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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1925
Page
5
The states results show substantial majorities for the governing party across multiple districts. Returns from Sydney and Newcastle indicate strong support, with several seats contested and a mix of formal and informal votes. Counts continue with several electorates awaiting final tallies as parties gauge potential shifts.
In the Watmerawn area Labor backed Mes Dunn and Clark, with Dunn ahead in several districts and Clark increasing support. Nationalists led by Blackett showed steady voting, while Thorby of the Progressive party trailed but with enough preferences to threaten reelection. Wellington and Dubbo booths reported strong Labor turnout, and early results favored Dunn while Thorby faced a hard count for his seat.
The report lists voting tallies for Wellington and its district booths including Armstrong, Blacket, Buttsworth, Clark, Dunn, McDonald, Ritchie, Thorby, Yen, Yeo, and informal ballots. Totals show Armstrong leading in Wellington with 50 votes and Dunn high across the district. multiple booths report fragmented counts and irregular spellings.
Primary votes totals listed for Dunn Clark Ashford Thorby Wilkins Maedos Oram Webster Berryman Wark Beally Heany and others. After quota 6571 fixed, final figures show Dunn 8571 Thorby 871 Ashford 606 Clark 8046 Witkin 4060 Shortland 2068 Macdonald 1692 Orem TRB Webster Roe Berryman Wark Scully Kutor Henry Fherk and others halted as third preferences allocated.
Early returns show Labor on track for about 44 to 46 seats with a possible deadlock if preferences and absent votes shift. Lang predicts 18 seats for Labor and a potential two seat majority, while the Progressives cling to near parity and Communists are routed. Many sitting MPs face defeat as statewide totals reveal Labour 419,919 votes to anti-Labor 438,388 with a high rate of informal votes and dissatisfaction with proportional representation.
Early counts show Labor leading with roughly 46 seats to 14 for other parties, though many results remain unsettled. Officials note preferences will take days to distribute, while Premier stays cautiously optimistic about a governing majority amid thin returns.
In Parliament Syria lists party seats with Nationalists 40 Labor 36 Progressive 10 Independents. Rownhill races at Hazurday drew crowds with Hurdle Race winner Lord Howard. Auburn Handicap winner Chattarbox with odds 6 to 1. Lambero and Forte led Lanville Stakes. In Sydney, De aon defeated Gene Fernandes in the fourth round before stoppage.
A Saturday junior game saw All Blacks defeat Blake United 90 to 0. Blake players wore mismatched shirts due to missing guernseys, while Dewi, Jim, Canad!, Lynch and others contributed goals in a one-sided contest.
A. E. Rotton advertises auction of household furniture and effects from My. Geo Parry leaving the district. The sale takes place Wednesday next, June 3, at 2:30 pm at the residence on Arthur Street Northern end, with cash on delivery and no reserve. The listing includes piano, dining suite, beds, bedding, lounge, linen, crockery, utensils, washing machine, and sundries. The lot is absolute and unreserved. Full particulars to follow.
Ambiguous notice cites Moe Bouted and Dan Vatley as adults in a modern context. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR. Authorities reference Fox Tree and Wes related to studio activity. The fragment hints at legal or school discipline matters and a tuition element tied to a local studio or program.
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