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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1929
Page
12
A local appeal grows as White leads a campaign to aid the Howe family after a death shocks the community. Donations, plans for a home setup, and fund-raising efforts surface across the town with Mansfield, Jackie Walker and others involved. Progress reports note furniture and building needs, with about £385 pledged for housing and relief efforts as shops coordinate aid.
An appeal stresses relief for the Howe family after a fire or disaster. It calls for donations and voluntary labor from the wider country, with local names and firms listed as contributors. The note details ongoing collection efforts, and mentions plans to complete work soon, inviting all to assist and unite in aid.
In Wellington the School of Arts hosted a fundraising meeting to plan a voluntary build for Pil Howe and family who lost their home to a disastrous fire. Rev. Smith presided, J D Brownill outlined needs, and donations were itemized. Foundations to start Friday. carpenters and bricklayers to work next. Community spirit celebrated as speakers urged rapid progress toward occupancy by Sunday.
Commencement of a new house erection prompts a voluntary appeal for labor. Experienced bricklayers and wood workers are scarce, but unskilled tasks like digging foundations, moving timber, and shifting bricks need hands. Six or more men are desired to start tomorrow morning. any time to help is valued.
A Melbourne note condemns a sensational burning fatality report as false and unaccredited local speculation. It accuses a distant correspondent of exaggeration and warns that the untruthful tale may spread to other towns in the state.
Thieves forced a churchside window to enter the Wellington Times office and rifled drawers stealing petty cash and stamps. They toppled the safe and used a chair to reach an upstairs window, exiting after collecting what money remained, amid a recent similar intrusion.
Two private residences were entered late last night. In one home the thieves found nothing of value but a money jar with a few shillings. In the Cameron residence jewellery and cash were stolen. Mr. Calin Cameron values the loss at about £25. A second break in Pierce Street failed when occupants woke to noises.
A wedding at the Catholic Church in Hurstville unites Miss Lottie Hogan Aus mont, daughter of B. Ragan and Regan, to Mr. Reganall Kennedy of Wellington. The gown features ivory satin with a two Mered Fille train and a delphinium pink bouquet. Bridesmaid Florence Drake wears blue delphinium accents. The reception occurred at Avay Hall, Wellington, with honeymoon planned for Melbourne.
A Wil low Valley farmer, Steve Cashel, brings a fine wheat sample grown under a 4 inch rainfall regime. The 3 foot high straw is healthy and free from smut, with a yield of 23 bushels per acre on poorly fallowed land. The variety proves well adapted to local conditions and milling quality, suggesting strong farmer interest.
In a sparse turnout yesterday afternoon, several singles handicap matches were decided. Alex Smith defeated T Trounce 18 to 1, W E Willock beat Morella 25 to 18, and T Frost narrowly overcame T Trounce before losing to Harry Adlington. Adlington later defeated J H Truman 28 to 15 in the Wilmot Badge.
The Dubbo home team dominated Wellington in the season opener, winning all rounds by a wide margin. Players listed include Coly, Payfour, Ellly Hawke, Wheeler, Hintho, Preston, Fulton, Smith, and Utley, Irving, Hel, Huston, Morris, Davidian, Witlock, Zinkhlke, Kidston, Von Sehill, Viordon, Hind, Austin, Jonas, Gi. Ade Nngton, Lord, plus Ty w. The Wellington side, though defeated, enjoyed the day at Dubbo’s Meter town.
Dan V Roddy conducts a public auction at 2 30 p m on Wednesday December 11 offering the complete tech and blacksmithing outfit. The sale includes tools dray and entire equipment formerly run by J T Carveths who is relinquishing the business.
Land sale notice from McLachlan Auctions listing four allotments of land fronting Gabellon Street. Lots 0 and 1 of Section X and Lot 4 of Section 1 each about half an acre. Sale to be held Wednesday December 11 at 12 o'clock. Auctioneers HG Melachllan.
A fragment references Ink Well Cartoons in Australia and cinema notes for a Saturday Paramount and Pox feature. Shows interval cartoons and a fiction titled Studio Murder Mystery amid terse notices.
A Bathurst area notice page records deaths and weddings across the district. Mr Thonmy Brassill dies in Woollahra after illness. long-time Bathurst resident. Diamond wedding celebrated by ex-residents of Orange, married in Sydney sixty years ago. Several local people ill or recovering, including Mr S Williams in East Orange and Mr H J Maloney after a motor accident. Distinctive weddings noted at Bathurst cathedrals and churches with local families named, including Locke Hestheate marriage and Dowling and Kay unions. A veteran Blayney resident, Mr G Beaver, dies aged about 80. The page also mentions racing incidents and a transfer within CPS staff.
Yesterday afternoon the event featured many parents in attendance at a lively meet. Dorothy Smith won the 100 yard dash with Agnaa Kennedy and Jean Smith close behind. The 60 yard dash produced a dramatic finish with four runners within striking distance.
Weather prognosticator Professor Walsh of Dubbo warns of December turmoil including cyclones floods and earthquakes worldwide while reporting two serious local accidents. A car collision on the Goulburn road injures Mr and Mrs Griffin and a man named Maloney suffers severe injuries returning home. Local notables and institutions are referenced amid the chaotic year ahead.
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