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Newspaper
Inverell Times
Location
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 19, 1940
Page
4
A garbled OCR mixture covers community notes, shop ads, and event mentions. It references a women’s gathering, a hospital or health topic, a charity drive, and invitations to visit a beauty salon on Otho Street, with details about services and equipment. Names and places are partially legible but many items are fragmented.
Local entries from Inverell and Armidale show a series of races and results. Notable scorers include McLenmnan defeating E. Ploch and R. Cotterell, Newbitt over Purnes, and Smith over Jones. Novice and semi final rounds feature Wiltshire, Riddle, and other runners amid a busy card across venues.
A garbled passage references an intercession service at Inverell Town Hall on a Thursday in June and early partial notes on local religious and civic events. The text also includes fragmented data on temperatures, labor and factory statistics, and mentions names and dates without coherent context. The overall readability is low and most details are unclear.
Fragmentary wartime notice records appointments to the Aunciation's Welfare Committee with named members and powers. Text is garbled but retains names Measre-Meppem, W- Conds, Wilmington, Comenina, N. Dubson, W. Wilbon and duties for Manning and Mise Commie.
W. Ball of sumaeraand street sustained six painful injuries when a See ire blaze erupted Sunday. The incident details remain unclear but responders rushed to the scene and transported Ball for treatment. Further updates pending official statements.
The fragmentary text lists numerous names and relations across Warialda and Armidale areas. It mentions engagements and marriages, including families such as Watson Murilla and Crane Bumnel, with references to the RAAF, North West Air, and local roads. A memorial tone notes sudden deaths and hospital admissions, referencing Mrs Eto and others, with scattered mentions of Armidale and Inverell travel, and a future appointment at Hulton Presbyterian Girls' Baird.
An observed Salvation Army anniversary service was held at Havant with a dramatized account of the forces of the Wine Crew and related department prompts. Cadet Trivade and others led readings as attendees reflected on the organization’s efforts and early church work in the area.
Fragmentary notes reference Capeton wartime efforts and local defense links. Mentions include naval and coastal defense themes, regional meetings, and a council review of entitlements. The text is garbled with many unreadable portions but preserves names and places such as Capeton and Hardtide Spead club.
A fragmented report describes a municipal push for an interest free loan tied to wartime aid. Officials discuss whether to present the plan to residents and seek Commonwealth government support, with mixed expectations on approval and timing.
Witnesses testified about a shooting incident at a rural location near a barn where a rifle discharged wounding the deceased. The entry noted an empty cartridge in the barrel, two UVR cartridges found nearby, and details of the gun being discharged near the heart while the victim sat in a vehicle. The inquest heard testimony on ownership and handling of the rifle, and who could have fired it based on the evidence and timing surrounding the event.
The text records a credit balance of £1439 linked to War Functions Association with mention of MHRI’s sheeting and related entries. It references figures, names, and a list of individuals and organizations in a fragmented OCR segment without clear cohesive events.
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