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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1901
Page
4
Local notices report a Farmers and Settlers meeting at Windora School, mail conveyance contracts, billiard tournament at Royal Hotel, and medical and dental advertisements. War news includes a Wellington death, hotel license transfer, and local elections. Community events span school appointments, stock and land adverts, and divorce court actions in Sydney.
The Quarter Sessions and District Court sit in Wellington starting tomorrow for a short run ending the next day. Judge Rogers will preside with Colonel J. H. Murray as Crown Prosecutor. The docket includes two criminal charges and four District Court cases, two of which are defended.
William Cain faced the Gulgong Court on charges of attempting to murder his wife Alice Cain at WIndra near Yamble on 4 June. Evidence was given by several witnesses and Cain was remanded to stand trial at Mudgee in July. Polo enthusiasts set July 12 as date for a polo match and gymkhana at Gobolion paddocks with afternoon races and a possible dance.
Marker Hassett returns to Wellington from Sydney after a disputed heat in a national billiards tournament. He received a 250 start, won by 115, but was handicapped 135 and quit the event, sparking concerns that handicaps encourage crooked play. The piece notes local officials and ex-aldermen debating the council white elephant project, with the stone crusher proving effective and cheaper metal laying ahead, measured at 34 to 48 pence per yard.
A Tuesday night Society held a £200 aware ballot with Mr. Thomas Troy number 77 as winner and £75 17s2d paid into the Society. A pigeon match is planned for Wednesday July 31 at the show mound with £50 prize money and prominent entrants. Grape vine supplier Mr. A Hubbard advertises vines at 5s per dozen and 80s per 1000. An accident at Spicer's Creek leaves John Smith with a broken leg. George McKay, a horse buyer, will attend the Saturday sale to purchase gear. Pastor I Bugg returns and will preach at the Oddfellows Hall and Bodaugora.
An administrative meeting covered additional conditional purchases by Michael Vouch at local lands office for parcels in Wellington Cooper Gundy Redbank Gordon Bordon and the New Hospital. Proposals on hospital plans were debated with votes to submit the Commonwealth Sanitas plan to the Board of Health and set joint secretaries with a 10 percent commission on collections.
Telegraphic dispatch from Sydney reports Fiji gale wrecks with thirteen deaths, while New Zealand killings near Christchurch horrify. A widow Mrs Henry Marlin aged 70, her daughter Ellen Martin 40, and grandson Lorimer Martin four were murdered with a tomahawk. Suspect McLean fled as valuables were taken. Senate slows on Postal Bill. Tasmanian petition estimates vast losses from sweeping changes to mail delivery.
Mr McEwen the Progressive candidate addressed a large Hill End audience last night with no interruptions. He led in vote expectations for Wellington and received solid support from ex supporters of Mr Haynes. Across the page, reports note disturbances, patrol capture, and violence in Virginia with casualties and property damage.
Wellington Police Court sat Tuesday June 26 before Mr J Collins JP. S Reed was fined for using indecent language on the 21st instant. A separate charge of drunkenness against the same person was withdrawn.
The piece portrays Mr. Haynes as attacking opponents with bitter rhetoric while Mr. Richards and other local figures defend federation and local roads. It notes Haynes's rough conduct, limited legislative output, and opposition to government policies including the Wellington-Werris Creek railway and decentralization efforts, urging electors to scrutinize claims and consider candidates McEwen and Richards.
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