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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1929
Page
4
The long report covers new bitumen pavement on a Great Northern Highway section near Wyong, traffic safety notes, vehicle taxes comparisons, and export topics. It notes 2200 garages in Australia, discusses tyres and exports, cricket and local match details, pedestrian road safety issues, railway crossings, Queensland road subsidies, and global motor insurance and lighting regulations.
Discussion traces the history of rural workers under industrial arbitration in Australia and New Zealand. It notes that rural awards were rejected repeatedly, citing 1901 adoption, 1918 experiment, 1927 abandonment, 1926 gaps, and a 1960s move to end rural awards. The bill aims to remove rural industries from the Arbitration Court, fulfilling a pre election pledge by the Country Party leader.
Advances to settlers proposed by Minister Thorby last week aim to ease drought driven hardship. A Guarantee Board consisting of the Colonial Treasurer the Minister for Agriculture and a Department of Agriculture officer will issue guarantees to banks for settler expenditures and liabilities to simplify borrowing reduce multiple liens and enable single institution liability while restricting unnecessary outlays. The measure seeks to help settlers meet current liabilities and continue operations after the drought’s impact.
The Frisco Champion Racing Stallion will stand the season at Glenroy Suntop for a limited number of mares. Bred in Sydney and with a strong racing record, Frisco has won trots including a two mile event in 2:18. Terms are 4/8 per mare with no responsibility. Further particulars from O Wise, Suntop via Wel.
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