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Newspaper
Wagga Wagga Express
Location
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 16, 1934
Page
6
A collage of items notes political criticism of the Sts Parliamentary Labor Party leader, a homegrown cricket preview with Australian and English tensions, a German golf push, and wind drought woes. It blends local commentary with sport and weather, mentioning O’Reilly, Grimes, and McCabe amid a busy page.
At St Crenk wuts Yass two well known county families were united by marriage. Miss Tee Dregrinwu, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Merriman of Merryville, Yans, wed Mr Righard A Rowling, elder son of Archiexcon and Bre. Rawle, of Navers Rectory. The ceremony was performed by the bridegroom’s father. The bride wore a white angel skin gown with a square train and a white velvet sash. Merriman bridesmaid Miss Tising Merriman. Rawlins heads home to Sydney. A farewell for old councillor A G Oldrini and other locals noted.
Inquiries debated whether rain could be induced by fire or wire devices. The dialogue noted extended dry spells in Quelph with thirty days of little rain. A year rainfall reached about twenty percent of normal as concerns about weather manipulation surfaced.
An unusual advertisement notes optician and optometrist services at 486 George Street Sydney. It mentions a visit by a foreign party, with cryptic promotional language and prices in pounds, shillings, and pence, and references a commercial hotel in the town.
Obituaries record the deaths of Mrs. T J Kalla of Myerita Hotel Corowa widow and two children, Mary Dwyer of Jus fong age 78, Herbert Wade son of Mr and Mrs A P Wade Windamarra Scrubole aged 25, and Mr George Feary a Junee resident and AWU founder aged 60s. Funeral services held at Yass and Junee/District locations.
Four J Buckley of Gray and Montague Toads in Bud South Brisbane describes lifelong digestive and liver woes. After exhausting remedies and money, a course of Dr Morme's Ladin Root Bilis produced a dramatic improvement within months, and he has remained well since.
Sydney reports detectives pursuing leads in the Parry murder and the missing fortune of John Ryan. A suspect man was detained near Blayney after a 200 mile car chase. a woman believed connected to Ryan’s murder case is expected to be arrested, with inquiries spanning several country towns.
The Premier announced construction of half a dozen silos in Riverina under a £250,000 contract. The plan lists sites and capacities including Red Bend Bugio Buralyang Nasailham Garden Yends Corobimilin Arachael Kyepak and Yakima with hundreds of thousands of bushels. Additional storage and handling upgrades are planned at Brushwood Toojoo and Tetawra replacing older facilities.
Detective Constable J. V. Ramus of Wagga pursued a motor car theft case, arresting three men within an hour after information. Bert LaMarr Thouta Lee and Harry Ford pleaded guilty to taking a motor car without owner consent. LaMarr received nine months imprisonment with two prior convictions. Lee and Thouta Lee got one month each, with fines and compensation ordered. The theft occurred in Queen Street Melbourne, and details connect the case to Wagga.
Ambulances carried eighteen pupils from Merewetter Punto School to Newcastle Hospital after reports of poisoning. Children claimed to have eaten yellow lollies but tests revealed harmless tablets containing sulphur. Doctors found no lasting harm though the episode caused widespread fright.
A representative gathering of farmers under the Rellet Act met at Weelpalygon on Wednesday to protest government delays in amending the act to enable wheat bounty payments. The delegates urged the Premier Mr Stevens and the Minister for Lands Mr Bulseyehay to address their demands and express regret at the slow pace of action.
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