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Newspaper
Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer
Location
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1941
Page
3
The event drew rain not cold and featured costumes with many prizes. Winners included Mrs Blanton Bey of Chocolales and Isobel Harre with humorous attire. Profits totaled £90, judged by Merarmer Web and H Donkin among others.
A Women's Auxiliary meeting at Memorial Hall Wingham on May 27 1941 opened with the national anthem. Attendees included president Atlan and numerous members such as Mrs Din Erty Hammond Koesters Giteon Slater and many others with absentees noted. A district tea to raise for a gown and sewing projects was arranged and a forthcoming Overseas Day drive collections and a Thursday meeting set for May 29 were announced.
A large crowd attended a local annual event at Little Plain Hall with patriotic fervor. Reports describe speeches, notable attendees, and a notable drill or display connected to wartime morale as residents discuss leadership changes and local honors in a tight-knit community setting.
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints held dedication services in Wingham with Bishop Butterworth from Sydney in attendance. Elders and members gathered for a day of worship and a district farewell address stressing reverence, unity, and continued dedication to Christian work.
Market 10/ Dearer with good attendance from buyers. Prices steady to higher as cattle and sheep entries move through the yard. Notable lots include cows and calves and various cattle types with prices around £7 to £14 per head and per animal, reflecting steady demand.
The notice lists travel times for a daily service at 124 am from Waves Taree and 230 am from Wenghurs with a 330 pm departure for Wingses. It appears to be a transport timetable issued by an operator identified as HE BGGING, Proprietor.
C. E. Mallyon of Isabella Street Wingham offers fresh bread baked daily with delivery service for country orders. Wheat meal brown and malt products advertised. spelling errors in the original text are retained as read.
Readable fragment notes a timber inspection event in Wingham with officials and a date in June 196?. Details are incomplete but indicate local scheduling for inspections.
Government announces payroll tax rules for the child endowment scheme. Employers unable to pay wages above ten shillings per week must apply for remission by May following the due date. Officials warn compliance is mandatory under the act, with penalties for nonpayment.
The club held its annual open day at Wingham last Sunday amid heavy rain. Play started in the morning with several matches interrupted by downpours. the main feature was the evening event won by Hardy with the trophy for best bowler, while Wingnam No. 1 took the Bird Shield.
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