It Is Well. Death Toll in Wellington District
The piece reflects on deaths that struck Wellington district and town as the old year ends and the new year begins. It notes the drownings at Yooval and Macquarie, the deaths of Rogan and Batharal resident George Nancarrow, and the passing of Dr. D. Ross. It moralizes about grief, faith, and eventual acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Yooval
Finr
Rogan
George Nancarrow
Batharal
Chinese Doctor and Herbalist Visits Sydney District
Mr Peter Yee Lee, a Chinese doctor and herbalist with long Austrailian practice, will visit the district monthly. He treats male and female complaints skillfully and successfully. Correspondence directed to Sydney. Consultations by correspondence and at Club House Hotel Wellington on January 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Yee Lee
Geohge Street
Sydney
Melbourne
Australia
Club House Hotel
Wellington
Orchard Property Auction By Wilkins and Co
Orchard property of 40 acres to be sold January 10 as owner retires. Full details via advertisement. Buyers may inspect anytime. property alluvial and premium living possible. Also 9000 sheep sale by Messrs Wilkins and Co at Goo noo Friday January 18 at 2:30 pm. High-class mixed sheep offered, a major early-year wool opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musars
Abel Wilkins
Messrs
Abe
Wilkins and Go
Goonoo
Clearing Out Sale At Molong Dubbo Line Railway
Auction notice reports Abel Wilkine and Co run a genuine clearing sale on January 28 at 10 30 am for 30 draught horses Tarmine machinery waggons harness and furniture with details to be announced later Also Abel Wilkine and Co schedule further sale January ?2 30 pm for machinery harness horses cattle etc Buyers can attend with confidence Big Sheep Sale At Orange Orange firm announces auction of 15000 mixed sheep of good quality at Orange Corporation sale yards on Tuesday January 27 with full yarding particulars to follow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel Withina
Coane
J. Porton
Killarney
Molong-Dubbo
Abel Wilkine and Co
Gobolion
Orange
Church Services In Wellington Area Churches
Baptist and Methodist notices list January service times at Wellington Bodangora Gollan and surrounding towns. Presbytery service at Yeoval Curra Creek and Wellington with speakers and sermon topics noted. Also advertising Eden Studios portrait offer at 727 George Street near Central Station with price and format details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Yeoval
Ain
Curra Creek
Wellington
H. G. Ford
Eden Studios
George Strest
Unwanted Immigrants Stir Debate in Australia 1924
A 1924 Australian immigration record is cited to argue against nonwhite entrants. The letter criticizes Greeks Turks Slavs Chinese Indians Japanese and other groups, claiming they threaten white Australia and alleging harm to social order and national identity amid political critique of Bruce's White Australia policy.
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Australia
Bruge
Austral
Italy
Tugo
LT Maltone
America
South Africa
Parente
Bruce
Hughes
Commonwealth
Fat Cattle at Homebush Market Report
The Farmers and Grocers Co operative reports strong cattle sale in a 4000 head yarding. It notes improved prices for prime cattle and tighter truckings after a heavy sale day. Since taking over Weaver and Perry, the co-op says it has outpaced older firms, with 22,201 head sold in the year to December 31, a figure about two and a half times 1922 sales. Juneph Thompson and Son Undertakers, Maughan Street. Phone 275 day or night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay
Perry
Poe
Juneph Thompson
Undertakers
Maughan Street
Bathurst Pioneer Mrs Sarah Ann Martin Dies at Home
Daath notes the death of Mrs. Sarah Ann Martin aged about 80 at her daughter’s Henry Street residence. Born in Somerset England she sailed with husband Abraham Martin to Australia and settled Bathurst after visiting Sydney and Parramatta. The report also lists several deaths and accidents in the district, including Mr Joseph Gardiner at 75, Mr Jack Antill in Nyngan, a serious accident at Bathurst rail, and a fatal log mishap near Trangie timber reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daath
Bathurst
Sarah Ann Martin
Martin
E. Burgess
Henry-streat
Somerset
England
Abraham Martin
Australia
Sydney
Western District
Parramatta
Jossoph Gardiner
Orange District
Shearers' Claims Stir Arbitration Court Debate
A historic exchange argues for higher pay for shearers as the Arbitration Court reviews a new wage scale. The proposed rate is 8s per 100 sheep, equating to about 41s weekly for a poor shearer, while a skilled "gun" shearer could earn around £8 per week. The piece notes wide earnings gaps versus other professions and contrasts 19th century pay norms with modern expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brictless
Arbitration
Shearer
Prohibition Essay Sparks Broad Attention in Independent
The open statement on Prohibition by Arnent Boyd in the American Independent draws wide notice. It argues liquor distribution fuels universal lawbreaking and features a social cross section including literary figures, military officers, judges, and physicians. The author claims only one hour exists where alcoholic liquor is not served and promotes a fruit cram product as a quenching solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S.A
Arnent Boyd
Eacon
Oversea Wheat Prices and Market Outlook
The report notes uncertainty in estimating wheat prices this year due to Canadian and Argentine shortages. It cites post August shipments, potential price limits through spring, and possible acreage changes in the Northern Hemisphere. Argentine and Austrian sales could sustain favorable prices, with storage aiding grower profits amid a grim murder scandal scene in Chicago.
Funeral of Chicago bootlegger king draws underworld crowd
At Dion O’Bannion’s funeral, Chicago’s crime world gathered in a vast procession with over 0,000 bootleggers, crooks, and murderers attending. A silver coffin lay in a gilded vault as armed mourners filled the cemetery, floral tributes stretched across lorries, and services moved to the undertaker’s chapel due to cathedral restrictions. Louis Altierie, J Bannion’s lieutenant, directed ceremonies while photographers faced hostile crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghicaxo
Crime Commission
Dion O'Bannion
Mars Deta
Cathedral of the Holy Name
Chicago
Louis Altiere
J'Bannion
Abandoned car found with letters and a dire note
A motor car abandoned at a Vic morning scene held clothing and letters to Rosebud. One note allegedly by De Gairn expressed intent to drown himself. Separate item details a mother seeking safer place for children and a tram-sealing tragedy involving railway youths and a Children’s Court action.
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Mentone
Vic
Rosebud
Premaure
de Garin
de Ga
Dr .My
Boot Repairing in Wellington District Taken Over
The boot repair business on Lee Street now operates under new management Mr T. My Sraith. All work receives careful personal attention and guarantees the best quality service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Lee Street
T. My Sraith
Claretad
Are for One Trial and Can Guarantee Permanence
A brief note promising a single trial can convert a customer into a permanent patron. The message emphasizes assurance of ongoing loyalty and lasting engagement without specifying any services or context.
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Geo. Gee Baker
Beiter
Church Services
Methodist Church
T. B. Anderson
Gewie
Pom
Ray
T. K. Taylor
the Western Stores Ltd
Homebush Market
Jack Antill
Nyngan
Baitimore
George Giddings
Giddings
Mr. &, BN. Strickland
Jy Rorbes
Darlinghurst
Trangie
William Sykes
Shearers’ Claims
Universal Lawbreaking
Lindley
Walker Co-op
Wheat Co
Ledwelle
Canada
Atgentine
Rye
Maine
Europe
India
United States
Russia
Meine
Evan Chicago
Assassin
Amazing
Underworld
Reginald
Children's Court
Children’s Court
George Oakes
Blue Bird
F. Witnell
H. Smith
Enon
Dalton Brother
Yorma Fer
Nei
Nanima
RGB
Barton
E. A. Fulton
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