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  2. BRIDGE DAY

    The efforts of local councils to induce the Railway Commissioners to grant concession fares for district people travelling to Sydney ...

    Article : 243 words
  3. FUR FARMING

    Blue Mountains Shire Council, at its meeting on Wednesday, decided to support a proposal submitted by Mr Edwin Salter, of Lawson, that ...

    Article : 742 words
  4. "TIMES" JUBILEE

    Last week's issue of the "Nepean Times" celebrating the Jubilee of the paper had a splendid reception. There was a big demand for ...

    Article : 725 words
  5. RECAPTURED

    Raymond Arnold (19), who escaped from Emu Plaint Prison Farm on Sunday morning, was recaptured at Blacktown on Monday ...

    Article : 176 words
  6. Heard by the Way

    MR. W. FREAME found a William and Ann shilling, minted in the 17th Century. He also possesses the memoirs of a Quaker in Ireland, written ...

    Article : 60 words
  7. Motorists' Complaint

    MOTORISTS who regularly use the Mulgoa Road complain of straying stock on that highway. They state that the animals are turned out on the ...

    Article : 38 words
  8. Swimming Pool for Woodford

    THE progressive spirit in some of the people of Woodford is moving in the direction of having a swimming pool supplied for this centre by next ...

    Article : 49 words
  9. Saved from the Wolves

    IN thanking Blue Mountains Shire Council for the erection of much-needed light at Blaxland, a ratepayer, in a letter read at the meeting of ...

    Article : 52 words
  10. Card-Playing in the Park

    A COMPLAINT against card playing in Memory Park rotunda on Sundays was made by Ald. Cameron at the meeting of Penrith Council on ...

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  11. "The Boo-hoo Club"

    "BOX-ON" writes:—A new club has been formed at St. Marys, to be known as the "Boo-hoo Club." Last Saturday in the match between St. ...

    Article : 90 words
  12. Punishment to Fit the Crime

    ROAD repairs were under discussion at the meeting of St. Marys Council on Tuesday evening, and remarks by other aldermen led Ald. Christie to ...

    Article : 52 words
  13. Electric Light at Emu

    PENRITH Council decided on Tuesday evening to inform Council's electric light consumers at Emu that after this quarter the charge to them for electric ...

    Article : 69 words
  14. The Singer's Long Tour

    ON arrival at Penrith last Friday, Eric Malpas, a young man, told of his experiences in travelling across Australia on a push bicycle, making ...

    Article : 97 words
  15. Fraud that Worked

    A YOUNG man paid a visit to Lithgod and cashed a cheque with a business firm for £60, receiving jewelly to the value of about £30. The ...

    Article : 111 words
  16. Ambulance

    A meeting of the committee of the Nepean-Hawkesbury Ambulance was held at the Ambulance Station, Penrith, on Thursday, 3rd inst. There ...

    Article : 474 words
  17. Prince Alberts

    "MULGA" writes:—While I cannot recall a real old type swagman wearing socks on the track, I remember that the general practice was ...

    Article : 79 words
  18. Jollity Club Social

    A very successful effort to augment the funds for the renovation of the nurses' quarters at the Nepean District Hospital was the social evening held at ...

    Article : 142 words
  19. Wireless Station for the Mountains

    BLUE Mountains Shire Council is pushing its project for the establishment of a broadcasting station on the Mountains, by means of which the ...

    Article : 93 words
  20. Westmead Relics

    MANY old coins dating from 1770, tokens, and military buttons, have been dug up around Westmead; also legirous. In the early days convicts ...

    Article : 105 words
  21. Discussion Under Difficulties

    REPEATED interruptions from the audience at the meeting of St. Marys Council on Tuesday evening caused the Mayor, Ald Kennelly, much ...

    Article : 104 words
  22. The Office Boy in Charge

    THE editor of a country paper being temporarily obliterated, or over"inked," the office boy took a hand in filling the paper. He reported a ...

    Article : 119 words
  23. Bridge Taxation

    WHEN the Sydney Harbour Bridge (Administration) Bill was being considered by the Legislative Assembly in Committee, amendments dealing ...

    Article : 159 words
  24. The Butcher and the Lawyer

    A BUTCHER in a country town recently hailed his solicitor neighbor. "A dog has just stolen a leg of mutton from my shop. What can I do about ...

    Article : 119 words
  25. Retirement of Father Barlow

    Rev. Father Thomas Barlow, who was parish priest of Penrith for 16 years, has retired and gone to reside at Kincumber, on the Northern Line. The ...

    Article : 289 words
  26. Towed the Baby.

    THE other day a stately limousine drew up abruptly in a Melbourne street. The driver, a lady, felt a slight bump when a baby car, with a ...

    Article : 124 words
  27. Electricity for Rooty Hill

    THAT the electrical engineer of Blacktown Shire be allowed to address ratepayers of Rooty Hill and explain what was involved in the ...

    Article : 129 words
  28. A Monument to Captain Cook

    VERY few people are aware of the fact that Liverpool possesses a monument to Captain Cook, erected in 1833—almost a century ago. It is a ...

    Article : 259 words
  29. Making a Home

    COMING to the Penrith district with her sons, from the City, a mother has been endeavoring to make a living. Writing to the Smith Family ...

    Article : 260 words
  30. Water Supply and Work

    THAT the size of the main supplying water to Nepean Dairy Factory be increased was a request that was before Penrith Council on Tuesday ...

    Article : 171 words
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