05 Jun 1930
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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 05, 1930
Page
1
A partial public notice appears to come from a printer or publisher named J Brownlow or similar, located at a New Town or Wellington area with unclear street details. The text shows a printed declaration and marks of location, but many words are garbled leaving the exact purpose and dates unread.
Will Carter extols country papers over city editions praising their space for local letters and real interest. He notes readers cling to hometown papers during absence, defend country leaders, and dismiss the belief that all quality comes from cities.
The narrative traces Spicer's Creek and nearby Glen Mitchell, noting Mt Mitchell, the Mitchell River naming, and early explorers. It recalls ironstone boulders with hollow cores, old government geologist interest, Aboriginal camps, ovens, and carvings. It mentions Rangoon and Read estates, land acts, and early settlement around Tenandra.
A comic verse mocks a sour press critic who spurns papers while townsfolk crowd the Gazette with local news. It lampoons advertisements, weather notes, crop reports, a banker's sister, and cattle cases, ending with a sly remark on bartering for news.
Fragmentary notes describe three hydraulic devices behind a store on the Wodenga-Watwa mail route. Hillside ruins and a tiny brackish stream are mentioned with a sketch of a utilitarian setup supplying a hotel and other rooms with electric light and a refrigerator.
The narrator notes Lake Winton, normally seven by ten miles, was completely dry in February. Open game season looms February 16, with many past seasons hosting thousands of ducks and wildfowl on the inkles waters, now absent due to drought.
A traveler describes a visit to Wangaratta during hot travel days. He enjoys hotel respite and a dining menu, then walks to a bridge over the Ovens River where townsfolk swim and swing from ropes under eucalypt shade. He meets Lanet Bowser of the Wangaratta Chronicle and notes Bowser’s political experience, concluding with a mention of Victors Talking Machines advertised in Sydney.
A two-shilling bottle of concentrated Heenzo, when added to water and sweetened, claims to equal eight bottles of standard cough remedies. Marketed as suitable for all ages and free from poisons, it should be used in every home to treat coughs, croup, bronchitis, influenza, and whooping cough.
An Orange wife testifies that Doan's Backache Kidney Pills cured her husband’s long running backache and kidney disorder. She describes thick, red-tinged secretions and painful episodes, noting his relief after use and continued good health for two years. The advertisement urges purchase from chemists and storekeepers.
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