Fine Programme Arranged for Band Sunday in Wellington
Under Bandmaster G. R. Irwin and a capable committee a big Wellington District festival promises a memorable programme of marches hymns and brass band selections. Visiting bandsmen will be welcomed at Cameron Park at noon by the Mayor. A wreath will be laid at the Cenotaph after the hymn Lest We Forget and a two minute silence observed. The massed bands will march through Nan u Crescent Warne Street Percy Street and Swift Street before lunch at Mayfair Theatre.
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G. R. Irwin
Wellington
Central West
Cameron Park
Ald
Marshman
Nan U Crescent
Warne Street
Percy Street
Swift Street
Mayfair Theatre
R L Teams for Peak Hill clash amid injury doubts
R L teams face Peak Hill next Sunday with Midwater returning from a three week layoff after a shoulder injury at Parkes and likely to lead the side against Forbes. Montgomery and Herb Smith are in doubt for future fixtures as the squad named includes Pullbeck Dray Thompson Smith Sutton Reserves Dowton and a bus departs at 3 0 a m Sunday.
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Midwater
Dubbo
Parkes
Mildwater
Forbes
Bob Montgomery
Vance
Monty
Bundsy
Herb Smith
Smith
Pullbeck
T. Dray
Wings
Thompson
Cowra District Band Arrives for Wellington Visit
Bandmaster J C Knight reports 35 Cowra District Band members will reach Wellington Saturday afternoon to entertain Saturday night crowds. The rest of the band, mainly juniors, arrive Sunday. Local residents look forward to welcoming Mr Knight and renewing old acquaintances.
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J.C. Knight
Cowra
Wellington
Knight
Legion of Wellington
Entertainment Programmes at Showground Gates
The afternoon's entertainment will be announced at the Showground gates and programmes will be available there for attendees.
Stringless Bean Crop Impresses Wellington Growers
Recent vegetable crops at Wellington show strong returns for stringless beans with high yields and rapid three month harvest from 24 growers on 67 acres. Total payments reached £12,000 at 8/6 per bushel, a £196 17s return per grower, and £3,000 paid to pickers. Small tomato consignments added about £1,000 to the district from Cowra cannery.
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Cowra
Yeoval to Host Rugby Trials With District Visitors
Two rugby union matches set for Yeoval next Saturday feature Wellington District versus Orange with curtain raiser Town versus Yeoval. Interstate visitors from South Australia arrive for three matches against District combinations, culminating in a main clash Wellington District rep team versus Orange at Rygate Park.
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Yeoval
Rygate Park
Wellington District
Orange
Wellington
Bexley
He Town
Westerns Districts
Petersham
Holmes
Ahe
Sleewan
Town
M. Apps
Rogers
Hansford
Neures
W. Moore
C. Howarth
Yeovali
Rich Towns
B. Johnson
J, Holmes
D. Edols
Neurea
P. Stanford
L. Bullock
J. Holmes
K. Coster
B. O Brien
D. Simmons
B. Miller
A. Bell
K. Bell
R. Edwards
Lb. Edwards
L. McLean
R Setter
L. Dray
V. Foley
G. Wykes
5. Hinton
L. Matthews
Diggers Ball Again Delights Social and Finances
The REL Ladies' Auxiliary aided a successful event with a superb buffet. The ball raised about £110 at the box office plus pre sold tickets, with a likely substantial net profit. Master of Ceremonies Hugh Devine guided a night of novelty dances as dancing continued into the early hours.
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REL. Ladies’ Auxiliary
Ublis
Theobild
Hugh Devine
Isaistania
Shire lorry crashes into taxi in Arthur Street
Five passengers and the taxi driver escaped serious injury when a Macquarie Shire heavy truck rear ended a taxi near the Court House in Arthur street. Jock Paterson of Western Stores suffered bruises while the taxi, a De Soto driven by Leo McCormick, was heavily damaged. The truck driver Eric Harold Young was uninjured.
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Macquarie —Shire
Arthur Street
Court House
Jock Paterson
Western Stores’ Furniture Department
de' Soto
Leo McCormick
Percy Street
Shire
Eric
Harold Young
Young
Dead Man Found On River Bank In Wellington
An elderly man was found dead on the Macquarie River bank at Beevett's Lane in Wellington this morning. Coroner J P Dowd ordered a post mortem. Police identify the deceased as Robert Baden Powell of Bathurst, about 70, who arrived in Wellington yesterday. The body showed no violence or suspicious signs, and the discovery was made by Harry Peterson. A nearby car owned by McCormick suffered rear-end damage likely costing over £100 to repair.
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Macquarie River
J.P. Dowd
Wellington
Robert Baden Powell
Bathurst
Powell
Harry Peterson
Burglary Disturbs Coffin in Funeral Parlour Noting No Theft
Two late arrivals heard noises as a burglar forced rear storeroom doors of a funeral parlour in Choulish. Police say the intruder entered the main building and may have aimed to open the coffin containing the late Mr William Asgill, but no valuables were reportedly disturbed. Police investigations ongoing.
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Alec
Ty Feneral Pertour
Teausa
Mises
Frank Murray
Atore
Murray
McCarthy
William Asgill
Wellington Tennis Club Needs Public Support
Editorial urges town and district players and citizens to back the Wellington Town Tennis Club amid postwar pressures. It highlights seventeen courts and a fine club house as a major public asset and calls for record entries and strong spectator turnout at the King’s Birthday Tournament to restore the club to prewar glory.
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Wellington Town
Wellington
Kangaroos to Play Waratahs Next Saturday
Bowls rinks meet Dunedoo Auk Re P Boarke Devenish and Precton Dr Keble. Kangaroos to play Waratahs on Saturday. match will commence at 3 pm.
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Auk
P. Boarke
Devenish
Precton
Keble
Kangaroos
Waratahs
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