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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1936
Page
18
A long, fragmented article reviews taxation, land tenure, and conversion fees under government schemes. It describes landowners and workers facing high costs, delayed conversions, and reforms debated by ministers. It notes rising public anger at perceived inefficiencies and political pressures shaping policy.
The notice records engagements including Miss Joan Bayton and Mr. Frank L. Stitt, plus marriages like Thelma Crossley and Bol Waters. It reports the sudden death of Miss Lily Duggan at the Base Hospital Chang, and notes the long service of Mr. Henry Sansom with an amusing wartime recruitment anecdote about Richard Watkins, 83, the oldest Black in the ALE, with his misreported age.
The piece surveys Alice Springs as a dynamic center in Central Australia. It notes Captain Frank Hurley’s 210000 mile Central Australian trek for the Centenary Commission, describes the town’s geography near the MacDonnell Ranges, and highlights local characters and explorers visiting Kilgariff’s bar. It contrasts desert vastness with modern rail and telegraph history.
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