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Newspaper
Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer
Location
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 21, 1935
Page
6
A text outlines a debate format with roles for all speakers. It specifies order, duties, and penalties, emphasizing clear introductions, refutations, and strategic use of arguments while maintaining decorum and timing restrictions.
A local association plans a new year with a vote of thanks to secretary Aitken. Officers elected include President Yonns, Secretary Athal June, and committees for finance and timber. A ground committee will mark pit locations for cattle stalls. preparations for the next show are under way with community cooperation urged.
From our correspondent Comboyne wedding details recount the marriage of Neville Mayo Smith and the bride of Comboyne. Attendants included Miss Vast Holive and Kathleen, with dresses in pink crepe and white lace. The bride’s mother wore navy crepe and carried a bouquet. The reception featured a fruit cake and decorated halls. The honeymoon was planned for Melrowy Comboyne.
Market for wine and related items shows scattered activity with some buyers and sellers noting minor gains. The report records erratic price movements and unclear bids across various items, reflecting a tentative but uneven market tone.
Winchcombe Chriton Ltd reports an irregular market for sheepskins at the Baney sales last week. Prime allow prices stood around 190 per ton, with ranges from good to fair offerings, while hides were generally weaker. Calf skins and yearlings had no quoted change, rabbit skins offered 147 tons with openings down but improving demand as auctions progressed.
In a lengthy process at Dungog, before Mr P. Grumvon PIM, two appeals were heard from church authorities and church members regarding the rental and control of the church property on Dungog Street. The board debated whether the Burniay Behoal held by the church could be detached for the benefit of the church, with arguments over authority and governance. The secretary Arthur Dunhuy Irwin testified no subaltern was found. the court indicated further action and preservation of church control. The hearing highlighted disputes over church governance and property rights, with a decision pending on the proper assessment and control of church assets.
An old advertisement by Madame Lesleigh, herbal practitioner, promoting consultations. The text lists her address at 138 Burwood Road, Burwood, and references business that offers treatments and visits, with unclear handwritten notes describing symptoms and a contact invitation.
Fragmentary notes recount early New South Wales parliamentary history with figures such as Carruthers Holman and Premier Holmen. The text references budget delivery, printing failures, and personal recollections amid political activity and social conditions.
A fragmentary OCR item references a London style address on Victoria Street and Thames with mentions of a policy project and Red & Co. It provides unclear details on a bedging or stapling item and a line length, but lacks coherent events or names to form a full report.
Town hall gathering highlights civic action and local support as residents seek ways to assist the town and aid the people who serve it. Community leaders urge participation and practical acts to strengthen local resilience and cohesion.
A note lists an optometrist visit by Mr D Tr McDonald of PBOA at Wirstamy's 7atAhee Pharmacy on Wednesday August 3 with a follow up on August 22. The message requests appointments and mentions apparatus details questioned by readers.
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