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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
5
An up to date plant is being installed and old and new customers can rely on having their orders supplied at the cheapest rates. Only one quality the best. Note address.
A vivid reminiscence of Dubbo’s early days along the Wellington to Dubbo route. A pioneer named Serrester, a French storekeeper, helped found the town in 1848 and dreamt of wine export. Descriptions cover Browning’s two story brick hotel, the post office’s moves, mills, hotels, and the pine hills near old streets later replaced by modern avenues. The piece laments the removal of the old main road and recalls campfire bullock teams, timber operations, and vanished landmarks while celebrating the town’s rough beginnings and enduring memories.
An old advertisement touts a nerve tonic called nerve nuts claiming to restore energy and nerve strength, improve sleep, and boost health. It urges readers to start four courses, with references to a local store and a figure named Aaron.
Our Racecourse Visitors 10 notes Dubbo meeting shows many upgrades now making the course one of the most up to date in the district. Wellington is urged to match rivals with £1500 in improvements including a permanent water supply and better grounds, to attract crowds and keep pace with Randwick of the West.
The Returned Sailors and Soldiers League plans a broad push to expand membership after the Easter Week congress in Sydney. NSW branches cover eight districts and will assist sub branches, with district reps on the State Council. Western District rep Mr B Wade offers support to sub-branch officials and returned men seeking to form new Sub-branches.
Sunday service at St Patrick’s Church urged choosing wholesome reading. Rev Father Curray warned that reading reveals company and character, urging selection of quality literature, avoiding obscene works, citing Bernard Shaw and Sinclair Lewis as fading fads while praising classic authors like Dickens, Trollope, and George Eliot as healthy mental food for a sound mind in a healthy body.
Urgent notice to return all ungold tickets to Geo f H Wheeler Secretary 4 Bridge Street Sydney. Help for Consumptiver Appeal Art Union closed May 20. Returns needed to enable the draw at Sydney Town Hall on the upcoming Wednesday and Sunday.
An old newspaper blurb touts Woods' Great Peppermint Cure as a universal remedy for coughs and colds. It emphasizes its claimed reliability and widespread use among readers seeking quick relief.
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