Militiamen Return Home After Bathurst Camp
Wellington militia men returning from a month in Bathurst arrived by special train with Orange Wellington and Dubbo contingents. A large crowd welcomed them at the station before a drill hall reception led by the Wellington District Band. Soldiers praised camp life and improved marching, with plans for longer training in the new year and possible compulsory training joins.
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Wellington
Bathurst
Boor
Orange
Dubbo
Percy Street
Attemts
R. H. Browning
Barter Theatre: Virginia’s Surviving Original Idea
The Barter Theatre in Abingdon Virginia began seven years ago with a novel barter system. Patrons swap goods such as butter or fowl for tickets to weekly performances, enabling the company to pay actors from takings and support local merchants during economic hardship.
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Barter Theatre
Abingdon
Virginia
Robert Porterfield
Stonewall Jackson College
Porter- Geld
Viropinians
Mumbi Triumph Over Wellow All In Close Cricket Victory
In a gritty Mumbi match at Mumbi yesterday Mumbi defeated Wellow All. P Forrest and N Davis led Mumbi with key innings while Herring and Readon anchored with notable partnerships. Bowling highlighted by McCallum Hitchcock and McConnell, as Wellow All struggled across both innings.
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Mumbil
Wellow
Mumbi
Innins
P. Forrest
Quain
McCallum N. Davis
Hitchcock L. Gonnan
Gersbach
MeCallum
Goninan
McAllum Va. Smith
Pye
J. Hansford
MeCal
RB. Robertson
L. Goninan
McCallum
C. Goninan
R. Hanscord
McConnell N. Davis
McConnell P. Forrest
McConnell R. Readon
McConnell R. Robertson
Sundries Titan
W. McCallum
H.hitchcock
O. McConnell
C. Lee
Welluvaals
J. Pye
O L. Goninan
W. Collis
B. McCallum
C. Gersbach
Ong
Davin
H. Hitchcock
McCarney
Hering
C. McConnell
Davii
T. Smith
P. Forrest J. Reece
Forrest
Collis
Herring
T .Smith
Davis
Smith
Readon
Country Women’s Association annual meeting report highlights
The Comobella Hall meeting heard Mrs. R. W. Conn report 1939 activities for the Country Women’s Association Branch with 22 members and average attendance of 12. Fundraising included a handkerchief tea, a tennis afternoon, and a blue and gold ball raising £20 7s 8d. Disbursements supported Macquarie Group, Emergency Hospital funds, and Baby Health Centres, with the branch recessing until March 1940.
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Comobella Hall
R. W. Conn
C.W.A
Macquarie Group
Wvlso
W.A
Wellington
Georie Baby Health Centre
Stuart Town
Broken Hill
C.W.A. Emergency General Hospitals
Gular
Georie
1940
Tennis Notes and Mixed Doubles Scores From Local Event
Tennis notes report high standard doubles play with men and Indies doubles entries near capacity. Mixed doubles show twenty eight pairs across four divisions with tight results led by Fettell, Dyball, Spratt, Porter, and others. entries remaining open for Gulgong match and mixed doubles on November 20.
Town Branch Elects 1940 Officers and Delegates
Mesdames Sears and Conn elected delegates to the general W A conference to be held in Sydney in April 1940. Mesdames Bird and Sherigan named Macquarie Group Council representatives for 1940. Branch office bearers elected for 1940 include President Mrs. Ken McLeod hon sec Mrs. Hugh McLeod hon treas Mrs R W Conn Vice-Presidents Mesdames Sears Bird W Cony and J Sheridan.
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Stuart Town
Mesdames Sears and
Conn
Sydney
Mesdames Bird and
Sherigan
Macquarie Group Council
Ken McLeod
Hugh McLeod
Treas
R. W. Conn
Sears
Bird
It. W. Cony
J. Sheridan
Duets in Return for Good Entertainment Satify All
A fragment notes that duets in return for good entertainment pleased all parties, indicating mutual satisfaction with the arrangement and performance.
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Royal Exchange Assurance
S. A. Shineberg
S.mill.f
Glen Mitchell
A. Meconocidie
Nanima
Pers
R. C. B. Barlun
Mt. Nanima
D. H. Barton
Glenrock
N. H. Smith
the Times
J. D. Brownhill & Sons
Wellington Times
F. W Brownhill
Warne St
Toseland
Dasne Toseland
South Australia
Melbourne- Warrnambool
Leslis
W. Ling
The
New Zealand Insurance Co., Ltd
ST. James
Griffiths Pharmacy Wellington
Pharmacy For Service
A. F
Sir Thomas Blamey
War Cabinet
Australia
Ste
Mammoth
S.T.C., Aristocrat, Breville, Stromberg/Carlson& Mullard
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Rad
Electric
S.T.C
T.C
Raigy
Dio
Toene G
Eine
Enemas
Lone Sane
Western Stores
Edgleys Lid
Country Womens Association
Windorah
Comobella
Ly J. W. Everett
S. Spargo
Frecklington
W. Lay
Miss Paton
F. Kelly
McDowell
C. Greentree
T. McDowell
Ser
G. Fettell
E. Green
M. Libran
C. Cox
M. Quain
H. Ling
Traynor
D. McLennan
L. Greentree
J. Connerty
W. Morley
Miss Cousina
M. Sibraa
Jowe
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