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Newspaper
Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer
Location
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 21, 1940
Page
1
Australian and New South Wales items report labour awards at the Moree Industrial Court, wartime casualty and air raid notes, a missing boys incident near Port Macquarie, and a rugby league captaincy move. Police inquiry follows two schoolboy disappearances, while a Lifesaving rescue recounts a New Zealand voyage incident. The Polish and German atrocity mentions recall wartime horrors.
A correspondent from Wingham Chronicle recounts Corporal B D Andrews and fellow Light Horsemen in Palestine. They describe travel hardships, weather, living conditions, and daily life including camels and donkeys used for work, with notes on housing, supplies, and local towns Tel Aviv and Jaffa.
The readable fragment references public works and resident involvement but lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable names. The text is incoherent, with garbled phrases about water, hostal, and notices, making the main incident unclear.
Theater promotes selective programming with reservations by phone at 92 and emphasizes that not all films are shown, only the best.
Unclear text Fragmentary lines mention people groups items and events with no coherent narrative. Reads like a garbled transcript containing scattered phrases about battles measures and daily life references.
Denton notice lists D L Mcdonald from Webster Tack and McDonald Sidney Ty Lid Waline Pharmacy in London. Friday August 16 hours of visit from morning to 4 p m.
The Mothers Club meeting at Wingham District Rural School chaired by Mrs A C Beal reviewed minutes from May and approved motions. Plans include a fundraising talk on patriotism foods, a juvenile ball in October, and a weekly Patriotic Foods Penal Association event hosted by the Bovtiere Club with committee notes and member list.
A fragmented war timeline recounts nine months of fighting with Germany inviting Potat, Britain and France declaring war, bombings of Wilhelm, battles in Poland and Denmark, Norway actions, and Allied offensives. Notable points include the sinking of the aircraft carrier Couraeios and Polish occupation shifts, with ongoing shifts in leadership and territorial control across Europe.
Readable fragments describe German and French wartime leadership shifts and proposed British French unity. Mentions Premier Petain and a new French cabinet amid Allied cooperation, with language about pooling resources and continued aid from Britain.
A committee including Mire ant Shell senr Mrs Kennedy Maa MC Hawkins nd Meg Nelson Wan was appointed to handle the Art Union drawing. The list shows prizes such as a Bedroom Suite and various items from local shops. Ticket numbers and prize names appear with several items noted in rough OCR.
Auchentorlie Estate was subdivided into eight farms to support dairying and shipments to Sydney and Newcastle. The sale included blocks of 10 acres and 126 acre plots, with bidders including the Williams and Yates families and several others. The article notes members of the Wile family and mentions Miss Frances Williams celebrating a birthday.
A wedding ceremony took place on March 2 1940 at BL Luke's Church of England Trovves. Rev. A congreting officiated. The bride Fanny Blanche eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Johar of Mondrowh wore a pale mile frock and carried a shoulder spray. The bridegroom Eric Bawyer was attended by his brother. A reception followed at Kulgehill. Guests, toasts, and congratulations concluded the event.
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