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Newspaper
Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer
Location
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1944
Page
2
The June 13 1944 Wingham Chronicle prints a critical note urging journalists to defend party doctrines they support while condemning those they oppose, highlighting tensions in wartime public opinion and press ethics.
The Wingham Chronicle and local friends honor Jack Moses a breezy, well known verse maker who traveled NSW shows and shared pithy lines with readers. His life centered on Gundagai Wingham and Kempsey shows with a sign of communal affection and gratitude.
The Oxley electorate elects G C Jordan as member for three years while Major G D Mitchell loses his bid. The journal urges Jordan to engage with Shire councils unions and all groups to aid the electorate and maintain contact across centres.
News notes local service personnel on leave. Russell Hold and Laurie Minns are in the district. Sergeant Barry Neal of the RAAF is visiting with his parents. Len Hinton, Rub Whipp, and 15 Sam Taylor are also on leave from New Guinea and elsewhere. Corporal Roy Gibson, son of Mrs. O Heon and the late Mr. W Gibson, is promoted in the RAAP. LAC Green has arrived in Canada for final training, while Pilot Officer Prior Green commands a bomber unit in England. Mrs. Hooke learns of her husband Lieut Murray M Hooke being officially commended for gallantry in the South West Pacific.
Personal items from Wingham list visits by Doris and Neville Sharp to their parents, Clem Bell and family holidaying in Wingham, Kath Bell on leave from service, Bent Street family ties, and local movements. Also notes on Mayo Private Hospital operation, Rev Richardson visiting Kimbriki, Mrs Myers surgery in Sydney, and Eric Oakes reporting for RAAP. The death of Thomas Jamies Lavelle recalled with political jab at Neville Howse VC, and the appointment of Rev F W Hewlett to Lower Manning Charge with induction at St Paul’s Taree.
At the Hawkesbury appeal event many candidates spoke to electors, highlighting various platforms. One speaker stood among several contenders addressing local concerns and urging support.
A long, rambling reminiscence chronicles holidays, friends from earlier decades, and towns like Wineham and Clarence. It recalls mischiefs and characters, a visit with EW Spratt, satire about Vittorio de Bertoli and tax dodges, and local property chatter including seaside rental profits and Evatt’s political travails.
The piece notes Evatt’s demotion to Assistant-Minister and speculates on Dunn’s fate while confirming a move of EH. Graham to Conservation. It mentions Dunn of Mudgee as a loyal advocate for primary producers and hints at potential alignments with Homebush strikes and coal issues.
Final elections in Gloucester produced a return for sitting member R L Fitzgerald over H Young by sixty votes after soldiers ballots. Ind RL Pitaserak tallied 6362 to Dem Youngs 6302 with several Labor representatives and independents also returned.
The distribution of preferences in Oxley elected L C Jordan CP over retiring Major G T Mitchell Ind by a 474 majority. Final figures show Jordan 7199 votes and Mitchell 678? with soldiers and postal ballots included.
Mrs. Alice Annie Andrews of Wingham died after an attack of illness on a Sunday afternoon in June. She had lived in Wingham twelve years with her husband J E J Andrews and leaves four sons and two daughters. The funeral was held after a Presbyterian Church service conducted by the Rev H. A. Rev. A large congregation attended.
Mrs Mary Jane Calvin died at Comboyne after a long life in Hastings and Cooperook districts. Born in Morpeth to Scotch parents, she outlived a large family including seven children, was a staunch Presbyterian and loved flowers. Funeral conducted by Mr Bouvard, interment at Moorland Cemetery. Her children gathered to say goodbye.
The obituary records Mrs W Moy of Dingo Street Wingham passing about twelve thirty on Thursday after a long illness. Born at Dingo Creek she lived in the district except four years 1914 to 1919 at Nabiac. She was aged 80 years 7 months, widow of the late Mr Richard Moy and mother of eight children George John James Arthur Thomas Walter Charles Richmond David Douglas William (killed in World War I) Phoebe Isabel and others.
The late Harriet May, aged, was mourned at St Alban's Nabiac service led by Rev W Grillen Cochrane. Attendees included family members like Mrs Jack Moir and Mrs James Yarnold. many relatives and friends, with a graveside rite at Kiliabakh cemetery conducted by the rector.
Hastings Shire Clerk Mr RN Shaw of Wauchope traveled to Sydney last week for an electricity conference and to consult a specialist due to ongoing poor health.
The Greenmount event titled Head of the Manning Services Fund took place in Greenmount on the May ath, 1944. The committee thanks all for the wholehearted cooperation and notes the takings.
Vealers from Wauchope led the auction at Winchcombe Carson’s Homelesh sale last Thursday. WN P Lewis, Wauchope, offered 23 head to 10 pounds 1 ½ pence, average 9 pounds 17 shillings 0 1/2d. L Cooper Mount George offered cattle to £9 6s and 14 vealers averaged £7 1s 0d. 8. Cooper Mount George offered 2 vealers to 7 pounds 4s 0d, averaging 7 pounds 1s 0d.
A hesitant report notes bowlers from City Tatter hall's Club in Bydsney visited Wingham and played a local four. The visitors were defeated but enjoyed themselves. Names mentioned include R. Moore W. McHare and DB. Sim.
At the May monthly Directors meeting of the Mid-Coast Co-op Meat Society Ltd in Macksville the stock treated was disclosed. Figures include 1443 calves 133 pigs 84 sheep and a total amount appears incomplete in the record.
Mary Farley of Wingham reports a freak egg with a second smaller eye attached. The incident appeared Saturday morning and drew attention at The Wingham Chronicle office. The Parley poultry farm owner notes the unusual egg as a comical oddity.
Corporal Bert Puckeridgne of the AIF returns to his family on a twenty day furlough. He plans to fish the beaches for the taller species now abundant at Burgess Beach. Mr Em Ravell’s district friends regret Mr Ravell’s serious illness and hospitalisation in Taree after ambulance transport from Newcastle for heart double. He is reported much improved.
Two soldiers Private Gerald Wadsworth and Private William Barton have returned home to work on food production and a government roadless property. LAC John McDonald visits Wherrol Flat after recent Canada training. Private George Green recovers from eye surgery in a northern military hospital. A Wherrol Flat voter listed an extra candidate Ned Kelly in state parliament polling. Johnny Joyce and Sam Brown are noted. District school sports day will be in Wingham in July with daily training.
In a News in Brief item J C Boyes denounced defeating censorship on war stories while urging the public to learn more of enemy atrocities. Premier McKelly defended press freedom, while a local newspaperman praised the Premier’s courteous reply and cautioned about political claims impacting the nation.
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