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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
4
In loving memory of our dear daughter Julia Hewart who departed this life July 16 1018. Rejoicing from sorrow, vin and joy, and freed from every care. By her parents Mr and Mrs Boshi with enduring affection, they remember and bless her memory.
Local notes from Wellington include court showings, weather logs, and community alerts. Mentions of Not Guilty and Ney Guilty nights in Monarch theatre plus voluntary fund drives and recruiting event plans amid heavy rain.
The ehoop advertind for spe on Ratunlay next by Money, Ty ML her Vit have been withdrawn. A football mnneer, wader Ruphy 1 'Longuersley, te playel between the Dube yd Wyllington senior cadets on Monday Ue 26th inst. Kimball's far boat bread, cakee and pantry.
A damaged text notes committees deciding to send an urgent telegram to the Defence Department to urge immediate action for an infant fatality. It mentions Mr Renwick and China Manitney Cuapennor from the department arriving in Wellington and pursuing a temporary building creation. The president authorized Mr BA Kourou to proceed with work at once.
The May 2002 railway bulletin lists goods consignments despatched from Wellington, including wool bales and tonnage, hay straw and chaff, and live stock forwarded. It records 35 hours Callin cars and 2/2 sone of Arewoo with a total rebalance from borekgurven to 42280.
At a local council meeting a hotel rating was revised after evidence from W & Kelly pointed to mismanagement and a large depreciation in hotel value. The council reduced the assessment by about 20 percent, adjusting the price of the Cheb Howe Hotel from 40 to a lower figure by consensus. Magnificent rainfall and rising rivers dominated the day, with the rain aiding farmers as waters surged and then began to recede toward normal levels.
A local social at Wellington Hospital drew 70 to 80 couples despite misty winds. Miss Foster and Miss Wil ioska led music, with Mrs Barnes and the decorations team earning praise for a well run evening. The event featured a junior dance later with plans for Juvenile will be held this evening and admission priced accordingly.
The notice advertises a weekly sale at Trengie near Wellington featuring over 100 head of cattle including bulls cows and calves with a rare lot of high quality breeding stock and a large consignment of 130 yearling calves. Also Wellington Coursing Club event plans and a milling plant auction at Dubbo on Saturday 24th at 11 21 am with timber pine and other stock.
Five men star in a dramatic thriller with William Parone commanding a £12000 yearly salary. The film features Mare Whitney among a cast including George Moben as the plot twists unfold. The Monarch Picture hosts The Plunderer, followed by Phra Bare and O Noil Am Krentece Sonate and The Bommen of Elsine, continuing the saga of In the Hands and Ex: wloita of Blaine.
A Wellington trotting dispute is aired in a letter to the editor. Gormll’s horse Hodbied is challenged over its Fi ant T trot result, with claims of improper recording and representation at the Wellington Show. The writer seeks correction of the record and fairness in sport.
Partial ballot figures from the Wellington end of the Macquarry electorate reveal missing deputy returning officer tallies. Totals include Comobola Mount and Lower Muckerawa with various unofficial counts, while the state first figures show six at work, then seven, then ten.
An eight year old Geum Payne from Munwell-atreet writes a patriotic tribute for the Want department of the public school. She recalls Kitchener’s ship, expresses prayers at noon, and honors those who have died for the king and country. The misspelled draft reflects a child’s earnest wartime sentiment and loyalty.
A chaotic collection of wartime notes reports Russian advances south of Ceronoyus, Austro-German maneuvers near Bukovina, and heavy bombardments along Thrace. Messages cite German Zeppelins, British reactions, andutra strategic positions near Verdun and Cuernovite with varied prisoner counts and troop movements.
Fragmented dispatches describe Austro German forces, with hundreds of thousands, forming defenses along the Galician front. Reports note Brunitzke or Brusilan’s army holding strongholds, advances toward Tarnopol, and renewed Belgian activity. The Kiel population faces renewed war emotion as police curb protests.
A garbled war bulletin reports Allied and German actions across Verdun Somme and Ypres sectors. It cites trench penetrations, heavy bombardments, varied troop movements, and aerial/sea activity with unclear attributions and numerous OCR distortions.
The day's wires from Sydney report fog and wind in the north, foggy conditions in the south, and a notable rail line death near Concord West with a body found on the tracks. Obituaries note Mrs. John Noble at 83, while political chatter centers on Holman and Labor dynamics ahead of elections, with cabinet discussions on a trade commissioner and union influence.
The twelfth quarterly event of the Wel- Hogtom Hufla Chub occurred on the tora mango at Weilenday with a moderate attendance due to bad weather. Competition featured two fighters in 300-yard frerages, with Mandleay leading in the fray.
Mr D J Dreeus of the oshinory Department appeals from a months break spent partly in Townsville and North Queensland, with family ties in the countryside. The report lists military promotions, enlistees, and casualties among Wellington residents and relatives, including Archdeacon Qakes and Lt. St. Rabinow, plus marriages, retirements, and ongoing wartime preparations.
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