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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
9
Fragmented notice details Fairview Race Meeting with entries for various events including the Fairview Handicap. Lists officials, weights, and penalties, with dates for nominations and weigh-in deadlines and conditions for selling races held at Fairview track.
An old notice for boxing day events at Stuart Town Jogkey Club lists opening band and races including 6 furlongs and 1 mile handicap events. Nominations close, weights announced, and the opening handicap winner to carry a penalty. Details include entry rules and telegraphic nominations.
Mensa Baker and Rover of Sydney submit a comprehensive catalog of photographs and equipment. They promote papers, prints and enlarging papers such as Bossi Simplex Sun, and announce the 1 Day Pinto ready for professionals. They advertise cameras, sizes and prices from five pounds upwards and claim Bront boon cheapness. Esker and Bonso named as Australian agents for Coxin developing.
Observations report payable gold on Jer and other reefs at Hill End Mining. The Sunday Times notes parallel roof workings with gold bearing prospects. 800 crement inter hected across more than ten rests, all payable. Goochwen Gully praised as a marvel at seven thousand pounds, with prospects for Specimon Gully carrying visible gold.
A detailed market bulletin from Sydney listing prices for wheat, potatoes, oats, pork, cattle, lambs, and horses with regional notes. Includes per unit ranges, regional quotations, and indicative market conditions across various goods and livestock.
A serious accident occurred near Bir Waite when a horse pulled a pony carriage overturning and throwing John Waite against a tree. He suffered a broken thigh and other injuries and crawled for two hours before two passersby found him and had him taken to Amadoboliu Hospital. The two men working nearby may have saved his life. The scene was six miles from Waite's home and 15 miles from town. The day was bad and he nearly choked for water while crawling through bushes.
Information on conditional preauction Crown Lands across New South Wales districts. Details include parish and county names, parcel areas from 40 to 1,386 acres, distances from towns, minimum areas, capital values per acre, and availabilities from December 1903. Notices cover Bingara, Billabong, Murwillumbah, and surrounding regions with auction gazetting forthcoming.
The Mudgee region was lashed by a fierce storm on Friday bringing heavy rain and strong winds. Reports describe fallen trees, damaged sheds, and flattened outbuildings near Madge to Wollar with gusts and high rainfall. no injuries noted and a stark crop impact suspected.
A verbose missive to John Haynes discusses election day, monarchy versus empire, and global power, mixing satire with civic critique. The writer advocates economy and reform while reflecting on Australia, Germany, and England amid wartime anxieties.
A garbled, uncertain message shows attempts to communicate resistance and a request to send unspecified “stuff” to enable action. The tone hints at coercive intent, with repeated mentions of certainty and health linked to someone named Xawne, and references to others on the opposite side.
A fractured OCR note records a cricket event at Hall Park with mentions of Thy Wanderer and Railway clubs and a forthcoming match. It lists few readable names and phrases, indicating preparations or results pending further transcription.
Fragmented OCR lists cricket fixtures from Australia and England with intercolonial match references. Entries mix dates and places like Adelaide Melbourne Sydney Bathurst and Brisbane, noting England Australia clashes and regional sides with unclear outcomes.
A damaged OCR fragment titled Official Directory mentions names and phrases that resemble surnames and organizations but lacks clear, extractable facts. It appears to be placeholder text or a misread page with scattered proper nouns and incomplete segments making compilation of a coherent item impossible from the readable bits.
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