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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
12
A fragmented critique of American cinema and European film trends questions why happy endings persist. It cites producer attitudes, audience expectations, and a critic’s view of modern motifs, with references to actors and studios and a call to readers about evolving standards.
Compact schedule lists fixtures across many towns and clubs including Parken J C Forbes J C Upbar D B C Koors Cowra PRC Bligh Brewarrina Trundle Wallington P R C Bogan Gate Macquarie Gronfall Girilambool Nyngan Narromine Cobar Forbes Cowra Canowindra Nyrangan Warren J O for 2024 period. Details show dates spread over Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday with show and gymkhana events noted.
The Rollin car earns praise after its New South Wales debut with rising sales. A new, larger service station in Woolloomooloo is being prepared with modern equipment and expert staff. The Sydney Daily Telegraph notes the car and driver impressed RAC observers and predicts strong future prospects. The Rollin and Hotchkis cars will be shown at the Sydney Show on Park Street near Anthony Hordern.
A traveler from Molong fell from a saddle while recounting near a station on a Saturday morning. He was unconscious briefly and later admitted to Molong Hospital with a dislocated hip and shock. His condition improved in the days after, with recovery expected over weeks.
A Washington Post lead argues that strict enforcement of Prohibition fosters evasion and lawbreaking. It claims the law’s regulations are absurd and unenforceable, and that true compliance relies on a deeper moral standard than Congress can impose.
Avellon Salve reports the large stock sale advertised for Orange on the 24th instant by McNeilly Crampton and Martin Ltd has been postponed to a later date to avoid conflicting with the Blayney P and A Association annual show. The sale had promised 1000 head of cattle and 15 000 sheep. Building allotments are advertised by A F Rotton with terms including 20 cent deposit and four year balance. Millview by Wilkins and Co promotes a property sale on 4th April in Wellington and describes the home “Millview” with surrounding land and residential appeal.
Me Bi announces a furniture sale to be held at 4 A Simpson's residence on Binpson Street opposite Bate Park on Wednesday the 25th at all prices. The listing is a damaged OCR fragment with unclear terms and dates.
Abel Wilkins and Co announce a public auction to wind up the estate Interf Armatroiy on Wednesday March Hatch at 10.90 am. The sale features horses cattle machinery plant wagons sulkies and household furniture offered in best condition. Luncheon provided and buyers may attend with confidence.
On Wednesday April 8 Abel Wilkins & Co will auction the brick Commonwealth Hotel de ceased next the Macquarie traffic bridge and all furniture, under Mr G H Newell. Also D B Thompson and Co advertise a fine brick cottage in Dubbo with land 102 by 185 feet and torvens title, located in the town’s main portion. This presents a unique opportunity for those wishing to invest in Dubbo properties.
The Ulirrimburms Estate near a railway siding, Dunedow Coonabarabran district, totaling 15,198 acres, is divided into twelve well-improved farms from 800 to 180 acres. Freehold and suitable for wool, wheat, and craning, offering good farming prospects. Additional details with time, date, and terms advertised in this issue. Also, McNeilly Crampton and Martin Ltd of Orange announce a large store cattle sale at the Orange Corporation Yards on Thursday next, 96th. Cattle come from noted station breeds and are first class. For full particulars.
Announcement of a horse sale to be held at local yards starting Tuesday in March and continuing for several days. Owners are invited to offer horses by contacting the auctioneers. Contains subsequent unrelated editorial lines from The Labor Daily disparaging wartime conditions and German rule.
A Perth Zoo director recounts a gruesome tale from Western Australia where a 17 foot python reportedly swallowed an 18 month old child in a remote blacks camp near the rabbit proof fence. Native trackers followed the snake to a rock crevice, and state rabbit inspector Alex Crawford later shot a 26 foot snake confirmed as the same creature. The carcass contained the infant, a shocking discovery amid panic.
French Minister of Colonies M Daladier confirms suppression of penal settlements in French Guiana including Devil's Island. Bills to repatriate 2500 convicts and rehouse 4600 still serving, amid high costs and labor shortages. Immediate legal changes must replace the 1864 hard labor law before closure of the camp.
The passage notes informed circles doubt whether the plan’s cost will be borne domestically or if penal establishments will be evacuated when sentences end. The outcome hinges on Parliament’s forthcoming vote and its terms.
Arrivals from Bydmey and Intermediate around 6.40 am daily and 7:10 pm daily from Western towns. Weekly schedule lists Arthurville Bodangora Bournewood Curra Creek Finger Post Wuuluman and others with specific 4.0 to 6.45 pm times. Closing for departure to Sydney 6.80 pm daily and Western towns 6 am daily with a separate weekday list. Registered mails close one hour earlier than ordinary time.
Tenders are invited for the purchase of lease and goodwill and fittings of a billiard saloon in Oranges best position. The saloon contains three full size tables and all necessary equipment with a long lease at a very reasonable rental. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
The readable fragments show a dense mix of numbers, names, and codes, including team references, dates, and quantities. Key entities are unclear, but the page appears to record athletic or event metrics, possibly from 1803 to 1934, with scattered year markers and numeric tallies.
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