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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 25, 1945
Page
1
Tokio reports bitter fighting between Australian Ninth Division forces and Japanese troops near Lutong on the west coast of Borneo. Lutong oilfields were fired, smoke covers the area, and installations are wrecked requiring six months to restore. Balikpapan and Labuan combats cited with Australian success and RAAF support.
Melbourne reports Admiral Sir Guy Royale bids farewell as Chief of the Naval Staff. He honors Royal Australian Navy sacrifices in World War II, noting the RAN loss of two cruisers, four sloops, and three corvettes, with 1488 lives lost and 450 missing or wounded.
A D H 84 passenger plane crashed near Geraldton aerodrome yesterday killing Pilot Captain James Branch the senior MacRobertson and Miller Aviation Co pilot. One passenger and nine others injured in varying degrees as the rebuilt aircraft on its first north west service trip.
Private James McMillan of Newtown, among the first Australian POWs freed by Russians, recounts an escape from a German camp near Wormditt. He says Russian guerillas and regulars abducted and raped about fourteen women, with some witnesses and a claim of retaliation by Russian authorities. He notes no Russians were present when the events occurred and cites a claimed Russian stance on the matter.
At Friday eight's Wellington Municipal Council meeting the former National Fitness Council committee was dissolved and a new body formed. The council will finance the new committee through the Town Clerk. Elected as representatives with power to add are Aldermen V Carroll and FL Everett, Dr A O'Brien, DP H Barton, R Eas, S Lenehan, and P McGahen. The dissolution followed a National Fitness Council general meeting that lacked former members representation. The new committee requires local governing body approval under the National Fitness organisation.
A letter from M L A to the Minister for Health discusses Old Age and Invalid Pensioners at Wellington and the cost of prescriptions and hospital care. It notes voluntary contributions, free medical services by hospital doctors, and the possibility of a forthcoming free medicine scheme on July 1. If the scheme delays, further hospital board consideration will occur.
After last weeks heavy rain that produced 326 points at Wellington Post Office the weather cleared and fine spell expected. Rains across the state easing with light showers in the last 24 hours. Wellington district reports over six inches for June the heaviest in a month since January floods. Macquarie River falling from flood peak of 18 feet. Registrations show rainfall by location: Wongarton 144 Georie TaN Maryvale 157 Wellington 290 Cilwandra 341 Armatree 350 Baltimore 250 Merrygreen 300 Tran vie 230 and Dubbo 239.
The R A F concert will be held this Wednesday night at the Methodist Hall. The event promises light entertainment and a pleasant evening. Proceeds aid local welfare efforts.
The Municipal Council spent over three hours in committee debating finances at last Thursday's meeting. Aldermen restructured the Finance Committee to include all members to speed future meetings, but attendance issues stalled business into the following evening. A Housing Commission letter on cottage construction and multiple community concerns were referred to officers for action and inspection.
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