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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1928
Page
6
An obituary notice recalls Mrs Georg Summers Hayes and other longtime Blayney area residents. It notes a 60 plus year life, mentions her husband and farm holdings near Monteagle, and records several local deaths and engagements across Blayney, Coonamble, Orange, Lithgow, and Deniliquin regions with brief causes and family ties.
Sir Walter Kinnear cited a 17 million pound loss due to rheumatism in England and urged measures. Sir George Newman warned acute rheumatism in children foreshadowed heart and nerve diseases, calling for weather training and hardening. Dr Llewellyn suggested cold baths and showers as prevention, while Professor Vining disputed tonsillar adenoids as preventative, stressing balanced nutrition for children.
The new Western Stores and Edgley Ltd will control department stores in Wellington Dubbo Narromine Trangie Orange Bathurst and more becoming the largest retail organisation outside Sydney with capital likely over £600000. Directors from Western Stores and Braley firms unite to form a strong board aimed at modernising country trade and boosting farmer support.
In the House of Representatives debate, Sir Neville Howse oversees the Repatriation Department. Australia’s postwar costs are outlined with pensions, general benefits, land settlement, and war gratuities totaling over £171 million up to June 1927. Applications for war pensions reached 402,782 with substantial support for widows and dependents, and highlighted steps for medical boards, training, and employment programs for veterans.
The piece discusses Verbena cultivar origins from South American species, its crossbreeding history, color range, and cultivation. It covers care, seed sowing, and transplanting, plus tips for maintaining moisture and root health, and mentions Gladiolus bulbs and general garden guidance. It also lists vegetable garden seeds and dwarf pea varieties with brief notes and forthcoming market updates.
In Melbourne on Wednesday the Arbitration Court heard charges against members of the Australian Timber Workers Union and officials William Seanton and Percy Ke Eames amid accusations of high handed conduct. Evidence from Granton Sawmills manager William Edgar Quinn described union interference warning that timber would be scarce until union members were removed from work. John William Taylor testified he was pressured to cease work, with a union official threatening consequences if he did not comply.
The notice lists agency representation for OLE AGENTS G P WALL AND SON at Wellington Yeoval. It records a business or legal filing involving OLE AGENTS with names G P Wall and Son and location Wellington Yeoval.
A historical report notes the Export Guarantee Fund and Imperial Aid under the 1825 act, detailing £500,000 for port and marketing of primary produce, grants to fruit and grape industries, dried fruit advances of £127,103, and publicity costs. By year end, £90,982 remained unspent in the Commonwealth’s campaign. total funding reached about £?000.
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