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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1941
Page
5
Incomplete text describes personal representations to a department, noting a residence review and a plan to attest certain actions by departmental painting and repair staff. It references a secretary and reviewing bodies, with unspecified dates and details.
Three year old Yaralla wins the Villiers Stakes at Randwick from The Miller and Rimweil after strong early pace. Other results include Hurdle race won by Tartanus and Easy Mark taking the December Nursery Handicap. Desert Gold, famed Australasian mare, dies in New Zealand at 29 after a storied career with 69 starts and £23,000 in stakes.
AL Degahent a plumber based at Park Street Wellington reports contact phone 454 for service inquiries. The brief notice lists his name occupation and location for customer outreach.
Town and district residents are asked to complete their shopping early this week to avoid the usual Xmas Eve crowd. With no late shopping night on Wednesday, businesses will close at 6 pm as always, and the public is urged to help by finishing their purchases early.
The Bodega Wine Co. promotes Australian wines as among the world’s best noting gold medals at international exhibitions and a prewar 4,000,000 gallons exported to the continent annually. They offer choice wines from leading Australian vineyards stored in Sydney cellars and invite inquiries at 9 Barrack Street, Sydney with freight paid to the nearest railway station.
The final meeting at Council Chambers capped a campaign for Prisoners of War Day. Mayor Dr. W W Savage handed £1093 16s 2d to Wellington Red Cross President Miss A Barton, with receipts showing £1126 16s 2d income and £33 expenditure, leaving a credit of £1093 16s 2d.
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