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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1935
Page
3
A brief note from the Western District Boy Scouts Association recounts activities and local leadership under Pletchot and Binks with involvement from Ir Hioyden. The fragment indicates organized group efforts and community engagement.
Royal Automobile Club of Australia notes a 12 month period with limited progress as the 2nd Gil tudes troop ceased operations due to lack of sustaining officers. A new unit forms at Gulargambone while existing leaders face illness, resignations, and fundraising challenges. Road safety advisory follows.
An elderly man recalling a six decade old acquaintance Teddy Lackey who once owned a Campbell farm and moved to New England. He describes the family, school origins, land sales, and migration to Bodangora and Woolloomin. Also reflects on hills, wild horses, and local farming life with notes on rabbits and netting efforts.
An ongoing serial tale follows Captain X and Wentworth as detectives chase a mysterious crook known as the Croaker. Grigson wires police, traces a bank robbery, and weighs links to Sir Frank Mansfield and Aileen’s safety while speculating on long-term schemes and the Earl of Bedford. The narrative shifts to a rural memory of Pine View and the Tucker homestead, contrasting crime intrigue with homestead life and reflecting on change over decades.
In a Lithgow Council session Ald Gray notes stray stock and a disturbance on Main Street. Ald Royer comments on a recent Friday night incident where a man calmly punched greens outside a general store, with Wellington stock described as poor and the city vexed by the event.
Ut Narromine suffered from officer resignations but a fresh team and active committee were secured. The Rover Grow ceased at the centre, and Kendall resigned. Ist Trangie Group in Wochstelel leads with Cubs and Rovers under a strong Scoutmaster and a capable committee. Jamboree attendance reached about 40 district Scouts, with Stan Wise praised for leadership. Week of Scout Week urged to build support and success.
Reports from the Coogamble district indicate serious sheep losses over recent months. Local buyers are inundated with skins, stores run full for weeks, and some sheds have been forced to store overflow. Some owners ship wool via agents to nearby towns. considerable dead wool is also being gathered.
Detectives pursue the perfect criminal as ex-convicts, associates, and seen witnesses are questioned. Grigson probes those present at the ambush and examines testimonies about Pretty and Thray. A tense interview ends with a chilling line about an unseen killer, while the Crowker remains unable to identify the Fallow.
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