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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1921
Page
3
A municipal meeting discusses the annual financials for a controversial late show. Items include subscriptions gate takings and special prizes with expenditures listed for advertising wage costs and insurance. The secretary notes a favorable year amid questioned receipts and votes on pooling arrangements with Victoria and Australia for future events.
An informal meeting discussed extending a wheat pooling system across Victoria South Australia and Western Australia with a plan to maintain a central pooling model if others join. Delegates from New South Wales Queensland and Victoria considered options while committees studied potential central agencies in London and Australia.
A garbled report covers horses and injuries at Kensington and Sydney venues. It mentions Ale Matty O'Brien Urango with a broad stallion, a promising two year old hay wae racing, and injuries to ligaments. Other notes include the Ladin' Hracelot, Good Luck winning the champion Cup, and a series of results from Moonoe Valley and Chand National Bardlecace.
In a brisk Saturday rugby match Dubbo led by H. Robimson defeated by a narrow 19 to 0, while the Reds and Blues battled for points with Rotton scoring a late converted try. The day featured strong youth participation and praise for Billy and H. Leach amid overall quick, hard-hitting play. 20,000 attended the Brisbane event.
The Parkes municipal council fixed the price of gas for lighting and cooking at 1/6 per unit with a discount for a 40 year power and cooking plan. The measure aims to maintain gas works established previously, with a monthly consumption figure noted and a broader plan for ongoing municipal utility service.
The Australian team engaged in a tight morning session against Northampton, with key bowlers and batsmen delivering modest scores. Detailed player names appear jumbled, but notable figures include Murdin, Hayward, and Woolley among the Australian lineup, while Northampton’s bowlers and fielders supported a cautious chase with several close calls and partial partnerships.
A cricket match report details Maartney’s 316, Andrews steady stand, and a high scoring innings for Australia against Nottingham. Key bowlers include Tant and slow bowlers. Crowds cheer as the innings progresses with Australian batsmen piling runs and notable fielding efforts.
Fragmentary historic note explains barometer meaning and weather clues. It links rising barometer to dry or cold air, and falling barometer to moist or warm conditions. Predicts sharp winds from the west and rain after a spell of fine weather, with cautions on reliability.
The fragment describes a low confidence forecast with clouds and a brief shower possibility. It notes a rising barometer, expectations of dry or mild conditions, and a period of dry weather following a short spell of rain within roughly 36 to 48 hours.
A sprawling, chaotic item outlines liquor operations and enforcement chatter across New York. It mentions operatives, illicit malt syrup sales, and penalties, with scattered notes on mobsters, overseas champagne, and a sensational mix of ads, notices, and classifieds from a period tabloid page.
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