Journalist's Freedom to Defend or Criticize Party Doctrines
A 1951 quote advocates letting journalists defend party doctrines as needed while also criticizing and condemning wrongs. It argues for independence and honesty to ensure a free country.
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Newspaper
Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer
Location
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1951
Page
2
A 1951 quote advocates letting journalists defend party doctrines as needed while also criticizing and condemning wrongs. It argues for independence and honesty to ensure a free country.
A periodical rebuke targets a section of coal miners blamed for short-sighted demands amid national coal shortages and electricity curtailments. The piece argues butter seasonal lows and broad shortages worsen unrest, urging self-reflection among workers.
A reader chastises the Shire Council for years of broken promises to repair the Padock Creek access road. They warn the low level bridge becomes flooded and the route dangerous for 4 ton lorries, urging action and fair funding now.
Pars and Personal items recount local happenings in Wingham and surrounding districts. Notes include Mr E Davey's 60th birthday, church event tickets, hospital transfers, visits by residents from Ward's River, and staff movements at Mackay District Hospital and AMP Society. Also covers obituaries, funeral arrangements, and community concerns.
District Coroner Mr T Williams committed John Joseph Quinn of Taree for trial on a murder charge. Quinn is accused of killing Miss June Algie a waitress at Taree on May 9. Algie died May 23 at MRO Hospital from wounds inflicted by Quinn after a drinking party behind a cafe on Victoria Street. Williams remanded Quinn to the Central Criminal Court Sydney on August 20 without bail.
The Rifle Club held a Sunday morning shoot at 300 yards with 14 riflemen and two markers Claude Pollock and Errol Freestone. Norm Calvert regained the Cock o the Walk badge while Peter Connell won the handicap with 33 Anish. Next Sunday’s event at 600 yards at Bonn closes the NRA year. all riflemen should attend.
The Wingham and District Hospital Board met June 20 1681 in Wingham Council Chambers to discuss deputation visits to Sydney. They reviewed visits to Manly Hospital and Parliament House and pressed for a brick hospital rather than a prefabricated aluminium one, seeking inclusion on current year estimates.
The board defers action on a hospital project pending a transcript of a ministerial deputation. A brick hospital is preferred with working drawings to proceed. The meeting approves minutes, receives letters from St Matthew's Rector and Miss J Rouse, and discusses finance and a £300 loan for the Commonwealth.
Council met as shortages of plant and ferries delayed the Pacific Highway project between Ghinn Ghinnd and Coopernook. Webb outlined May road work, added gravel, drainage, and repairs, noted rising hire rates for borings, and said Oxley Island and Kimbriki Road tasks were finished. A proposed Bawyer’s Gully bridge and a seven mile seal grant were discussed amid damage to the Landowne River site and calls to reroute the highway via Bulahdelan and Mablac weighing against keeping the current path.
A hall at night is noted during a ball event in the Town of EB. Details remain sparse in the readable text but the social gathering is identified as a local ball hosted in EB.
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