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Newspaper
Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer
Location
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 08, 1925
Page
5
Ambiguous local notice notes disruptions due to wet weather. Rev. Puthor McManus delivered an address to a large Sunday morning gathering. Attendance built for a meeting, with events continuing tonight and tomorrow, closing on Sunday.
A jumble of short items reports a Monday calibration day event with injuries from a four collision between trams in Crookvale and Manly street, a bus narrowly missing its driver in Chalmers street Sydney, hotel and restaurant workers strike activity in Perth, and a compulsory arbitration conference called by the Arbiration Court. Also noted are rioting tensions between Hana and Anaiian groups with one man killed by a knife and arrests for alleged attackers.
A letter to the Manningiver area farmers laments current proprietary pork buyers' conservative pricing while the Manning Co op Bacon Factory claims to pay fair prices for prime pigs up to 326 lbs. It includes a quoted letter from agents noting difficulties in the bacon market and cooperative channels gaining traction amid lower buyer values, urging fair pricing for quality stock.
Minutes from the Wingham district Parents and Citizens meeting note poor attendance by parents and discuss actions to support children. The secretary will contact Upper Manning Association and advertisers to boost turnout. The committee plans to appoint a contact to organize the forthcoming meeting and appeal for broader parental welfare involvement.
Fragmented sale notice outlines livestock including 29 cows and Ayrshire stock, Jersey mention, and various farm goods. Advertises flannels blankets slippers leather goods and clothing, with odd pricing and trade terms. The garbled copy lists merchandise from no clear source and suggests a local auction or general store catalog.
Fragmented notice recalls Edward Btylex and a May 1822 memory in Wingham. It lists land sale withdrawal, auction terms, and items including harnesses, stock, and horse gear, with references to Maitland Yards and local venues. The mangled text mentions a hospital dace, school of arts, and a vehicle auction with various lots and bidders.
Fragmentary text mentions Fire Motor Race and individuals like Tony Moreno and Atlan, with garbled phrases. No coherent event or outcome can be determined from the unreadable source.
A fragmented item notes Plannels and men’s teams with water reference at Tignes dated October 9. The brief mentions a value or cost noted as worth double. No clear events, outcomes, or individuals are fully identifiable from the readable text.
Fragmentary rail and river route notes list times and places with names like Mannion Montanari Lorme and Torvill, Krangbach La and Moorroad, indicating a schedule or itinerary for May with uncertain context and numerous typographical errors.
Church services are listed for May 10 a Sunday with early morning worship at Whaahamn at 1 am and H.C. 2 90 an. Wherrol Flat has H.C. and Titones at 1 30 p.m. Wing ham shows 79.
The Comboyne rainfall record shows January 497 points with 13 wet days, February 62 points and 11 wet days, March 963 points with 23 wet days, April 470 points with 11 wet days, May 9 points with wet days not fully listed. Since the year began, heavy rain totals exceed 34 inches, with only one dry spell up to the current month.
William Maines longtime resident of Wingham dies at 20 after a private hospital transfer. Native of the district he served as townman and council candidate, honored as honorary member of the Grand United Order of Odldtettown, with surviving brothers Karlow and Barney and sisters in Sydney and Tarée. Funeral at Presbyterian Church, Wingham Cemetery.
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