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Newspaper
Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer
Location
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1954
Page
4
The fragment outlines a match or event involving Conbelth Washam and Campbell Warrawiltah with references to Marlee y Wingham and Bobin Winghasy. The text is garbled but indicates a competition narrative with several named participants and places.
De Alr Callaghan, CMG, DPHIL, of Bathurst and Sydney, receives the Medal commemorating the Pastoral Memorial Trust for lifelong service to plant breeding and agricultural development. Noble notes Callaghan’s focus on wheat breeding, his role with the NSW Department of Agriculture, and leadership in rural development projects across Bathurst, Temora, and Sydney during the late 20th century.
Readable fragments show church services on Sundays and Saturdays in June 1954 across Wingham and nearby towns. Entries list times for Anglican, Catholic, Presbyterian, Free Presbyterian, Methodist, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Church of Christ, Seventh-day Adventist, and local pastors or speakers. The document also mentions a Farrier Medal appointment and upcoming agricultural congress in New South Wales.
Editor notes criticism of an old map and survey records for Chatham, referencing Lewis Gordon as surveyor, James Martin and Lewis Gordon rates, and Newby family ownership. Discussion covers Centenary timeline for Taree and Municpal history, with confusion over dates and local figures.
Thursday cattle sale shows mixed quality with primes up by 6d. Medium weight bulls sell around 120 to 140 per hundredweight, heavy bulls 123 to 149, steers 106 to 149, heifers 118 to 1257, sows 0 to 100, yearlings and vealers 135 to 140 per hundredweight. Cattle wagons noted as present.
The Following team list shows Wingham and Waratah players scheduled for a match tomorrow with play set for 1 30 PM. Wright Wenneay Michonne Gleeson Dimond and Basta lead Wingham while Bell Jackson Gritta McCulloch Hawker White Weeks Burge Watton and Murning headline the Waratah side. Patron's Pairs entries must be in by 11 PM Sunday to form a straw and start at 1 30 PM.
A letter from CLINCH of Sydney praises Mr Dennes and Fitzpatrick for their historical research on Chatham and Wingham's town development. The writer argues about district shaping trade patterns in the 19th century and notes the value of revived early history work.
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