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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 09, 1932
Page
1
Sydney radio broadcast quotes former Premier Lang accusing bank shareholders of always receiving double digit dividends while bank chiefs live in luxury. He warns the wealthy will have to concede to the Premiers Plan after workers’ sacrifices are demanded.
The prite market was unchanged at Homebay today with 3020 head yarded. Bullucks sold from £5 to £10/10, cows from £4 to £5 10, best beef to 28/ and quality to 45, medium to 22, inferior to 20. Sheep 40,000 penned. ewes and lambs unchanged but weaker for wethers 7/ to 14/2, ewes 5 to 12, lambs 8 to 18, shorn sheep 4 to 10.
Prices quoted at the Sydney produce salon include Tasmanian potatoes from 6 to 7 shillings, butter at 117 shillings 10 pence, cheese and honey ranges, oats 1 shilling 10 pence to 2 shillings 9 pence, onions 19 pence, wheaten chaff and hay prices, paten and lucerne ranges, and wheat between 1 shilling 7 pence and 2 shillings 8 pence.
Bodlangora journeyed to Goolma and beat Uke Goolma reserve 14 to 9. Our Boys team named to play for Hawthorne Cup at Bodangora on Sunday June 12 with N Smiakman Reynolds Smallman Cox Teeily Bullman Dowd and others listed as squad. English tour match at Lismore saw North Coast team defeat by 44 to 8 after a slow start.
A disputed document claimed to be found in Parliament House rooms outlines steps for Lang Government if returned to power. It alleges socialisation of property, federal disposals, passport controls, press censorship, and abolition of the dole, prompting police and party denials amid calls for investigation.
Mr Lyons told a Culcairn audience that New South Wales faces a stark choice on the Premiers Plan. He warned that Lang's return could plunge the state and Australia into disaster and urged electors to vote Lang out of office.
Director Mr Whidden said ongoing political conditions slight delay but a guinea lottery will be held again. First prize may drop to £15000 from £20000 while eight main prizes replace four.
Theodore, federal treasurer in the Scullin Labor government, warned at Newcastle that Langism would trigger financial chaos in New South Wales. He claimed investment would dry up, towns would suffer poverty, and rural districts could be depopulated if Lang remained entrenched.
Melbourne Thursday. Mr Scullin leader of the Labor forces in Federal Parliament urges South Wales electors to vote on Saturday for accredited Australian Labor Party candidates. He declares that neither the Lang plan nor the Lyons plan will solve the problem.
A cold night drew a large crowd to the Alexander Theatre for the Wellington District Band concert. Vocalists J Whiter house and Vince Gunning backed by instrumental solos from P King M Farrell J McKinnon Dell Dyball and J C Knight kept up a lively program with pieces including Semir amide Royal Windsor Punchinello Victor's Return and a Suppe overture Light Cavalry Bach chorale and Beethoven hymn.
Detectives arrested a man in Sydney Thurnlay believed to be an expert at boarding moving trains and looting them at pods. He faces charges for stolen articles valued over £100. Police anticipate another arrest soon in connection with train looting.
Forecast shows showers along the coast extending to eastern highland slopes with heavy falls in the north and central areas. Elsewhere fair, but cold nights with frost and fog. Winds shift from north west to south east near the coast, variable inland. Temperature reached 68 degrees at 246 pits.
The text notes that over eleven years from 1919 to 1930 the volume of union trade rose to £5,200,000 while benefits to members totaled £1,423,000 and management and expenses absorbed £3,592,000, highlighting a large disparity between receipts and member gains.
A list of unencumbered properties offered for farming or grazing in NSW towns including Wellington Dubbo Coogee Beach Lane Cove and Lane Cove. Properties range from cottages to flats with values from £1100 to £6000 and equity figures noted for several entries.
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