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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1902
Page
5
The article portrays a surge in crime fears across Sydney while public officials and judges face criticism for lax enforcement. Debates rage over suffrage influence on crime, with opponents blaming political agitation and supporters urging stricter measures and public education.
The fragmentary report references a Sydney wool market event with mentions of wool, parcels, and payments. It cites unclear names and places, including a distant district and unrelated hints, indicating a disrupted OCR transcription with scattered terms. The piece lacks a clear narrative or identifiable figures.
Local notes describe agricultural and community progress including corn filling, wheat fields needing fall work, and sheep pastures. The piece reports on the Rickardo Company visit, a pneumonia death, rugby and football scores, caravans, council matters, and a controversial road funding letter urging political action.
Weather disruptions ease with intermittent rain from Thursday to Sunday. Mortality rises among local livestock and hunters. The Mudyow Connollare match at Smotday drew crowd. Goulmalles Fir disappointed in the event. Local farms report higher poultry losses. price shifts noted for fodder and hay. Community figures seek Jepana for Goulmo use. Dry spell pushes farms to feed equines.
Readable phrases discuss retrenchment and government action in a disordered list of names places and terms. The legible bits reference Parliament and New South Wales with vague political context. No coherent event or outcome is identifiable from the fragment.
The Crown lands in Gordon County parishes Benaloor The Springs and The Springe are offered for conditional purchase. Areas include about 1000 acres between Dubbo and Wellington with northern fence line, and additional tracts of 30 and 170 acres with specified boundaries. Notices state parcels formerly offered and not yet optioned will be available December 18 at £1 per acre.
A troubled afternoon at Cooramuns and Wetherdap details a tense camp near Sydney with drunkenness departures and a strong police response. The report notes 200 men at the WC camp facing patrols, 60 nonfighters, and a tense standoff between union entrants and police at Wingades amid shots.
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