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Newspaper
Inverell Times
Location
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 28, 1928
Page
5
The piece argues holiday safety and cost benefits of car travel for Christmas. It notes risks from excess driving and accidents, cites country drivers as typically prudent, and credits the car with broadening family holidays by enabling affordable trips to coast or mountains, shaping a new holiday culture focused on spirit over expense.
A large turnout is expected for the cit mile road race starting at 3 p.m. Saturday from Tattersall Motel Byron Street with many visiting riders. Prime donor W J Ireland contributes £5 to the prize list while riders including C Leper J Gilligan J Hawk ins and M Parker post times from 10 seconds to over four minutes amid a lively pace and strong showings.
Excursion trips for children, church services, and Christmas celebrations filled the district as schools, families, and organizations hosted events. Winners in Holloway’s tree and other contests were announced, with prizes including a portable gramophone and electric train. Hospital patients received holiday cheer through choir visits, decorations, and gifts from the public.
A fragmented notice invites early inspection of a New Year sale at Burge Brow snhers offering napery, panniers, duchess nets, cloths, cushion covers, linen bags and embroidered pieces in white linen and cotton. The message stresses prosperity and urges shoppers to visit for a full range of goods and tailored requirements.
A Schoel of Arts event hosted a euchre party and dance drawing strong attendance from local dancers and visiting cycling enthusiasts. Organisers Misses FE Miller E Dean and N Blanch report a successful function both socially and financially. Prizes went to Mrs J Suwith and Mr Q Tate while Dulcie Adams received a box of chocolates. Music featured L Church A Goyer Ryder Skippen and others with extras by Justice Verdy and Gordon O Shannessy.
The Bishop of Brecon and Swansea, visiting Melbourne, declared crisis the most overworked English word. Speaking at St Paul’s Cathedral, he warned some English readers overstate duty as daily routine and urged crisis be reserved for decisive moments that reveal larger outcomes.
A severe thunderstorm lashed a dairy farm near Meserg EB causing a lightning strike at Mfr. Stocebert’s outbuilding and a nearby veluvile ear. The bolt ignited a fire that spread through a separator and other equipment, injuring or killing cattle and damaging machinery and the dairy setup. Local residents Pat Inskip and others witnessed the chaos as flames and debris spread.
Chief Justice Toslies and Sir M Hilp Sixvet will depart Sydney for England on April 4 for a year long health trip. Acting Chief Justice Ferguson will serve in the Supreme Court during the absence while a permanent appointment is arranged for twelve months.
Inverell residents hosted visitors for holidays and vacations with local families, noting engagements and travel to Sydney. School staff changes include Parkes High School headmaster Dyce moving to Cessnock, and multiple teacher transfers within the state Education Department. The death of a young Inverell girl, Helen McGrath, is reported with funeral plans announced.
A chaotic accident occurred in Eve Town leaving a car badly damaged with broken steering wheel and stripped rear wheels. Passengers escaped unharmed though one wheel spokes were bent and the vehicle largely wrecked.
A van travelling from Sydney to Maryborough Queensland overturned on Benshaw road early Christmas morning near Ashford. Driver Arthur Lestie Hampton swerved to avoid a calf, sending the vehicle down a embankment after a two to three foot collapse in the road. Passengers included George Sinclair and Grace Hisnapton injured with dislocations, Nellie Hampton with a broken collarbone, Elsie Hampton with head injuries, Valerie Hampton with a broken thigh, and several uninjured riders. The cabin and mudguard were damaged.
Details list race times and handicaps for several events including a Pony Novice and Welter Handicap. Nominations close December 0 at 11 a.m. Secretary E. N. Thomas notes conditions and age limits. Also a probate notice from George Thaneful, Thomas Butler and executors announces forthcoming grant of probate and invites creditor claims within fourteen weeks.
In a solemn graveside service Mire C. Thorley led funeral arrangements with deep sympathy extended to parents and numerous friends and local figures. Wreaths and messages of condolence arrived from a long list of names, including community members, workers, and relatives, reflecting broad local support.
In memoriam for Nonny Leelia Williams who died last year. The loving wife reflects on her sorrow and constant memory. She names family members and offers a heartfelt tribute as a year passes since the loss.
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