Wellington News Teems With Local Honours And News
Wellington Chronicle reports on personnel moves and celebrations. Daréy Paine returns to Bank of NSW duties after sick leave. J W Hayes promoted to first class sergeant with past service at Stuart Town. Eric Fahey visits from the AIF and notes Wellington ties. Allan Deveson from Sydney renews old friendships. Tommy Clare recovers and plans to resume work. L A C L Pheebe to be sent off with a dance. Reg McCormick family visits from Bathurst. R G Harvey returns from hospital with family. death of Ernest Grainer at Bondi Junction aged 61. multiple local absences and hospitalizations. wedding of Jean Harris to Carcy Feebrey. triplet birth at Bindawalla hospital. extensive social and church notices.
Dictionaries for Dubbo Public School Delayed
A letter from the Minister for Education to Mr. C. G. Robertson notes efforts to supply dictionaries to Dubbo Public School. Printing and binding paper cloth shortages have postponed new editions, but arrangements will be made for immediate distribution once delivery occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Robertson
M.L.A
Minister For Education
Clive Evatt
Dubbo
Australia shifts munitions plants to farming gear
The Department of Information reports a major shift from arms to agriculture as over 2,000 cream separators and other machinery are released. From June to February, 1.60 wheel-type tractors 4,047 stationary engines 2,000 cream separators 846 rotary hoes 5,18 wind mill heads and 361 irrigation plants were released, with milking machines now widely available and orchard spray outfits and spare parts prioritized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Local Family News and Visitors Notes
On a visit to Georie, Mrs Murdoch McLeod of Belmore joined by her second daughter Lynette. Miss Mary Devine on annual nursing leave from Mater Misericordiae Hospital North Sydney visits her parents in Arthur Street. Mr and Mrs George Armstrong of Maxwel Street celebrate a new son born at Allanville private hospital. Pte Brian Mostyn of the AAOC, stationed in Melbourne, spends 24 days’ leave with his wife in Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Fahey
A.lf
Eric
W. Fahey
Sydney
Wellington Times
Wellington
Reg McCormick
Bathurst
R. G. Harvey
Farmers' Millinz O
Manly
Harvey
Lindawalla
Bestwick
Percy Street
Joine
Jack
Hame
Parkes
Frank Bourke
Gunnr Jack
W.A
John L. Taylor
Boxleigh
Walmer
Bindawalla
Hugh C. Taylor
Yarrawonga
Sted Thompson
Macquarie Park
Arthur
Alec Cameron
Gisborne Street
Arthur Giese
Bert Giese
Commonwealth Bank
Green
Dubbo
Young
P. L. A. Webster
Georie
Murdoch McLeod
Belmore
Lynette
Mary Devine
Mater Misericordiae Hospital
North
Mrs
A. I. Devine
Arthur Street
George Armstrong
Maxwell Street
Allanville Private Hospital
Brian Mostyn
AA. 0.C
Melbourne
Wedding of Valerina Tulk and Pat Madden at Ashfield
The marriage of Valerina Nancy Tulk and Pte Pat Thomas Madden took place at St. John's Church Ashfield at 6:80 p.m. April 5. Rev Sutton officiated as the bridal party wore jacaranda blue and scarlet gladioli arrangements. A reception and dancing followed at the Amory Ashfield with the couple departing for a South Coast honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valerina Nancy Tulk
Theo Tulk
Earlwood
Pat Thomas Madden
Middle East
New Guinea
A. A. Madden
Pamela Isaacs
Gretel Zuidlacren
Max Madden
A.L
Peter Goldacre
Eradication of Noxious Weeds by Prisoners of War
In Dubbo the Talbragar Shire seeks use of prisoners of war to eradicate weeds. The Minister reports inquiries showing NSW Shire Association endorsed similar action in 1943. Wellington hosts a Control Centre for POW employment with group allocations, likely requiring minimum sixty in current schemes. The Shire may apply to the Deputy Director General of Manpower for seven POW workers six laborers and one cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubbo
J. McGirr
Talbragar
C. G. Robertson
M.L.A
Shire’ Association of
N.S.W
Shires’ Association
Council
Wellington
Wellinet
Coming next Sat. Young Mr. Pitt feature film notice
The note previews the screening of Young Mr. Pitt starring Robert Donat, with an early show time listed for upcoming Saturday. It indicates a film program including the same title in the theater listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Pitt
Robert Donat
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Daréy Paine
Orange
Ot Orange
Bank of N.S.W
J. W. Hayes
Mudgee
Sergi.Hayes
Stuart Town
Allan Deveson
Kent
Tommy Clare
Wellington District Hospital
Clare
L.A.C. L. Pheebe
Campbella Hall
Lronte Road
Bondi Junction
Ernest William
Tiny) Grainger
Rose Anne Downey
R. Bray
Commercial Banking Coy
Father Kelly
St. Patrick's Church
Jean
Herb Harris
Suntop
Carcy Charles Feebrey
Condbolin
The
R.A.A.F
Pat O'Shannessy
Fulton’s
H. C. Lord
Warne Str
Lord
Harry Sherringham
Tht
R. M. Kimbell
Sherringham
Norman Sutton
H. Hughes
Bessie Sutton
Hurstville
L.A.C
Doug McCauley
J. J. Garry
Country Women's Association
Queensland
C.W.A
Queensand
L. Price
Roma
H. Graham
St. John’s
Graham
Messrs
F. W. Everett
C.J. Kimbell
H. Johnston
Church of England Synod
George Maynard
Gisborne St
Goukburn
Will
Maynard
Theo Werner
Wagga
Wellington and
Yeoval
H. W
Bill’’) Hubbard
Syd
W. J. McKell
Bob Bradford
Flora Glen
Gollan
Robert Junior
Bradford
Darcy Kelly
Windorah
Darcy
Leslie Ling
Bondi
William
Hiatt
Such
H. A. Taylor
Morocco
Dept. of Information
Madden—Tulk
P.O.W. Labour
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