27 Feb 1936
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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 27, 1936
Page
1
Sydney Thursday report on the Builders Exchange annual meeting shows the Master Builders Association backing a 44 hour work week rather than 40. The association urged legislative support for the longer standard and formal registration of builders.
Two Aboriginal suspects were ordered for trial on a murder charge. Police alleged an admission that they strangled a Jubra named Topsy, cut her kidney with a pocket knife, and threw the body into the river.
Forbes sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League protested to the Municipal Council over employing a man as foreman at saleyard alteration works who was alleged not to be a returned soldier. Mr Fraser urged investigations and potential state-level action if grounds existed.
Binnie Barnes stars opposite Edward Arnold in Diamond Jim at the Mayfair Theatre next Saturday Monday and Tuesday. The program also features William Boyd in Happers Cassidy. Monarch's showcases Jack Buchanan in Thats a Good Girl with Elsie Randolph as Joy Dean. Also at Monarchy Theatre Vagabond Lady runs Friday and Saturday. Paddy O Day and Vintage Wine show tonight.
Nyngan sale set for Saturday March 7 with 20 000 sheep offered by Dalgety Go Ltd and A Lyne Co Nyngan. Stock in good order and condition, offered direct from owners. Terms may be arranged prior to sale.
Abel Witking & Co will sell 1,000 sheep and 20 head of cattle at Wellington Sale Yards on Saturday the 20th. Auctioneers aim to extend sales to joining towns. Mr Dick Wilkins will announce policy for sites and auctioneers promise to support vendors and buyers with confident handling of the sale.
Six men forced entry into the cabin of the steamer Pelaw Maju at the coal wharf 6 Portiont last night and dragged bike crew member Frederick Coates from his bunk. He was axed and savagely assaulted, removed to hospital with facial and body injuries.
In a quarrel near a sawmill at Silverdale on the South Coast five shots were fired with no one hurt. One shot narrowly missed a man named Wade and another passed near a second man. A third bullet struck the radiator of a motor lorry. Detectives are investigating.
A group of men were slashed with a razor by a man who had no alibi just before midnight in Melbourne. After an exciting chase the alleged assailant was captured by police with help from taxi drivers. None of the victims were seriously injured.
Yesterday's sales in Melbourne and Sydney pushed Australia wool turnover to £28 million for the last season. Unsold stock remains large with over 500,000 sales, expected to return around £9 million.
Prime Minister Lyons announces further Empire air mail negotiations to be led by Dr Earl Page and Mr Menzies on behalf of the Commonwealth Government with the British Government.
A family of four died when their home burned in Auckland. Victims named Douglas Nohin, Mariel Nolan eight, Patrick Nolan seven, and a two to four month old baby. A shepherd who saw the flames tried to enter the house but the heat drove him back. the charred bodies were found amid the ruins along with a piano.
Commercial prices for produce in Sydney on Thursday list eggs at 1 shilling per dozen, butter at 142 shillings per hundred, cheese 10 pence per pound, oats 2 shillings 2 pence, onions 7 shillings 6 pence, wheat at Alexandria quoted 4 shillings 10 pence to 3 shillings 11 pence, and lucerne 4 shillings 7 pence to 6 shillings 5 pence.
Federal Ministry to table recommendations on spending about 250000 dollars to supply wireless equipment for aeroplanes on air routes across Australia. The plan aims to improve in-flight communications and radar coordination for safer wartime or peacetime air travel.
Pine Dam property recently sold to Messe and O'Brien brothers, lease expired, Mostyn Bros to hand over price on the seventh of March. Unable to secure another farm to lease, entire farming plant including horses harness and more to be sold by Abel Willing & Co on Wednesday at 2 30 sharp.
Eric Mares was found guilty of murdering his wife after a Thursday trial in Auckland. The verdict ends a high profile case that drew local attention and raised questions about domestic violence and policing in the area.
The defendant Trisoney faced a death sentence after the court directed the jury. He answered questions about mercy and his handling of the case, with the jury’s verdict reflecting the judge’s guidance on justice.
A large party is believed to be missing prompting police and travelers to search the bushy country around Lisitorn in the Geol district. The incident draws regional crews and warrants careful attention as the inquiry continues.
Mr Chater who is leaving Wellington will sell by public auction his carefully selected furniture. The sale, by A Wilkins and Co, offers guaranteed first class pieces bought recently. The jet will be open for inspection a day before the auction, with the seller moving to Lismore.
Public auction at Anchor Chambers Swift Street at 3 p m Saturday March 14 offers town properties in the heart of Wellington. Auctions by Abel Wiking and Co with Perpetual Trustee Co present solid investment prospects in a central site noted for rapid town progress and strong investor confidence.
A man named Mapai Laodhy Geel, a 29 year old mechanic, is to be tried by the City Court on a murder charge. The case involves a death at St Saviour's Church of England in Collingwood on December 2. The enquiry extends over several days.
Forecast notes less cloudy trends overall with scattered rain in northern and eastern areas. Isolated squalls expected, southerly winds, and brief improvement in the east, with unsettled weather lingering across certain zones as squalls move through from the west.
At the Hombushsies today 21001 head of cattle were penned with a firmer market. Bullocks range £6 to £12, cows £3 to £8 latest, best quality up to 8/8, goat quality 4/0, medium 2/0. Bicep 29,000 penned, market firm. wethers 1/8 to 2/8, ewes 10/ to 20/, lumber 1/2 to 12/ Lu 25/.
The Pall Court yesterday dismissed the appeal by Thoms Georgy Lewis against the Wellington Municipality Council. No further action was mentioned.
A list of home textiles and apparel items including ready made sheets in sizes Single, Double bed and Linen Tea Towels with border patterns, curtain nets in silk quality, striped shirts, and men's socks and stockings. Various prices are noted as usually and specials, with items like CAMERICS and silk quality fabrics.
James Moone, 45, a returned soldier, vanished yesterday morning from his home. He sustained a severe thigh wound in the war, and authorities fear he may have lost his memory.
Sydney reports that Mervyn Bannington Moore, 30, a trans eiler, was acquitted after a manslaughter change. Friends embraced and he cried as he faced reception. He had been charged with driving a motor car that collided with a bicycle carrying two boys, one fatally injured.
Printed for J D Brownhill and Sons at the Wellington Times Office Percy Steel Wellington by J D Brownhill Warnest Wellington.
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