Kikoira Hotel Assault at Leeton Cabaret Ball
At Ki koira Hotel on February 22 Klein deinet assaulted Murray in a civil tone cabaret ball setting. Klein deinet pleaded guilty and was fined £2 with further compensation ordered for Murray and damage.
15 Mar 1954
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Newspaper
West Wyalong Advocate
Location
West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 15, 1954
Page
1
At Ki koira Hotel on February 22 Klein deinet assaulted Murray in a civil tone cabaret ball setting. Klein deinet pleaded guilty and was fined £2 with further compensation ordered for Murray and damage.
The Barmedman Show Association held its annual general meeting and re-elected Mr W McLaen as president for 1904. Officers and patrons were named, with a list of past presidents and committee members including J Kelly, John Lawrence, A Maitland, H Moore, Nixon, and several others.
Kevin Burman of Prospect South Australia admitted taking a lorry load of steal piping from Sydney to Adelaide without a permit. He was fined 2 pounds and ordered to pay 12 pounds costs plus 18 pounds permit cost to the Department of Road Transport, after a ex parte hearing at Weethalle Court.
The Goulburn Coroner heard that a horse bolted after a dog grabbed the horse’s tail, throwing rider William Frederick Freebody, 64, who died three days later at Goulburn Base Hospital from injuries. Deputy Coroner G A Gowin ruled death accidental.
Timetable lists flights every Monday Wednesday and Friday from Sydney to West Wye depart 11.65 pm arrive 1.25 pm then depart West Wye 2.40 pm arrive Sydney 3.10 pm. Direct flights only.
The Advocate reports Chalgety & Co Ltd note Homebush market activity with 29 760 sheep and lambs penned. Prices show lambs and hoggets cheaper, suckers down 3.7d to 3.0d, heavy and light categories varied, cattle yarded with blocks £2 lower, bulls and cows also easing. Midday trucking noted with 20 shed vans and 4 cattle wagons.
The annual meeting of the Weethalle Show Society will be held on Thursday March 2 at the Ingire Hall. A large turnout of residents is expected. President Mr B E G Fisher stated the society remains active and warrants full support from members.
A man named Ken Lawson was in a garden below his Victoria Hill home when a rifle discharged causing stomach pain and collapse. Two boys nearby heard him call for help, raised the alarm, and he was moved to Wagon Bay by medical staff.
Meuten Lemon of Weethalle faced a charge of leading a 22 calibre rifle to a child under age 14. The rifle discharged in the Lemon home garden injuring five year old Peter Beer. Lemon claimed the child used the gun to scare sparrows and that he instructed her in its use. Lemon was fined nine pounds with costs after evidence of imprudent handling.
A Yonda Wan was fined £7 in Lir Griffith Court of Petty Redwlund on a charge of possession. John Corrigan of Farm 2240 Yonda, a carrier, was found with a steel watch engraved WW. Kutter and another watch.
Officials of the Farmers and Settlers Association report changed conditions in the South West after recent rains. Wheat yields have declined in importance as sheep farming rises, land use shifts due to skeleton weed and better prices, and farmers gain confidence despite fluctuating seasons and longer rest periods for cropland.
The Commonwealth Government donated a consignment of sheep to the United Nations Children's Fund and the Technical Assistance Mission to India. The Polwarths Corriedales and Border Leicesters were shipped via Bombay by Margerty's, with J O G Conner Galgety's stud stock manager saying the sheep are excellent and would aid livestock improvement under UK technical supervision.
The Gundagal P P Board faced a rejection from the Department of Agriculture of its pick for secretary, Jack Brown of Gundagal. The Independent notes Brown had a five year old conviction for gambling on horse races, stirring local shock. The Board was ordered to review applications and made new selections among candidates.
Mise Lee Wylden, exhibitor at Rylstone Show, won the J. Saville Memorial Cup for homecraft prowess. She entered nearly 100 items across many sections and secured four prizes including six firsts.
Confidential inquiries indicate a booking office prioritizes local travel needs with emphasis on interstate or overseas arrangements. The notice urges contacting the office for details and potential arrangements.
In the immunl meeting report Barellan P. and C. Association president Mr J W Dunn revealed a splendid gain of £711 raised during the year.
The Advocate reports a softer trend at Sydney wool sales with mainly continent and imported lots easing. Dalgety & Co Ltd notes Britain and Russia with disinterested demand, while local clips from Armidale and Rankins Springs show uneven values and limited change in fine wools and crossbreds.
About 20 members attended the Weethalle RSL meeting with many wartime veterans present. Officers were reelected including President A Bridequire and Secretary Bennett. Donations to Furlough House and Flood Relief were approved, and plans discussed for Anzac Day celebrations and building repairs.
A new pavilion at Weethalle, owned by the Weethalle Fire Brigade, houses equipment and serves the brigade. The town also reports court records, council meetings, a water extension to the cemetery, and a housing commission ballot in West Wyalong.
In Weethalle Court Cyril Mangan of Hawkins Springs was fined 2 pounds 12 shillings for failing to return motorcycle number plates within three days of registration expiry. He admitted the plate had run out after purchase and later returned the plates. Magistrate Mr. W. Finlay recorded the offense as proved.
The West Wyalong and District Cricket Association has challenged Northern Alverina for the Peres Marshall Gold Cup. The match is set for next Sunday with West Wyalong selecting Ted Donaghan Lestes Perce Robertson Harry Kemp Mick Goodwin and others in the lineup.
District wool prices from recent Sydney auctions are listed for multiple buyers including Goldabrough Mary and Co and The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co. with nods to West Wyalong consignors Stephen Harris C C Durrington and Tullibigeal and buyers such as H B Wyse and Sona and PCS Gud.
West Wyalong and district prepares a 30 day ticket selling drive to raise about £2000 for the Rotary Community Aid Fund. President John Douglas urged members to sell 5500 tickets at 10 shillings each to fund aid for cripples and other needy causes.
Paul Pereira left Weat Wratong for Sydney to begin engineering studies at the University of Sydney. E W T Rowe retires after 27 years as NAMA Toad services manager, moving to engineering in the technical department. Anglican Bishop of Bathurst Rev Ae Wylde and Archdeacon Rev Ches Arnold installed Rev John Reeves as Hector of Cowra Parish. Mr and Mrs R N Stephenson of Gladstone Street, West Wynlong, went to Melbourne to meet their son. Peter Stephenson returns from abroad on the Orcades tomorrow. George O Keeffe injured on his farm while removing a radiator cap and steam burned neck and head. Captain J C Garsla, veteran naval officer, dies in Canberra aged, served aboard HMAS Sydney in World War I and was the boarding officer who accepted the surrender of the German cruiser Emden.
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