21 Feb 1939
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Newspaper
Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer
Location
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 21, 1939
Page
1
A large attendance at a local function named Dance at Marlee featured performances by Flavman's Orchestra and Wyre, with guests including Me, Prank Gilligly and AL Moore. The Weltsing Competition drew notable participants, while residents of Wingham and nearby towns joined the celebration at Ao UF Mise Mutiea Muriante fe Ibe Pepintar Ge Daly oH MWesere.
Fragmentary extract recounts clashes between settlers Fenwick and Dunstog districts and Black Australians near Mannik Creek and surrounding stations. Notes cattle depredations, killings, and mob actions with police response, aboriginal worded threats, and looming tensions as mounted police efforts intensify.
A meeting led to the formation of the Lower Hunter District Coalition to coordinate East Maitland Wauchope Maitland and adjacent shires. Alderman Morin backed the plan as a two month series of sessions to set a formal committee and governance boundaries.
A garbled dispatch describes multiple ambulance conveyances and hospital trips for various individuals including Nola Pereira and Betty A Tebpart, with scattered venue names and dates. The broken text references Wepruary and February events, a hospital, and conveyance to unnamed facilities, but many names and places are unreadable.
The item notes a sentimental piece on Mae Bennett and Cary Grant amid a review of stage and screen acts. It mentions a comedy at the Liberty Theatre and a screening of Gold Diggers in Paris with Vallee.
The article reports municipal water restrictions with a three day per week limit on usage and a phased plan to ease the rules. It notes proposed schedules, enforcement conditions, and exceptions for essential appliances and critical services.
The mayor announced rate changes for domestic electricity use effective from February. A base charge of four kilowatts and a tiered price structure is set, with units over 20–24 costing higher per unit. The plan claims a reduction from prior rates and outlines new pricing for various consumption levels.
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