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Newspaper
Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer
Location
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1950
Page
4
A large crowd attended the Wingham Rodeo weekend events showcasing top horsemanship and local competition. Notable riders included Kevin McTaggart and others from the Coupinewripa country, with record attempts and prize displays marking a bustling gathering despite wet weather.
Fragmentary returns show Stroud Shire and surrounding riding results with candidates like J. Murray, C. W. Gray, J. F. Collison and R. Zeininger. Several members of the former council were elected or stood as candidates. full results list multiple names and vote tallies across ridings, including Urban and Punte.
Fragmented OCR text shows local riding and urban committee references with names like Wesley, Mullensia RM Calms, Perrina, Green, Rawards, Tewkesbury, and Posey. Mentions committee selections and candidate lists for Harrington and Manning Shire areas. specifics are unclear due to garbled text.
At Mement on Tuesday night Wingham Sue-Braid of the RSL led a campaign for a rise in the war gratuity. The meeting outlined funds and events to support veterans, with details of a forthcoming May fair, social duties, and arrangements for a December party featuring musical entertainment and speeches by local RSL members.
A wedding notice describes the union of McGregor and Denkin at Chet Cawre in Claremont with attendees including Mr Prunela Dankin and Mr John Mellor. An informal reception followed at the bride’s home in the nearby area, noting attire and guests in a concise local notice style.
A fragmentary note from Wingham highlights Jack Erickson and Freth Bread at 4fi times daily. It mentions Isabella Street and Power Equipment with casual references to daily phone contacts and town growth. The readable text is garbled but centers on bakery-related listings and local business in the Wingham area.
The article lists conversion dates for 4 percent Commonwealth Securities including 6 July 1958 15 November 1907 31 December 1088 and describes procedures for converting bonds or stock to new bearer securities upon bank or broker requests and related terms and conditions.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Reece and an effort to pave tiers in Keren. Readable words show focus on planning or project action tied to a person named Reece, but concrete details are missing.
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