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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 17, 1925
Page
4
A school head master urges children to develop responsible citizenship by saving. He explains that a £10 bond maturing in eleven years yields interest and grows to over £21 by age twenty, with parents able to assist. Citizens support the 16 December loan repayment by practicing thrift.
Judge Cohen jailed 83 year old letter carrier Roger George Boyle for six months for stealing a letter. Co-defendant Alexander Paul Forbes Cumming, 40, faced three theft charges and was bound over for sentence.
The Rise in trade is attributed to high prices paid by Ber brick and Pryke and their honest conduct. They withstand competition in sheep skins rabbits hides tallow and related goods, using market knowledge to set values. Their mobile sales reach the district. ring 14 Wellington to arrange inspections or deliveries. All stocks are kept at the lowest possible prices.
At Wallington police court on Friday before Mr Beeble, George Emmett was fined £2 8s for using indecent language in Basnett’s billiard saloon. The case involved a row over marking a pool game and an assault on a patron, with testimony from defendant, complainant Hilton Smith, and others. The court also heard that the altercation left a smashed door and injuries, and Smith faced additional costs totaling £1 1s with fourteen days to pay.
An officer of the Board of Health prosecuted several individuals for unclean premises. Bernard Gonder and Bushmans Home were cited for dirty yards and old buildings. fines and expenses were imposed. Shadrick Blackball faced similar charges for slaughterhouse cleanliness. C Meyer, A H L Murphy, and Constantine Williamson were fined for dirty slaughter premises and related conditions. The judge underscored the duty to keep food-related premises clean, with penalties and payment timelines set.
Martin Woods sued Frederick Douglas on a charge of larceny as a bailee for a horse, sulky, and harness. Sergt Paton stated that the summons in the case had not yet been served.
Hilton John Smith filed an unlawful assault charge against Charlee BMe livenna Bear after a Friday night incident. Dr. Savage testified he treated Smith at his surgery for a left temple wound and facial abrasions, suggesting a sharp object as the possible cause. blood was found on Smith's clothing.
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Wool auction at Sydney, sale led by Schute Bell with higher prices and strong demand for fine wools and lambs wool. Catalogue largely cleared despite 20 percent passed-in woods added, authorities undecided about next series timing.
Winchcombie Carson Ltd notes strong Continental demand shaping wool prices. Sydney sales show buoyant clearance at July rates while Melbourne listings lag. France active in tops and Roubaix prices rise. UK demand weak amid strike. Italian buyers buoyant. Australian merino expect 10 percent lift but overall prices soften slightly with signs of revival in textile markets. NSW clips favor highland quality. catalogue skewed away from burrs and seeds.
Country produce Winchearby Carson Ltd notes demand for sheep and lambs at Sydney sales with prices generally firmer. Crossbreds and full wool lines show gains. lambs and Lincolns listed with shillings and pence, hides and calf prices vary. rabbits skins supply up 347 tons with prices easing.
The Radio Broadcast Bureau proposes equipping every school with a receiving set and loud speaker to enable daily lessons by radio. Sydney officials say schools could become community hubs for weather forecasts market news and public information when broadcasts are idle. The Education Minister may support funding and parental associations are urged to back the plan while local meetings may be called where associations are absent. The bureau collaborates with broadcasters and radio houses to facilitate installations and ongoing in service.
In Davis Cup action, J C Anderson and Gerald Patterson win both singles for Australia against Canada as Patterson defeats Wright and Anderson beats Crocker. The match features a tense night with Patterson strong on outside rallies and crosscourt passes. Japan and Byzantium teams each claim one singles win as Harada defeats Finguer and Alonso beats Bhimiau.
Australians beat Canada 60 to 62 4 in a prior game with Dereld Patterson and Hawks prominent. three Crochet and Bemyman expected to accompany them to Austra.
Reports from district veterinary officers and inspectors in July show disease control remains satisfactory. An anthrax outbreak in Tweed Linmore was halted by vaccination and quarantine with no further deaths. A small pleuro-pneumonia outbreak in Cumberland involved a carrier. outbreaks are carefully controlled with frequent inspections. A Newcastle area report notes pneumonia among sheep near Gloucester.
The report outlines a tick related illness in cattle and sheep across the Narrandera area, noting mortality among ewes and conditions in stockyards. It discusses symptoms, treatment difficulties, and work on deer, sheep dips, and inspection efforts along the borders of tick-infested regions, with emphasis on non contagious conclusions.
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