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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1931
Page
2
In memoriam for Stella Arnet died 13 Sunn 1028. family members express sorrow. A community league meeting to discuss remembrance is scheduled for tomorrow night at 8 at the council chambers with all invited. Many notices on local farm trades and water works also appear.
The piece warns that communist influence could spread as unemployment rises in Australia. It urges active steps to prevent a repeat of Russian conditions, noting underground activity and opposition to complacency among the public and authorities.
District Court will be held next week with several cases to be dealt with. Mayor Hore funds footpath repairs, while weather slows progress. Wellington bands and hospital fund drives feature in local notices, with licensing court dates and hotel renovations on the agenda.
A poster course on Friday will feature fifty two cans set for rearing though most are minor. A specialist from Sydney performed two operations at Wellington Hospital yesterday connected with the Far West Children Health Scheme and both parents are reported to be well.
A meeting of the Community Law association will be held in the Cornhill Chambers tomorrow night at o'clock. The session, originally set for Wednesday, has been moved forward one day to Thursday.
At a Dubbo Municipal Council hut meeting McDonald urged the Mayor to task the Town Clerk with contacting Wellington and Narromine councils for cooperation to race the Burrendong dam project. He said the work would absorb hundreds of unemployed and provide a national asset, contrasting with spending on unproductive works and doles. The Mayor and Town Clerk were to act immediately.
At a council meeting word came from the Government that milk disposing businesses were to be licensed at 10 shillings, then later exempted. The money collected will be refunded, and the Acting Clerk notes laws are enforced one meeting and revoked the next amid government congestion and public troubles.
Footlights and fools headline a Monarch's program with Misa Callen Maore in an all-taking picture, plus a comic Brats, a newsreel, cartoon, and General color-tone revue. Extra showings Friday and Saturday include Night Birds and Melody Man as part of a winter lineup.
Friday and Saturday Just the Monated Pictures screened Cine-round all talking featurettes from Theatres showing seven of the Nant Australian Eleven with short addresses by Woodfull and Bradman. It highlights special strokes and Grimmett’s ball, explains English batsmen struggles, and uses slow motion to display the ball from start to end. The series proves Australian production is as good as imported films.
The Second Wellington Troop of Boy Scouts St Patrick's held a euchre party and dance at White City hall on Friday night. A large crowd enjoyed card games and dancing to music supplied by Theobald's. Winners included Mr A Whittaker and Mrs Finch. Mrs J Quein won a prize during the interval. The event, organized by the Scout committee, was praised for its smooth conduct and communal effort.
A public meeting was convened for Friday night at the Council Chambers to discuss the proposed Aly Neville Howse memorial. Attending were the Mayor Ald W. G. Rome the acting Town Clerk Mr B Swindiehurmt and a reporter from this paper.
Police court records show rising case load with 346 handled to date and 62 scheduled for Friday at Wellington Court House. The year total appears to rise sharply, with many defendants facing delays and a growing backlog as miners seek settlements, reflecting economic strains on the community.
Tommy King of Wellington, son of Mr and Mrs King, employed by Mr Dan Gallan of Drill Creek, was riding a pony Friday evening when it bucked and fell into a creek. He was thrown clear, but injured a leg. He reached town by ambulance. one rib was fractured. The pony was badly hurt and may be destroyed.
The annual hospital ball will be held at Empire Hall on Wednesday next the 17th Inst. Residents look forward to another successful event with careful preparations by the committee and favorable weather expected. On Thursday night a juvenile dress carnival with prizes for best costumes will be staged for the children.
The newly formed Mudgee women's hockey team met Wellington at Montefiore s yesterday. Despite only three weeks practice the visitors held the Reds to a scoreless draw and showed the better of the play throughout. A return match will be played in the future. The Wellington players, who were hosted to tea by the Golden Key, were described as a simple group of young players who will improve with experience.
Inmate reports from Wellington Hospital include Mrs J Thom som and Mr Frank Herring. new arrival at Monteford and Nurse Latvia private hospital, with mother and babe well. Leo Robinson brought by Ambulance. Laura Attwood nearing recovery. Narromine wedding at St Marys with Mr C W Hyland. local social notes include Mr Greg McGire’s hotel purchases and Pimps engravensne plans.
The town mourns Percy Golly of Ford Street who died aged 80 after a brief illness. A secretary, he was active in the Me club and CRM, liked by many, and he is described as a promising young citizen. His funeral featured a polished maple casket and silver mounts, with burial in Melbourne Churchyard. The piece also notes Victorian Cabinet action to remit flogging sentences in a related manslaughter case involving Arthur Head youths and Wellington residents.
The forecast notes cold unsettled conditions across the southeastern quarter of the state with rain heavy on slopes and tablelands and now reaching higher areas. Fronts move south to north with brisk winds, stormy and squally in northern coastal districts. Today’s temperature was 45 degrees.
At the London police garage staff and others overhauled after a crash involving multiple vehicles. The mobile police have already reported several injuries and fatalities. A recovered motor carrier and two motorcycles were among the badly smashed vehicles.
A wedding took place Monday at Spicer's Creek with bride Bruce Beomner and groom from Neutral Bay. The ceremony featured a full choir and bridal party in pink and tulle, followed by a reception at Feastite Hall. The couple plan to reside at Geiara Spicer's Creek.
Miss Pauline Baxter wed Henry Nicholls, son of B y Nicholas of Wellington, at a Saturday ceremony. The absence of her father left her escorted by relatives as Rev Pathur Brey conducted the service amid a notable crowd.
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