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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1938
Page
1
The joint committees for tariff revision discuss proposals by the Federal Agricultural Council to fix the home consumption price of wheat. They urge farmers to maintain steady downward customs duties to align working costs with world prices. Attempts by farmers to fix home prices risk prolonging their disadvantage.
One hundred workers employed by the Water Board at Warragamba have joined in a protest over current conditions. They are threatening to stop work unless their grievances are promptly addressed, signaling potential disruption at the emergency rehome site.
A sedan plunged into the Yarra at the dry dock entrance near the south wharf in Melbourne. Two men and a boy died. the boy was found in the car with a window protruding. One victim is believed to be P. Calvert, a wharf worker. the other is about 48 and not a sailor. Investigators think darkness prevented the occupants from seeing the edge.
The body of 12 year old Mary Elisabeth was found in a bag near Monash One River Settlement after being missing since Friday. Investigators report the girl was last seen playing basketball with a Bath school team and was allegedly killed by a teammate who fled the scene.
Winter car use raises monoxide risks when heaters and closed windows trap fumes inside. Even short trips with a runny engine can expose passengers to toxic gas, affecting mood, health, and safety.
Norman Fisher aged 24 was killed yesterday near Wollongong when his motor cycle skidded and throw him from the bike. The accident occurred in Sydney Monty area as the bike veered off course.
Thomas Weightmen, claimed oldest person in Australia, died at Ballarat Hospital on Saturday aged 104 years.
Nearly 70 sheep and lambs were killed yesterday at Rylstone by wild dogs. The past week saw hundreds killed or maimed. Property owners propose a bounty of 50 pounds per dingo scalp amid calls for better cross-border control between Alnati and dingoes.
Forecast calls for scattered showers in southern districts with fine but cloudy conditions overall. Northerly winds will strengthen to fresh to strong then ease as unsettled conditions return in a day or two. Mist and fog may affect northern highlands and coast.
Market at Homebush saw 7 000 head yarded with bulls and beef cattle mixed futures. Prices ranged from £6 to 6 14s 10d for bullocks, heifers 4 to 10, heat beef 42, good quality 38, medium 30, other tw 26. Steers about 20 000 penned. Wethers 14 to 23 shillings, ewes 12 to 23, lambs 15 to 28 shillings.
In the nineties dances filled Neurea with nightlong revelry in Betts and Tite s halls. Notable couples included Maggie Owens and Jack Owens, Pearl Tulle and Tom Sloane, and many more who married after matches. The piece recalls musicians like Claude Gespr and Dave Sibbs and names several local dancers and venues. The tone preserves a local memoir of Neurea dances and the community’s social fabric.
The U S Department of Agriculture outlines its 1994 rotten crop program, aiming to cut nearly 1 million bales to 104 view bates. It proposes restricting 8 800 000 acres for cotton, using A A A funds to pay planters about 26 vollers per acre for hamando ment to not grow cotton, totaling 212 500 00 dollars, with the cost later reflected in prices for cotton allowed to grow.
A major blaze struck Trangie on Monday, destroying the Western Stores Ltd general store with about 10000 pounds in damage. The fire largely consumed the building before any adequate fire brigade arrived, forcing nearby structures to be wetted by a bucket brigade.
In Sydney the judge stated abundant evidence on the doctor's condition before and after the accident. The coroner found Hancock injured by a motor car driven negligently by Turnbull. Turnbull faces a possible manslaughter charge and is committed for trial with bail set at £100.
A road collision killed Toll of Road Maff aged 50 and Altre Munsell aged 35. Four others were trapped. two sustained injuries and were rescued after a fiery burst in the wreckage.
Commercial price report lists Sydney wheat market quotes for bulk parcels at 3/74, Sydney March banns and bagged lots at 8/10 per bushel. Tasmanian potatoes range 7/6 to 10/6. eggs, butter at 15 1/10, cheese 10d to 1s. honey 2d, maize 4/6 to 4/%, lucerne 7/6 to 10/-, hay 7/- to 9, millet up to £50, chaff and other feeds.
The 506th lottery was drawn today with four major prizes awarded. First prize number 45177 went to Sydney, second prize 63196 to Padfern, third prize 32110 to Sydney, and fourth prize 74498 to Regent Park.
A proposed water gravity system would deliver supply from 2,800 feet altitude across a 70 square mile catchment, gravitating water hundreds of miles to many country towns. It promises lower costs than river intake and is expected to be adopted early in the new financial year.
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