Severe Injuries After Cart Horse Bolts Near Montefiores
On Xmas Eve a cart carrying Mrs Bell and family from Montefiores to Montugn's was jolted when a horse bolted after drinking. Mrs Bell suffered severe head injuries and was admitted to Wellington District Hospital in serious condition. Infant Keith Staggs, six months, had fractured thighs. One child remained uninjured. Joan Bell and another infant escaped.
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Montefiores
Joan Bell
Mrs. Bell
Simpson
Bell
Keith Staggs
Plumbing services offered by Norman Owens at Maughan Street
Norman Owens advertises plumbing services at 22 Maughan Street offering repairs, installations, and maintenance. The terse notice highlights local availability and emphasis on household work in the neighborhood.
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Norman Owens
Maughan Street
Heating stoves to be installed at Wellington High School
Wellington High School will have heating stoves installed to meet winter conditions. The decision, confirmed in a letter to Mr Geo Wilton M L A, states the Minister for Education has authorised the work, now being carried out by the Departmental Painting and Repair Staff.
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Wellington High School
Geo Wilton
M.L.A
A Curious Creek of Pilliga Scrub
Bohena Creek in Pilliga Scrub runs from near Coonabarabran to the Namoi River below Narrabri West. In dry times its water is buried under sand, forcing thirsty animals to scratch for drink. A notable daily pattern causes water to flow underground by day and emerge at night, with cloudy days breaking the usual cycle.
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Bohena
Pilliga
Coonabarabran
Namoi
Narrabri West
N.S.W
War fund carnival unites Malays Chinese and Indians in Malaya
A Patriotic Fund Committee in Malaya organized a multi community fair to raise funds for war relief. Malays Chinese and Indian volunteers donated baskets mats clocks and fine goods while leaders from each community participated. The British Resident attended as the event showcased unity and support for the Empire with auctions, prizes and a satirical play denouncing Hitler. The Women’s Work Party highlighted cross‑ethnic participation and charitable sewing for wounded servicemen.
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Aya
Shel J
Towkay
Hitler
Mallay
Rural Areas Advocate Decentralisation to Strengthen Regions
MP Mr J P Breen urged broad decentralisation to halt rural decline as people migrate to cities. He cited US contrasts and called to reuse country town buildings for storage and production, noting Forbes meatworks as an example. Evacuees from Pacific war stress current shifts, but lasting decentralisation remains the goal.
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Calare
Australia
Mr. Breen
United States
Dsroobalgie
Forbes
Atlantic Ferry Pilots Make Night Atlantic Returns
An Atlantic ferry pilot eats breakfast in Newfoundland before dawn and flies to England at night. He rests in England then boards another plane back to North America, a routine that leaves him rarely off duty. Captain D C T Bennett also works a Newfoundland Airport day job and then flies an evening Atlantic leg, grabbing sleep and returning with a crew of ferry pilots.
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England
Jim
Atlantic
North America
D.C. T. Bennett
Newfoundland
Urquhart Plumber Advertises Wellington Address
W A Urquhart, plumber, lists contact at Park Street Wellington with phone number 454.
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W. A. Urquhart
Phons
Park Street
Wellington
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Murray Bros
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Ole
Senta Wedemag
Sue Rise Ebster
Gourie
Harold, Ketgle
Griffiths
Malaya S United
Air Force
Middle East
Empire
J. P. Breen
Atlantic Ferry
Penfold
Penfoudey
Beer City
H. Harry Horton
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The
Australian Wheat Board
Royal Exchange Assurance
Howeland
N.R
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