03 Aug 1939
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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
1
The Wellington Times reports unsettled conditions with heavy falls and hail likely in western divisions. Misty and foggy in Almes, with cool and southerly winds advancing eastwards. Extensive snow expected from highlands, as a cold front moves in from the west.
Former Works and Local Government Minister E G Spooner charged a large mismatch between the 1938 39 budget estimates and actual expenses in the Legislative Assembly. He claimed the government faced a 4 380 000 deficit, urged a separate trust account for unemployment relief funds, and warned the Premier and Treasurer’s policies risked retrenchment and delay. He noted resignation from the cabinet ten days earlier and criticized ongoing committee formation amid unemployment.
Fragmentary item notes precarious governance and factional strife within a local government body, with references to a group labeled the Stovene Coy and tensions impacting policy decisions. No dates or places provided.
A benefit football match to aid the Wellington and District Ambulance will be staged by teams from Wellington and Dubbo. The event aims to showcase top players, attract large crowds, and boost ambulance efforts while the old rivalry adds extra excitement.
Vague health of markets and farming amid optimistic forecasts for wheat in September and October. Mentions German industry and state production hopes, with unclear figures and dates.
The Sydney wheat market moved higher today as prices rose by half a penny per bushel. Bulk parcels were quoted at 2/04 on the Sydney March basis and bagged lots at 2/42.
In Par ates, Mr. Bruxner moved to suspend standing orders allowing pronent sitting past six. Uproar followed. Speaker warned of drastic action if disruption continued. The motion passed 44 to 98. Mr. C Evatt criticized Government policy as despairing and blamed the Country Party for Premier control.
In Bowman Street Mont Mont, a mother, Mrs. Elizabeth McNamara, saved her three month old baby and another child from smoke and flames at dawn. Firemen fought thick fumes as they crawled through the home to reach the blaze, quickly containing the fire.
Weather bulletins show continued heavy rainfall across the basin with additional downpours expected from Darling River toward southern and central areas. North Coast records floods while Sydney experience strong winds and four boats driven ashore at Double Bay with no serious damage reported.
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