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Newspaper
Wagga Wagga Express
Location
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 30, 1933
Page
10
The federal government plans to remove the 4/5 shilling flour tax early in the new year. Supporters note the ministry promised the levy would go when finances allowed, while many government supporters oppose the move.
The body pulled from the Murrumbidgee near Nuraddera was identified as Oliver McCleary. A serious motor car crash at Arik Creek Bridge prompted rescue efforts. occupants escaped with shock and abrasions. Department of Education vacation swimming classes begin Tuesday at Waren Beach, instructors Haberecht and Hermy. A fire damaged telephone lines near Taree, halted work. M.L.A. Hankinson reports £20,000 allocated for current plans, with tenders to be called for related earthworks in coming weeks.
Obituaries recorded for Mrs Witestield of Bogaiche and Mrs Veronien Abbey of Melbourne accompanied by list of survivors and funeral details. Interments noted at local Catholic cemetery. final rites attended by church officers and community members.
A fragmentary Telegraph Moscow dispatch cites Chattalvinol threatening Japan and calling for peaceful forms of coexistence, while urging nations to sign a non suppression pact. The report references police actions, railway issues, and alleged world turmoil tied to Nazi and Soviet power shifts amid Ukraine violence claims.
At a Wagen Citizens Band meeting led by J Camey the committee unanimously decided to send the band to Leeton to compete in Easter Band contests. A special committee Burrle Homann and J Baumer will arrange travel and equipment. Preparations include forming a fund and a special train from Wagga.
A damaged clipping describes a love affair between Sophie and a young man in wartime. They quarrelled and the woman, described as Sophie, shot herself with a revolver after an argument and dancing. The text is garbled but conveys a fatal self-inflicted act.
Festival notes describe sunny days easing postponements for opening events. The Wagga Beach Carnival supports hospital aid and local charities with stalls, games, and a notable Heinger display. Evening shows feature marching costumes, diving feats, pillow fights, and a sacred concert planned for the beach with a silver plate charge.
The Commonwealth received an offer from a strong British monetary group to spend heavily on developing regions in Western Australia under a chartered company scheme. The proposal aims to establish permanent settlements around Wyndham and the Interland, with pastoral development and a large export trade in beef and other meats. Workers would be housed on small parcels with permanent settlement plans, subject to government currency and cabinet approval at month end.
Christmas competitions across Newtown were run by firms including D Copland & Co and Kelly and Cyoningham. Entries were received for numerous prizes advertised in Exprese. Winners include Miss J Pierne for date of a doll’s birth and Ef Shepherd for a bet on the age of a bear, with other prizes awarded for marbles and a toy doll pram.
The fragment describes a lottery event numbered 176 held by a group or person named Rorsestiog with attendees including Mr. Youn B at Homebush and Mr. Wrighty Willard ORR, mentioning Northmead and Kensington in a historical newspaper tone. The text is fragmented and contains garbled names and locations.
A group described as bandits entered a Texas hamlet before daylight and abducted a man and a woman, then escorted them away after threatening robbery. They demanded a sum of 40,009 dollars as ransom before escaping in the early hours. The incident disrupted the town as residents awoke to the crime.
An unclear 19th century postal notice fragment mentions a grant by a state or organization, dated November 20, 1887, with missing portions but references to a postal or notice event and an official stamp or stik. The legible portions indicate bureaucratic action involving a grant or approval by an authority.
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