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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 20, 1925
Page
9
A Wellington school gathering of the Wellington District Teachers Association debated measures on exams for high school entrants and bursaries, funding aims, and methods to improve Education Gazette. proposals urged timely, practical education gains and coordinated inspections.
Public School Magazine notes from Wellington Intermediate High School pupils covering light school life. Mentions missing students Eric and Winnie, the post office boy returning, tennis and boating practice, a silver cup awarded for tennis, and friendly comments among classmates. Mentions local trip to Orange and names pupils: Marjorie, Hazel Bexley, M. Kennard.
In a perilous ascent through Tilbury Castle ruins the two chums reach a hidden idol chamber and unearth a wooden box. A trapdoor opens to reveal a knife wielding Chinaman who springs at Ralph as he grapples for the diamonds, leaving Ralph in mortal danger.
A vivid nature scene describes sunrise over a forest path. The narrator notes bees, insects, wildflowers, birds, and trees creating a splendid forest choir and declares the hour of wandering as the most beautiful ever spent.
Two newcomers arrive at Burkleigh with badges and school spirit yet face mockery from peers. May Allen welcomes them kindly, but the girls struggle in hockey and tennis, drawing sharp critique from the sports captain Hysel Boxley after missteps. The episode ends with a humorous aside about a remembered slogan.
A voyage aboard the Benaren ends in a fierce storm and a ship leak. Three men Jack Ralph and the narrator survive a capsized voyage and are captured by South Sea islanders. They escape after overpowering a sentry, reunite, signal a returning ship, and reach England aboard a friendly vessel praising their Motherland.
A summer day race to Derby turns violent when two riders on bikes appear and a revolver fires over the narrator’s head. Mr. Bynal and Harry confront the party as the Touts vanish, and the headmaster learns of the shooting from Chillar who tells Inspector Mordaneieur. Eric Mordaneieur is later reported missing at nine o clock.
An antique reminiscence traces Maryvale from 1874 with coach travel past Three Mile Flat and no rail. It recalls early hotels, a post office, a former schoolhead, and pioneer families like Payne and Nicoll. The piece notes land settlement, dwindling wooden homes, and Maryvale’s growth toward a future railway junction.
Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Salvation Army and Methodist services listed for Wellington, Bodangora, Dripstone and surrounding areas. Notable times include Wellington Sunday masses at 10 am and 7.80 pm, with August 28 notices. special services announced by Rev A B Burget and T. K. Taylor.
Published by Arrangement, a Lindon Daily Chronicle correspondent reports a Civil War between the U S government and forbidden liquor interests. The piece notes figure matters, maimings, kidnappings, and sabotage of navy ships by bootleggers and sympathisers. Government spending runs into millions yearly to enforce prohibition amid broad opposition from bishops to judges and Congress alike.
A fragmented note lists tea, hot pits, and coffee related items attributed to Kimben a. The brief appears to capture a casual social setting or a menu snippet with unclear context and missing details.
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