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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1933
Page
2
Local jottings note Primes Quality Oats in stock with top prices and sample offers. Consolation prizes include a Sucking Pig and Xmas Cakes to be drawn next Thursday at noon at the Secretary's Office, Dount Howse, along with assorted community notices and upcoming events across Wellingson and surrounding towns.
The Wellington Times announces a Christmas holidays issue titled Thy Watlington Tima to be published on Thursday, 2161 December. The next issue will appear on January. Advertisers and subscribers are advised to gate.
Dr F C B Smith informs six patients he will discontinue service from Wellington starting December 2 and ending January 8, with a formal notice of withdrawal and appointment cessation.
The notice lists tender calls for events including Christmas and boxing days at venues in Stuart Town and nearby regions. It mentions the Australian Hotel and Police Station as locations for specifications with dates in 1924. It notes minor preparations and emphasizes lowest tender may not be accepted.
Public auction listing items from Mrs. Fwowhani including carpet suite oak table chairs linen chests and cookware. Describes furniture bedding and kitchenware with strict cash terms and Roddy as auctioneer.
A fragmented advertisement lists various home goods and decor with enticing prices. Items include cushions, lighting, stair bralge ching, deck furniture, rugs, and janitorial supplies. The copy markets subscriptions and emphasizes fashionable, practical home furnishings and seasonal discounts.
Fragmented text reflects a prayerful meditation on Christmas and universal benevolence. It invokes cooperation, sympathy, and peace among nations, urging mutual help and goodwill toward all people as the year ends and a better world beckons.
Fragmented report outlines a police court proceeding presided by My Fy Denton. Dumas tied, cases adjourned, and several defendants noted with tentative outcomes and date options. The fragment mentions Willumn James Hawn, Charles Awan Gale, and references to case adjournments and police actions.
Fragmentary historical notes credit an inventor linked to early dustless road concepts. References mention public works ministers, trials, and experiments in Paris and across regions including Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. The text hints at bitumen replacements and global adaptation of paving ideas, amid scattered dates and names.
Local notes describe a four page Christmas supplement titled Timex for the precent year to be issued by the Times. It promises weapon and educational content, with editorial praise and confidence that the town will welcome the edition. The piece references Wellington and nearby watchers preparing for the holiday issue and notes miscellaneous town activities and observations.
All supporters of trotting and sport fans are reminded of the adjourned annual meeting to be held at the School of Art Hall tomorrow night at 8. Proposals for a trotting event during Buomorume Week carnival are expected. The aim is to rally supporters and gain a strong turnout for the event.
The Country Women’s Association held a stall at Western Stores corner that proved highly successful. Mr Whiteley won the raffle with a dinner reward while funds from the sale will benefit the Areoclavian material aid. The committee commends those who assisted and donated.
Mr and Mrs G Drummond of Bourke invite welfare visitors to join a Christmas carol at Manly Public School Worth Street from Beetle Street to Denary 17th. The event aims to fundraise and entertain local children during the holiday season.
Newsreel coverage confirms public events in Wellington ahead of Boomerang Week. English champion Joyce Cooper will make her first Australian appearance in Wellington on January 10. Additional trials and stunt publicity tours are planned to boost local turnout and support the committee’s celebration drive.
A Christmas hamper sale by the Ladies' Hospital Auxiliary gathers donations and tickets, aimed at funding a Christmas dinner for those in need. The event, held Thursday, offers cakes and fruit and invites early contributions from supporters.
Sydney graphologists Kuma and another leading expert will provide handwriting analyses for the Times each Thursday starting in the new year. Their method claims to reveal character health and abilities from handwriting and has gained notable recognition after years of skepticism.
December temperatures are noted as unusually cool with sharp contrasts to the prior mild spell. The article cites figures supplied by Mr De Meter and DAles and mentions daily highs and the impact on residents, amusements, and power usage.
The Federal Deputy Commissioner of Taxation invites returns showing stocks of flour held on 2100 June 1034. All persons liable must lodge returns by December 4. Details and exemptions are outlined in the advertisement. late lodgement not advised. Public notice stresses lodgement deadline of December 2 and penalties for noncompliance.
Organisers urge broad outreach to recruit former Wellington residents for the Boomerang Week celebrations from mid March next year. They request endorsement of letters and envelopes, invite ex-residents to spend a week, and seek help naming additional ex-Wellingtonians to contact through the secretary's list.
Fragmentary order urges Wellington to spread Word about Boomerang Week celebrations held in March. Officials seek broad publicity to inform all state residents and encourage receipts of Christmas mail during the campaign.
The forecast notes further showers on the coast, mainly central and northern areas, with better weather and warmer conditions inland. Winds shift to northeast, increasing to fresh and squally along the coast. Temperature at night near the afternoon reading was raised to higher degrees.
The Wellington Swim Club announces the first public appearance of Joyce Cooper, English champion swimmer, at the annual Olympia Meet in January. Cooper, famed for freestyle sprinting and backstroke, will join local star Grant Heitwin to draw crowds and enhance the town’s sporting prestige.
During the week the publicity officer for Wellington Boomerang Week notes growing postal endorsements on envelopes. Brownhill contacted Wellington Post Office officials about how many envelopes carry the campaign mark. The promoter urges cooperation to boost turnout and hopes ex-Wellingtonians will help by spreading the word and using the envelopes.
An OCR fragment mentions Vernon area names and people, including Mr Melivennn and Sue, with scattered references to places and events. The text is garbled and incomplete, but hints at a local discussion or observation about individuals and possibly a meeting or incident. No clear dates, actions, or outcomes are legible.
An obituary notes the death of A ver isl spi soni hee Qramee Gy, wife of She Bourke, at our Two. The notice mentions her ailment and passage, with references to family and last rites, stating she died after a period of illness and is survived by relatives and associates.
A funeral notice indicates Madeline Ellen Richard of Hinton has passed away. The obituary lists surviving relatives and mentions a service arranged by an area church with details to follow.
An unclear notice mentions Mrs Edina Evans and Mrs Fae Hieng, with references to Wallington Street and Curr Uenbky. The readable portions hint at sympathy for a bereaved or ill person and a Wednesday posting, but details are fragmented and names are incomplete.
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