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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1924
Page
13
A brief notice announcing a monthly release of Bright Stories Interesting Articles Clean Jokes Pure Yen and Problems and Competitions across forty sight pages for public access with details on publishing venue and availability.
Wellington District Hospital monthly committee met with President Mewiin M. Wembrick and members present. Finance showed income of £871 and payments due including £167 for a new accounting account, with concerns over the hospital’s ongoing deficit and reliance on government subsidies. Discussion covered patient payments, nursing staff training, visiting committee findings, wood supply, milk provision, and a plan to appoint Miss Elliott as cooking instructor if arrangements with Bathurst Hospital can be matched. A proposal to hold a hospital carnival dance was discussed, with proceeds not to go to the hospital, and additional chairs to be purchased for wards.
The Police Magistrate Mr Geo Meeson handled several cases. A drunk was fined 10 shillings in default for seven days. a request to pay was refused. Warrant Officer T Smith’s cases against Why Gough and Hook were struck out due to parties appearing. A railway fare case against Wark was adjourned for service. In Small Debts, a Garnishee motion for 6 pounds 6 shillings 10 pence against Conrad Gardell was dismissed after evidence. Leonard Had money owed by an estate but the matter ended with dismissal.
The Mining Warden G. Mucor on Tuesday granted enter rights for twelve months to Robert T. Greig for portion 7 parish Todan Gore, and to Martin E. Blacket for twenty acres in portion 70 Bodane otk, both with per acre payments and compensations. Dr. Arthur W. Padmore is authorized to enter nine acres on portion 45 Nanima with a two pound per acre rate and £1 compensation.
Residents flood council with complaints over failing street lighting along the ridge railway line. Reports say lamps were lit in Thornton Street but dark elsewhere, leaving Warne Swift Short Maughan Clive Maxwell areas and Pipres Street in shadow and forcing pedestrians to risk mud and poor safety on weekend nights. The council is urged to restore all street lighting and eliminate payers’ concerns over uneven service.
An OCR fragment advertises special cucumber pastries and cuken ut pastry, mentions Golden Key brand and Woode great peppermint cure, plus a teapot listing Spoutlis Teapots. Reads like a local shop promotional snippet with brief product mentions.
A compact note praises PITT, SON and BADGERY LTD for influence in the pastoral sphere due to long standing confidence placed in them by the Man on The Land. It praises constant attention as selling agents handling sheep cattle wool produce and real estate over many years.
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