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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 23, 1925
Page
6
Notice states trespassing rules on GA property and outlines advertising charges of 4d and 8d per line, with payment in advance unless an account exists. Signed RM. WALDOX. Includes orders by post and reference to related notices.
Fragmentary text references Peter Yee Lee De Doctor herbalist George Sthert West Sydney and a meeting or notice with a date Thursday August 20th at the Club House Hotel. No clear event or outcome is defined.
A damaged notice blames Bemis Wick and Pry for price hikes over the last year. It alleges they control market values through exclusive lines and oppose competitors in sheep goods and hides. The misspelled alert warns buyers to avoid them and to seek other suppliers, noting traders travel the district and offer low prices on stock and produce.
A writer laments ongoing government borrowing in Australia and calls for industrial development and local production. He argues funds should stay domestic, urging rail, water, and land development to spur growth, reduce reliance on foreign credit, and bolster self sufficiency amid looming American influence. He recalls a heroic eight year old fisherman’s son who steered his boat to safety after his father’s drowning.
An essay on the value of advertising for business, citing Holloway and Clements as examples, notes how ads expand reach and fortunes. It discusses rabbit control as an economic issue and hints at future rabbit breeding ventures. Also includes a notice to trespassers on Glenrock paddocks signed Barry A. Taylor.
A fragmented school magazine recalls graduation in Shakeapware, remarks on local entertainment and a sports win over Convant School. It covers travel history from walking to steamers, the American Fleet visit to Sydney, hunting adventures, and student reports from 2nd Year writers with names like H Spargo and RRG Selby.
Tom Dixon and Ralph Thorley explore an old hut believed haunted. They fall through a hidden floor into a dark cellar with foul air, nearly suffocating as they search for a way out. The scene ends with a cliffhanger as they struggle to escape.
Extract promotes Mitchell's Blue Ribbon coffee as superior by claiming ordinary coffee is inferior. The notice uses marketing language to urge readers to ask grocers for the product, asserting it offers better flavor and value than other brands.
Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Salvation Army and Presbyterian congregations list service times and locations in Wellington and surrounding areas including Dripstone Yeoval Obley Wallington and Windorah. Details mention sermons family services and special programs with invitation to visitors.
Goldaborough Mort and Co Ltd reported brisk wool sales on Tuesday with 2746 bales in auction. Prices for fine wools rose 5 to 7.5 percent as demand from America, Yorkshire and Japan remained firm. Several buyers including Willandra Pastoral Co Wagga and C J George Wheep featured prominently amid a 96 percent sale rate and ongoing competition at the Sydney wool sale. An attractive mixed farming property sale was also advertised by Robinson and Hillyard with details on nearby Wallington district.
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