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Newspaper
Maitland Mercury
Location
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 26, 1939
Page
4
Holiday weekend draw brings crowds to Barrington Tops area with guest houses booked and bush campouts reported. Ambulance officer notes no accidents. police station quiet. Christmas services held in churches with lantern slides and hymns.
At a Dungog Municipal Council meeting officials discussed best plans to farewell Dungog and ALF members. With aldermen unfamiliar with vacation terms, the matter was postponed and Mayor Atl RL Fitagerald called a public meeting at the Premorial Hall tomorrow to outline arrangements.
Two Dungog men Harald Myncock and Tay Le Selvra survived a vehicle rollover near Taree on Saturday evening. Both residents of Dowling Street were admitted to Turee Hospital with a broken arm reported for Selvra. Myncock sustained other injuries.
Seventy five year old woman Mrs Katherine Flowery of Dal howsie street Uaberflell was struck while crossing Parramatta road Leivsiardt. She suffered severe injuries and was admitted to hospital in midlands hospital for treatment.
L Cavalier an optician from Maitland offers regular consultations at Mr Armstrong's Dor tal Hooms High Street West Maitland. The notice states a monthly visit schedule with the next appointment on January 3 1046.
The fragment lists December 1939 calendar days with daily numbers and weather notes. It notes sun set times and sun rise the next day, references lunar events and tides at Newcastle and Sydney, and mentions a Daily Mercury newspaper copy in Sydney.
Congestion tied up motorists at Hawkesbury River over a weekend as a long line of cars stretched five miles on the southern bank. Police slowed attempts to cross with patrols, seven hour delays to Gosford, and bridge work beginning to shape with first pile and steel girder in place.
East Maitland Methodist Church carol singers toured Maitland after midnight in two motor lorries driven by W A Prince. The group returned at 6 00 after a successful outing that raised £20 7s 6d. Organist John R Udy led the music. A church porter also visited the East Maitland Gaol for a carol view.
A tomato mite, barely visible to the naked eye, has flourished in the recent hot dry weather and caused serious damage in many districts, prompting concern among growers.
The King broadcasts from London to the Empire reinforcing Christian civilization as the Allied cause. Pope and Rome discuss war aims and a possible peace offer amid speculation on Poland. Southern citizens vow courage and sacrifice, united to oppose aggression despite uncertainty ahead.
The Mercury unveils an eight column layout and updated title with winged messenger motif as part of a modernised makeover. Changes aim to brighten pages, expand reading space, and improve editorial discussion while benefiting advertisers and public service.
The Tat Cavalry Division will camp at Greta and Wallgrove to save about £25,000. Original builds at Moss Vale Bowral and Milagony would cost around £70,000. General Sturdee and General Oliver noted higher final camp estimates and limited responsibility for business preparation.
The Bishop of Goulburn Right Rev Burgmann stated last night that even in war the spirit of Christ persists. He said people long for peace and seek friendship, and that Christ cannot be banished. through troubled times men glimpse Him again.
Sydney reports a sharp drop in building and real estate activity for November against last year. Government data shows city permits at £76 683 versus £121 520 in November 1938, while suburb permits declined from £? to £? and broader regional figures indicate a continued contraction across mortgage values and transaction totals for the year to date.
Frenzy traffic hit Beam Wire as weekend delays clogged cable offices in Sydney. A supervisor said about 8000 messages were sent to the United Kingdom and thousands were received in Sydney amid a UK Mingdoam confusion.
Four men of the Second Australian Light Horse who were camped at Rutherford perished when an army track overturned near Ol Tollar on Saturday. Names given include Private Mervyn James Lindsay, Corporal Jenne Capstaff, and Private D. E. Clows, with several others injured. Funerals were held at Campbells Hill and Enmore Maitland cemeteries with military honors.
Few men in Camp Belfore were granted leave at Grain and Rutherford on Saturday. One received a Christmas hamper from the Lord Mayor’s Patriotic and War Fund. Patriotic committees in other States sent comfort to the men. The camps were largely deserted since Saturday, with only essentials served. Many men were entertained by Maltlard rather than Soldiers' Recreation and Clubrooms. A large number travelled by special train to Newcastle to be guests of the citizens, enjoying tea and district drives.
Personal notice states Iv. BV. Tweedy, administrator of the Bishop's House Maitland, is on two months’ vacation. Gloster Wily, son of Rev G and Ady of East Maitland, relief at the Hotany eirenit, is home for Xmas and will preach at the Bua Maitland Methodist Church next Sunday night.
Christmas services and carol events across Maitland district churches are described, with readings by Rev. Andrew Watson and others. Highlights include Pro-Cathedral crowds, Masses by Rev. Father Berniscomt, and special parish programs at St Marys and West Maitland churches.
The tomato mite, a tiny pest undetectable by eye, is spreading due to hot dry weather and causing damage in districts including Bourke. Department biologist W L Morgan advises routine control with sulphur and lime dust or Bordeaux and sulphur sprays, noting timing and method vary with infestation level.
Matthew Stanton, 62, of Frenchs Forest, was found dying in a Narrabeen police cell Sunday night after being arrested for drunkenness. He later died, with heart failure suspected. Stanton had diabetes and other ailments.
John Eastwood and John Wal lace, both in their twenties, were killed in a collision with a motor car near Auckland while returning from a Bible class camp at Buckland Beach. James Cowden, 64, fell from a blow horse at Christchurch and died. A canvas canoe capsized at St Elda, Dunedin, drowning Charles Burns, aged 2, as beach patrol rescued others.
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