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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 19, 1940
Page
6
Amaroo Shire Council with R Pillans and Mr Jones discuss a proposed 31800 loan approved by the Colonial Treasurer. Departmental memos on postponing municipal elections till December and notices from Lands and Public Works outline bridge works, road maintenance, and taxation administration.
The Parents and Citizens Association held the annual Christmas Tree in the public school rooms on Wednesday. Santa was present and distributed gifts to all the children. Mrs Ritchie and headmaster Mr Ritchie were thanked for their long service. Junior Red Cross girls in uniform attended and presented Mr Ritchie with a bouquet.
A strong storm struck Yeoval on Thursday afternoon following several hot days. Lightning damaged a weather pole and telephone fuses, with over half an inch of rain recorded and a second thunderstorm adding more rainfall Saturday afternoon. The sky remained heavy and clouds lingered at time of writing.
My and Aes Waters of Bury and the Royal Highway Yeovah are mentioned as Mr and Mrs Lynch, current hotel proprietors. Several locals including J Samesville of Commercial Banking Co, Mrs Noema Telford, and Mrs Sparker with two children travel to Bingney or Sydney. A pupil injured by a slipping screwdriver at Mr Stevenson’s residence is hospitalized at Yenval Hospital. School holidays follow the Christmas term end.
A special meeting of Yeoval P A and Hi Association was held Saturday night. The secretary reported the session was very well attended and there was good participation from members.
A local committee voted unanimously to proceed with planning a 1941 show after reviewing the association’s position. The group urged every committee member to recruit at least one new member, noting profits would fund patriotic tunes and residents should attend. The Yeoval rally and Wellington tour were also reported with team lineups and match notes.
During Amaroo Shire Council's regular meeting at Cumonk on Tuesday, a clash arose over buying two electric fans for the council chamber and councillors. Dr. W J Lyons supported the purchase to ease the hot conditions, while Cr Sherringhat and others argued the expense unnecessary, noting councillors meet only briefly each month.
The usual monthly meeting of Yeoval Bush Nursing Hospital directors was held Monday evening December 9. Attendees included Mesure the president and J Mclonald with apologies to Tom Me and A Thomas. The routine business covered patient counts, outdoor patients, and recent operations, along with donations from Hazel Wyke Chown Mowarth Armstrong Wykes and others.
At the Amarea Shire Council meeting in Cumnock Yeoval town improvement rate for 1941 was urged to be fixed at Id. in the a on the ULV. A request was made to commence kerbing and guttering in Forbes Street from Obley to Ellis store and from the Post Office to Mr Chas Miller's. Owners to bear half the cost. local fund to cover the rest.
Inspection reports outline road works by J Briton on Ulls and AMD hue routes, O'Donnell with Allis Chalmers on Gurren district roads, and a two month presence in the vicinity. Recommendations call for stone causeway improvements, drainage, netting and gravelling, plus new formation on Shar ea Road and related routes, with notes on a temporary labourer and a mention of Harmosan hand lotion.
A garbled advert describes Charmowan Xmas gift caskets priced from 2 shillings 6 pence to 6 shillings. It claims women appreciate cosmetics and face powders as desirable presents and notes these gift sets are sold by shops, drapers, and tailors.
A letter to the editor reports a December 21 fundraising broadcast at Lady Gowrie Faculty. The program features Hollywood stars Madeleine Carroll and Mary Pickford among others, with a global sponsorship across multiple cities and states to support the Red Cross.
Mra Berney won the Touhy canary of the sponge cake cracking competition held in the street stall run by Mrtdamer Coady and J Cooper. The stall was very successful, with proceeds going to RC Church.
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