Social Service Reforms Fuse Food Relief and Medical Aid
Government outlines reorganisation of food relief depots into Social Service Bureaux across Sydney and Newcastle districts with Welfare Officers. New rules exempt earnings for dependents, provide special foods and medical services for eligible families, and allow direct payments to doctors and chemists under the scheme. Single persons remain ineligible for medical scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. BE. Bennett
Rele
Il Health
Department of Social Services
Social Service
Rough Riders for America
Four Australian rough riders will depart Sydney for the United States to join Ringling Bros Barnum and Bailey for 30 to 40 weeks. Lance Skuthorpe names Bill Hilton and Rey Oram of Queensland as likely picks, praising their horsemanship and stock skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Lance Skuthorpe
Ringland Bros
Barnum and Bailey
Sydney
Rey Oram
Queensland
Australia
Child Who Is His Own Grandfather in Holland
A Dutch story from Zwolle describes a 66-year-old man who married an 18-year-old in 1928. The son from the groom’s prior marriage married the bride’s mother in 1929, creating a paradox where the man becomes his own grandfather and father-in-law through a sequence of marriages and generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zwolle
Holland
Berrico Memories Bring Back Frontier Cattle Feats
The narrator recalls polling day past in Berrico and district with old friends. He names Mrs. Higgins, Johnny Dent, and tradesman Johnny who carved cedar gates. Describes wild cattle chases, bushriding legends, and stockmen chasing brumbies through Cobark Mackay’s Creek and other creeks, with riders risking floods and rough country.
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Matey
Berrico
Mrs. Higgins
Ross
Johnny Dent
Port Macquarie
Cobarkias
Mackay's Creek
Caterneal Boys
Jimmy Doyle
Comb
Laurie Boys
Mackay
Cobark
Rawdon Vale
Bindera
Reminiscences of Horse Riding and Brumby Drives In Australia
The account recalls riding a bucking grey steed in an oil stockyard yard, a half-caste horseman named Combo, and the misadventure of Jimmy Woods guarding a brumby drive. It mentions brumbies fleeing from Buregat Mountain to Clay Gully, a failed capture, and a missing grey stallion reportedly shot near Clay Gully.
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Bernico
Matey
John Higgins
Caterheal
Combo
Cambo
Buregat Mountain
Mackay’s Creek
Lame Cow Creek
Candy) Taylor
Jimmy Woods
Jimmy
Candy
Jim
Clay Gully
Church Services and Armistice Day Notices
Church services listed for various parishes across Gloucester Nabiac Coolongolook Belbora and Stroud with dates November 11 14 17 and 18. Confirmations by Bishop of Newcastle and Rev. D Glyn Jones Rev. Win Griffith Cochrane Rev. R C Pereira and Rev M Howard. Events include H C masses and Sunday worship times across denominations.
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Church of England
Gloucester
H.C
H.C . Copeland
H. W. Rogers
Newcastle
Nabiac
Mograni Creek
R. C. Pereira
Stroud Baptist
Craven
Straford
Ward's River
Stroud
M, Howard
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Grime & Small
A.M.P
A.mp
Empire
Elliott
Fla
A. W. Sneddon
F.la
General Mann
D. E
Walker
New South Wales
Victoria & Pulteney
Taree
W. B. G. Davidson
T. M. Breckenridge
Rough Riders For
Chi Aut
H. Coote
Tex
Griffin Pharmacy
Cartier
G. H. Griffin
School of Arts
Church Services
Kayser
San Sheen
Ssansheen
Eer
Lawser
Pantee
T. Rose
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