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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
7
Prices on Thursday last cover sheep lambs and cattle. Sheep ranged from prime merino to medium and inferior grades with bids up to 14s 6d for extra prime merino ewes. Lambs show prime suckers and lambs at 12d to 15s 6d, cattle include prime bullocks at £11 5s and good cows at £5 10s to £6 1s, with various yard figures for heavy, light, and medium stock.
An application was made last week for a rule nisi to prohibit proceedings against Mosars. James Leo and Co., Harold Charles Lee, and Edward Marriott, in Orange, seek stay on the conviction until next term. Grounds: double information, no offence, misapplication of statute, and dispute if sheep were wet.
Local readers hear a testimonial on Doan's Ointment for itchy skin rashes and chronic eruptions. George Brown of Thornton Street credits long-standing rash relief to the ointment, and Mrs Brown notes her husband remained free of the irritation for nine years. Sold by chemists and stores at 20 pence, with order by Foster-McClellan Co. to Sydney.
A government land sale will occur at the Lands Office in Wellington on Wednesday 16 December at 12 o clock. Terms require a 25 percent deposit and the balance due in twelve months with 5 percent interest. Upset prices range from £6 to £14 for multiple portions in the Wellington district near Dripstone and Store Creek, with parcels described by parish and location.
OCCs weather outlook describes a period of comparatively fine and cool conditions early, followed by cloudy intervals and monsoonal disturbances. From the 8th to 15th expect continued cool weather with summer showers possible later, 16th to 23rd show abnormally cool starts then cloud zones and cooling trends, and 24th onward thunder-squalls across many parts with a pleasant southerly shift forecast.
A season list showing numerous locations with dates from January to September 1900. Entries include Dapto, Alstonville, Wollongong, Moruya, Gloucester, Newcastle, Crookwell, Bathurst, Orange, and many others with specific day ranges and March volleys, reflecting a broad travel or event circuit across regional Australia.
Day passenger service from Sydney departs early morning and stops at Penrith Mount Victoria Bathurst Blayney Millthorpe Spring Hill Orange Mullion Creek Kerrs Creek Euchareena Store Creek Stuart Town Wellington Dubbo with arrivals listed between 10.26 and 10.5. A reverse route from Dubbo to Sydney shows similar stops and times finishing at 7.15. The mail train remains essentially unchanged.
Fragmentary itinerary lists Wellington and several stops including Curra Bournewood Ourrs Creek Comobella Montefiores Gollan Murrungundy and Bat. Timeline references Tuesday Friday Wednesday and various arrivals and departures but specifics are unreadable.
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