Empire Day celebration at local school marks proud town gathering
A May 6 Empire Day event at the local school featured a children’s program directed by Mr. Hawes, a keynote address by Rev Alexander of Gloucester, and the Parents and Citizens Association President Mr. George Robinson. The day closed with the National Anthem, afternoon races, and a drill exhibition, with thanks given to supporters and apologies for an absent local official.
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Gloucester
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Messrs Belf, Street & Parish Ltd
Garner's Cash
L. U W. Harris
Mr. Hawes
Robinson
Quiet April wedding at Orama Bowed by drama
Ada Cleaver second daughter of Mr and Mrs F T Cleaver of Orama Bellinger River married Walter King son of Mrs and the late Mr King of Bowman Farm Gloucester The Rev Stanley Paine officiated The bride wore crepe de chine with veil lent by Mrs Tysa Drama Attended by sisters Elyse and Alice groomsman Fred brother of the bride Breakfast at the bride’s home Then reception and departure by car for Sydney via Taree Harden Gifts included cheque A linen tea was held before marriage
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Tysa
Elyse
Alice
Albert
Fred
Commercial Omebush Stock Sales Report
Sydney market reports from Monday show 2400 cattle yarded, bulk medium to useful quality. Prices opened cheaper with Good to prime beef hitting 26 to 31 shillings per 100 pounds. About 1050 fat cattle forward, mid and inferior quality common, heavy cattle scarce, medium weights only fair. Buyers present, bullocks value up about 10 shillings, cows steady. 2200 deeply penned, mixed top quality and some prime weighty cattle and wethers.
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Omebush
Sydney
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
W. Boarke Ltd
Sydney Morning Herald on Port Phillip separation policy
Centenary edition of the Sydney Morning Herald is reviewed for its stance on Port Phillip’s settlement and the push for separation. It notes early fear of land booms, accusations of envy and puffery, and the paper’s shift from opposition to grudging acceptance as Victoria gains own government. The piece mocks future nostalgia while warning of repeating old biases toward new regions.
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Earle Page
Home
Port Pabic
Victoria
Who Is To Blame For Apathy and Indifference
A fragmented plea questions who bears responsibility for public apathy and indifference, challenging readers to self-reflect on their own role amid political, financial, and press influences in a troubled era.
Sydney's Notion of Self Government and Growth
A critical column discusses the Sydney Morning Herald's 2021 reference to 1930s-40s tiles and claims New England, Riverina, Monaro, and Central West deserve self government. It argues Sydney should become a genuine financial hub for the Southern Hemisphere, growth permitting other regions to thrive. The piece mocks narrow Sydney fixation on the North Shore Bridge and Tom Ugly's Point and laments Sydney's dependency on rural produce.
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Morning Herald
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Riverina
Monaro
Herald
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Monary
Central West
Herald Proprietary
North Shore Bridge
Blue Mountains
Tom Ugly’s Point
Darling
Sothern
Maitland Dairy Sale Totals Record 1570 Jersey Heifers Sold
Sparke Ltd reports 900 head of Jersey dairy cattle sold at auction in Maitland with buyers from Orange Wellington Dubbo Parkes Forbes Denman and nearby districts. A brisk sale logged 720 head auctioned. best forward Jersey springers 0/16 to 4/15. best forward Dairy Durham cattle to 9/12/6.
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Jersey
Durham
Orange
Wellington
Dubbo Parkes
Forbes
Denman
Leon
Muswellbrook
Aberdeen
Andi
Reverend Wilton of Newcastle and Early Colonial Church Life
The Rev. Charles Pleydell Weale Wilton MLA arrived in Sydney in 1826 and served as Chaplain of the Colony with duties at Parramatta and Ryde. He edited the Australian Quarterly Journal, founded Newcastle Mechanics Institute, and led Christ Church and early church life, enduring hardships and shaping the Hunter River district until his death in 1869.
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St. John's College
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Represent Mental Hospital
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Whale of the Hunter Fiver
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Cashille
East Malthand
Wfe
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Newcastle Mechanic's Institute
Watt and
King Streets
Tie
Old Hospital
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Oddfellows Loage
Loyal Titan
Christ Charen
Vier
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Legislative Council
Alexander Flood
Wiltot
Moschoto Island
Koorangang
Tyrrell
Gosford
Queensland
Samuel Marsden
Strick
Temora Tragedy Revealed in Inquiry
The inquiry into Temora tragedy finds William John Middlebrook murdered railway worker John Algernon Russell Billings and his wife Nellie Billings before taking his own life. The coroner cites jealousy from desperate love as the cause. A different note mentions a stream two feet below the Royal Albert Hall and a British marriage age of 24 for men and 21 for women.
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William John Middlebrook
John Algernon Russell Billings
Nellie Billings
Royal Albert Hall
London
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