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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1924
Page
6
A reflective essay argues youth drift from rural to urban life despite harvests and droughts, warning that many seek government posts. It cites New South Wales civil servants rising from 51,000 in 1900 to 89,000 in 1924, with salaries jumping from £3,995,780 to £21,526,800, lamenting the impact on production and rural ties.
In Sydney many government workers remain, yet call for cuts looms as the death of Professor Hunter exposes limits of science against fate. The world loses a gifted mind at life's threshold, leaving Australia to mourn a brilliant son who could not be saved by doctors.
Reader requests life history of Fasciola hepatica, the flat-worm infesting sheep and other stock. After wet seasons, infestation and mortality rise. The article describes the fluke’s lifecycle from eggs to sporocyst, redia, and cercaria in a snail host, then cysts on grass and infection of the liver, with high reproduction potential. price and dairy ad placed at end.
Angus and Robertson issues the second volume of the Official History of Australia in the war 1914 18 by C E W Bean. It covers May 4 1915 to the Gallipoli evacuation, with 624 illustrations and maps, highlighting Australian and New Zealand involvement and sacrifice. The piece urges readers to secure the book for the official ANZAC record.
A dense OCR list of scheduled events across New South Wales clubs from Nyngan to Peak Hill. It catalogs JCs, RCs, and TACs with dates in January through July, noting venues such as Bathurst, Orange, Cobar, and Wellington and occasional shows. The document reads as a timetable of club meetings, shows, and gymkhana dates for several communities.
Dr Kennedy reports worsening refugee conditions in Greece with influxes to Salonica and Piraeus camps. He pleads for greatly increased help as resources are exhausted and winter threats loom. Details of meals for adults and children, blanket and tent needs, and donation channels are provided.
An elderly Molong district resident, Mrs Isabella Stedman born 1874 Har den, died Friday in Orange District Hospital after a short illness. She leaves a family of two daughters and four sons. Also noted is the death of Mrs M Wighton at Canowindra aged 77, with two daughters and one son. A snakebite near Drungalear injured Mr George Thompson while rabbit hunting. he received prompt treatment and is recovering well.
The Wellington Post Office issue lists daily arrivals from Sydney and Western towns with specific station times and a weekly pattern for Arthurville Bodangora Baldry Finger Post Mt. Aubrey Yeoval Goolma Gollan Lincoln Montefiores Spicers Creek Two Mile Flat and Wuuluman. Closing times for Sydney and Western towns are given with variations by day and location. Hamnock mails arrive and depart via Orange. Registered mails close one hour earlier than ordinary time.
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