Gold Digging Days
A ballad style vignette follows coach Jim Lowe delivering royal mail from Hill End to Bathurst with scenes of Hawkkine's Hill mica mines and gold fields at Wyngdon, Peel, Wattle Flat, Sofala, and Hill End. The coach moves toward the morning run to the gold districts with a lively, period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bathurst
Jim Lowe
Hill End
Beyers and
Holterfann
Hawkkine's Hill
Jim
Wyngdon
Betela
Peel
Wattle Flat
Sofala
Bushranger Tale and the Bathurst to Sofala Coaching Days
An Australian bushranging incident unfolds on a safe deposit run halted by armed men. Billy Maloney arrives with Trishmen and ferries passengers toward Sofala, while lifelong coachman William Maloney recounts rival Cobb and Co. era, notable drivers, and a feisty family history in Bathurst Hill End routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kite Willison
James Maloney
Patrick Coyle
Cobb and Co
Grossei
Charlie Turner
C.T.B
Australia
City Picture Theatre
Oon
James Rutherford
Prince of Business Organ Deers
New South Wales
Bathurst- Sofala
Hill
Maloney
Hill End
Bathurst
Etelner
Jg Sone
Pat. Vek
William
Pat
Billy
William Rogers
Bill
Jim Hunter
Martin Murphy
Peter Lewis
Bob Peisley
Bathurst Hill End
Moree-Mungindi
Moree-Bullarah
Moree-Bingara
Muswellbrook Merriwa
Quirindi-Bundulla
Kempsey-Port Macquarie
Rankin Street
Bathurat
Emergency relief works debated at shires conference
Minister Speonor defends state led relief as critics push to continue emergency works. Shires' Conference votes to empower councils to act and rejects 50 percent wage tax pass, arguing tax equity. Spooner accuses some councils of seeking government handouts over improving relief programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Speonor
Shires’ Association
Dildter
lSpooner
Shires
Wit Wisdom and Folly From Books I Have Read
A collage of prose and fiction excerpts with literary musings on happiness and fleeting youth, featuring passages from The Honeymoon Spanish Wife, The Shaggy Legion, I Go No More a-Poving and Three Comrades. Notable lines evoke dawn, desert caravans, and persistently changing eras.
About Our Authors Captain Webster Dead Venom book coming
Captain Webster writes that most of the material for his novels comes from soldiering big game hunting or wandering. He served in the Great War in France Italy Egypt and India and later with the King's African Rifles in East and Central Africa. He held two English Athletics championships and was a Special Correspondent at the Olympic Games five times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Webster
Hutchinsen
M.eewas
France
Italy
Egypt
India
King's African Rifles
Africa
Europe
Wellington aerodrome urged to join modern progress
The writer congratulates the Times for backing a Wellington aerodrome and chides locals for lacking public spirit to advance modern progress. The piece criticizes Millard's sports protection stance as political propaganda and argues against SP betting, urging solid arguments and highlighting environmental and wildlife harms from past deforestation and hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Wellington
Ths
S.P
3.P
5.P. Man
Millard
London optometrist schedule at Murphy's and Griffiths' pharmacy
D. J. Bono, a London optometrist and optician, lists attendance for a patient named Somer Guest Jane with the next visit on Thursday, 10 June. Appointments may be at Murphy's Music Store or Griffiths' Pharmacy, with consulting rooms at the Royal Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Bono
London
Somer
Jane
Murphy's Music Store
Griffiths’ Pharmacy
Royal Hotel
Wellington District Ambulance Social Dance Night
Wellington district event at Cundumbul Hall on Friday 25 June features maturing social tunes, supper, and music by Theeobald's Orchestra at Arth urville Hall on Friday 3 September with Theeobald's Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cundumbul
Cundumbul Hall
Amhurville
Arthurville Hall
Theeobald
Desperate Bid for Victory in Paris-Brest-Paris Race
The final instalment tells Oppy Opperman’s epic 726 mile one stage world record race. He breaks away from Frantz and De Waele, is chased by Louyet Bidot Pancera and De Waele, and battles to reach the Buffalo track finish amid cheering thousands. The sprint to decide the winner ends with Oppy crossing first. the story concludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huebert Opperman
Oppy
Nicholas Frantz
Luxemburger
Maurice de Waele
Frantz
de Wade
Bidot
Alyson
Louyet
Bidut
Pancera
de Waele
Lecnx
Bruce
Buffalo Track
Paris-Brest-Paris
Decroix
Letters criticize union reformers and wage tactics
A reader argues against reformist union schemes and praises bread industry workers resisting price cuts. He contrasts lawful wage actions by AWU with the PWLU, condemning the Pastor Workers' Union and Red International influence. He warns of bluffing and manipulation in labor movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Onion
Pasagibe
Ths
Iran
Pastor Workers’ Union
Atre
Hagmen
AJWU
Ametralia
POWAC
Red International
P.w.lu
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Will Carter
Billy Maloney JR
White
Wyngston
Billy Maloney
Leo
Hide and
3Eek
Celle
Cobb & CO
Cobb and Ca
Tambaroora
County Clare
Ireland
Jerry Desmond
Jack White
Jerry
Lowe
Jack
Parramatta
Sufala
Hadeen
W. J
Billy") Maloney
MR. Spooner
George Sutton
Simeon
Kesten Hutchinson
Carrotton
Buck Carrotton
Carrolton
Hal Evarts Skeffington
Vorick
Charles Ladds
Ferdinand
Gottfried
Comrades
Erich Maria Remaique
Hutchin
Webster
W.mcatamney & Co
Gad
Sports Protection League
H. J. Habler
Wellington District Hospital
F Gough
Ewatt Street
Welli Mh
Cosier
Yeoval
Maughanat
Werdnestays
Young
Paris-Brest
Ktiowfna
H.H.W
Riverhead
Nth
Auckland
Karswood
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