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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 10, 1934
Page
1
Notice warns that shooters or others trespassing on the Neurea Estate will be prosecuted. The notice names Fuller as a contact or reference and cites enforcement without naming additional individuals.
The 237th State Lottery drawn today awarded first prize to Clarence River number 28 083, second prize to Katoomba number 22 754, third prize to Rose Bay number 83 095, and fourth prize to Forbes number 98 337. The next draw is planned for Friday.
Prince Henry inaugurated the Australia England air mail service in Sydney on Monday, handing the last bag to Pilot L J Brain before the plane departed for Dar. The final packet included personal letters to the King and Queen and official messages from the Commonwealth and State Governments to the Prime Minister and others in England.
Preliminary census findings show NSW with 2,800,347 people and a 140 percent rise in divorces since 1921, 55.1 percent unmarried by June 1938, 39.4 percent married, and 4.0 percent widowed. City women outnumber men by 4,069. country males lead by 4,471. Church of England tops with 14,493 adherents, followed by Catholics at 489,162 and Protestants. Foreigners total 20,077, up 19 percent. Unemployment at 222,142 or 20.6 percent. Only 1,041 wage earners earn more than £5 weekly.
The search for C T P Ulm George Littlejohn and L J Skilling has failed. It is reduced to three destroyers in the north east three coastguard vessels in the north west and four sea planes in the south west. The Navy resumes normal training. Rewards of 1000 pounds are offered for the missing aviators. Stormy weather in the north and fair in the south. Rescue chances now nil but the search could be dropped entirely.
Flying Officer Shiel, Ulm’s representative in Australia, rejects claims of £7000 government backing for Ulm’s trans-Pacific survey. He says Ulm funded most efforts himself, sought bank support with added securities, and that Cabinet approval stemmed from humanitarian and service factors, not financial aid.
The Prime Minister Lyons declares the Commonwealth guaranteed Ulm’s life expenses up to about £8000 in relation to his trans Pacific right. He explains the government did not fund the trip but loaned on security. The Commonwealth Bank financed Ulm who held a ten thousand pound life policy. only £6000 would be payable if Ulm died, a sum unlikely to be claimed as governments would not seize insurance.
The body of Harry Kynear, 21, was found on rocks behind Long Bay this morning with a bullet wound in the chest. He had left home after lunch Saturday saying he planned to go out shooting. Police believe he stumbled on rough ground and his rifle discharged in the fall.
An imprecise fragment notes publication for J. D. Brownhill and Sons at the Wellington Tim Office Percy Strein Wellington by J. D. Brownhil with warm regards. The readable text references printing and local address details associated with a Wellington shop.
The Prime Minister announced government aid to states for public works totaling 1 500 000 pounds. The plan, endorsed by the Under-Secretary for Employment, would fund 18 water projects in New South Wales and 10 sewerage schemes nationwide, aggregating 1 250 000 pounds. Where local authorities lack funds, the works will proceed.
The Catholic fete held in the Convent grounds over three nights concludes tonight. A well attended event with stalls, a Christmas tree, and attractions for children raised funds for church needs. Prizes are drawn tonight as speculation grows over a trip to Sydney.
In Melbourne a public demonstration for the Eucharistic congress drew about 500000 people as the Host was carried through the main streets in a procession attended by 60000 men and 5000 children.
Searchers found eight year old Thomas Griffiths drowned in the river near Autiley after he wandered from a Sunday picnic at Na tonal Park. Three weeks earlier his two year old brother Ronald died after ingesting part of a nerve tablet prescribed for their mother. The inquest into Ronald’s death was postponed due to Thomas’s funeral, and both inquiries may be held on the same day.
In Sydney at Wollahre Congregational Church Rev J Harold King accused church ministers and the medical profession of quackery in Bible interpretation. He warned against free interpretations that suit individual preachers. Alexander Wright echoed dire claims at Enmore, saying many ministers would face damnation with their collars reversed.
Following a Melbourne conference between the Federal Under-Secretary for Employment Mr Stewart and the State Minister for Mines Mr Vincent, Prime Minister Mr Lyons announced cabinet approval of a £403,000 federal subsidy to New South Wales. The funds will revive sustenance prospecting and, where viable, assist battery and other necessary facilities to encourage mining.
The Lang party faced a sweeping defeat in Newcastle city elections as their slate failed to win seats. Observers note strong anti Lang sentiment in the north and on the cornfields, with the revolt seen as a broad reflection of that mood.
Tasmanian market notes show potatoes 14 to 16 shillings, torian 11 to 12, eggs and new falc cases, oats, lucerne and hay prices varying. Wheat quoted at 2 shillings 8 pence to 2 shillings 10 pence per bushel.
Market notes are garbled with partial figures. Mentions hiymaluah way, 28 000 penned, and erratic price hints for sheep and lambs. No clear entities or outcomes can be determined from the readable text.
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