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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
6
Writers shortly to publish Hilary Lofting’s Ball Up! probes the Ned Kelly bushranger saga with new detail. The appendix draws from Australian newspaper archives to reveal stark, altered facts about Ned Kelly Dan Kelly Steve Hart and Joe Byrne.
Bernard Cronin’s Timber, Wolves portrays the race for control of vast Tasmanian timber and pulp resources. The red blooded tale follows rivals who use ruthless means to crush competition as they shape the future of local paper production.
Rumours in Sydney say a Wading Australian film company is seeking production rights to Will Lawson's novel When Cobb & Co Was King. Lawson, rising as a prominent author of Australian historic tales, may provide a virile romance set in the coach days when bushrangers menaced the road and the old couriers rode with Aiseth ring.
A fragment recalls Mary Kelahee discussing her daughter and the family ties to printing. The stray words hint at a tradition or influence shaping the daughter similar to the mother in the trade.
A whimsical Nature Notes piece discusses wombat diet and home comfort in burrows, then shifts to animal sympathy for children. It praises parrots and dogs for affection toward youngsters, contrasting tame behavior with human play. The text mentions a wedding at Trundle and a marriage at Young with local families named Peers Greenwood Madigan.
A fragment mentions an Australian writers of tomorrow program with a proud claim about an upcoming latex novel Apron Strings. It also reports the death of 16 year old Catherine Terem Lee at Base Hospital Orange, a Cowra native who had lived in Orange for 14 years, and announces the engagement of Miss Barbara Sanford of Linea Vale Peak Hill to Alfred Richmondson of Lind Wey Balladores.
Mr Terence J Brady longtime Stuart Town resident dies at Condebylin aged 81. Funeral rites held at Condabolin cemetery with Catholic services. Also noted are tributes to Mr William Rivail of Keb and a See well known wagwan builders member. Mr John Ramund fretud and Mr Thomas 1909 era ties. Further transfer news cites Mr Kidd leaving National Hawk Dubbo for Tamworth branch. Beal uk events at Enfield hospital.
A garbled OCR tale fragment follows amateur Ashley and Howard at Pleasant Place, amid rain and relationship tension. Sheila remains distant while Howard confronts estrangement and a looming insinuation of an unspoken quarrel.
An odd sales dialogue touts a skin product named Charmoxan Jace claiming to erase age and reveal a younger look. The snippet features playful exchanges about cleverness, beauty, and a box promised today with promises of lasting charm.
An old advertisement for Charmosan face powder highlights Paris origin and multiple shades including sun tan. Priced at two shillings sixpence for a large box, available broadly.
A brief 2 6 brief item mentions jury activity with fragments about tubes bold by chemiala drapers and syoren. The readable text lists names and phrases without clear context or outcomes. Further details are unreadable in the damaged OCR.
In Victorian days Rt Frederick Willett ran a farm and the Anchor public house. A single measure limit angered laborers who demanded more beer, leading to conflict and the inn’s woes. The doctors warned for Willett’s health, but they are long since buried. The tale endures in the pleasant town as a cautionary memory.
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