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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
4
Macquarie Shire Council debates subsidy fairness under Local Government Act. It seeks higher aid for road needs, using farmer and progress associations and local firms data to argue that Macquarie and Turon shires have been misallocated funds. Council plans to present a formal case to the Minister with detailed traffic and road-condition figures.
Local notices: Edwin Geach to produce An Englishman's Home at Oddfellows Hall Wellington in about two weeks. Also cheap Melbourne train tickets via Wellington July 7. Postcards of Blue Mountains beauties shown by G N Power. Rabbit skin sale by Winchcombe Carson and Co hits record price 20d per lb. Council delays £1000 Wellington water expenditure. next ordinary meeting to decide. Local skin trade record set by D Murphy with skins valued £54 from Little River Ullandry. O'Donnell drops fight due to hand sprain. Parish services by W G Sharpe planned across Wellington Windorah Forestvale Bodangora. Amat Webb rowing match results: Amat wins in 14m 15s on Anga nui River. Const H McCann transferred to Cooma. State Labor leadership re elected. Farewell services by Rev Dunkley. Public telephone to Terra Bella discussed. Church social committee outlines dances and prices. Bedford and Taylor building new offices in Orange by Royal Hotel. Local wheat price 48 11d per bushel.
Criticisms at the hospital committee meeting over Empire Day sports hosted by the United Friendly Societies Association anger the group. The hospital was not to receive all gate takings, prompting disappointment. A Tuesday meeting was postponed due to Oddfellows Hall being occupied.
Miss Millie McCabe of Drill Creek has earned multiple distinctions in six months including gold medals in drawing and music, first prize in French, a special prize for music, a gold medal with certificate from Cardinal Moran at the Sydney Exhibition, success in the senior grade London College of Music exam in piano and violin, and the right to append A.L.C.M. Mine McCabe also won four prizes in Wellington show art.
Residents of Terra Bella and nearby areas seek a better post, currently bi weekly from Wellington to Arthurville. Proposal runs mail from Arthurville to Terra Bella then Micketymulga to Wellington, with a tri weekly service. Papers forwarded to Wellington postmaster Mr Fowler for report.
An Almont breeding notice announces the world champion trotting horse Almont will stand at the Macquarie Blood Farm in Wellington for twelve guineas. Pedigree details accompany the issue, highlighting the Wellington district’s fortune in obtaining the esteemed horse through Mesars Bedford and Taylor.
Senior Cadets are reminded of drill tonight with full attendance and squad order. If possible after drill there will be shooting at the miniature file range. Saturday will feature regular shooting at 200 and 300 yards at the Wellington range with aims to process many through musketry. Cadets must promptly hand in belts and pouches for replacement by new OD66.
A social at the Methodist Church hosted by the Ladies' Church Aid Association drew good attendance. Rev. D. A. Gilsenan presided. performances included solos by H Cock E Cock A Edwards and Gilsenan, a duet by Shumack, and recitations by Gambrill Pincombe and B Loader. A boys and girls spelling bee awarded Rita Bombrick and Daisy Shumack. sewing contest won by Mattie Collins. News stalls sold leftover show items. refreshments followed.
The English papers discuss Deakin and fusion strategies. The Times suggests Deakin sacrificed part of his following to join with those seeking delay in preneren. The Times notes Labor remains a clear, old party with a program likely to appeal to Australian electors in months ahead.
Migs Kirwan teams local amateurs for a grand concert at Oddfellows Hall around July 22 to raise funds for the hospital. The event aims to ease the hospital’s strained finances and boost relief for the sick and suffering.
The School of Arts Debating Loviety considered that fusion in the Federal Parliament served Commonwealth interests. M M'Leod chaired. M Ryan and backers argued fusion reflected constitutional aims. H Clayton led opposition asserting platform compromise. Voters backed fusion. next meeting will discuss absolute economic equality of the sexes.
A large Ellington audience welcomed West's Pictures for the first weekly visit. The program featured many titles new to Ellington with applause and laughter. Films will rotate every Tuesday with the company established across Australia and admission at low prices.
A government grant process funded wire netting for Wellington cemetery portions of Methodist and Presbyterian bodies. A further grant of 17 pounds 10 shillings will fence the Baptist portion external boundaries. Trustees H Phillipson W H Hubbard and G Walker were appointed to administer the funds.
A lively Railway Tennis Club social at Oddfellows Hall drew about 80 couples, with dancing till 2am. Supper was provided by the ladies. music by the Misses Foster, with extras from Miss Reidy and Corrigan. MC E Ramus, assisted by A Ryan, led the program. J Bough spoke in the interval. H Mason and Ramus replied. Organisers J McInnes and J H Laver, aided by a ladies committee led by Mrs Bough and Mrs Kelly, earned praise for arrangements.
Mesers Bedford and Taylor report a highly successful cattle and sheep sale with 1500 head of cattle and numerous sheep offered. Attendance was the largest in days, attracting many outside buyers. Most stock sold. prices ranged from good steers at £5 12s to £4, factory cows £3 to £3 16s, springers £5 to £6 29s 6d, dairy cows £3 5s to £4, heifers £2 9s 4d to £4 5s, paddies £1 8s to £1 15s, fat cows £1 16s to £6, ewes 9s, rams 7s 9d.
Gibb and Beeman consulting Opticians from Sydney will visit Wellington in June. The firm, known for sight testing, will consult on all eye defects at the Club House Hotel in Mesera. Sufferers from eye trouble are urged to consult this reliable firm, with one principal visiting Wellington personally.
Mr. Fisher moves a no confidence motion as debate opens to run a likely week. Government backers expect a 9 or 10 vote majority. Mesara Deakin and Cook face questions on the London Defence Conference. Deakin cites defense in Australian terms and avoids naming a cost. The House may pass a tariff anomaly bill via closure if obstructed. Advisory board says a railway route exists between the Federal Capital site and Jervis Bay. The proposed territory covers just over 1000 square miles. A woman aboard the Van Spilbergen is attacked. throat cut, suspect unnamed. Martha Stevens and John Howard face trial at Casino on poisoning and accessory charges. A big strike appears possible in the metropolitan area over wage-board appointments. The government plans to acquire Ribbonlake, Maharatta, and Gunningrah estates totaling 96,000 acres for closer settlement along the Cooma Bombala line. Chapman Alexander mission in Town Hall provokes more wild scenes. 2000 converts claimed since start, with many turned away and police restoring order.
Weather wires note a rain area in the southern half gradually moving inward over the next 44 hours, reaching the north coastal district last. Winds shift northwest to southwest with some thunder. In crime news, John Crook faces trial for wounding. riots in Liverpool see Catholic and Protestant clashes, dozens of Catholic schools closed. A Chinese witness aids in a missionary murder case in New York. Barrow builds a huge air ship. Kaiser claims peace talks with the Czar strengthen the cause of peace. Turkish Parliament members visit London.
The Wellington Gun Club held a chat pointship shoot on the show ground yesterday for a trophy from Mr. 8 Taylor. Thirteen shooters faced off under 30 yards, 21 birds per man, with three misses to end a round. Referee Mr. J W Gaylor declared M Mack the winner after the seventh round though Sharp criticisms arose about the scoring method. Horton challenged that all 21 birds should count if all missed three, and the dispute will be sent to Referee and New South Wales Gun Club for settlement. Scores up to seven rounds list Mack, Retton, N H Smith, Fuller, J N Smith, Harvey, Sparks, West, Taylor, Mack, Campbell and others with varied tallies. Sweepstakes saw Sparks and Harvey share first with two kills each.
No. 2 divided by Sparke and Smith each 3 kills. No. 3 divided by N H Smith and H Taylor each 3 kills. No. 4 divided by N H Smith and Swift each 4 kills. No. 5 won by N H Smith with 3 kills.
Reverend J A Gilsenan recalled his first Tassie posting and a 20 mile night trek to Mount Bischoff. With only a tram line for guidance he walked through forest from Emu Bay arriving at a hut where an Irishman fed and sheltered him for an uneasy dawn. He pressed on to fulfill the preaching engagement.
A letter to the editor questions public support for the Wellington Town Band. It asks when the monthly committee met, whether debts to instrument suppliers and bandmaster payments remain, and urges more interest from subscribers and officers to foster a livelier spirit and better management.
Yorkshire posted 299 in their first innings with Laver taking 5 for 75 and Macartney 2 for 20 as rain interrupted play. Australia respond with Bardaley taking 5, Noble not out on 7, and Australia tumbling to 2 for 12 before renewed rain ended the session. Later a fan’s three wickets for 77 and further rain kept play in doubt as both sides shuffled through the innings with Noble 27 and Armstrong 12 at stumps.
The opportunity for a thorough eye examination comes with the Meare Angue Coote repressorative visit to Wellington. People troubled with their eyes are urged to visit Colline Borat Horan eo Mompar Avovar 9 on Wednesday August 11 for a careful examination at no charge.
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