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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1925
Page
5
Notes and comments detail railway delays from Dubbo to Wellington affecting stock owners and passengers. Complaints cite long waits for trains, inability to pickup stock, and late deliveries. A mayoral meeting is planned to address services and a possible Wellington to Dubbo passenger link.
Wintry conditions bring frost and rain as farmers continue crop work. June Sullivan was admitted to Dubbo hospital after a fall and operation. he is reported in friendly condition and improving steadily. Road repairs at Spicer’s Creek and the Dubbo Cobbery route are noted, with local crops showing promise near the railway station.
A letter from Mrs. G A Ralph thanks Dr Wade Wallington Hospital and locals for support after the Wellington Trotting Club accident. The community raised £60 and a further appeal funds, with praise for the club and Sydney press, as Mr Ralph recovers. The report notes preparations for a riders cap rule and a benevolent fund for injured drivers, hoping Ralph competes again.
A widow Mrs Clare Martha Griffiths and her eight year old daughter win 5500 pounds against Great Western Railway Company after a fatal accident in Birmingham England. Griffiths, a mental hospital clerk, died when a motor cycle collided with a lorry driven by a railway servant who claimed proper precautions. The verdict awards damages to the widow and child amid appeals about negligence and risk to pedestrians.
The jury granted Mrs Griffiths four thousand five hundred pounds and the child one thousand pounds. A stay of execution was granted.
Report of a rugby union test between the All Blacks and Mumbil with Blacks prevailing 18 to 0, plus a high scoring Molong versus Taha game ending with Blacks ahead and notable performances by Jim Cowan and Lon McConnell. Also notes on Sunday football debate, rugby league results in Sydney, and England's soccer crowd victory.
Waratahs edged Molong 10 to the mil in a friendly Cup match before a large crowd. The game, played in uneven conditions with many interruptions, featured a first Cup win and a lengthy stoppage period in the final 20 minutes.
A late 1920s prospectus details the One Young Australia League initiative to bring the American Fleet to Sydney for a boys program. Captain Brough seeks mayoral approval to host youths from July 24 to August 4, covering housing meals and city sights while stressing education through travel and work and urging community support to ensure no boy misses the opportunity.
Fragmentary OCR reads a message about Mayor involvement or by letter to the Young Australia League at 18 Bligh Street Brdnez. A telegraphic address Yaleog Spdnez is noted and a telegram for prospectoer will be enenored immediately.
The community around Stuart Town and Trambl remains puzzled after young rabbit trapper Harry Edwards vanished on Sunday week. He planned to marry soon and had no hint of leaving, with searchers and a black tracker failing to find him. His family, from Mooke Crown, anxiously awaits his return as theories about his fate circulate.
The report covers racing details with Mirthmaker in Warwick and Logue returning to Queensland. It notes Adrian the trotter arriving, Lady Harvey and Don Ribbons returning to owners, and top Wellington predictors. It also lists Chicago record jumps by Doe Hubbard, boxing results in Sydney with Gordon in a technical KO, and Davis Cup tennis results in Vienna and Armadore.
In a tight match, Stonplechasn Prikl edged Grand Urchin with a 4 to 3 scoreline. Mistarn led early, but the favorite slipped to a 6 to 4, followed by even money bets as spectators watched the upset unfold.
Narromine agent for International Harvester Co., J J Gildary, was injured after a gate mishap causing eye damage and possible blindness. Other items note a publican facing sporting fines, a bishop’s sermon mischief, horses sold for pennies, a prisoner’s uneasy sentence, a schoolboy hurt in a sulky accident, and a snakebite case with delayed recovery.
Arnold Morris, 21, son of Mr and Mrs Morris of Cutin Nord, died Saturday afternoon when a shotgun exploded as he struck a ball with the gun’s butt during a football gathering at his brother’s place. A cartridge in one barrel discharged as MORRIS aimed to outpace a kick, killing him instantly. Police and a doctor arrived within 80 minutes in Orange. Morris was widely popular and the tragedy shocked the community.
A damaged notice states the convent building recently damaged and easily moved, containing a schoolroom and timber, with 16 000 feet of timber and 132 sheets of something, including a play shed. The seller offers the property with quick removal, inviting up to twenty buyers under strict cash terms.
F Murphy Co offers woollen reps gabardine flannels Lechew top coats genuine keaha cloth Tatent colours and chinks ladies Velour Tweed coats ready to wear two head ties Emch Model Hats children sport hats chokers and rabbit chokers evening freeke and ladies homewear at sale prices
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