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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 31, 1941
Page
9
The late Stevenson Bella Georie are notified that their funeral service will be held in the Church of England Wellington Cemetery next at 6 30 p m. The notice lists the names and indicates a service by Shakes Sons.
WANTED SHAREFARMER to farm 400 from Wellington sen partice rom Me ce lars by letter to Be Ge Times Office ANTED A DoMEstre no cooking or no s 26 per week App AiaNvhite PRIVATE HO Pe SITION WANTED AS JUNIOR TYPISTE just comfisted course at Stott's College arramatta excellent references Apply MISS DOLLAR Pine Park Mombil THREE MEN with Horses and Drays or ONE MAN with Three Horses and Drays Apply A MONCRIEFF Cyanide Works Bo dangora LOST LADY s BLACK COURT SHOE on Christmas eve probably in front of Western Stores Reward am return to
A general meeting of Naval War Auxiliary members was scheduled for 8 o clock, with good attendance expected. A man named T. Carr received one month's imprisonment for begging alms on Lee Street the previous day, as Hubbard and D. Walker were noted in the proceedings.
Advant for tyres and retreads notes a cool change after extreme heat. Macquarie Shire Council’s first year meeting set for Saturday. daylight saving reminder to move clocks forward. Sergeant J Hamilton and wife relocate from Wellington to Newcastle area. plan Swansea home after retirement. leaving friends in Armidale. Kimbell’s offers afternoon tea and cool drinks.
Canada accelerates ship production after the war outbreak, spending about £15,500,000 to build yards on the St Lawrence, Great Lakes, and Pacific coast. Canadian shipyards recruit skilled shipwrights from the Clyde, Merseyside and Belfast to train crews, with a program including 96 merchant ships of 10,000 tons each, plus corvettes mine sweepers and other small craft.
Report from wartime Belgium notes 200000 tons of coal exported to aid Vichy industry while Belgians face poor lighting and heating. Holland suffers undernourishment with skimmed milk scarce one cheese a week and one egg monthly. Potatoes primarily sent to Germany as Dutch crops decline. Prices rise beyond weekly incomes.
The Minister for Agriculture W F Dunn sends New Year wishes to all and every one praising primary producers. He notes a hard year with adverse weather and shrinking export markets, yet thanks them for courage in loneliness and heavy work as many young men serve abroad. He believes they will continue to plow and produce foodstuffs for victory, peace, and goodwill.
Wellington and surrounding communities publish a weekly church timetable with Holy Communion services at Georie and Ponto, evensong at Wongarbon, intercession on Thursdays, and several morning and afternoon services across Baptist and Presbyterian churches in Yeoval Bournewood Wallington and Drips Stone.
Wellington 7 a.m. and 9 80 a.m. Suntep 7 80 a.m. Bodan gora 8 30 a.m. Stuart Town 7 a.m. Store Creek 8 30 a.m. Local masses announced for New Year observance across multiple towns.
ATod in Todin reports India's aviation push with Hindustan Aircraft Factory producing low-wing, single-engine monoplanes. Designed in America, these trainers feature retractable undercarriage and constant speed propellers. The project marks government-supported industrial growth in India, amid imports from the United States.
Dr Jim Nott chaired Cobbora Shire as President in his first executive duties. Longtime councillor Dr Sam Yeo sought the presidency but faced possible double duties with the Land Board. New B Riding councillors Dr Gollan and Dr Maurice impressed, while past representatives Sullivan and Masters are praised. Financial cuts loom, urging ratepayers and volunteers to support road work amid reduced loans.
Hedy Lamarr stars opposite Stewart in a program pairing a refugee romance with a quota plot and the survival tale Weat Point Widow. Universal’s Back Street with Boyer and Sullivan screens, plus The Night of January the Mayfair shows The Oklahoma Kids and Three Men From Texas. Overland With Kit Carson serial stars Bill Elliott at the Mayfair.
The article extols plastic’s rise. It notes chemists mix formaldehyde and phenol to create plastic resins, and claims Americans use plastic daily from shoelaces to toothbrushes. It highlights widespread plastic use in phones, clocks, razors, and vehicles.
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