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Newspaper
Wagga Wagga Express
Location
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1933
Page
12
The piece mixes community notes and caricature, praising a letter of appreciation for road to Lie cemetery and noting local praise for cheap telephones. It reads as a collage of town life including school, sports, and civic tidbits with brief remarks on local figures and events.
A fire burned a portion of granulated land on Mr A Chancelers property at Tumblong. Local campers are suspected to be originators of the blaze. Authorities attribute the ore origin to campers and are investigating the incident.
The Minister for Education announced tender acceptance for alterations and additions to the South Wagga Public School by Charles Hardy Contracting Co. Ltd, Wasee, with work to begin during the Christmas holidays. The Kiltegara school building will move to Mr R J Dunn’s Shepherd’s Riding site for nearby educational use, not to be erected before March 1934 due to new fittings required at Kilveard.
A brief work stoppage occurred as a crew from Mor tana employed by Maho Shire Council protested the use of a jury driver. The men returned to work after negotiations with Shire officials including the engineer and local officers.
The Young TP Bard reports that the department plans to appeal the cancellation commissioner's order to restore full award payments. The Institute of Inspectors of Stock advised a gazetted deviation breaches the act, justifying withholding the amount due to stock inspectors until the appeal is resolved.
Rural electricity development contrasts with Riverina growth as Clarence River County Council seeks further approval for a £10400 extension to the Nymbolda hydro scheme. The Minister notes permission hinges on reconstructing the County Council to cover the broader Richmond to Bellin ger river power corridor of about 209 miles. A planned early 1834 replacement by a larger council would oversee the entire North Coast scheme.
A Wednesday Wagka No 4 session presided by Mr. Puller, Albury, approved an appropriation of 18 pounds 8 shillings for show expenses and 7 pounds 0 shillings for dairy competition. Results list farm entries and prizes for the Calvalen Show Society, with names like G. C. Bartlett and Pile Mullavey among top placers.
Shire councils plan a conference in Deniliquin in December to frame an ordinance for the Waterworks area. Delegates from Mouma Murray Comargo Deniliquin Hayy Waradgery Windmwan Wakner and divisional engineer Mr Ve Harding of Waren will attend to discuss workable water rate measures.
A plane flying from Perth crashed near Bunbury on Wednesday afternoon. Passenger Mr Teede of Bunbury died, and pilot Mr Ainley Cullett, a noted city figure with English ties, is fatally injured. Investigators believe the machine failed after takeoff from the Fylde area.
A garbled report notes faint river water effects near Albury and concerns over conserved waters at a reservoir. Poultry owners warn that fowl supply could drop if production relies on river water, amid renewed treatment efforts and debates over water use.
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