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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1925
Page
3
All Saints College Batharet founded 1872 lists Rev Lord Bishop as President and Rev L G H Watson as headmaster. Describes commodious buildings, open climate, extensive grounds, cricket grounds and three tennis courts, dairy and poultry farm, and courses including woodwork carpentry and boring. For prospectus apply to the headmaster.
2500 home building and purchase loan for 30 years offered by General Finance Mercantile Insurance Co Limited. Applicants must become shareholders with £10 deposit and £10 per month, plus to insure lives for £600 on a 20 year endowment plan. Loan repayments 8/- per week per £100 borrowed, total return.
A Warren district obituary notices the death of Mrs. Ryan aged 74 years after three weeks in hospital, later death in Gilgandra. It notes Philip James Whiteman born 1844 and resident near Gilgandra, with six sons and three daughters mourning. Also mentions senior inspector Kennerly and Old Dad Furness leaving Trangie stores. Troth, 74, of Peak Hill road, survived by widow and seven children. Also Mrs Anne Appleby of Bathurst South and long residents Mrs Barnes of George Plains and Ed Golaby near Bathurst with reflections on long lives.
An old advert promotes Hean's Tonic Nerve tablets for neuritis insomnia and nervous ailments. It claims rapid relief and lists a price of 8 shillings per box or 1 dozen for 17 shillings and 1 penny, noting various chemical ingredients and general health benefits.
A South Australian Agricultural Bureau talk by Mr. W L Davies urged farmers to value women’s labor and health amid farming costs. He condemned neglect of domestic needs, noting abandoned homes and tired mothers, and called for better sheds, dry spaces, and practical kitchen and laundry layouts to ease rural family life.
In a breezy excerpt a family plans a short outing with father guiding the day while the mother and children seek a pleasant escape. The suggestion is to trap a dog named Dob and take her for a ride in an old Ford to lift spirits for the coming week.
The article extols nasturtiums Tropaeolum for warm climates noting profuse autumn bloom into winter with good sun and little care. It describes dwarf compact forms reaching about one foot tall with dense green foliage and large blooms and climbing types up to 12 to 15 feet, offering a wide color range and decorative use in beds borders and arbors. It advises sowing seeds 8 inches deep and 8 inches from borders, recommends seed strains like Clarendon, and highlights indoor vase longevity of cut blooms.
Growers should plan for cabbage and cauliflower seeds this autumn for private use and market. Small growers are advised to sow Early Frozen Wakefield and Copenhagen Market cabbages, while market gardeners should sow Allhead and other varieties. Also sow French beans, broccoli, cucumbers, lettuce, peas, radish, tomatoes, and many other vegetables.
A damaged OCR snippet mentions a box of ice cream and a brief time interval, suggesting storage or serving note. No clear names, places, or dates are present to anchor entities.
Government Statistician B A Smith estimates New South Wales wheat harvest at 60,682,000 bushels from 3,604,300 acres, with 17.6 bushels per acre. Hay crop yields 549,100 tons from 95,800 acres at 1.4 tons each, total crop area 1,020,700 acres. Area sown up, hay area down, high wheat prices spur planting shift. Harvest value to farmers around £17–18 million.
Arrival and departure times for Wellington mails list daily routes to Sydney Western towns and intermediate stations. Details include Bodangora Arthurville Goolma Montefiiores Yeoval Curra Creek and Two Mile Flat with morning and evening departures and late closings. Trust and other monies offered by Walter J Kelly & Co Parkes.
A notice to the public from Sydney Prices announces takeover of the boot repairing department on Lee Street by Mrs. Only The Best Work and Material used in all repairs. Emphasizes careful personal attention and guarantees repeat patronage to convert customers into permanent clients.
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