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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1938
Page
2
Will Carter’s Autumn Tints chronicles Fitzroy Falls and nearby routes from Miss Vale to Nowra via Garry Mountain and Kangaroo Valley. The piece moves from spring to autumn as leaves turn gold and brown, noting the journey’s scenic rural highway and the dramatic fall colors.
A Lithgow message reports National Oil Pty Ltd intends to accelerate shale oil development at Newnes and Clow Alie with early hiring growth tied to mine expansion. Water boring tests planned at Glen Alive, with water found expected in substantial quantities. Past 1911-1920 outputs included 25,260,000 gallons of crude oil and products. trial operations on Cupertee Newnes yielded crude oil and naphtha.
A discussion on nutrition and its impact on mother and child highlights that nutrition is about the body’s state and health signs, not body size. The article notes 200 Baby Health Centres in NSW offering guidance to mothers and stresses education to reduce infant mortality through proper feeding and care.
The article recalls early bush life with improvised ovens using oil drums and bricks, describing how cooks used fire to heat and bake in open spaces. It shifts to a comic note about quarrels with neighbors in Drake Street and recalls candle and soap making, then discusses motherhood and nutrition, highlighting a Sydney training home for mothercraft nurses and a drop in infant illness rates amid urban density.
Willim Williams a buckjumper rider from Wyalong was thrown from a horse at Wagga during Thorpe McConville’s title show and suffered a neck injury. He later died after being admitted to hospital as he was kicked in the neck following a struggle with the horse and after a recent visit by Tich to Wallington.
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