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Newspaper
Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer
Location
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 28, 1938
Page
4
The Central Coast Agriculture Association reports on show preparations, judge cards, and fair policies. Delegates discuss royal show standards, public booths, school competition, and departmental input while outlining dates for regional agricultural shows and upcoming annual meetings.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a long past event at a location inferred as Ellenborwish Luiawee Hottings with references to many names, places, and ritual elements. The text mentions a cemetery, a doctor or reverend, and an implied outcome but details are garbled and uncertain.
Mr Boldes Hile aged about 4x old identity of the Ward's River District died at MRD Hospital at 7 am last Friday 24h June 193%. He had been ill but entered hospital three days before death. Born in Germany he came to MBW as a baby and resided on the ALY River for about 60 years. Survived by widow and numerous children and relatives including Besirs dobn Hie Corel George era Phil Moorland Mesdames J Ridgeway James Manning and Ed Hayes. The interment was in Strong Cemetery on Saturday. Rev Father Keough officiated.
Fragmentary obituary data lists Emma Shoesmith aged 81 and a long list of relatives including Humphrey Shoranith and Sydney, with scattered details of birth, death near the Nausing River, and mentions of a Cornelia Biteat address and a matrilineal family circle.
The fragment reports on a golf competition where Mrs. Byrnes wins a match amid a dispute over caddie involvement and a penalty stroke for Miss Peach. A committee delayed decisions, then awarded a stroke to Mrs. Byrnes, while a water supply inquiry to Manning Council is noted alongside a council reply plan.
Schedule lists Church of England services with times and places. References to communion and evening prayers appear alongside midweek services and special dates. Names and locations are partially legible indicating weekly worship at several sites.
Fragment lists numerous churches including Catholic and Free Presbyterian entries with scattered names such as Wingham and Wyoghrn ULam. Times like 4:36 and 7 pm appear, but text is garbled with no coherent event or outcome to describe.
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