24 May 1937
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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 24, 1937
Page
1
In Sydney on Monday a Mackay police officer, Charles Melville of Katoomba, was struck by a bullock escaping from a truck. The animal charged Melville, throwing him against a fence and breaking his ribs as well as injuring his spine. He was admitted to hospital in critical condition.
Dr Karle Page the Acting Mime Minister says the season's wool cheque estimates total 267 500 000 and would have been higher if Japanese lasers had not been temporarily absent from the snarket.
Efforts pressed to overtake a car shortage with optimism rising for relief, signaling a buoyant outlook as manufacturers and dealers race to meet demand amid constrained supply.
Forecast indicates mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers mainly in southern districts. Isolated squalls and hail possible with night or morning mist in southern and eastern areas. Mild day, cooler night, northeast to southwest wind shifts, with some snow in southern highlands later.
Barbara Brooking aged three and her sister Beryl eighteen months were seated in a rocking chair at a Gosford home when it overbalanced and toppled onto the hearth stone. The chair struck a vessel of oiling water spilling onto the children, who were admitted to hospital in a serious condition.
A historical note traces royal fascination with motor vehicles from King Edward VII to King George VI. It cites early royal adoption, the Royal Automobile Club’s founding, and how motoring spurred the British industry. By George V’s era, motor cars became widespread among elites, with millions of automobiles now serving broad society and ongoing improvements promised for the reign of the new king.
Police arrive at dawn to find an unknown man murdered, a single trail of clues leads nowhere, and investigators pursue a possible suspect linked to a wool cargo route. The victim’s death appears from a brutal back and head wound, with witnesses offering scattered testimonies amid confusion.
A Sydney report says a truck party left this morning to reach the Granites for Vercue Sit Herbert Gepp and companions stranded. The group is expected to arrive tomorrow morning.
Mr Justice Nicholas in the Probate Court ruled Henry C Silvester had testamentary capacity when making his will valued at £80,000. The objector, nephew Vern ar tomy Silvester, claimed incompetence, but the judge found no lack of testamentary capacity and noted only a temporary question about behavior. The ruling upheld the validity of the will.
Flight-Lieutenant W L Hely reported over Dragom Rapids at 2 30 pm that Sir Herbert Gepp and party were aboard a drifting aircraft. The missing group, believed alive, planned to land if possible as search parties were directed to the scene. Gepp urged hiring a private plane for aerial aid while authorities monitored radio traffic from the stranded machine in Lake Mackay’s north eastern area.
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Sydney report details Harpley dying in a car fire after a heart attack while driving to Bonrawa cemetery. The vehicle struck a fence and burst into flames with Harpley burnt to death. Five months earlier two similar firearms in the same family were drowned.
Sydney Minday and Mrs MiloAy urge Parliament to finalize wage determinations. They argue the matter should rest with Parliament and expect Labour Party backing for swift motion adoption.
A spokesman cited difficulties arranging the religious ceremony for the Duke of Windsor. Bishop Moyes of Armidale warned no Church of England clergyman would officiate a remarriage for a divorced person, emphasizing church policy over royal status.
A 17 year old girl, Mary Farcell, was accidentally shot and killed by a younger brother in Cowra yesterday. The boy reportedly picked up a pea rifle and, upon aiming at his sister, triggered the weapon, causing a fatal discharge. Police launched a brief inquiry into the accident.
Monday market notes show steady wheat prices and varied produce quotes. Beef and cattle sales at Flemington remained firm with 2480 head yarded, bullocks £13 top, cows £1 to £9, best beef 4 8 1/2d, second quality 30s, medium 27/6, inferior 25s per hundredweight.
The barman’s reinstatement ends the beer strike at Corrimal’s only hotel. The miners’ strike committee approves the hotelkeeper’s decision to keep the barman until he finds another job. The committee votes to shun miners who entered the hotel during the dispute.
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