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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
2
A Wellington Swimming Club member urges practical lifesaving training for club members and schoolboys to prevent drowning. The letter compares Petersham's drilled approach and asks the club to act promptly for emergencies and personal character development.
A reader from the Wellington district discusses flax cultivation based on recent farmer inquiries in Truzs. The letter urges broadcast sowing, warns drilling is ineffective, and suggests 60 pounds per acre as a fair cost. It advises not cropping land twice in succession, sowing mid October, and using a roller rather than harrowing after sowing.
Cricket match Teachers versus Burrendong at Bell Park ended in a Burrendong win. Scores listed show numerous batsmen and bowlers with McDonnell and Collins among the key bowlers. Wellington versus Wuuluman called off. next visit scheduled April 27 to May 2. plus notes on G A Basser ophthalmic optician visiting Wellington.
A letter decries American mismanagement after a fatal Ohio school fire. It argues the blaze shows neglect of human life, compares past disasters, and critiques cold political complacency while urging accountability and caution in safety at schools. The piece references fire safety failures and calls for scrutiny.
A satirical critique of extravagant winter millinery rails at fashionable hats. It derides tall, top heavy designs with numerous trimmings, calling them death traps and mocking excess in hats, crowns, and veiling with vivid imagery. The piece laments society’s focus on wealth and monopolies as it ridicules the era’s fashion excess.
The piece describes feather mounted hats with ostrich plumes and cogue mounts, shop window displays led by David Jones showcasing brown blue and violet schemes, and outfits matching hats shoes gloves and parasols. It highlights a blue three quarter coat with floral silk lining, a critique of cutaway coats, and the rise of large bag designs with mirrors and cosmetics.
From our Wuuluman correspondent a history of The Welcome Jack mine twelve miles from Wellington at Nuggetty Gully. The piece traces early secrecy, changes in ownership from Walls and Sibbald to Cox McCormick, and the eventual drive of a bottom tunnel leading to a rich shoot and early gains of gold ounces.
Leases once held by named gentlemen faced failed syndicate efforts and primitive treatment methods. Local Wellington and Euchareena area backers invested to push prospecting, yielding a mine now poised to be among NSW's best. Ore is moved to a bin feeding a 3ft 6in Huntington Mill at about 1 ton per hour, near Wouluman Creek with reliable water supply. Traction engine powers all machinery. plan to replace with a stone mill and further upgrades are planned.
A Bathurst reminiscence piece recounts Governor Denison and Lt Napper visits, old horse racing bets, and tales of notable riders like Johnnie Higger son and Jimmie Ashworth. It recalls a Melbourne dead heat in Tarrajon versus Volunteer, police mischief, and social country life stories spanning decades.
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