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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
4
An Australian education official, Mr Drummond, outlined plans to expand rural facilities and bursaries, boosting student access to the Leaving Certificate pathway. Proposals include increasing bursaries, expanding interschool travel, and granting provincial bodies greater control over resources while linking education to broader national defense needs.
The carnival by the Far West Scheme fundraiser drew sizeable attendance and solid results at the Wellington pool. Ben Thomson won the 50 yards club championship, while Kimbell's Bakery led the Herb Sher Fin Cup team event with 18 entrants. Also noted were Nakame the Haw the visiting Hawaiian swimmer and Irene van Feggelén setting a world record in 200 metres backstroke.
Two strange cases described to British medicos. An Indian fakir swallowed razor blades and cob beads then failed to recover his collection after a misstep, needing surgery that revealed pen knives and keys inside. A disoriented 43-year-old soldier recovered after three days of worrisome symptoms. The piece questions the feat's meaning and warns others not to imitate.
Macpherson is noted to have a drink. the text records mention of speaking and pouring, indicating a convivial scene. The fragment suggests a social or ceremonial moment with Macpherson at the center.
The report by Winchcombe Carson Ltd notes large wool purchases by markets reflect consumer faith in stable values despite ongoing international difficulties. Australia remains dominant in wool and textile outputs with rising export volumes and a strong producers’ position, while demand abroad mainly comes from the United Kingdom and France. Prospects show no sharp price rise, with shortages looming for March as suppliers in most regions near exhaustion.
A historic note on glass fibers for clothing describes glass made into threads drawn to micrometer scales, yielding heat proof and water proof fabrics. Projections claim durable, lightweight garments, with future items like glass curtains and glass bathing costumes, all opaque and long lasting.
The article recounts Gretna Green as a famed Scottish stopover for secret marriages through the 18th and 19th centuries. It notes the Blacksmith and Fisherman’s houses as quick union sites, Gretna Green marriages lasting until 1884, and a later Marriage Act ending irregular alliances. It concludes with Gretna Green becoming a memory as Parliament tightened rules.
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