook. Reserves include R Berry and G Haselwood for wards. Reserve Grade features J Arrowsmith G Parish T Smith R Berry L Jones J Jaggers W Deards A McTones G Hagebrood D Connelly J Edwards Riley and C Berry with R Berry as backs and PL Ferguson for wares.
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Gloucester
Newcastle Glass Works
Yat
L. Blanch
C. Wilson Yeeam
F. Eade
L. Milne
J. Gid- D. Deards
D. Sheriff
K. Allen
J . Weaties
B. Drewe
C. Weat
FR. Middlebrook
R. Berry
G. Haselwood
J. Arrowsmith
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Garners
P.O
Allis Chalmers
Combeins Bros
Consir
Dombkins Bros - Gloucester
Lealie Rye
Gloucester Advocate
Barrington Bt
Ered Cross
Glamour
T. S. Care
Golden Gate Cafe
Mullens
Gloucester T
Misses Jones & Newman
F. E. Jones
E. M. Newman
Mr. O'Sullivan
Railway Department
Cost Board
Mr. O
Taylor’s
Church ST
Charles Hope
Nilsan
S.J. Bennett
Central Sales and Service
Radio & Sports
Phone 41
Tom Hicks
General Commission
Queen Street
Thomas Cowan & Co
Street & Parish Pty. Ltd
Bowen
Box
Bebarfalds
Ake
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Strona
Mino
Bebarfalds Ltd
Hunter St
Newcastle
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