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Newspaper
Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer
Location
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
4
An eclectic column from Wingham reflects on war devotion and local duty. It praises soldiers such as Corporal Thiele, urges civic effort like planting and building, and muses on schooling, faith, and community bonds amid national crisis.
Stationmaster Ma P Bras at Wingham provides daily and weekly train times. Services to Sydney run at 9.9 am and 10.16 pm daily except Sundays, with Sydney departures at 11 pm on all days except Sundays. Wingham to Taree is at 4.29 pm daily except Sundays, and Kempeoy trains run 4:16 pm Tue–Sat and 11:16 am Mon. Trains from Sydney arrive at 2:35 pm daily except Sundays.
Mr Hi Machin has disposed of his cowl business at Killabakh to Meera Chambers and Gillies from Glasgow. Mr Chambers plans to reside in Winghae if he finds a house, Mr Gillies will live at Kilabakh to welcome the newcomers. Machin and family stay in the district and his successors are expected to do well.
Fragmentary reminiscence traces political alignments in the Orange State. Mentions Frank Edwards of Candia and J. G. Latrick amid changing allegiances, praising Edwards’ rise from humble origins and his influence on the state’s labor and civic life.
A lengthy local digest notes a projected £100000 government deficit for the year, calls for voluntary work, and mentions the Upper Hunter election day with a likely Nationalist win. It records volunteer fencemaking for a war widow, freedom of theatres for VC heroes, and ongoing postal poison seizure rules. It also critiques political hypocrisy and highlights cremation advocacy for Mrs. Foreman.
The column notes masses by the Hov Father Coady at Comboyne on 13 and 15, and confirms fundraising trips by A Cameron of Wingham for delegates. It reports Nabiac and Nabiac-area obituaries, returns of Private J. Green and Les Stewart, a Red Cross drive, and a Grand Fancy Dress Ball.
A World War I prisoner of war writes from a German camp near Coburg to Alec and others, describing camp life. The letter mentions a cinema, monthly shows, dances, long walks on parole, and a desire for a sports ground. He notes the camp is wooded and picturesque, with good humor despite captivity, asks for maps and letters, and provides his address for Red Cross correspondence.
The readable text is garbled with names and numbers. It mentions attendance and a price like 23 10s but lacks coherent context or identifiable entities to summarize meaningfully.
The Mainanbah is to wave Sydney for Manning to day Friday. The Coolybar will leave Sydney tomorrow Saturday and the S a Gult sails Newcastle on Monday for Manning. The tor is road Sethe vit al prsed and givai good no difficulty palhs experienad in crossing.
Fragmentary text shows Mrs. H. E. Gox involved in a helping hand effort aiding victims. The piece hints at family support from Mrs. Chor and outreach to women facing hardship, mentioning life and loss themes in a local context.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Wingham Red Cross Day records grateful thanks for donations and proceeds. Items listed include earlier acknowledgments and a lecture event with J. Harvey age noted. Proceeds amount to 9.408 pounds.
Fragmentary OCR text references Manning and Wallamba District and a battleplane. No clear event date, participants, or outcome is readable. The remaining words appear garbled with names like Wallis Botinson and Easton, offering no verifiable facts for a fuller summary.
Mr Thomas Tein, aged and native of Parramatta, long known as a country journalist, died recently in Ballina. He edited the Richmond River paper and held leadership with the Independent Cable Association, Imperial Press Conference, and Press Co-operative Company. He leaves a widow previously Miss Mal Oreas of Lansdowne and a son, with decades of active service in Frances.
Fragmentary dispatches describe French efforts near Aci and Nehtin reports of ground regained north of the Aisne. Allies claim successes while German artillery activity continues as observers note plans toward Paris and ongoing combat around Nieppe Porat and Loz.
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