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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 16, 1941
Page
6
Wellington municipal council discusses a permanent CWA stall for wartime needs and funding. debate covers costs, location near Sw Strove, potential recruiting offices, and plans to reduce charges through factory inspections and public works. council hears reports on sewer, health, and war-related staffing while weighing bank offers and community funding.
The country inspector notes increased traveler numbers and higher occupancy, with hotels often full. Varied conditions threaten steady stays as tourist demand grows and pricing effects spread across regions.
A dated, error filled notice discusses improvised methods for lighting a gun using improvised torches and asbestos fuel to maintain a steady burn. It warns against excessive engine speed to avoid drawing non combustible smoke and emphasizes dangers, municipal authority, and public safety concerns raised by local officials.
A fragmentary Dutch OCR style item quotes Sir Patrick Dolan and others discussing alleged Nazi links and Hess. It references claims about peace talks, petrol and maps, and cautions to consider the truth about Hess and the Nazi threat, with uncertain dates and details.
Fragmentary note references Amaroo Shire Patriotic and War Fund with unclear details. Mentions a society and a day event or appeal, but specific dates, organizers, or outcomes are not readable.
A misspelled Weather NSW report notes road hazards and accidents rise in winter. A woman is killed after a runaway vehicle strikes a pedestrian, and another car skids off a road embankment. The piece mentions drought signs and ongoing winter conditions affecting travel.
An uneven jumble of words asks a child about horses and milk in fragmented dialogue. The lines suggest a whimsical or confusing exchange about whether horses produce milk like cows, with a response implied as “Anawern” in quotes.
A man killed in a winter road accident leaves a widow and four children and a heavy mortgage. He was urged to join the Row Safety Council and to exercise care at all times. The piece emphasizes looking both ways before entering roads and slowing down in winter. It laments imprudent driving and urges safe walking and driving habits to reduce accidents.
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On the land MeNelily Crampton and Martin Pty Laat report Thuralay s ale at Orange yards with many years of warlike stock presence. Bulls and cows dominate the pens while sheep mainly consist of Merinos. Market opened firm then eased. cattle sought but buyers sparse. prices for bullocks heifers and wethers noted, with sheep showing mixed quality and few prime lines amid cold conditions.
A fragment describes a clash over prisoner ransoms with Scots troops and Australian captives. An officer recalls paying one pound per hundred prisoners and the Bear replies that the Australians sold them at a high price. The garbled text hints at wartime profiteering and unit actions.
At 22 Maughan Street Ree Owens is noted in a fragmentary notice involving a lamp and wiring issue. The readable text indicates a location tied to a consumer or property matter with unclear event details. Further context is needed to form a complete summary.
Alderman J P Dowd, returning from Sydney, urges council action on local projects. He seeks support for Wellington annexes, dredging, and heavier sewerage relief, and proposes meetings with Chifley and Breen for munitions annexation. Council to draft a letter praising Dowd’s service and plan a Sydney deputation, though a visit to Burrendang Dam may be delayed.
Fragmentary notes show meetings and official correspondence on Burrendong Dam lease extensions. The ministerial response acknowledges receipt of a request for further licenses near Blirvesdane Lam and indicates further advice will follow.
Reterving 19 reports from motor stores on the use of kerosene mixed with petrol. Chief engineer J Potre of Fea warns kerosene is an undoubted fuel issue for internal combustion engines. It evaporates, atomises, and fouls the engine, damaging crankcase lubrication and cylinder walls.
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