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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
4
The weather remains oppressive with little rainfall after recent thunderstorms. Over the past 14 days the average high reached 99.4 degrees, and the last three days showed 97, 104, and 108 degrees on the 27th to 29th.
Genuine fruit juices imported from Norway at Pure Drink Co Percy Street. Wheat quote today four shillings a bushel. Wool sales reported across various stations with prices from 11d to 134d. Appeals against land tax valuations to be heard March 14 at Wallington Court House. Over 15 000 sheep dead at Combogong station since last shearing. Stockwell invites tenders for lease of 1580 acre estate at Somebelts. Rev F J Dunkley to speak on The night of betrayal at Wellin Baptist Church. Mill whistle silenced due to diphtheria cases in Wallington area. Dr Charles Rygate returns to Wellington resuming practice after sale. Prolonged delay in Cobar conference report expected to be resolved soon.
Government moves toward closer settlement by forming three Advisory Boards for the northern central western and southern districts. Each board includes a high official chairing a land valuer and a district producer with practical farming knowledge. They will inspect suitable lands near rail routes and report findings to the Minister while Gazette notices set land acquisition limits.
A Mudgee correspondent notes quiet business conditions amid very hot dry weather. A Saturday night shower may ease dust for a day or two. A fire at the Dubbo Co operative Mill damaged around 100 bushels of wheat. Rainfall figures from last Sunday in the West vary by town, with heavy falls near Bogolong and lighter doses elsewhere. Reports mention public school updates, mining good years south from Wollongong, and local social items including shops, rail, and club news in Wellington, Mudgee and surrounding districts.
Wellington firemen failed to place in the Fire Brigade contests at Dubbo due to gear lack. The Wagga captain suggested reels could be obtained for 33 to 40 pounds, urging Wellington Public to fund the local brigade with an original appeal to raise the money.
A 3ft carpet snake was killed in the hall room attached to McCormicks Hotel this morning. The carcass lay on the footpath edge, drawing views from locals. A facetious claim tied to Morrissey’s wakes circulated, though without proof. Recently a Lee Street boniface reported many such reptiles after heavy drinking at his bar.
Brigadier Jago, head of the Grace before Meat scheme for New South Wales, visits Wellington this weekend and stays a week. He will lecture at Wellington Bodangora Ross Ourra Creek and Georie on the Salvation Army's social work. A entertaining speaker with varied Army experience, admission is free.
The Mudgee Guardian notes a rumor from Portland of a delirious confession praising murder tied to the Rats Castle tragedy, a case unsolved since 1899. Victim William Boence, found shot with a shotgun in his hut, reportedly held gold from Cox's rush, motive suspected as gain.
A severe storm struck Wuuluman on Sunday with three to four inches of rain in under an hour. The Wuuluman creek rose several feet, flooding to the Macquarie junction in a wall of water eight to six feet high. Local mining men near the creek faced a dangerous ride rescuing horses tied away from the torrent.
Defective eyesight advises a visit to the Lip. H. A. Barraclougeh expert optician at 685 George Street Sydney. He will consult at the Club House Hotel Wellington on 4 February from 9am to 1pm for careful examination and fitting of correctly adapted spectacles to preserve eyes and provide comfort.
Old residents note the Black's rain barometer as ants moving into trees and shelters. Mr O'Shea of Montefioris recalls Blacks shifting camps to higher ground when ants move. His experience supports the view that heavy rains and floods are near at hand.
In the Warden's Court debate on land for mining, the Mining Act 1906 lacks a definition of cultivated land. The Minister now rules that land cultivated within three years is considered cultivated, allowing one year fallow and two years under grass before crop. This contradicts a prior ministerial decision in a Randolph Luck entry case.
The session opened before Acting Judge Scholes with defendants including Frank Murray aged 16 or 17 pled guilty to forging and uttering a warrant, breaking and entering, and theft at Georie. Thomas Fox confessed to malicious wounding and assault on Arthur Hume at Dubbo on 24th ult. Arren Madden pleaded guilty to impersonating William Madden and voting in his name in the September elections, receiving three months First Offenders' term. George Francis found guilty of stealing from J N Payne’s Dubbo dwelling. James Day convicted of assault and malicious wounding Patrick Brennan at Brewarrina on 27th ult. Arthur Braybrook stood trial for an assault on Harold Allsop weeks ago.
The charge was pared down to common assault and Braybrook pleaded not guilty. Fingerprint evidence on a bottle allegedly touched by the accused carried little weight and the case was so weak the judge advised acquittal, which the jury returned in the court.
A long note surveys rainfall worries in Queensland and NSW, with talk of a Mount Brisbane estate offering 35,000 acres on 20 year terms, plus drought and dairy market anecdotes. It laments dairy pests and praises grasshoppers as a mixed blessing for pasture, while recalling past wheat and maize fortunes and a social dance anecdote.
The adjourned Wellington Hospital annual meeting chaired by W H Paul noted steady committee attendance and a small credit balance though income fell and patients rose by nine. A £20 spend on a cow and road improvements were approved. £607 128 5d debt from 1906 was cleared by £500 sale of the old site and £307 128 Sd from maintenance. The board plans an infectious ward and thanks contributors and staff.
The Shire and Municipal Council elections occur across the State next Saturday in late February. In Macquarie B Riding L S Veech retires with Fuller Reinhard and Oolreavy contesting. Cobbora B Riding D Roca retires with Martin Gardell. Talbragar B Riding W W Baird Graham retiring Madden. Retiring presidents stay in post until February end. Cod Shakespeare stocks beekeeping supplies and hive frames.
Sir William Lyne plans to move a bill allowing the Federal Treasurer to utilise surplus revenue beyond the present three fourths shared with the states. The excess, £327,000, includes £256,600 for New South Wales and would be returned over two half years. In Victoria a railway worker fought a lunatic at Fullham station. police intervened. Labor Conference plans contest of all seats in next elections. Heat across the country tops 118 in Bourke. an elderly pensioner died. The Senate debated tariffs with no changes yet. Rhondda miners met at Newcastle and will not resume work. proprietors likely to withdraw from the Court.
A day of unsettled weather with inland showers and coastal gusts preceded a city rain that halted the Victoria vs New South Wales cricket match. Newcastle Mineral Federation urged Rhondda Colliery workers to return to work as Saxon and Binns timber laborers strike for higher pay. The British Parliament opened with King present as bills on education licensing coal mine labor and land tenancy were tabled. New Zealand footballers lost to York by five to three.
Ratepayers are informed there will be no contest in Wellington municipal elections this year with Aldermen Rose Matheson Deveson Brown and Read Wall already chosen. The remaining three seats will be filled by appointment from names sent by returning officer F H Kennard. Matheson to serve as retiring mayor until February end. Nine aldermen will serve three year terms, then a new election of all nine. Some candidates with nominations rejected have been told only formal replies.
Rev Father Kiely, recently arrived from Ireland, is hospitalized with consumption and not expected to recover. Rev Father Coull Lon eragan will fill the new post, previously held by Monsignor Long and Rev Father Dunne. On March 14 a service will mark the opening and blessing of the church’s new wings at St Patrick's, with a collection for church funds.
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