Wellington News Briefs Patch Marriage and Death Notices
Local notes report a marriage at St Johns Goarehof in Wellington and the engagement of Heather Tay lor to Keith Stewart. Sister Mary Magdalene O Meara of the Sisters of Mercy dies at Dubbo Convent in her 86th year after sixty three years of service. Pilot Officer Charles Richard son Digges of the RAAF killed in England. Other items include Christmas visits, weddings at the Church of England, and multiple Wellington holiday social notes.
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Mary Magdalene O'Meara
Sisters of Mercy
Dubbo
Sister of Mercy
Wellington
Charles Richardson_Digges
R.A.A.F
Digges
Coonamble
England
RAAF
Canada
D.F.C
Belin
West
Christmas visitors and local events in Wellington
Wellington residents and visitors enjoyed Christmas holidays with family and friends across streets and towns. Highlights include Mr. and Mrs. L. Culkin returning from Sydney, Miss Jima Condon visiting from Sydney, and families like the Willocks, Wilmot family, and Condon relatives sharing time at Percy Street Swift Street and Warne Street. A.I.F. driver H G Condon in Malaya sent grateful Christmas parcels via the Wellington Comforts Fund. Local performances featured Florence Taylor’s contralto during Amateur Hour. A wedding at the Catholic Presbytery united Keith Hickey and Alberta Kemp, with matron of honor Mrs Holmkvist and best man F.
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Florence Taylor
Harry Dearth
Miss Taylor
Dearth
Holy City
B E
Taylor
Burwood Methodist Church
Wellington
Father Kelly
Franeft Keith Hickey
A. E. Hickey
Percy ‘Street
Alberta
Jane Kemp
Holmkvist
Population shifts and Aborigine presence near Nanima mission
Census shows 4126 residents with 85 unoccupied halls, many poor quality and vacated for better homes. About 106 Aborigines live at Nanima and Surry Hills areas, with total town population around 200 plus Aboriginal families elsewhere. Sanitation worries rise as river water is used for bathing with no local baths. No complaints about honesty despite drinking habits. movement to munition towns cited.
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A.lf
Nanima
Surry Hills
Peak Hill
School Prize Fund At Public Speech Day
Members of the Wio Parente and Citizens Association collected £30 19s 6d for the Public School prize fund. The amount fully covered the cost presented at the annual speech day. The fund closed with a donation of 10s 8d from C. Gilpin Ltd.
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Wio Parente and Citizens’ Association
Maen Bass
C. Gilpin Ltd
McNamara Reception at Kc Family Home
A reception was held at the home of the KC's mother with only immediate family attending. Their future home will be at Bathurst. Miss Connie Ross arrived in Wellington to spend the Christmas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. W. Ross and then returned to Dubbo.
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Church of England
K. D. Norman
Ena
H. E. Hobson
Wellington
Edward John
J. T. Reinhard
Reinhard
Doug McCauley
cCauley
N. Sutton
Sydney
Heather Taylor
G. Taylor
Arthur Street
Anne Taylor
City
Connie Ross
Dubbo
W. Ross
Alla
Petrol Rationing Appeal Presses Economy in Travel
The Prime Minister calls for utmost petrol economy and urges motorists to forego holiday trips and avoid private car use. Police may review licenses for business cars used privately. violators face license cancellation and confiscation of petrol tickets. Wellington police report many motorists questioned and praised compliance. some have surrendered business licenses for private use.
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Wellington
Stampede to buy goods as housewives fear shortages
The text notes a fear among housewives of future shortages driving a buying surge for essential commodities. It cites reduced stocks in some stores due to large orders, with rationing in place until inventories are rebuilt. It states shortages are not universal and expects stocks to normalize shortly.
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Australia
Wellington Times shifts issue day for New Year
The Wellington Times announces publication will move to Wednesday, December 31, at the usual time, due to New Year’s Day on Thursday January 1.
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Wellington Times
Petrol Use Tightened for National Safety
Authorities urge strict petrol rationing as a security measure. Several prominent business figures are seen cycling to work since business licenses prohibit car commutes. Police will not seize every motorist but will inspect licenses and revoke private-use permits if vehicles are not in true emergency use. Government departments are instructed that service vehicles may be used only in grave emergencies.
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Misa Daphne Gosper
C. Gosper
Hilland
Chris Quealy
P. J. Quealy
Lower Mookerawa
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Faland
J. P. Dowd
Heather
Frank Sayers
Fredl Goff
Mrs. Sayers
Percy Street
Mary Dowd
Eee
Mra. J. P. Dow
Jesse Dowton
Arthur Dowton
Jim Bracken
Mrs. W. Bracken
C. Stinson
Mr. M. Kelly
Wuuluman
Mrs. Crouch
Cowra
Beasie Sutton
Emmett Howe
Bathurst
Pete Steerend
Bede Willock
Merle
Mrs. E. Willock
Swift Street
Wilmot
Phil Jewell
Wellington District Hospital
M. Sheil
E. A. Fulton
Cremorne
Pat Busch
Mrs. J. Hiatt
Temora
Joan Brown
Orange
Miss K. Lodge
Barmedman
A. Sibran
N. Willock
Miss A. Hewitt
C. Schoefield
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JC. G. Taylor
Byanch
W.lh.s
Norma Rhynox
Joan Bullock
Gaphas ‘Onkin
Patricia Bayne
Toee Soa Sayy
Elsie Wyken
Laurette D. Thelms McMahon
Dowton
Rosamond McKeown
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