04 Feb 1935
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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 04, 1935
Page
1
A vehicle crashed into an electric pole in the early hours, bringing down wires and trapping occupants. Three people were injured, including a seriously hurt passenger with a fractured arm and internal injuries. An ambulance attended, and one woman suffered a possible electrocution risk.
Chief Secretary J. M. Drew says Western Australia’s secession supporters trust the London delegation and steps toward secession. WA seeks release from the Commonwealth to escape economic hardship, though constitutional hurdles remain and inter-state support is uncertain.
Fragmented OCR lists varied goods with prices for a Sydney market day. Items include cheese, maize, onions, honey, butter, and wheat with multiple per unit figures and ambiguous measures. The text reads like a rough price slate from a trade column without coherent narrative.
Walford Fowler aged 28 proclaimed immunity to snake venom while displaying a death arc to a crowd at Goondi Windy. He was bitten on the finger, collapsed, and died soon after admission to hospital.
Town in Western Australia stirred by Southern Cross claim of 200 acres pegged by an Adelaide company as a gold prospection site. The proposal covers most of the town including two hotels three churches and many fine dwellings. Residents fear impact on property protection amid rising excitement.
Vice champion terriers were found dead in the yard or home of M Collins at Mary Street Surreills yesterday. Police hunt for the poisoner after Miss Collins said strychnine was used and that the dogs were worse than murderers.
About 200 War Service Homes Purchasers Association members met at Canterbury and unanimously urged Minister H. V. C. Thorby to cut property values by 50 percent and reduce interest by 2 percent. They also seek amendment to the War Service Homes Act to transfer the contract to the widow on purchaser death. Government likely to resist on financial grounds. demands to be sent to the minister today.
Professor D. H. McLaughlin a leading economic geologist from America is expected to report on several Australian ravines. He has been invited to Australia for this purpose and will visit Sydney on Monday to oversee the assessment.
A blaze in a block in Mats ny Tar linghurst Saturday night ruined valuable furs and dresses. Police, after extinguishing flames with chemicals, search for a young man believed to have sparked the fire by pouring petrol over the room’s contents.
Printed for J. D. Brownhill & Son at the Wellington Times Office Percy Street Wellington by J. D Brownhill. Ware st Wellington.
Sensational crashes rocked the showground speedway during the Challenge Match between New South Wales and England. English champions Stevenson and Parkinson were involved in the Brat incident with Parkinson suffering concussion and bruises while Stevenson escaped uninjured. Two heats later H Lewis and D Haigh crashed at the same point causing Lewin to be taken to hospital with concussion and abrasions.
Joan Miller, 22, a domestic, faced the Central Police Court charged with maliciously wounding Valerie Long during a confrontation. The injury to the cheek was deemed not dangerous. Miller was remanded until February 9.
An overturned vehicle on the Western Highway near Penrith crushed a year old boy, Neil Wiggs of Strathfeld, who died instantly. His sister Gweneth Mixes, 18, suffered severe abrasions and contusions. Driver Noel Ruston, 18, escaped uninjured. two other occupants were thrown free.
Police arrested a man after a seven hour search in Seaforth following a report of strange behavior. Nimms alleged feeling unwell and having periods of memory loss. When told the public would be informed, the man fled into the bush but was later located by officers.
Homebush yarded 2640 cattle with prices 10 percent higher. Bulls to 44 to 11, cows 1 to 8, best health 26 shillings, medium 23, inferior 22. Sheep 44,000 penned. market unchanged, wethers 10 to 29 shillings, ewes 8 to 10 shillings, lambs around 40 shillings.
Eighteen year old Frederick Porter of Hossley Park was struck while riding a push cycle. He was turning into the main road when a motor car could not stop in time. Porter sustained a fractured skull and cerebral hemorrhage, and his condition remained critical.
About 200 volunteers hunt for five year old Noel Gallagher who wandered from his home. He was found earlier only wearing a shirt and trousers, raising fears of exposure. Black trackers report touch in the bushes as the search presses on with renewed effort.
Australian Air Force Captain Robert Larkin departs from Dusseldorf for Australia after a wartime marriage to Fraulein Edda Rylan. He previously downed German airman Curt Neuduhr and faced relatives to recover his personal effects. Larkin later met Fraulein Ritzau, who consented to marry him.
Clive Witcombe collapsed after a bat handle struck his jaw during a Western Suburbs versus Petersham match at Pratten Park. He was knocked unconscious, counted out, and later revived on the field before being taken for medical examination.
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