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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1941
Page
8
Public interest in Wellington’s municipal election surges with a record field of candidates and broad civic participation. Analysts note the large nominations reflect awakened civic responsibility and a desire for strong local government, urging voters to choose capable, united teams for the town’s future.
A Bristol representative praises Australian aircraft experts as equal in skill and resourcefulness to British workers. He notes Australians learned fast, building a costly flight industry in two years and producing precision instruments, guns, and munitions. The piece argues postwar Australia can sustain a strong manufacturing economy, with domestic demand and export markets driving continued factory employment.
W A Urquhart, plumber, based at Park Street Wellington, reachable by phone 454. Registered contact details include business address and trade line.
A party along the Macquarie near Nanima Falls spent lunch in a suitcase and watched a large cod in shallow water. One man, in costume, attempted to net the fish, wading through silt to knee depth, but the cod slipped away before capture.
An odd poem retells Old Nick choosing Hitler as a murderous tool for Christmas, praising his horror while pondering divine order. A surreal river tale follows a fisherman trapping a large fish using a suitcase, a parable that ends with anglers buying suitcases instead of rods.
A fragment from the Wingham Chronicle curses an unnamed figure with a mocking prophecy. The lines evoke hellish imagery, swastikas, and derisive triumph as a dramatic closing quip. The piece sounds like an editorial jab or satirical verse from a wartime or postwar context.
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