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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1930
Page
5
The readable portion shows characters discussing a shipwreck and an orphaned Joy, with Elizabath and Algy involved. A family secret, a missing cable, and a planned reveal appear, while a sister and a grand party loom. The scene centers on anticipated news and a tense reaction.
Full Bench of the High Court unanimously held state railways can be part of Federal Arbitration Act awards and that the awards in several branches were valid. Chief Justice stated the court would publish its reasons on December. Also notes a series of local items including prison escape attempt, a recapture, accidents, and railway boycott at Cowra.
A string of notices from Bathurst and region records several deaths and weddings. Notable entries include Emily Campion of Murwillumbah and a 74 year old. George Knight 64. Margaret Walsh 45. Charles Randle 85. Vera Langhain Langhin and Arthur Bargwanna wedding at Melbury Hill. Annie Busgrave 69. Harold Bishop Butler 62. Mrs Joseph Bibron 78. Lilie Clary eldest daughter and George Murcahy second son. Gertrude Ethel Miller 45. John Laurence and May Lamont nuptials. Molly Armstrong and Harold Hoban wedding. Mrs J M Ford senior. Mary Ellen Martin 95. Architepean D Bore Bryant death. note on Bathurst station staff and train service frustrations.
An old time ad touts Gremo Charmovan skin cream promising youthful looks and long lasting effect. It claims the product erases lines and wrinkles, removes freckles and sunburn, and makes users appear years younger. Sold in double size jars for two shillings four pence through retailers.
The annual bulletin of the Commonwealth Statistician for 1980 shows a birth rate of 20.91 per 1000, the lowest ever. Australia recorded 120,480 births, far below 1928's 184,678, with a natural increase rate low but favorable due to a very low death rate. There were 47,600 marriages, 43,888 by clergy and 2,012 by civil officers, with 123,392 births registered or 98,162 first births and a few higher-order births. The average children per mother was 2.0, while 60,857 deaths yielded a 9.56 per 1000 rate.
In The Staff magazine the current issue surveys prosecutions of those who steal from goods trains known as stowaways. It notes losses and damage caused by pilferage including fabric, clothing, and torn tarpaulins. It praises the 67 class Mountain locomotive after a 1400 ton coal run from Katoomba to Penrith, though warns traffic declines threaten such loads. Safety First shows department fire prevention near lines and farmer cooperation with officials.
An old advertisement extols Dean's Backache Kidney Pills as a life saving remedy for kidney pain. A Wellington reader testifies the product relieved backache and led to lasting improvement, with continued praise from a Mrs Boulefon and others over many years. The pitch urges readers to buy from local chemists and stores.
The news notes the death of Topher Hetherington at 49 in Gulgong Hospital after ill health and a horse kick accident at Coolah yards, and honors John Nippermis as a long‑time Lue district resident, aged 65, who lived in the Blacket area for over 40 years and worked with Wikparenta.
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