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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1924
Page
2
A Wellington caterer on Lee Street offers birthday and Christmas cakes, specialty pastries, and panere with specially catered high-class service. The counter bid showcases a nod to festive occasions with tailored party treats.
Capital 280 000 to be registered under the Cem Dauien Act of New South Wales. Applicants must become shareholders and purchase at least 100 10/- Ordinary Shares. Terms include £10/ initial, 10/ per month until paid, and to insure lives for £500 on a 20 year Endowment plan with Goal Finance Mercantile Insurance Co. Ltd. Loans repaid at 6/ per week per £100 borrowed. 5/- per week per £100 covers full insurance premiums. Insurers to be granted life insurance before coverage. Full details in pamphlets. local representative sought.
A reader refutes accusations of misogyny while defending long hair, criticizes bobbed looks and grandmothers imitating youth, cites American film culture, hair trades, and fashion history. The writer contrasts past hats and collars with modern trends, denounces expense and vanity, and affirms affection for women who stay sensible.
A correspondent argues for establishing a Stock Dinases Prevention Laboratory under Dr. Bradley in Sydney. He urges adoption of Pasteur ideas, praise and critique of past efforts, and outlines steps to suppress rabbits, rats, and mice using natural enemies and virus strategies, with references to Pasteur and Australian figures.
The speaker urges graziers to stop the Panteur Institute Laboratory in Sydney and to adopt a natural pest control plan led by Dr. Bradley. He claims past methods using poison failed against rabbits, grasshoppers, blowflies, and other pests, arguing that natural enemies and targeted disease control offer superior, cheaper results for stock diseases and pests in New Zealand and Australia.
The Stock and Station Journal traces Joseph Alfred Clark born 1872 in Sydney and his path from Marrickville Public School to Coonamble. He ran a business, served as alderman and mayor, joined the Labor movement, and entered Parliament in 1917 amid electoral controversy over Wammerawa representation. He is portrayed as a thoughtful, reserved Western country figure trusted by Cabinet ministers.
The funeral of Trooper Samuel Earl Holfe drew a large crowd including the Mayor and aldermen and many residents of Inverell. The service honored his sacrifice from World War I mustering and mustard gas injuries, noting his four years in Randwick Hospital and his nickname the man in the bath after skin peeling. He died at 36.
A damaged ad fragment touts a cough remedy with slogans and prices, claiming a family-market mix to ease colds and influenza. It notes internal bottle labeling and directions for preparation, urging readers to keep the product in household use.
A fragmentary prospectus describes All Saints' College Batra founded in 1872. Mentions Procidant The Right Raw and the Lord Bishop of Buide nt with irregular text. Notes extensive grounds, cricket and tennis facilities, a dairy and poultry farm, and a curriculum including book-keeping and extra subjects like wool classing and carpentry.
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