This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer
Location
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 28, 1940
Page
4
Fragmentary 1940 report from Wingham details money found and police actions. Names and places are garbled but indicate a monetary incident involving residents and local officials. Authorities plan to process claims and follow up at the police office.
The document discusses police protection in a district, questioning funding, oversight, and coordination with a county or state authority. It mentions a member for the district and notes concerns about resources, timing, and efficiency, with references to departments and enforcement roles.
An unreadable excerpt discusses city and country papers facing closure, owner statements about sustaining operations, and reader reactions. It mentions Hartley Aston and general financial strain on publications, with apologies and appeals to customers for continued support amid uncertainty.
Unclear OCR text references Wingham District Cattle, Meare Put Gen Sedury Ld, and a 2011 event. Mentions people Sean ook HM Bray and Wingham 33 Dullowhe. Details include monetary figure £17 10 and quantities 2 LBs, but overall content is fragmented and not clearly coherent.
Advertisements list voluntary corps activities and a dairy farm sale in Wingham. Notices mention Mr HK Maller Kies and Mr L J Grierson How Secretary Romiber, with a church event at Wingham Presbyterian and Catholic Mall. The annual sale at Works in connection with Winenam includes a balance of event details. The function was very well attended and will be fully reported.
A fragmented report describes a community event at Karnak Flat near Vevey featuring Mr Kane, Mr Smith, and Mr Betts presenting a clock to Mr Janith. The speech highlights support for local industry and a wish for continued harmony, with attendees praising Mr Janith’s popularity and inviting ongoing friendship and patronage.
Several local items record community updates from Taree and surrounds. Notables include staff moves at government and military offices, hospital transfers, school and parish news, and personal milestones such as weddings and anniversaries.
A fragmentary report details a monetary incident and a ship docking at a harbor near a river crossing. It notes payments demanded by a purser and a subsequent legal judgment about breeding greyhounds beyond municipal powers. The case references Woollahra Municipal Council and owner charges, with a ruling limiting council authority over breed declarations.
An irregular transcription details a council or club meeting with names such as Summersville, Mr Batell, Mr Cooney, and Mrs Pole. It records minutes adoption, correspondence reception, treasurer’s report, and payments, plus plans for an afternoon meeting and a charity sale table with assigned duties and dates.
Movem ent in aid of the Punt Liberty Theatre Wink fam and others drew crowds to Winghaen Aengie HIGHTS. Donations listed include cattle and cash for Sergeant Loomes and Master Tan MacPurrion. The effort showcased a dramatic display of support with figures totaling multiple divisions and paralleled by local volunteers and families.
Fragmentary wartime report notes Atesia ultimatum and the threat of returning Bessarabia. Soviet actions to delay respond to King Carol and mobilization plans in Romania amid emergency measures.
Fragmented OCR reports Japan plans actions against Germany while Allied fronts tighten. Mentions of British freighter ambush near Abyaddinan border, casualties, and shifting positions in Cairo, Malta, and surrounding theaters. Complex garbled dates and names indicate a broad war narrative with multiple theaters and targets.
The deceased, aged St Your He feted 4 Widew and Sheex soma and others, died after a long illness. Funeral held Saturday at the Manning River PU cemetery with burial at See Chueh OF Rowland parila. Survived by Mrs. chiteCurtney V Tareel and others.
An oblique 19th century obituary fragment mentions Mr. Oscar James Akhurst and a funeral in a Western setting. It notes a death in an unidentified town, a field or street scene, and a cryptic recurrence to names such as Wingham and Brer. The text references a pallbearer and a registrar, with scattered dates and places suggesting a local burial ceremony in a colonial or frontier era.
News in brief notes a harsh winter across regions with the Lower tunter ung Willams Fuvers area hit hard. It cites Braney of the Primary Producers and MF Cr. Rummel urging measures as drought and supply concerns strain rural areas renewing calls for aid and policy action.
Football notes from Central Park describe Wingham and Warren Flat teams preparing for Sunday action. Players include Deekinson Betes Aditwill Junweni and Poomay Cooke with Quins Per ound and Barwick Tees among listed. A charity draw proceeds to Patriotic Burrowes.
A clipped item notes a reward connected to Bert and Fen in Conklin with a puzzling sequence of garbled text including colors and potatoes. The readable fragments imply a local notice about a reward, but details are unclear and no specific actions, dates, or entities beyond Bert and Fen are identifiable.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.