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New coach, lots of laughs, a great holiday...

Remembering Pez. Trethowan Molong's longtime unofficial Mayor, friend and confidante to many, mentor, mate and best

Helen, Barbara, Pat and Jim, Edna, Yvonne, Vi, Colleen, Ann and Margot (leader) joined a group of residents from Cudal and Manildra on a special Cabonne tour of northern NSW, and Queensland recently. Returning home they all said what a wonderful time they had and enjoyed plenty of laughs together. Particularly with Cabonne Council's Margot Brown who with her jovial humour helps to organise (and entertain) grateful residents who love to head off on a holiday or attend one day events such as musicals and shows in Dubbo or Sydney - and to enjoy shorter tours of places like Lightning Ridge etc. Well done to the delightful Margot Brown and Cabonne Council's community development team on this worthwhile and much appreciated long-time initiative. Now safely back at home ... the keen travellers are now looking forward to their next outing.

Mayor, Deputy re-elected

Cabonne Council’s Mayor Kevin Beatty and Deputy Mayor Jamie Jones have been re-elected unopposed at an Ordinary Council meeting held in Molong on Tuesday, 26 September 2023. Their re-election continues an unchanged leadership team for Cabonne Council for the next 12 months, with the next Mayoral election to be held September 2024. Both Mayor Kevin Beatty and Deputy Mayor Jamie Jones are looking forward to working together over the next 12 months. “It’s an absolute honour and privilege to be able to represent the Cabonne Community for another term and is a role I don’t take lightly. I would like to congratulate Cr Jamie Jones on his reappointment as the Deputy Mayor for another term. Your assistance over the past 12 months has been greatly appreciated as we have navigated the difficult times our communities have endured”, Mayor Kevin Beatty said. "I want to also acknowledge and thank the other Councillors for their ongoing support. Despite a very difficult period, our

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Council team is a one focused on getting the job done. Whilst not all of the community may agree with every decision made, we are a team that does make decisions, and these decisions are progressing Cabonne", Mayor Kevin Beatty said. “It is a pleasure to be appointed Deputy Mayor again and to work alongside the re-elected Mayor, Kevin Beatty" said Cr. Jones. "I look forward to working together to progress projects within our community. The last 12 months have been the most difficult year Council has ever faced, following years of droughts, bushfires and COVID-19. We will continue to face challenges, but I am confident that we will continue to push the envelope to get projects delivered to our communities”, said Deputy Mayor Jamie Jones. Both the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and the broader Council team will continue to lobby on behalf of Cabonne communities to deliver infrastructure and services needed following the devastating floods, as well as continuing to seek funding opportunities to ensure Cabonne communities continue to grow and thrive.

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by Rozzi

Molong’s Debutante Ball - Still On

No-one in Molong enjoyed last Sunday night’s thrilling ARL Grand Final and the fantastic win by the Penrith Panthers more than local residents, Hugh and Cr. Libby Oldham. Whilst the entrepreneurial couple are better known for their investment in Molong through the brilliant buildings in Gidley Street (formerly known as Jayes Gallery and Cafe) - little did we know that they are also part of the Panther’s ‘Royal Family’. Panthers Coach, Ivan Cleary happens to be Hugh’s sister Betty’s son and Hugh and Libby’s nephew. Nathan, their great nephew. “We’ve known both and the entire Cleary family since they entered the world as babies and watched and enjoyed seeing them grow. They are a wonderful family - Ivan has always been a quiet unassuming person throughout his playing and coaching career. Both he and Nathan are much loved and admired members of the Oldham/Cleary families. Being involved in tourism ... maybe Hugh and Libby might be able to attract Ivan and Nathan to town sometime? Well, that’s a good idea and would help our teams - and, the kid’s would love the opportunity.

Wendy Pankhurst and her team advise that the planned Molong Debutante Ball is still on the calendar to be held in 2023. There is a date, time and the debs. and their partners are patiently waiting ... choosing their gowns and suits - the page boy and flower girl have been chosen. Training is happening. The one and only only hold-up has been in waiting for the completion of the planned venue - the new Molong Community Centre and the official handover to Cabonne Council by the relevant parties. “We’re ready to go” said Wendy - “and staying in touch with Council for a date”. “It’s going to be a wonderful event and we’re all excited for the big night to arrive”. The event will be an important fundraiser to support children affected by a debilitating and life threatening heart condition. The Express will advise of the confirmed date, time, and ticket sales when the information is available from Cabonne Council.

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An Express reader sent us this photo of one of Molong’s many Debutante Balls. We’re not sure of the year - nor the name of the debs (and the matron, page-boy and flower-gir). We’re asking today’s readers to name each and all plus the year. Where are they now? Where did this glamorous young women disappear to? What career did they follow, do they still live locally? The Express will provide a $50 donation to the forthcoming Molong Debutante Ball fundraiser to help children suffering with a rare heart problem to kick-off the fundraiser. Please Send email molongex@bigpond.net.au or phone Rozzi on 0490734650 with your answers.

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October MAG Molong Village Markets: The hardworking MAG team led by Chairperson, Peter Batten, achieved another successful market at the Molong Rec. Grounds last Monday (Long Weekend). "It was a hot day for this market" said Peter. "However, some 3,000 people attended the event. We had a mix of local and district residents, many from Orange, and visitors from around Australia who were passing through town - noticed the markets - and stopped and joined in the fun. There were also some international visitors including from Israel. The diversity of the stalls was again another positive feature of the October markets with a great combination of food, fresh foods, coffee, jewellery, clothing, farmyard treasures ... and the list goes on. Once again, MAG is very pleased with the overall response by attendees. We are very happy that MAG was able to attract more people to town and encouraged by the number of travellers who stopped. Main street traders have been pleased with the extra customers they received as a result of the markets on what would otherwise have been a quiet weekend of trade. Thank you again from Team MAG Molong Markets. And, thank you to our sponsors and the number of volunteers who came forward on the day to ease our small team's workloads.

Applications open Monday 2nd October 2023 for the Community Building Partnership (CBP) program, with grants available to help make the Orange region a better place to live, work, learn and play. The program invests in infrastructure projects that deliver positive social, environmental and recreational outcomes while Small Business Events in October Cabonne Council is hosting two Small Biz promoting community participation, events in October - Cabonne Small Business and inclusion and cohesion. Since 2009, the program has Networking Events - Molong and Canowindra If you are a small Business owner operating awarded more than $436 million to in Cabonne, come along to enjoy an evening more than 19,700 projects across of engaging discussion, gather and exchange the state, from access ramps for ideas on building resilience in business and forge community halls to resurfacing the valuable connections with your local business local sporting grounds. Incorporated not-for-profit community. On the night there will be three local business community organisations and owners in a panel-style discussion ready to local councils are eligible to apply discuss their inspirational real life stories, offering for grants of between $5,000 and practical wisdom and some tips and tricks to inject $150,000. In 2023, grants must to your business. The events: Wednesday, 11 October in Molong from 6pm8pm @ The Telegraph Hotel, Molong Tuesday, 10 October in Canowindra from 6pm8pm @ The Canowindra Hotel Light catering provided.

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Great entertainment continues in Molong @ Kim's Freemasons Hotel

We're not sure what keeps Molong business woman Kim Stojanov going. Stoic, resiliant, determined, never ever give up character? Not even the major November 2022 flood stopped Molong's woman of entrepreneurship. Did she complain? No! Did she bail out and not reopen the Freemasons (bottom pub) in Bank Street? No! Did she start again against all odds of no insurance (unaffordable)? Did she start again againsts all odds severely stacked against her business premises? Yes. Is Kim and her new kitchen team now serving the best food (lunches and dinner) from the pub kitchen? Absolutely. We're glad Kim does not give up on herself, her family, her pub and the entire town and district. BECAUSE ... Kim has added live music to the Freemasons growing list of weekly entertainment. Last weekend - the long weekend was another of Kim's live music concerts in the wonderful courtyard area. "Fantastic" said the crowd of locals and visitors. Next weekend - Kim has secured Amber Lawrence. See front page. We're proud of you Kim for not giving up on your town and your committment in continuing to build your dream. We're all right there with you. Thanks Kim. By Rozzi

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Perry Trethowan 1949-2023 Molong Legend

Molong lost a great mate, friend and mentor when Perry Trethowan passed away recently. Some 300+ people from near and far attended Pez’s Memorial Service last Saturday at the Molong Rec. Grounds. Here is Perry’s story - in respect of an outstanding citizen who made a huge difference. Good morning. For those who don't know me, my name is Kevin Beatty. My family and I moved to Molong in 1996 when I was stationed here as a Police officer. I would firstly like to thank Brony, Dean, Jodie and their extended family for asking me to address you all today. It is an honour, privilege and gives me great pleasure to speak about Perry with you all. In reflecting this morning about today. It was easy to realise that, when the Trethowans had the Newsagency, there was not a single person in Molong, our surrounding villages, and everywhere in between that did not know who Perry was. I will begin by quoting Perry. I am sure all of you at one time in your life would of heard these words when you attended the Molong Newsagency. How are you Pez? “Never seen the world looking brighter” It i'll be right.” “Take it easy mate, you can't rush these things.” This was always accompanied with a smile, a laugh, a joke or a real good yarn. Perry loved talking to everyone. It didn't matter if it was 6am or 6pm, the greeting, the smile, yarn, was still the same. In a way he was the sounding board for the community. (Kevin read the family tribute below) Perry David Edwin Trethowan first born son of Harry and Dordy Trethowan, was born on the 4th October 1949 in Albury. Perry spent his childhood in Albury and Howlong and he attended Ivanhoe Grammar School for his senior years. When Perry left school, he met the love of his life and soul mate, Bronny. They engaged at the age of 17 and married on the 25th April 1970. Starting their life together at Tongala, Victoria, Pez worked on the family dairy farm for the next few years. Perry played cricket and football growing up and he had a great supporter along the way. His No 1 supporter felt very strongly if anyone manhandled her man and this may have led to confrontation with the opposition on occasions, causing Bronny to get hit over the head with a brolly and Pez yelling “Get in the car” from the footy field. The next move for Pez and Bron was to Wodonga where Pez worked at Dunstan’s Saw Mill as a labourer. On the 17th July 1973, Pez and Bron welcomed Dean, their first born into the world with Jodi to follow 2 years later on the 4th November 1975. In 1978, The Trethowan family made the move to Paynesville, East Gippsland Victoria to work with Harry and Dordy in the family owned General Store and Newsagency which included the milk run. A few years later Perry’s brother and his wife joined the family business. In 1983 Perry and Bronny made one of the biggest decisions of their life to purchase a newsagency of their own and relocate the family once again. Little did they know that this move to Molong would be for the next 40 odd years of their life where they continued to build their business and serve the Molong community. Upon speaking to one of Perry’s closest friends recently, we were reminded that Perry introduced VB to NSW as well as drinking at night tennis. He passed this trait on to his son but Dean took it one step further and used to go to The Freemasons between sets. In 1991, they purchased ‘Glenrowan’ which strengthened Pez’s love of the land. When he wasn’t at the newsagency you would find him driving around the paddocks with his medicine chest checking his stock. A few years later Pez expanded his portfolio and purchased ‘The Willows’ at Cumnock. This led to many so called ‘farm days’ (although we are not quite sure how much work actually got done). In 2020, Pez and Bron sold the newsagency to retire to the farm life. Unfortunately a decline in health restricted Pez from enjoying his retirement. Over the last two years Perry had numerous visits to the hospital with various illness. He overcame one hurdle only to be dealt

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another. He fought a long and hard battle and we are so proud of him for giving it his all, but unfortunately he didn’t win. He lost the battle on Monday 25th September at 10pm. As I said earlier, I moved to Molong in 1996. One of the first people I met was Perry. Within days of me starting work, I was called out in the earlier hours of the morning to a break in at the Supermarket and the 22 Novenber 2007 Newsagency. Thieves had smashed the front door of the Newsagency and stolen cigarettes. I immediately noted Perry's easier going attitude. He was certainly annoyed about what had happened but was calm and got on with cleaning up the mess. I remember him saying,, oh well I might as well stay here at wait for the papers.' Pez always took a positive attitude. This was clearly evident in the last two years as he battled his health issues. This was a the start of a long friendship with the Trethowans and their extended family. Over the years we shared many social events and work on each others places ( Perry always insisted on Back lining my sheep after shearing) and of course we shared the odd VB. Molong had taken the Victorian out of him but we couldn't get the VB out of him. A very rewarding time for me was when I played Perry in a Molong Players theatre production. I spent a lot of time with Pez, learning how he walked, how he moved and how he talked. We got to know each other pretty well and of course had the odd VB. After I had just retired from policing, Pez asked my if I would do his paper deliveries for a couple of weeks while he went up north on holidays. I agreed and he told me that he would show me the ropes. Pez told me to me to meet him and 14 September 2006 the shop at midday on a Saturday so we put that one on the verandah, drive down the drive and could do a dry run. Pez closed the shop and we went put that one out the back but if it;s raining throw it under out the front to the company car, an old Toyota Camry the carport. All these different instruction on where each station wagon. I went to the front passenger seat and paper had to go continued until we finished. We got back went to get in. I saw that the seat was fully reclined with to the shop and Pez finished with,” It;s easy mate you'll the head rest resting against the back seat. Perry said, be right.” no you'll have to hope in the back, the front seat is where Sunday night came, the next day was the first day as the papers go. I'll show how to stack them later. I hopped paper boy. Now bare this in mind. I had been in some in the back, Pez handed me over a VB and said, I've had real pressure situation as a police officer, arrested violent a busy morning, we better have one. Off we went, me criminal, thieves, murderers. Given evidence in supreme felling like miss daisy in the back. Courts. None of that compared to the pressure of trying to First delivery was to the top pub, 'throw one in the remember Pez's instructions on which paper went where. drive through then drop the papers down to the servo. I hardly slept a wink before the alarm went off at 4.30am. Then throw one in the front foyer of council, out of the I did the run, always took a few extra telegraphs and weather. We then turned out of Bank street and headed heralds just in case. One thing I did notice, when driving up Edward street near the old corner store. 'Throw one the company car, I had never waved to so many on near the front step of that unit. The lady can't walk too coming cars, Everyone waved. That certainly tell you far and its out of the rain. We then went back down something. On about the third day, mid morning, I went Bank street heading towards the rec ground. We got to down to the newsagency to do some business. Luke the catholic school and Pez slipped the auto shift into said to me, Kevin, a few of the customers on the paper neutral. I told him that he was out of gear and in neutral to run have been in. They said clearly Perry is away. A few which he replied, 'Yeah I know, where pulling over down of them couldn't find their paper, some got a telegraph the bottom of Edward street. I looked over his shoulder when they should have got a Herald and vice a versa. I and saw that we were doing 15KPH. Next thing I heard a don't think Perry is going to be to happy. trucks exhaust brakes, turned around and all I could see Pezz wasn't too happy with me and he made me get was the grill of a kenworth. The truck pulled out around it right. He decided to fall over on holidays, break his hip us,blasted the air horns. Pez said, I don't know what his and make me do the paper run for another 4 months problem is. through winter. Pez did this on all the down hill runs around town. It did Pez you are going to be missed by all your family, explain to me why I saw him driving so slow around town friends and the community. You fought a tremendous most of the time. I think he was saving on company fuel. battle. Take it easy mate, don't rush things. We hope that We continued the run, Throw this one over there. If it is you now see your new world brighter. raining put it under the car. Put that one under the tree,

People & Places Molong's Early Risers Last week's cold white frosts encouraged many of us to roll over to more 'slumberland' bliss and a return to gentle zzzzzzz's. It's not the same for popular Molong newsagent, Perry Trethowan, who has to hop out of bed in the cold to make sure daily newspapers are delivered on time. Perry is up and around by 3.00 a.m. (Yes, an unbelievable 3.00 a.m.!!) to deliver the Tele, Sydney Morning Herald, Molong Express (Thursdays) and the CWD to keen readers who like to share the

early morning news with their hot tea and toast. Then, it's back to the Trethowan's newsagency in a still dark Bank Street. With the sun starting to peep over the hill.... Molong's popular newsagent catches up on his own zzzzzzz's in the warmth of his Toyota. Until 6.00 a.m. when Perry opens shop to greet other early morning risers with his welcoming "gidday" and parting "take it easy". Story and photos by Rozzi Smith. More of Molong's Early Risers next week

From the Molong Express 8 July 2010

3.30 a.m. Perry arrives in town to start delivering the daily newspapers. (He sure looked more alive than Rozzi who rugged up and went along on the early morning run!.

Time for a pre-dawn short "gidday" to another early riser, the driver of Robert's Bakery delivery van.

More papers to be moved inside after delivery by the last paper truck for the day.

The 'Tele' ready for delivery to local households and businesses - via the best in customer service. On wet days, delivery by Perry is to front doors. How's that for amazing customer service!

A short read (no! that's a definite nap) before Perry opens the newsagency doors to welcome customers.

One of the stops is the Molong Korner Store where papers are delivered for the day's trade.

By 6.00 a.m. lights are on at Trethowan's Molong Newsagency ready to welcome other early risers. Even on a cold, frosty morning - there are plenty of locals and travellers popping in to say 'good morning' to Perry.

It's 6.30 a.m. and Tim (on his way to work in Orange) makes customer number 10 for the day.

t's easy to roll over in bed, switch off the alarm, snuggle into the doona, and catch just a minute more of good old ‘shut eye’. But not for the very likeable Perry Trethowan. It’s early to bed and early to rise for our Perry – and has been for some 26 years now since he and wife, Bron, decided to purchase the Molong Newsagency in Bank Street. Up at 3 a.m. Monday to Friday to take delivery of Sydney and local papers, magazines etc Perry then does his paper round in and around local streets and to the Molong Korner Store, BP Service Centre, Molong Hospital etc. etc.. “I’m usually up and around before the frost hits” said Perry who leaves his farm at 3.15 a.m. to head into the newsagency. “This week, the frost beat me up. “I’ve never seen a frost like that one. It had settled around my place before I got up”. So, how does Perry manage to jump out of bed so early in the morning and after so many years? “The mornings are good. “The summer months are particularly good. “I’m a good sleeper though” he assured me as we drove in the white Toyota ute around many Molong streets and houses that I have never noticed before. First stop was to deliver the Telegraph Hotel’s paper, then up to Cabonne Council – then around the dark streets to private homes, up around the hospital hill, the hospital, Prunus Lodge and eventually to Leanne and Paul Kinsella’s Molong Korner Store – at the same time the Roberts Bread and Pie Van pulled in to deliver their daily order. Back into Bank Street at 5.30 a.m. and the sun was still only

An early morning traveller on his way to work saw the light on at Perry's so he stopped in for an early morning paper.

thinking about rising. This is the special 30 minutes when Perry catches up on a quick snooze in his warm ute. 6.00 a.m. is shop opening time and a busy time for Perry when early morning workers call for their paper and a quick chat before driving off to Orange and other places for work. Locals are often at Perry’s at this time of the morning until around 8.00 a.m. when it slows down a bit. “I grab a cup of coffee at around 6.30 a.m. Then have some cereal and fruit

All rugged up for their early morning walk - Daphne Huggett, with her little doggie mate, stopped to pick up their (best read) Molong Express from Perry.

when the girls come in to work”. Working from 3.00 a.m. until 6.00 p.m. of a night is a very long day – but Perry manages to fill these times most days of the year. “I have a bit of a sleep around lunch time (at the back of the shop) for about an hour. “Then I keep going until we close at 6.00 p.m”. Then he’s off to his farm and the lovely Bron for time together. Somehow Perry manages to run two farms which he obviously enjoys very much. “Take it easy” is one of Perry’s favourite sayings to his many customers and friends. Could there ever be a man so laid-back as Perry Trethowan? Perry and Bron with their then young family, Jodie and Dean, moved to Molong 26 years ago from the pretty Victorian lakeside town of Paynesville. Located on the fascinating Gippsland Lakes, Paynesville has always been a 'boating town' with keen sailors and drivers of all kinds of motor boats enjoying time on the series of waterways to the outlet to the sea at Lakes Entrance. Why leave such a splendid place? "Jodes and Deano were young and we wanted to spend more time as a family together. We were in a fairly large retail/newsagency business at the time. I had already come to Orange to look at a business – and drove back to Paynesville that evening. There was a fax at home of other newsagencies for sale - with one at Molong. I hopped into the car the next day to head to Molong with Bron. We were both pleased with what was offered to us". Molong has been very lucky!

MOLONG EXPRESS, October82023 MOLONG Thursday EXPRESS,5Thursday July 2010 97

75 years ago 28 September 1948

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WHERE TO BUY THE 'EXPRESS' 'THE

EXPRESS' following

the

sale

Newsagents:

GRANGER, Molong.

LUNGAS,

Manildra Cumnock.

HOGAN, BRUCHHAUSER,

B. S. MRS. F.

Yeoval. Cudal.

L. CHAPMAN, DIXON', Eugowra

Kindly

place

your a3 order, restrictions neces strict limit on the of extras

newsprint sitate number

printed

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the

Despite crops

The

not

disease,

yield

about

little

yield,

broken

within

record.

any

days.

are

the

silos it

although

best,

the

Although

obtained

said

they

when

Molong hotel

has

not be

Ilogan,

'We

yet

spirits '

for

beer

will

have since.

been

Mr.

selling

and

in amount last week,

F.A.Q.: Second

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and

Talking This

.silo

the

iad

That

and

proved

uis

offhand 'would

say. wheat

Burgess

ten

.the

that.

nas

circumstances,

normal

shot

and

lot

average wheat

they,

wheat

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possibility end with

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for

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tests

value

have of

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the

dose

daily

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Kruschen

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district

Col

normal,

the

complete. Tone

centres.

£2,000. £2,000. £1,700. Cumnock, £1,000. The

subscriber this

dropped

night's

£3/2/6

found the

where

officers

yesterday discussed

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the

Street,',

brought need

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rate

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the

number

for

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end

viewed

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results

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promised

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the

benefit

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stated.

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pos

never

hope

let

all

see

said.

gatekeeper

that

Molong Orange

Depart

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good Aid.

some

interview,'

the

will

the

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few

this

four

seats

the

public

leave

the

Sunday

there

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every

organisation

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want

size any to know

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the

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spending ?

auction

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the

District

discharged

sale

was

Southern

fur

advertised

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Hall, 20.

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until

postponed

from

Hillan

and.

for

small

holidays

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are

and

Street

tonight

Sydney

spent Gidley

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spent

holidaying '

holidays of Smith,

and

Mrs.

Sandra.

daughter, x

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find

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depressed

relieved

recently

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intends

been

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said.

depressed.'

mentally

soil,

who

been

left

Mrs. J. Attenborougli Lane Cove.

his

are

Molong

Murray.

lie

important

the by

vacation

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shotgun

died

Miss tomor

of Murray, Murray is being Heaton's by his

operation

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lias

examined

his

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will

Sydney.

annual

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niture, be held

net-«s-

Wilson

returning deceased

wound

for their

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took

been

the

said.

today

stage

their

Mrs. Mr.

weeks.

evidence

mentally

Dr.

find

Thompson,

said:

leave

leaning

the

Sydney

Thomas,

,(first

McKeowen

Mr.

pital where

stock

caused

request

worried,'

'Mr.

gunshot whilst

II.

Bank,

.holidays

and

pital,

Police,

the

his

heart.

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went

the

that

manner, in .Wilson,

was

'Prior

and

ing,

want

possible.'

barrel

.death,

near

found

Hall

float

and

the

Street. at Wright, Mr. Bill

see

morning

floor, of

that

G, that

him,,

would

before

said.

any color

placing cement

over

stantaneous,

for

procession Town the

opinion

for

Mr.

the-

commenced

left

Margaret row

has

Mrs.

been

gone with

lioli

and

Mrs.

and

Sydney holidays

the

gun

had

limit

body

the

said

possible, nominations

all

the

.meeting tonight,' he

ol:

life

gun

Burgess

Yeoval. Cudal. a

where

Neville.

Pat

Commonwealth

did

was nearer his heart placed it the discharging by pressing with a case lid. trigger packing 'It would be quite to discharge easy

which

far, float

enter

own

to Miss

crows

having company

for tonight Sydney; her annual spend

plans

Miss

Mr. out

Molong

of of

and

Carpenter,

that

procession Carpenter

school

Celebration

Ken

offers

the

take

still

the

Mr.

morning

days,

appeared

abode.

Casey, John,

and

Mudgee

morning.

annual holidays, last night.

father my the shed. It

to in

early shoot at

and

his

,tlie

float.

Office

nre

members

any

wishing

Post

strict morning

and

vacant

the

Mr.

will to journey Sunday to participate in that Sunday city.

will

bandsmen,

declared

the

tlie

usually practice

out

patch.

'T.

procession on April

been

Committee, said'

only

Band

bus

10.30

National Library of Australia ?

down, and quotas

has

Sp.p.rfitn.rtr

sizes

and

the

streets

for public holiday celebrations. centenary

Railway

the

have

time

types

all

which

good

district

MOLONG BAND FOR ORANGE

aitate number our

Floats

are required for through Molong

case

soon

would

hopeful

from

expected

above

his

Wilson.

Teddy

sons,

with her Mrs. sister, Holidaying of Betts is Mrs. Rhodes, W. Street, of with her small Orange, Patterson, daughter, Lesley.

the

had

refused

belonged kept

gun

was

Sgt. Farriiigton, evidence gave 'Melrose' in

class.'

Leaving

she

aoctor.

'The

and

to go melon

WHERE'S MOLONG— THOSE FLOATS ?

Mrs.

and

last,

two

HEALTH'

and

here residenceyears Mr. L and; Mrs. Street, / left the district. Mr. Casey-

their

life.'

own

weeks

health

worried.

—K.3.7

week

Euchareena

sympathetic,

'lit

am'

result.

its

the

over-subscribed,'

said.

said

permanent

appointed. 'I

Mayor

Fry

great ment

said

from

'They

the

with

over

put

authorities

the

sible,'

his

three

indifferent

beer,'

several

Thursday

yesterday new place

witness's

father

Mon earliest

came

He fatality. that suggested

next the

supply

with

Stores

feeling

—

are

all

centres.

Street

very

was

here

second

ran

Mr.

bridge the

'Cudal

Road.

'Mr.

been

advance people regarding Mr. said. George' 'For the last Security Loan,' added, Mr. George 'Molong its class with topped £35,940 with a capita of per subscription £21/5/9.

and

;

now.

back

another

Gov

the

use

with

INDIFFERENT

'IN

bottle

Chemists

that

Gef

spoke

last

to prior say anything intended taking not

Cumnock.

of al

night

Tracey

Jim

brotlier-in-law, the '.o property.

sup

Miss is Edna of Bathurst, Dunn, a few weeks with spending holiday Mr. Mrs. J. G. and grandparents, West of End. Weeltes,

shot his

milk

Thursday

left their

lay

who,

Officer

Farrington

rierge'ant

health

the

tea).

purified.

get

sale

body

father's

Medical

TOWN TALK

After

16.

said

will

added.

got

it's

her

lie

spilt workers

the we

she

Gidley OTvsey 'have

witnesses

barrel the floor with a single There was blood gun nearby. he dead. and cliest appeared He contacted Dr. G. B. Wilson,

received.

interviewing subscriptions,'

from

site,

ready

ing

(the'

relief

said.

the including overhead pedestrian subway.

crossing

proposals

forward,

Fry

Mr.

Tilbroolc

SUBWAY'

bridge,

lower idea

morning.

with

possibility level

present

'If

day,

before

[

Rlornin^i

conducted

three

February

over

crying

an lasted under hour. inquiry Arthur Harold evidence, son said lie of deceased, on his father's a slied body in Pinecliffe property 'Melrose,' on the of lived, morning they

Giving Boardman,

KRUSCHEN

.been

said.

George

the

he per cent.,' said, advance subscriptions

have

cup

with

Kruschen

have

quotas

Mr. time, will be at

'Interest

the Aid. J. special meeting, Mayor, A. Tilbroolc, with other. said, together lie had three met aldermen, railway

from

This

was

the

and

kept and

are

regular

course

Manildra,

Cudal,

last

Mr.

released

Eugowra,

have but

only

were

two of

cover

bodily

—

Organiser,

morning

They are: Molong, £9,000.

con

Road

by Molong

sixpence the First— Second functions

this

HOGAN, to

Loan

month?

Loans

would

week,

Newsagents:

WORKS

proven

small

There

for

closed

Pinecliffe.

can rheumatic cripple Agonising pain to rid of now Act your system you. that matter waste poisonous' seeps the bloodstream, causes needle into to acid in uric crystals lodge sharp Salts and muscles joints. Kruschen flushes out the system, taken regularly free from the waste matter it keeps that causes rheumatism, lumbago, Kruschen stiff joints. helps you, meet enthusiasm. tasks with ?daily energy,

fold

£15,700

raise

Fifth

opens

George, for quotas

the

Euchareena

statement

the

Western

the

Hotel

breweries

the this

(

left

wheat

B. S. BRUCHHAUSER, L. CHAPMAN, MRS. A. F. Eugowra W. DIXON, your order, place Kindly restrictions newsprint Bank

will

Telegraph

».

Thursday.

,on

said.

Had

district

the

for

which

from

Street

the

investigated yesterday Railway and Engineer Council. Municipal was

the

idea when be again

beer

added.

inquest

bags.

expected

of creek

the

over

lower

has

GRANGER, Molong. Manildra LUNGAS,

bridge

draught

now

'Express':

been

Thursday, for ply

Mr.

Mr. G. the Orange Coroner, morn at Thompson, Molong this Mr. A. A. on the death of ing at on 16, Boardman, February

153,000

those

FOR FIFTH SECURITY LOAN

COUNCIL'S CONFERENCE WITH RAILWAY OFFICER

Wednes

in drawing Hogan

advised

been

that

At Molong

Sons,

about in

week.

following

have

CAN DISTRICT EXPRESS' RAISE £15,700?

BRIDGE OVER 'THE CREEK FROM STREET? the

quota,'

Licensee

stack,

and

until

made

available,'

yield. had been

the

brewery bottled

out

run

had

and

the

over

has

the

day

told

took

26,

CORONIAL INQUIRY ON PINECLIFFE FATALITY

HILL

the

and they could. they 58,000 bags

that

are

said they agents taking bagged

another

him

homestead

wheat

said, what

Myors

estimated

The continue about

the

night, received

morning.

this

before,

rain

last

been

agents,

the said

liad

had

never

added.

ties

seen

the

from a gleaned it agents, ap bags' to the acre

gathering

had I

wheat,

bushels

get

falls

BAD'

ever

have

said.

and

six

the

down,

'only

were

AND

sprung had never

have

continuous

when

advance

have not certainly Mr. bad, Burgess '

farmers

about

not

but

day,

Rheumatism

but

bad,

frequent

have

just I

ripen. rust

information

knocked

sec

about

SHOT

SPRUNG' of

said Burgess before. type

'jsut much

eitheTj'

the

fall

would

shows

sprung.

paddocks

the

think

rain

that

been

said.

WHEAT

Speaking

Mr.

really

NEVER

don't

the

From

number

pears A

would...

grade

Mr. 'ALL

ib.,'

that

and

was

said.

which

silos

shot

'RUST

started seen

the

of it

with

worse

much

which

suffered

?'ears.

'I md

left

still

ting rain.

have

wheat.

rust

before,

year

earlier, nine out

sown

best

grade

rain

that

season

second

the

stored

wheat

percentage

'None

first

much

due

than

'All'

the wheat just :auglit ;he stage. flowering 'Late wheat this nore

which

silos,

bushels. 162,309 bushels. 111,973 Express' reporter Mr. Ted Bur; agent,

Sprung:

said:

jess, '

morning,

;lii's

the

is:

bushels.

36,563 Grade:

while

each.

Jones, we

WHERE TO BUY THE 'EXPRESS' Tlie

;losed

week,

hour

E. Y.

'Since

February

of hours each the couple day with and of exception Monday, Wednesday when it rationed out was yesterday, an hour, a of to quarter daily. 'We are now completely out,'

February

wine

Mrs.

De's said:

Hotel,

over

quarter

beer

morning,

Freemasons out

Under

beer

-of

for

when

this the

to the feel beginning the strike in breweries.

are

due to

out

known

available.

ran

and

26,

has

been

out.

run

again

Interviewed

resulted

stacks.

shortage

has

beer

beer-drinkers

of the

One

men

remember

not had

harvest

other

could

several

this,

could

the

bigger

wheat yards

the

confirmation

that

Railway Mofflngrecord. biggest on

effects

believed

are

bushels

the

either

It stacks

wheat

Molong

460,000

few

bushels 450,000 more is expected. is one understood,

than

and

stacks,

rust

finishes

stripping

Already,

BIGGEST WHEAT STACKS ON RECORD ?

RUST DISEASE

heavy

expected

are

when

MOLONG FEELS EFFECT OF BEER SHORTAGE

Yield

Molong Harvest May 460,000 Bushels DESPITE HEAVY

re-erection drome

those it

will,

shortly.

The

with

buildings,

the

for earmarked is , expected,

aero-

exception

other be

purposes,

disposed'

printed

extras

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—

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MOLONG BAND TO AT PARKES

LANEWAY PROPOSALSTILL UNDECIDED Molong legal

opinion

the

ruling

cission

motion.

Tuesday

letter

from

Mr.

the

aldermen.

The

September

dated

letter,

the

terms 'If

mained

so.

Council

'The

question dealt

lodged

with

tember MUST

answer

Council,

and

after

order

for to

cil

any

submit

that period, alderman of

resolution

'CANNOT

jected, cission

any cannot until

again

months '

-it

J.hrec not

Scott

told

view

Orange,

letter

was

bears

myself

Mr.

nor

'until

made

SHOULD

members.

hanging thing

three

the

must

nig, 'hp

open

was

should This

letter

his

Shire

TENDERS GRAZING RIGHTS

RENDERS

also

obtain and

Mainerd the

legal Scott

Mr.

.Cald

II.

Tilbrook

| |

Cudal

for

the

1st drawn

November, to

the

unrestricted

the

area

Tenders

to.

the

Attention

that

fact

have

certain

the

table

rul

Cudal

Polo

Showground,

endorsed

visions

the

not

|| |

J I

23rd

BATHS

to and in

Molong

24th

the

Details application.

jj li

Closing October,

duties

date, 3947.

}

f, '

had

10th'

Friday, H.

SCOTT,

Town

has

Clerk, 1

decided

'and be

Empire

High

KXTRA

GOOD

HORSES

Clerk.

300

direct

from

well

and

Farms

for

Trucks

'secured

for

buyers.

Leeds

Bros.

Pty.

Salesmen,

9.30

Orange

MOLONG EXPRESS, Thursday 5 October 2023

have

been

time,

the

Mr.

during

their

Keg

Weekes

Oak.

Kitchen

Chair,

district, sale.

for

and

Show

the

Mrs.

who.

and'

daughter-in-law,

Dew,

Miss

Lola

Mr.

Bank

family,

the

Whiting

is is

visitor

Anderson, and Mr.

Mr.

and

Mrs,

for

Hol

the

genuine

LICENSED J

AUCTIONEERS MOLONG

finds

cover

the

mother

will

Syd

Mrs.

.and and

the

golden

brations

and

200

relatives the

mel. About to gathered best

Miss will

wish

Mrs.

the

important

Lillian

Silk, her

commence

re-

cele Bruni friends all

couple

Mr.

Harold

Wilson,

and

Boorowa,

met

representative this

lie to

remembered

related families

Wilson

Boland

the

latter

said

Molong

town

RENDERS, plainly dressed

Court

received up 8th October, of

Gauze at

Wilson

Works

district

endorsed Clerk

House,

till

forms and

Bathurst, p.m.' for to

the

Molong,

Engineer,

will

Bathurst,

Wednesday

'.md

Bathursti

Ses

Petty

Provision

windows Serjeant's

Specifications, the at Court

Office,

ad;

and

etc.,

with

agreement

they,

not

quar and

from

individual

much

help. to

the

agenda

pro the

for

annual

con

with

INSPECTOR

persons

10th

October, in

qualified

Ordinance as

elos

invited,

are

Health

and

No.

for

Building de personal

In addition to Inspector. details tails, are to -submit applicants of and and experience qualifications of Pre supply copies references. will be ference to applicant hav given some clerical in local ing experience government

work.

Salary Award

with the accordance is and it (£468 per annum), that a anticipated council will cottage be available at a rental. The of the Reestablish provisions ment vvill

and

apply.

Re-employment E.

Houses.

District G. ORR

Molong

Friday,

p.m.

appointment

and

NOTICES

1947, Screens Police the

Molong.

Orange

the

line

to recommend decidedj Shire 'Councilthat

cordance,

GOVERNMENT

into

that

3947,

.be Mr.

district.

this,

N.S.W.

seeks

legislation.

could

ing

early

wished

the

Council

APPLICATIONS

friends.

bring

the

that

which

HEALTH

Newspapers'

Rural

week.

mailman

effectively

VICTORIAN

Municipality

Molong

former

now

and

the

xxx

resident,

can

Council's

opinion

Street, to holidays

annual

6,000

amend proposed if the de ment, pleased to the local cision conveyed memb.er of with a parliament request that lie made to representations the appropriate authority; Amaroo Councillors were of the

Bank

morrow.

few

control

understood

Council

occasion.

than

Laclilan be on the posal placed next Shires' Association ference.

attend

and

WITH

They

were

matter

its

area

LINE

group,

'and

Burgess, to Geurie recently wedding anniversary

the

that

task to impossible the period during

weeds

would Would be

Roy

Mr.

under

Bennett

almost whole

Laclilan

time.

out

this

noxious weeds many defective of period

has

road

Victorian

that

out in

year. council

'It

the

only

the

'If

returned

amendment

pre-

pointed

would

this roads

Bee

LEGISLATION

for

point menace

destroyed.

Street

two

His

Molong

in.

ters, tender

miles

when

and

all

weeds

that each

'This

son

is Sydney, J. Brown.

Mrs,

Griffiths

such

weeks

guest

Kite

XXX.

yesterday.

ney main

doors

CROOK & GIFFIN

Horse

Jack

visitors

Baby's

leaving

the

desired

INTO

Molong,

public

destruction

Orange

noxious

are

Street.

Tliornberry,

Bevan

family sell

and

extended otherwise.

is 'It also characteristics

her, Mrs.

desires

is State assuming ever increasing and much land has al proportions been rendered useless ready by neglected growth.

xxx

the

Mr.

instruc to

Seat

everything

'It

Molong

in with

WEEDS

Council

guests

arrived

stay

holidaying

sions,

Mr.'

fenced

former

are

Stedman.

Dew

Cum

the

Toming

the

were

residents, Mrs. J.

and

as-*

visitors weekend.

last

Ellis,

afternoon

and

provision

Syd

Ellis, the

amongst

were

Council

MENACE

weeds, monthly

'This

take

Lyell Austin, Hill Street are of children, sent at Narrabri. holidaying

a.m.

Oak

Chairs,

public

XXX

1947

office

2-cushioii

able

Mrs.

and

Mr.

make

received

their

weeds

journeyed week.

the

during

this

land.

Whiting

L. at

Crossing, of has charge absence.

Mr.

Gov

concern

its to decision, advertising to noxious landholders destroy on fenced unfenced or partly roads.

principal,

fairs

before

SALE

have

Giffin.

Auction

Note:

known

a.m.

Ltd.,

sistant

motion,

dries.

all

Stations sale^ Sale starts

the

wife

long

Bridge Seat 1 Spring Easy Chair, 1 Cedar 1 Kitchen Oak Table, Stool, Electric a-valve 1 Britton, Wireless, 1 Bed' 1 Bed Settee Settee, Cover, 1 Oak Oijk Wardrobe, Dressing liable, 'Modern Oak Chest 1 Drawers, 1 Fibre Cot Child's 3ft. Cot, Mattress, Oak Indian wide 1 Kapok Mattress, Double 1 Double Bed Mattress Bed, 2 Tubular Stretch (Kapoc), Folding Coir 2 Linos 3 yards ers, Matting, x 1 Small Round Cane (12' 12'), 1 1 Table, Child's Large Toy Car, sit-in Child's 1 Rocker, Lady's cycle, Stand 1 Copper and 1 'Bea(12 gls.), con No. 7 Fuel Light Stove, Flyproof and of Sun Cover, Sanitary quantity

SEPT. 29

NEXT.,

from

Chairs,

SCOTT,

Auction

resume

commence

Crook

tions

accepted.

for

the

SATURDAY, OCT. ;4,

cab

Buck

Street

Mrs.

lowing:

Town

his

for

the

after

require

Woods K. S. are K oi^ .at. holidaying Terrigsilj present This is the first the North Coast. that the Fairbridge Principal holiday' and

Local

noxious

Monday's

before

cils,

Monday

from

Hill

and

Mr.

Mis.

or the way Government

FURNITURE

conduct

is on

xxx

the

meaning

the

Manildra.

Club

enjoyed

well

commence

residence

ley 's p.m.

the

amended

from the Laclilan Shire The letter, stated: Council, 'The Lachlan Shire Council enlists Amaroo aid in its to efforts Shire's Gov section 468 of the Local have (3) ernment Act amended. Coun section 'This to gives power

Hunt

will

night.

Act

killing

the

meeting

journeyed

Youth

Town

section

ernment

ing was

her

to night, and Foot

thoroughly

standard

Scavanger

Mr.

has

anxious

The ing-

nock.

voted Y

Council's

have

residents

All

hex in

for

Wednesday

Molong

acted

one

high

usual

Molong

premises

rescission

that

now

and

family

Basketballers

the

Council

is very decision

final

the

ley,

Council

function,

Mr.

opinion ruling

Council

best

within

exp

her

the

old

Amaroo seeking to co-operation

request,

Shire

and

j '

will

Mon-

all

local

dance.

ballers'

ney

ques lane

Street Office

is-

n:xfc

pre

I-I.

the

access

decided

XXX

that

days. Municipal a for legal

About

the

WEEDS DESTRUCTION

j .

Susie

who

identity, with

birthday.

Mr.

Post

Bennett

to Manildra, attend' the

Glen, birthday

PROVISION FOR NOXIOUS

Hannah

Mrs.

to Rose

her

Miss

86th

respectbd friends join

Mr.

few

other

Ilall,

descriptions, Western

the finally

Molong. 1947. September,

straight-out.

p;m„ E.

[]

may

of be

Public

and

the

likely

will

pro Local

respecting

all will

day.

tS—r

rear

the

for necessity clearly the which the of tender, to be manu are goods supplied or in the Common produced or are British goods, or foreign Lowest or tender not any

311(1

the

Watson

the the

from

to of

visi

,the

members

way

including

delivery. '

517A

Act, 1919, Australian

MONDAY

for

Octobcr

ex-servicemen

are

proposed

c-.nd;

ORANGE YARDS

truck

the

300 Horses

are for invited ap as Baths Caretaker for pointinent the season. I swimming 1947:1948 Ap in are to stat plicants writing apply || remuneration and required, pre P ing will be ference to will given persons

maintenance

(b)

Town

CARETAKER

to assist with the baths and grounds.

Section

wealth, goods. necessarily

APPLICATIONS

iJ1g

invited

terence

Municipality

derails

goods,

factured

1947.

September,

...and

tender,

stating goods

only;

(a) cab

Kindly and

Association's L.G. th2 validity of

truck

jvith date

Government

such;

tender or any may highest be Rental to necessarily accepted. bein advance half paid by equal instalments yearly G. R. BEATTIE, Clerk. Shire Council Chambers, Cudal. and

top.

Attention

use

30-cwt.

and

Lyano.vici,, 'Lead

Clubrooms,

appears a of

asked

be will aiid,. invited, -4 p.m. till. on up Friday. and for the. 1947, supply

one

tion

The

ruling. will write

Molong

Fall

supplied proximate

RSL

are

received 17th October, of delivery chassis and

the

Showground commencing on

a(n.d

1947.

is a

months

twelve to

Club

Racecourse

RENDERS

made

TENDERS FOR MOTOR TRUCK

and

invited, hereby will be received to 5 up p.m. OCTOBER for 10, 1947, FRIDAY, of only, (1) grazing rights, sheep Cudal Recreation and (2) Ground; are

honorary

said.

Municipality

—

letter.

Boree

who

bandsmen

objec

and

served'

some

Cole

J. Aid. A. Aid, -J. Mr. tp 'ask on of advice

motion

Cole

Aid.

done.

upholds

source

and

been

time^'and

Aid.

me,!'

the

long

'-'seconded.well, Council decided

has

Molong Qowra

LANEWAY QUESTION SHOULD BE FINALISED ON OCTOBER 7

matter

be ESL

the

This

for

tion

However. it

signed,

Cole:

pro

carried

with

Dubbo

will

Parkes

opinion

legal

Dinner

tors

Mainerd

that

obtained.' 'SOMETHING

and

solicitor, Council

the

will

by J. hymn,

Sullivan's

abpve,'

Council.

the

bright

Showground

waltz

Light.

letterhead as

follow. then will

Moloiig.

Mrs.

day. highly

wishing

will

remembered,

her

many

observa

celebrate

ser

and

on tht congratulations Mr. and Mrs. are daughter DickerMrs. of Orange. son,

Congratulations ' of Bennett,

will

band

music

will

fallen

afternoon

band

son

wreath

Post.'

Parkes,

len'

cor

Avritten

the Mil-

the Bands from band special playing stand. musical of Portions the program will be broadcast. Band Mr. L. L. Molong Dengate, will lead the Molong players master, in two fine selections: 'Donauwel-

legal Go

the

wording

such

barrister

Aid.

when

effective months

resolution,

forward of

for

three the

bears

commend cision

res

that

clear be

.were

for

way

the

each

from

the

Dicker

silence

'Last

tendered L.

Barrett,

bandsmen,

the

will

bandsmen

minutes

the

gram out

towns be

memory,

and

of two cornetist

the

'Neither is

within

except

will

lodged passing signed

Air.

FOR

Committee.

will

reception,

Dui/ing

not

the

(Alderman

the

placed

DONE'

motion

notice

elapsed,

T.hus

any

proposal brought period

further

has

report

overriding

motion

rescission further

and

Coun

the

visiting Parkes

sound

vital

of a anything Local forwarded by 'the it usually Association,

ordinary

bands

the

open from

vicemen

and not secretary, the Association's

the

'legal opinion' letter. this letter However, Association

MONTHS'

THREE 'Where

knew,

Scott

district

reception

During

tion

Receiving

birth

the

said.

Mr.

solicitor

words

ner

proper the

that been

Sunday,

ler).

Scott

opinion

Western

part. civic

Mayor

should

and

Festival of

part

Carnival

organised will Band,

Town

A to

legal

Carnival,

Spring

ruling. with the

was

take

Bands'

October

number

adviser,

lie

the

carried. previously' CONSIDERED BE

resolution

the

Massed

Showground

Parkes

three

II.

for

decision

vernment

the

had

differed

lie

expressed

Whenever

nature

the

Cole)

question

legal

becomes

if and adopted, way Council decision of the

far

ruling.

until

became

the

request

said

the

opinion that purely

any the

'But

one

Mr.

obtained,

the

time thereafter but during of three months im period following the mediately passing of the rescission the resolution, of notice of must be by way motion aldermen. signed by three

adopted

(Aid.

importance, given

Sep

passing

Clerk, letter was

to expecting Scott Mr. Association's

MOTION

rescinded

Mayor

the

once

adopted

been

may

OF that

is,

has

the

rescission 2

the motion

Town this

was

and

considered

the Council.' CHALLENGES CLERK

said

it,

September meeting on

'The resolution

valid. NOTICE

was

decision

meeting

Council

Avhether

is,

motion

Council

and

the

Band

will

bandsmen

Parkes Tlie

RULING

and

effective. I understand as resolution a

June

011

carried

event

any

9th

position

that

lodgement

after this

The

became

wlijllli

by signed effective

motion

members

immediately

Council

under:

rescission

three

the

TOWN

sent

the

Council, binding

16,

laneway

matter

for

Molong in

res

Participate Carnival

Association's

proposed

months

confirm

day,

before

placed

was

stated: 'I

meeting, secretary,

night's Association

the

Mainerd,

the

validity

seek

Government

Local

the

has decided

Council

Municipal

Will

SECTION OF L. G. ACT ALTERED

WANTS

Town Talk

PLAY

Town

24th'

Ilall,

Molong,

Sopt ember,

1947,

Act,

1945

SCOTT,

Town

Clerk.

REG’S BENCH More Dad Jokes - really bad ones Native American women give birth. A son on deer skin, another son on a buffalo skin, third ,twin boys on a hippopotamus skin. The chief said: The squaw of the hippocampus is equal to the the son on the squaws of the other 2 hides I've just bought the wife a new refrigerator. Can't wait to see her face light up when she opens it. So when I was kid, I said to my dad: "Can I use the lawnmower to make some extra money?" "Sure son, you go ahead" So I sold it. I come from a family of failed magicians. I have two half sisters. The local Police station was robbed of its toilet. Reporter: will you catch the thief ? Police Chief: We have nothing to go on. Therapist: your wife says that you never buy her flowers what do you say to that ? Me: to be honest I didn't even know she sold flowers. If I bring you breakfast in bed, a polite “Thank you” will suffice. Not these questions like “Who are you?” and “How did you get in my house?”

Asked my wife why she married me,she said" Because you're really funny" I said " I thought it was because I was good in bed"? Her reply "see you're hilarious " Not too long ago I was an Uber driver for a bee. I had to make a bathroom stop at the BP station. My wife told me to stop acting like a Flamingo, so I put my foot down. So my rum and raisin cake is gluten free. It’s also raisin free. And cake free. OK it’s just rum. Nothing is impossible? I disagree. I'm doing nothing right now. When my dad dies he wants his ashes pressed into a record,.. It was his vinyl request .. When I die, I hope I go in my sleep like my grandfather did. Not screaming and yelling like his passengers. Just found out the company that makes yardsticks, won't be making them any longer. I can tell people are judgmental just by looking at them.

Rare photo of the Beatles before they got big.

ACROSS 1. Church song (4) 3. Enormous (8) 9. Fly south in winter (7) 10. Cabs (5) 11. Happen again (5) 12. Beast of burden (6) 14. Sustain (6) 16. Rupture (6) 19. North American country (6) 21. Artificial gems (5) 24. Join together (5) 25. U.S. state (7) 26. Bedtime drink (8) 27. Smart (4) DOWN 1. Comical (8) 2. Sorcery (5) 4. Exaggerate (6) 5. Many times (5) 6. Four squared (7) 7. Final (4) 8. Cask (6) 13. Regal, grand (8) 15. Curing (7)

17. Die (6) 18. Baltic country (6) 20. Wide awake (5) 22. Laziness (5) 23. Fire injury (4)

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Be in time for difficulty (5) 4 County for males (5) 7 Boy embracing girl from Munich, perhaps (8) 8 Standard extract from Goodman or Miller (4) 9 Fliers with time to construct a floating platform (4) 10 Yes, he'll make a poet! (7) 12 Old Tory plan upset singer (5,6) 14 Uncommon and unusual places one entered (7) 16 Spoils for the god of war (4) 19 Top marks received by expert (4) 20 Not completely skint, here debtor is overdrawn (2,3,3) 21 Twenty known by those in the know? (5) 22 Settle for salary increase? (3,2)

Down

WORD SEARCH

Solutions page 14

QUICK CROSSWORD

1 Moderate start for combination locks (5) 2 Unhappy miscreant finally getting reprimand (7)

3 One who will succeed with melody, we hear (4) 4 Fool in poor abode keeping pecker up (8) 5 Where boats may be made of tin and aluminium (5) 6 Taking issue about press operator (7) 11 I may tend to explode (8) 12 Shows given low grades by old people (7) 13 Essay about old play

such as King Lear (7) 15 Belief expressed by socialist in company (5) 17 Excessive energy in course of action (5) 18 Prevent containers being brought up (4)

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Molong Rugby League Football Club Annual General Meeting and BBQ Where: Molong RSL Club Date: Sunday 22nd October 2023 Time: 12:00pm for a BBQ followed by our AGM at 1:00pm All committee positions will be declared vacant. All are welcome and invited to attend.

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October 10 Molong Probus meeting 26-28 Aust. National Field Days Orange

The Molong Bowling Club board would like to acknowledge Members for their attendance and support at our recent Special General Meeting held on Saturday 2 September, 2023. From this meeting, a working Committee was formed, to investigate further options for the direction of your Club. Another Special meeting will be held at the Bowling Club on Sunday 15th October, 2023 at 10am to disclose tall information gathered. At this meeting a vote will be taken, by financial members present, to decide our path forward. Your attendance would be appreciated. Our Annual General Meeting will follow immediately after this meeting.

November 2 Molong Men’s Shed meets 14 Molong Probus meeting December Molong Christmas Shopping Night 7 Molong Men’s Shed meets 12 Molong Probus meeting

1st Sunday of the month Molong 11am 3rd Sunday 9am Manildra 11am Molong 5th Sunday 10 am Molong 63 668 218 0411 885 004

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Molong Bowling Club Ltd will be held at the Club 8 Euchareena Road, Molong Sunday 15th October 2023 at 10am. AGENDA 1.Minutes of previous Annual General Meeting 2. Apologies 3.Presidents Report 4.Financial Statements 5.Auditors Report 6.Election of Patron 7.Election of Board of Directors consisting of President Vice Presidents (2) Secretary Treasurer Other Directors (4) 8.Appointment of Auditors 9.To consider any Notice of Motion, presented to Secretary and displayed in the Club not less than 21 days prior to the Annual General Meeting. Nominations are invited for the officers listed above. Nomination forms are available from Club Director and must be completed and handed to a Director no later than 9th October 2023. By Order of the Board of Directors

Claim the date – 2023

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Remembering ...”Morgo” A loyal member of the Molong Bowling Club, ‘Morgo’ retired in Molong and enjoyed bowls at the local club. A lovely, unassuming man, Morgo was respected and liked by those who were fortunate to have met him. RIP Remembering ...

Perry (Pez) Trethowan Loved, admired, respected Pez will be enormously missed. A devoted member of the extended Molong and District family - Rozzi and Paul of the Molong Express would like to send our sincere condolences to Bronnie, Dean and family, Jodie and family, and Perry’s many friends. We will always remember Perry’s guidance and help when we purchased the Molong Express. He, like Bron, were the very fabric the very heart of the Molong business community. Taken too soon.

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Molong Golf by the Happy Hacker

Invasive species inquiry in NSW welcomed

Thirteen players took to the course on Sunday morning in two separate competitions. Seven in the early start 18 hole competition and another 6 in the 12 hole Ambrose event. Nothing can stop The Invasive Species Council has welcomed Bruno from fronting up when he has the urge to a review announced today by the NSW play. Sunday he arrived on his gofer and with his Government into invasive species management unnamed partner took out the Ambrose event and biosecurity. from Stubba and Bell. The review, which will be conducted by the Natural Resources Commission, is open for In the 18 hole event, Troy was a clear winner public submissions until 31 October 2023. It will with 39 Stableford points from Mark Frazer on look into priority risks and impacts of invasive 35 who edged out Paul also 35 on a count back. species in NSW, including the effectiveness of Apparently Troy was the recipient of a golf ball to his rear end delivered by Roger, c’mon boys current management strategies. "We are very pleased to see the Minns remember safely first! The ball was extracted Government following through on an important without too much trouble. election commitment by announcing this review Many thanks to Dave Campbell who continues today,” said Jack Gough, Advocacy Manager for to front up doing much of the mowing of the the Invasive Species Council "We hope that this review will provide the new course. If you lose a ball then you’ve just hit a NSW Government with a platform to drive the shocker! reform, funding and focus needed to reduce the Next week more golf 8-30 for 9am tee off, all damage and prevent the next wave of invasive welcome. And I welcome back the Ghost Walker species driven extinctions. to resume his reports, assuming that his index "Invasive species are one of the greatest finger has recovered sufficiently. threats to our wildlife and ecosystems in NSW. Tackling them will require long-term strategic Cheers, the Happy Hacker. investments and policy reform. “NSW faces an invasive species crisis due to the cumulative effect of recent natural disasters, climate change and underfunding. ‘Our frontline pest and weeds agencies are understaffed, underfunded and have been under enormous pressure over the last four years as they responded to fire, drought, floods, COVID-19 and the varroa mite outbreak. "Weeds like lantana and madeira vine are smothering our native plants, feral foxes and cats prey upon our birds and small mammals and streams and wetlands are being trampled by hard-hoofed feral deer and horses. “New threats on our doorstep like red imported fire ants or tilapia fish could cause new extinctions if they make it into NSW. "We are particularly pleased to see the Minister for Agriculture and the Minister for Environment working together in commissioning this review. “For too long invasive species policies and programs have failed to give environmental threats equal weight to industry priorities. Strong collaboration between the Environment and Agriculture Ministers and their departments is the key to changing this,” Mr Gough said.

LETTERS I’ve recently been in the Scottish Highlands and Isle of Skye where the “clearances” of the 18th & 19th centuries are still much discussed in books and museums. The clearances occurred over a hundred years or so when tenant farmers were forced from their land and moved to the edges of society to make way for; - would you believe - sheep grazing. The clearances shaped the Scotland of today, caused enormous trauma for thousands of Scots and resulted in thousands of immigrants to places like Australia. Australians of Scottish heritage may be sympathetic to vote yes in the referendum. It occurred to me that the parallels between Australian & Scottish history are stark in this regard. Australian First Nation Peoples who, in a loose society had managed this continent successfully for 50,000 odd years were dumped off their land, losing their way of life and herded into settlements on the edge of society to make way for, -among other things – the grazing of sheep for the new

settlers from Europe. Australia’s inability to acknowledge the reality of our history has resulted in the trauma being continued down the generations. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people are a special case in the Australian Constitution already; the Federal Government has the power in the Constitution to make laws that specifically affect them. History has shown that many of these laws have been ineffective, and some have been disastrous such as the stolen generation schemes and the payment of sit-down money. A voice to the parliament and the government enshrined in the constitution will help policy makers make and adjust better policies by being advised by a broad selection of people from across the aboriginal nation. The voice will also help aboriginal people take ownership of Government efforts to improve their lives, preserve their culture and contribute the large amount that they have to offer to Australian society. Robert Lee, Larras Lee

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Our September meeting which was held at the RSL for the first time is working very well and is giving us more space to mingle at morning tea. 31 members walked over to the Museum for a visit and talk plus a lovely lunch supplied by volunteers of the Museum. Jan McIntyre then took some photos of some of our members dressed in period clothes, once one couple had their photo taken, others soon got in line and enjoyed the experience of dressing up. For our October meeting which is our birthday month we will be car pooling and going over to the Japanese Gardens at Cowra. for lunch and a walk around the gardens, hopefully the Wisteria Walk will still be in bloom as it is quite magnificent. Meeting time is 10.00am on Tuesday 10th at the RSL Auditorium, new members and visitors always welcome.

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