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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
1
All persons found trespassing on Naniml property will be prosecuted with the utmost rigor of the law. This notice warns against trespassing and cites enforcement by N. A. Smith and H. Barton.
Thomas William Honnor aged 78 died at a private hospital on Tuesday. A Sydney resident visiting his son Arthur Honnor in Wellington, he leaves a grown family. The body was laid in a polished casket and sent to Sydney for interment at Botany Cemetery, with Murray Bros. in charge.
The death occurred at Wellington District Hospital on Tuesday afternoon of seven months old William Samuel Ah See son of Mr and Mrs John Ah See of Wellington. Interment followed in the Wellington Cemetery Church of England section with the service at the grave read by Mr Hayman. Funeral arrangements were handled by C J Shakespeare and Sons.
Weekly registrations at the local post office numbered 101 on Saturday, 105 on Sunday, 108 on Monday and Tuesday, 100 on Wednesday, and 89 on Thursday. The data indicate a steady downward trend in activity after the weekend peak.
Melbourne reports that Minister for Civil Aviation Mr Thorby faced sharp criticism after remarks attacking Mr Curtin. Curtin in Perth warned the Prime Minister to dismiss Thorby or bear responsibility. Thorby apologized for comments exaggerated by the press and defended his statements as personal reflections prompted by press interviews.
The Minister for Civil Aviation H V Thorby apologised this Thursday in Sydney and sent an apparent note to Mr Curtin signaling the incident’s closure after recognizing an error.
A damaged passage notes regret over heated remarks and fear of ill will. It suggests restraint to avoid escalating the dispute and references an apparent close to a prior incident or accent.
In Sydney and Devonport crowds protest the closing of 2KY as Postmaster Caseral vowed full responsibility for the license action. Prime Minister Lyons said the matter falls to the Postmaster-General and offered no comment at present.
Sydney reports Mrs J Quirk widow of the late Amber for Balmain will stand unopposed to succeed her late husband. The occasion arose at a function in Sydney as she seeks to take the Balmain seat.
The honorary secretary of the Wallington Tourist and Public ity Bureau expresses gratitude for assistance in producing tourist writing pads. The board praises the artistic pads as fine advertising for the town and credits generous advice and support for enabling their market release. It thanks Wellington Times for public tribute and notes the effort helps place Wellington on the tourist map.
Me A King, president of the new Labour Council controlling Station 2K, plans to fly to meet Postmaster-General Cameron at Kangaroo Wand to seek license reinstatement for SKY. He will carry extracts from A K Morley radio talks. Cameron says the ban was negotiable after the warning given on November 28.
Police pursued two masked assailants after an attack on a man at Cootamundra Monday night. A car stop between Cowra and Young led to a gunfight as officers returned fire with over a dozen shots. The suspects were arrested and charged with robbery and remanded at Cootamundra Court until December 29 for allegedly assaulting James Keogh and stealing £10.
Commonwealth railway staff belonging to the Australas Workers' Union halted work at PortAugerTa causing the west bound express from Port Pirie to be cancelled. About 140 booked passengers will be delayed.
Melbourne, Thursday. Mr W H McCall, a member of the House of Representatives for Warren, enlisted in the 36th Battalion as a private. He stated his aim to study for a commission, signaling his intent to advance in military service.
Judge Barton noted the defendant's youth saved him from a heavier penalty. The assaults occurred at night in lonely streets, targeting victims including two men nearly eighty years old.
The Sydney market was dull to lay with bulk new season wheat at 2/41 per bushel and bagged oats at 2/41. Tasmanian potatoes 16 shillings, new laid eggs 1 shilling 3 pence, butter 18 shillings 6 1/2pence, maize 4/4 to 4/9, onions 16/6 to 18, lucerne hay 4/6 to 7/9, oaten hay 5/3 to 8/0, millet to £50, other grains listed with varied prices.
At Homebush sales today 2714 bond of cattle yarded. market 10/ dearer. Bulls £6-£14, cows £4-£9, best beef 40/, good quality 35, medium 30/, others to 25/. 38,000 sheep penned. lamb market unchanged with sheep sale weaker. Wethers 8/–17/, ewes 7/–16/, lambs 13/–25/.
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