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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 10, 1931
Page
7
Aquatic club reports racing disrupted by bad roads and rain. Anck Preston dominates 100 yards with steady pace as younger swimmers show promise for Nanima Cup. Nellie Kennedy recovering. diving handicaps slow. carnival at Dubbo looms with Wellington and Wallington contingents.
A. T. Smith offers suits for six shillings sixpence and trousers for thirty one shillings sixpence. All garments produced on the prints.
Fragmentary text discusses women doing housework and preserving hands. Mentions effects on hands, roughness from work, care to keep skin soft and smooth. References routines, regulation and request patterns, but specifics are unclear.
Advertisement notes Dr Marie's Indian Root Pill, a medical tonic. It claims to treat skin conditions and sunburn while warning of windburn and rash. The firm states prices at two or three pence, with packing and postage included. Local chemists and stores are carrying the product.
A nostalgic tour along the Wellington Cobbora road recalls Bodangora Station and Mayhurst. The author notes changes from pioneer days, mentions Hennessy and Bourke families, and praises community works like the P P Board and shire improvements. References to Cobboras Shire figures, Ross family histories, and long-gone residents highlight a landscape transformed from wild wheat belt to settled farmland with mills, fences, and water works.
A fragmented report lists enrolment figures from recent elections and names multiple candidates including Senator Cox Massey Green Haedy Jenr Balley Blackburn Gardiner Lang Plan Anderron Arthur Barker Independent Dooley BW McDonald Taylor and Sharkey Communist. The text references UAE and various abbreviations without clear context or full details.
The report lists roll numbers and vote tallies for multiple districts including Barton Darling and Dubbo style districts with candidates such as J. C. Eldridge, A. Lane, d. Tully, G. Gibbons, HVC Thorby, T. Watson, E. C. Riley, J. Rosevear, S. Massey, B. Page, R. Roch, and others. It records votes cast and votes not, party affiliations like ALP U.A.P Lang Plan and occupations.
Fragmentary notes describe dairying as ideal while prices stay low and pioneers struggle. References to butter quality and churning hint at hardships, with no strong government or civil service backing and criticism of local councils and their staff.
A dense roll of electoral figures lists names and roles from several districts including Newcastle New England North Sydney Parkes Parramatta Richmond River Riverina Robertson South Sydney Warringah Wentworth Werriwa West Sydney and West Sydney with on roll counts votes cast and candidate affiliations such as UAP Lang Plan ALPInd and others. Key figures include W A Holman and N L Cowper among others, detailing professions and party lines in an archival compilation.
Farmers ready to quote daily top prices for bulk wheat and silo bagged wheat at Wellington Yroval Georie Walmer Maryvaly and Arthurville. Advisen given on bulk silo baseed wheat storage subject to change. Bulk trucks available at Walmer and Maryvale.
L S Williams of 1% Pierce Street Wellington appears in a local notice concerning an application or claim. The fragment mentions a qualification or submission related to a local matter, with no further context available.
Letters from D W Tully secretary of the Honey Producers Association of New South Wales urge removal of restrictions on honey sales beyond the metropolitan area and condemn the Honey Marketing Board for paying only about 40 percent of value, risking many beekeepers’ livelihoods. The correspondence to Minister W F Dunn and transport authorities argues the board destroys bee business and calls for abolition or reform.
A terse notice names Harvey Davidson Agency and Darey Walker in a phantom 48 scheme. Authorities warn of a phony transaction tied to the agency, urging caution and investigations continue.
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