05 Feb 1934
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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 05, 1934
Page
1
A report states trespassers will be prosecuted without respect to persons after a gas incident. Details are limited but authorities warn against unlawful entry and potential charges will follow.
A garbled listing highlights PRESTIGE HOSE and CAMBRICS TOR MATERIALS with discounts and various prices. It mentions cheap cambrics, special rose patterns, and a new supply of cloths that may please buyers, noting partial price figures and stock terms.
The Federal Labour Party delegates voted to authorise an alternative unity scheme to Victorian ALP proposals and to empower the executive to co opt delegates. Debate centered on continuity of membership and openness to Willis supporters, with Morgan seeking clarification on branches, unions and autonomy.
A seven year old, Stanley Collins, fell from the Terry wharf at Milton's Point. A man who would not give his name dived in to rescue him rescuing the boy who was admitted to hospital in a critical condition with concussion and possible skull fracture.
Unity proposals were discussed at Labour circles in Sydney where Mr R James MALR addressed the Munter Federal Electorate Council on the Industrial Peace Act. The council then resolved to back unity proposals endorsed at Melbourne and Bathurst conferences.
The Nations Union of Railwaymen criticizes the Premier and Stevens government over endowment allowances and wage changes. They warn arbitration is needed, report wage cuts from £4 2s 6d to £4 weekly, and call for inquiries into railway salaries, mismanagement, and broader banking and currency issues.
Four lives lost in two river drownings as a boat overturned in a creek near Townsville. Ten year old Robert William James and seven year old Henry Crawford James Anes were swept away after exiting the craft. a bystander unable to swim saw them disappear. In Tunccarry a chieftain carriage overturned on the Wallanharie river during a squall, drowning Thomas Shersing aged 43 and his two year old daughter Fawn, while Mrs Shersing and two sisters survived.
An inquest at Sydney heard William Vincent Kendrick Blinco aged 51 an invalid pensioner who lived in a bag hut at Karnell died at St Vincent's Hospital from poisoning by kerosene and methylated spirits. The coroner questioned whether the deceased was aware of the outcome of his diet.
Harvey Brothers in Wellington Alabama operate as jewelers and opticians offering services under the Harvey, MC 1 (Ayo) designation. The text appears as a fragmented OCR snippet with uncertain branding and missing details about location or scope of business.
Monday market notes list potato varieties and prices, butter and cheese figures, honey, maize, oats, flour, lucerne hay, and wheat with unit prices and ranges. Several item spellings are unclear yet the overall price directions show typical daily commodity movements in a Sydney trade page.
Sydney market report from Homebush shows 1050 cattle varied in price up to 20 shillings higher, with bulls and cows listed. Sheep tally 24,000 penned, prices range from 1 penny to 1 penny forward, wethers and lambs quoted with shorn sheep at 10 to 18 pence.
Theodore Hendy, 28, was sentenced to two years for a series of house robberies at the Quarter Sessions. A woman, already convicted with him in Melbourne, aided by watching the property with a briefcase to distract from Hendy. Stolen goods were moved across states from New South Wales.
Archbishop Dahig urged Brisbane listeners that no apology or regret has been offered by Western Australian or Commonwealth governments to Italy for the Kalgoorlie and Boulder attacks. He said such conduct harms Australia's reputation and showed a world looking on with disappointment.
The forecast calls for scattered showers in north east areas while other parts stay fine. Inland temperatures rise and southeast to northeast winds are noted. The maximum today reached 24 degrees.
In Sydney, a wide range of rubber stamps and office supplies are offered at competitive prices. The selection includes stamp types for personal, business, and educational use with durable inks and clear impressions.
Alfred Canning, 21, of Stanley Street Penshurst, delivering milk by bicycle, was struck by a following motor car after a dog threw him into the road. He suffered a fractured rib, severe facial lacerations, and a lung injury, and died yesterday afternoon in hospital.
Two young men Brice Shafer, 20, of Kehangton, and Lacrie Brinert, 17, of Paddington, nearly died after a bath heater gas jet flooded the bathroom. Found unconscious, they were revived with oxygen and rushed to hospital for treatment.
Blake, a noted wrestler, dove into a dangerous undertow at Hondi yesterday to save two drowning boys. Unable to return to shore, he used a sandbank to reach them but was swept away before rescuers arrived. Alfred Vockler and a Victorian swimmer helped pull them aboard and tenders resuscitated the youths.
The Island State lottery draw named the Bret prize winner at 2057 from North Bendi, the secon BYTHA prize to Arncliffe, the third prize 43817 to Albury, and the fourth prize OL48 to Marrickeilie. The drawing for the 183ri willake occurs near Monday.
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