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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 27, 1925
Page
2
A meeting of Ladies interested in the District Hospital is convened for Friday afternoon next at 1 o'clock in the Friendly Societies Rooms, Warnertreot, to organize the forthcoming Hospital Ball and arrange a dance. C Bose, Secretary.
The Macquarie Shire invites tenders addressed to the undersigned for roadworks including Yeoval to Bours wood clearance forming and metalling and for Parkity Road access to Walmor Railway Station. Expenditure caps are £6000 and £2000 respectively. Plans and specs are at the Main Road Board office in Sydney and Macquarie Shire Chambers in Wellington during office hours. J Harvey Truman Shire Clerk Wellington 20/7/25.
Notice under Ordinance 14 of Local Government Act 1919 invites inspection of Electors Lists for Riding A E and others in Macquarie Shire for the 1926 triennial period. Offices listed include Wurluman Margraves Fashion's Mount Dripatone Mumbil Cundumbut Farnham Kerr's Creek Newtea Curva Creek Suntop Yeoval Terrabella Bournswood Georie Post Offices and Macquarie Shire Office. Objections or claims must be filed by August 17 1925 with forms obtainable on request. Light on notices and tenders appears further in the document, including memorials and classified items.
Notices to object or claim against enrolment of electors for the Wellington municipality for the three year period starting August 1 1925 may be inspected from August 1 to August 16 1925 at Council Chambers Wellington Court House Wellington and Wellington Police Station. Objections must be filed by August 17 1925 with statutory declaration. Form of claims or objections available from the undersigned W A Miller Town Clerk 26 July 1926.
Trillion, a magnificent black horse by The Welkin, described as a premier sire in Australia, is offered for stud. He descends from Ormonde and Wilen through heavy-line breeding and has produced early winners including Triltus, TAA C, Enater Stakes, Mollie B, Langdale, Magician, Avcom, Lady Thrill, and Tell. For details contact Erury Taylor at Sequarie Stud, Wellington, Western Australia.
Master Herbert King and his brother Stanley depart with two attendants for China on the 18th to enter a Chinese college. Btan Bray stocks Mercury ent and Mr. B A Horne, back from a three week holiday, viewed the arrival of the American Fleet aboard the New Mexico and brought back The Salvo of the U.S. New Mexico newspaper, highlighting on board production and seller trips to Sydney with the Golden Key confection and other items.
Fire destroyed a woolshed owned by Mr T J Brady at Tolgs six miles from Gon dabalin with its contents. No suspicious circumstances. The woolshed had burned previously in 1992 during the Wallington Jubilee Show. Also notes births, sales, and local items including a football crowd of about 4000 and 142 cars at Goottin yesterday.
Mr A KE Rotton advertises 20 head of mixed cattle at Wellington Yards for absolute sale next Saturday at 2 30 p m. He invites other owners to put stock in this sale and would be pleased to hear from them.
The Parents and Citizens Association at Boggadri donated two pianos a typewriter a clock and three maps to the school They also funded two tennis courts with a third in progress Wellington School acknowledges further donations to the school equipment fund including Mrs Barton and Mr Vince Quain among others and amounts listed.
Advertisement notes Mr Harry Taylors well known sire Trillion is available for stock tracing at a fee of 20 guineas. The piece lists several progeny such as Magician Avrom Lady Thrill and Langdale and mentions Trillion has gained renown despite a short spell on the wind.
The potential 44 hour week will impact shire and municipal councils. Inverell aldermen estimate £600 yearly extra cost for same output and Bannockburn Shire faces about £51 monthly rise. Bathurst council warns ratepayers bear cost if 44 hours require more staff. Potential shock to Macquarie Shire and Wellington Council anticipated.
Abel Wilkins and Co announce a special horse sale at Wellington Commercial Yards on Saturday August 8. Over 200 head including heavy draught and light horses will be yarded with draught, road hacks, polo ponies and medium draughts offered. State reports show strong demand for draught horses, and Wellington remains a premier horse sale centre in the west.
Attention is drawn to the sale of cattle by Mr George Paul on Saturday afternoon at the Commercial Yards at 2.30 sharp 200 head of cattle including 60 head of very fine bullock all fat and ready for fat sale purchasers. This should be a good chance for butchers and others interested.
Ralph Owens of Wellington and Tom Hoskin shaped a strong canvassing drive for subscriptions. A sample of £109 10s 6d was collected, with the Wellington Club contributing 80s 0d 6d, making a respectable total. Geo Ralph was seriously injured during the Wellington Trotting Club Cup on April 6 and remained an inmate at Wellington Hospital for some weeks.
A wall attended Poultry Club meeting was held Friday night at the Club House Hotel. Mr Allatt identified and presided as president as members reviewed and adopted the club rules. Arrangements were planned to help members obtain eggs and quality chicks from notable breeders across the state through the club. The group shows progress and strong member interest.
Mr A B Rotten advertises disposal of household items at Mrs H Fletcher’s residence Maughan Street eastern end on Wednesday next 20 July at 2 90 pm. Includes bedroom dining room and kitchen furniture and a quiet child’s pony and boy’s waddle. Terms cash buyers only.
A correspondent says the cemetery shows neglect with weeds around the Patterson's curve area. They praise the caretaker if responsible, or urge private effort to remove weeds and restore order. A community working bee on a Wednesday or Saturday could bring county and town residents together.
Local writers urged the Fisheries Department to stock the Macquarie and Bell Rivers with edible fish. The department replied that trout cannot be acclimatised locally and no suitable fish are available for distribution at present. Applicants will file for consideration when a suitable species is found.
Mennie Mobjmon and Hilyard will hold a big Spring horse sale at Wallington starting September 8. Wallington has long been a premier buying centre for farmers across NSW, with strong state and export interest. Recent rains boost prospects for a good harvest and high horse prices as demand for quality draughts remains.
A wall attended wool growers meeting in the Wellington Council Chambers discussed Sir John Higgins wool stabilisation proposal. Mr Ochiltree chaired as speakers credited Higgins with national experience. the plan aimed to stabilize prices by shifting from open market volatility. The motion to approve the scheme was carried by a large majority with few opposed.
On Saturday afternoon nine mixed Indies and gent's team from the Pub No Tennis Club played Methodint Club on the latter's courts. The Town players won in a lively afternoon of tennis with several matches featuring Mrs Pryke Mrs Croan and other local players. Scored results included multiple sets such as 4/6 6/2 and 6/4 6/8 among pairs.
The Wellington team faced Yanval and other pairs in a series of tennis style matches. Dent, Stephens, Gibson, Sparkes, Morley, Sparken, and Morley appear as players with varied scores including 8/6 6/1 and 6/0. Multiple pairs such as Wearne and Davie, Toole and Gaydoe, Murray and Bradford, and Rev Ford and Sheumack are listed with mixed results.
An unidentified man about 30 was found dead in a derelict motor bar yard at Hurlstone Back. Postmortem planned as inquiries proceed. Separate reports note injured sailors in Sydney after assaults by strangers and a motor collision at Bankstown injuring four. Wheat stocks projected for NSW country stations.
Sheep pens at 16 500 with fair quality and varied prices. Cattle yarding showed better quality yet irregular and weaker overall. Produce prices listed for chaff hay and grains. Six hundred engineers stage stop work at Clyde works amid potential general strike amid strike of 160 workers protesting unskilled moulding labor. An unknown boy run over and killed at Badfern. Probate granted to Charles Ralph Blair land grazier Armidale. estate sworn at £44 167, to be inherited by his children and grandchildren.
Report notes extensive Russian machinery orders in Britain and on the Continent, with France and Spain agreeing not to seek peace near Morocco. Separately, Canada defeats Australia in the Davis Cup semifinal, while a New York probate case concerns the death of William Jennings Byram under Dayton, Twhhemwe.
A garbled snippet discusses British policy in Egypt, the government cabinet, and the Cairo base. It mentions a committee and military policy, with emphasis on maintaining forces and approval of a base policy in Egypt. Names and dates are unclear due to damaged text.
A damaged OCR wedding notice reports a union at Matrick's Roman Catholic Church between Curran of Wellington and Regan's daughter. The couple, praised by immediate friends, receive congratulations and plan a honeyshows tour with a future prosperity outlook.
Open letters praise a forthcoming staging at Mumarch Theatre with endorsements from local mayors and officials. The misspelled text notes public support for a production described as historically valuable and important, urging publication and curtain events to celebrate the adaptation.
The C. E. Annual Ball proceeds next Wednesday evening at the hall in Wellingtt district. The event, a social dance for charity, features the Binfong orchestra, 50 dancers, and a special supper. Juvenile dance follows, with preparations under the committee for a lively night and good attendance expected.
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