Wellington Police Court adjourns several cases and fines in traffic breaches
Wellington Police Court dealt with adjourned cases including Shire versus Coutts and aBeckett for failing to destroy noxious weeds, and the council case against J F Walker for building without permission. Traffic breaches saw Howland fined for failing to deliver license details and OKeefe fined for not notifying a change of ownership. Hay theft charge against George Luke noted with detailed depositions. Sunday trading license granted to William Bolton.
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Cobburn Shire
J. B. Coutts
W. C. a'Beckett
Mr. Stockwell
Mr. Kelly
Wellington
John Howland
Chas
Daniel O'Keefe
Hay theft cases entwine at district court
Witnesses described two hay theft incidents near Curra Creek with Edward Gee and John Burns as defendants. Burns faced accusations of stealing hay valued at 7/4 after a dispute over payment, while Gee noted the hay thefts and the accused’s claim of feeding a horse. The magistrate called for caution amid perjury claims, and the information was dismissed without costs. Another charge of attempted theft from Connie Williams was dismissed after testimony showed no loss.
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George Richard Luke
Sydney
W. T. Parkes
Ourra Creek
Mr. Kelly
Petersham
Curra Creek
Parkes
William Thomas Parkes
Defendant
Pera
Kelly
Edward Gee
Austin
John Burns
Mr. Stockwell
Burns
Stockwell
Burma
Gordon BR. Rose
P.M
Solomon
Connie Williams
Oergt. Williams
Bleechmore
Water shortage and dry spell hit New South Wales towns
Reports detail Nowra water stress with high levels lacking reticulation and residents washing at Boamaderry Creek. Drought cripples Peak Hill stock, paddocks, and farming, while Quabathuo Station strikes water at 1250 feet and aims deeper.
Progressives back Labor while youths face vagrancy charge
In Orange the Progressive leader described the party as independent of government, backing Labor on public matters. Meanwhile three youths aged 12 to 18 were jailed for a week for vagrancy after being found beguiling food. a three year old girl suffered severe scalds from a near boiling tub incident at King's Plains road home. A large London emporium cuts prices amid weaker trade, and fashion shows bare shoulders with new stockings. A man in Blayney, aged over 70, lay injured after being thrown by a inebriated companion near the railway gates, fracturing his hip.
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Buttenshaw
Progressive
Murrumbidgee
Estayalong
Wearne
Progressive Party
Progressives
Storey
Labor
William Neville Reed
Thomas O'Brien
William Butcher
Orange Court
Orange
Sergt. Byrne
Durance Vile
Beryl Walkom
Albert Walkom
King’s Plains Road
Blayney
Mr. Dickenson
Blayney Hospital
Dickenson
Mr. McGinnis
McGinnis
Mr. Dickens
Is Fatness a Marker of Jollity in Fiction
A famed writer argues against equating joviality with stoutness. He notes many stories portray fat characters as merry, while lean figures appear harsh. He questions public belief and warns that film clowns and lazy humor often misrepresent true good humor. He concedes a double chin might tempt to ease narrative resistance.
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A. D. Wilson
Lazinga
Joe Dash
Percy
Wellington Police Court
Ma@esom
William Edward Bolton
Phone
Arnold the Jeweller
Itf
E. A. Fulton
Java
Eider Down
Tulto
Che
Dubbo
Connie Williama
Constable Bleechmore
Burne
Irls
Nowra
Bomaderry
Carinda
Peak Hill District
Vuleas
Op Quabathuo Station
Coonamble
En South Wales
Prince of Wales
Richmond
Coraki
Cambage
England
Department of Mines
Melbourne
The
Taxpayers’ Association
Ernest Twigg
Cowra
Board of Jade Inquiry Into Rural Industries
New York
Lithgow Qairymen
Blaxland Shire Relief Board
Alfred Sargent
O'Connell
Bathurst
William George
Walter Kefford
Hunter River
Keffery
Kefford
Upper
Hunter District
Matraville
Long Bay
Lilyville
Muteh
Selfridge’s
London
America
Selfridge 'S
Piccadilly
Lington
Amt
James Greer & CO
Maughan Street
N.B
London Guarant Fire
eRe
Accident GO
Poplin
Phew Andrews
Andrews
Lazsarini and Co
Percy Street
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