15 Feb 1940
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Newspaper
Goulburn Evening Penny Post
Location
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 15, 1940
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text describes fat stock markets, auctions, and bids with numerous misread terms. Mentions Welsh and English items, bulls and heifers, consignors, buyers, and various prices or lots, but many phrases are garbled and names unreadable.
The Goulburn City Council, urged by Alderman Good, allocated 590 pounds from street name plates to the tree planting and repairs estimate. The town clerk notes the need to carry out street improvements each year and recalls a prior similar reallocation. The discussion centers on proper funding for street naming and related works within the annual estimates.
The Goulburn City Council announced plans for its triennial elections to wards by year end, alongside a by election after Alderman BD McKillop’s resignation. Estimates show total administrative costs around £27,280, with subsidies and expenses allocated to multiple departments, bills, and staff.
At a Goulburn City Council session it was revealed that the Boalville Quarry would operate for two thirds of the year. The plan calls for 19 men in the mixing operation, with three fifths of the year for some workers and five men to cover the balance. The engineer noted the plant would be shut from April to September, with only limited operations in winter. The mayor closed the session promising careful budgeting for the coming year.
An inquest heard Alice Ethel Thomas, aged 60, died January 20 from septicaemia at District Hospital after collapse at home. Coroner and Dr. T.L. Copeland noted no unusual factors beyond septic infection. death ruled as septicaemia. Testimony described hospital transfer, post mortem, and family circumstances surrounding her illness and death.
Emma Street, Goulburn, letters a reader attacks the carnival fund plan as diverting coal proceeds from local business. She defends the hospital and benevolent institutions, urging support for hospitals and charity while condemning the so called elite working class aesthetic. The writer argues business leaders should back the hospital and oppose diverting funds.
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