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MONDAY, JA N U A R Y 4, 1926.
VOL. III.— No. 78
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Accounts -:o:W E a r e now R e n d e rin g A cco u n ts and w o u ld g re a tly a p p re c ia te P ro m p t S e ttle m e n t of sam e. M any of th e a c c o u n ts h a v e b e en r e n d e r e d p re v io u sly a n d a s p o sta g e is a h e av y ite m e sp e c ia lly w ith sm all a m o u n ts, w e t r u s t t h a t s e ttle m e n t' w ill b e m a d e by r e tu r n p ost. S U B S C R IB E R S a r e re m in d e d t h a t a n n u a l, h a lf-y e a rly o r q u a rte rly su b s c rip tio n s a r e now due. ,
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X m as D ay w a s m a d e v e ry m u ch b r ig h te r a n d m e r r ie r fo r th e p a tie n ts in th e G riffith H o s p ita l by th e g e n e r o sity a n d k in d lin e ss of th o se b u sin e ss p eo p le a n d s e ttle r s w h o d o n a te d ^ c h ee r of a s u b s ta n tia l so rt. T h e follow ing w e re th e d o n o rs: — Co-op. S to re , Co-op. B u tch e ry , T a y lo r B ros., M r G. E . T h o m as, M r Geo. Gambell, M rs M oulder, M r C om ino, M r T. S araio, M r J o h n Ja c o b , M r K e a tin g , M r C. H a n n a , M rs C um m ings, M rs B a rn e tt, M rs B oyle, M r W . D avis (H o te l V ic to ria ), M r M. J. G leeson (H o te l G riffith), M r Jo e B u rg e ss, M r E a rl, P e n fo ld s, C lea ry & Co., M r L en. H a rris , M r W m . E v an s, M rs M orel, M rs R a p h ae l, M r L en e h an , M r L am b, M iss Griffin, M r Irv in , M r N a th a n .
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Tragic End to New Year Picnic Three Swimmers in Difficulties
W hat’s O n ? M onday, Ja n . 4— L y ceu m d e L uxe, “A W o m a n ’s F a ith ” an d “C ornin’ T h ro ’ T h e R y e .” « « * • 'T uesday, Ja n . 5— L y ceu m d e L u x e, M au rice G erald D ra m atic C o m p an y in “U n cle T o m ’s C ab in .” • • • • W ed n e sd a y , Ja n . 6— L y ceu m de L uxe N p rm a T alm ad g e in “T h e L ady,” an d “W h a t a W ife L e a rn e d .” S a tu rd a y , J a n u a ry 9- -K o d em a’s Circu s a t Griffith.
T ragedy attended a New Y ear’s Day picnic party from Griffith a t th e river, som e miles from Darlington Point. Ronald Courtenay Mason, 22, w as drowned, and two other m em bers of th e party. Miss Jean M cFadzean aVid A rthur Bryant, w ere rescued in an exhausted condition. Mason’s body w as not recovered for some hours, when two halfcastes w ere brought by th e police from Darlington Point. These skil led sw im m ers quickly located the body lying on the bed of the river in sixteen feet of w ater.
S a tu rd a y , J a n u a ry 16— H a r t- P a rr T ra c to r D e m o n stra tio n a t Griffith.
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FEATURES FOR MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
“A W o m an ’s F a ith ” and “ C ornin’ T h ro ’ th e R y e” a r e th e two < eaiure COMMISSION HAS NO MONEY^ film s billed fo r to -n ig h t’s iiro g raram c a t th e L yceum . T h e first is a C arl L aem m le p ro d u ctio n , w ith P e rc y M arT h e shopkeepeiw of se c tio n 6, fro n t J e a n M c F ad zean , te le p h o n is t a t th e had b een u n d e r w a te r fo r a b o u t th r e e m o n t a n d A lm a R u b e n s in th e lea d in g in g B a n n a A venue, fro m G ilp in ’s c o r C om m ission offices, Griffith, to ld th e h o u rs i t w as u se le ss to a tte m p t r e - ! roles. A m an d eceiv ed in love a n d a n e r w e stw a rd , w a n te d a c o n c re te foot C o ro n er t h a t on N ew Y e a F s D ay sh e su s c ita tio n . T h e c o n sta b le sa id t h a t , p re n c h C a n ad ia n g irl a cc u se d of m urp a th , too, b u t th e C om m ission re ck o n w as o n e of a la rg e p icn ic p a rty a t th e h a d th e p erio d of s u b m e rsio n beou der. T h e sto ry is a n ex citin g a n d ined on d o in g on ly th e o th e r tw o se c river. T h e p a rty in clu d e d w itn e s s ’ p a r only h o u rs i t w o u ld h av e b e en w o rth i-tensely d ra m a tic one. “C ornin' T h ro ’ tio n s e x te n d in g fro m th e Co-op. c o rn e r e n ts a n d s i s t e r a n d o th e r re la tio n s, a tte m p tin g re su sc ita tio n . W itn e ss |'p h e R y e ” is a d ra m a tis a tio n of th e to M r J a c o b ’s p re m ise s, a n d th e r e is M ason, an d a n u m b e r of o th e r frien d s. b ro u g h t th e body b a ck to G riffith in a fam o u s poem . I t is an all-B ritish p ro no m en e y a v a ila b le fo r se c tio n 6. m o to r lo rry . d uction. “IT ’S P R E T T Y D E E P .” T h e o w n e rs a t t h a t en d of th e to w n On W ed n e sd a y e v en in g “ W h a t A B R O T H E R ’S STORY . w e re p a rtic u la rly an x io u s to p a rtic i W ife L e a rn e d ,” a d ra m a of th e new A t a b o u t h a lf p a s t th re e in th e a f te r p a te in th e Im p ro v em e n t a n d th ey had noon, w itn ess, h e r s is te r a n d sister-inF r a n k L y ell M aso n to ld th o C o ro n er w om an an d a n age-old love, w ith M ar a lre a d y p u t up th e ir s h a re of th e law, "^a M iss Irv in , a n d M ason and t h a t th e d e ce ased w as h is b ro th e r, g u e rite de la M o tte a s th e p rin c ip a l PICKED UP UNCONSCIOUS. m oney. A rth u r B ry a n t w e n t in fo r a sw im . R onald , h e said , w as a n a tiv e of S u r s ta r, an d “ T h e L ad y ,” a re th e tw o In fa ct, th e c o m m itte e of th e P ro T h e tw o m e n w e re sw im m in g in deep rey, E n g la n d , an d h a d b e en a re s iu e u t m ain a ttra c tio n s . N o rm a T alm ad g e g re s s A sso c ia tio n w h ich w as ap p o in te d w a ter, a n d w itn e s s w as sta n d in g on a of th e S la te fo r a b o u t th r e e y e ars. H e is th e L ad y an d sh e p o rtra y s in h e r to finalise th e c o n tra c t in c a n v a ss in g tefllge of sa n d in sh allo w w a te r. W it w as tw e n ty tw o y e a rs of ag e. H e w as ow*n e x q u isite fa sh io n th e tra g e d y an d W hilst riding a m otor cycle a t a <^he sh o p k e e p e rs s ta r te d a t t h a t e n d of n ess w e n t o v e r to w a rd s w h e re M ason a fa rm la b o re r by o c cu p atio n , em p lo y com edy of th e life of an a c tr e s s in a high speed, on the racing trac k a t th e to w n an d m e t w ith an en co u ra g in g w as sw im m in g a n d sto o d a t th e edge ed a t A rla h P a rk . H e w as a sin g le se co n d -rate tra v e llin g show . th e Griffith Show ground, yesteraay rfi.sponse. B u t now th e C om m ission of th e ssn d bank. m an. p lea d s p o v erty . “I t ’s p r e tty d eep h e re ; d o n ’t c«ime afternoon, W iLred Collins, aged17, “S A V E JE A N .” in,” sa id M ason to h e r. w as throw n heavily on the track. T h e C o ro n e r th e n c alled up o n M rs T R Y IN G TO SA V E H E R . F lo re n ce M c F a d z ea n fo r ev id e n c e of He stru c k th e ground oeaci fo.’e--------- ; o : ---------th e ste p s ta k e n to re s c u e M ason. S h e m ost, and w as picked up in an onJ u s t th n th e sa n d g av e wqfy b e n ea th h e r f e e t a n d s h e slip p ed in to th e w a te r s ta te d t h a t w h en h e r sister-in -law , conacious condition. COOK’S LUCKY ESCAPE. “ I th in k M r M ason trie d to sa v m e Je a n , fell in to th e w a te r w itn e ss called o u t loudly, “ S a v e J e a n ! S av e J e a n ! ’* T h e in ju re d lad w as ru s h e d to th e NOBODY W ANTS THE JOB. a n d push m e b a c k to w a rd s th e b a n k ,” G riffith H o s p ita l, w h e re h e w as ex am sa id w itn e s s, w ho w a s v e ry di.stressed a n d th e n ra n to g e t h elp. D u rin g th e h o lid ay se a so n th e re w e re O nly th e tw o m en w e re ab le to sw im tw o p a in fu l a c c id e n ts on n e ig h b o rin g in e d by D r W a tk in s , a n d a d m u te d su f a n d g av e h e r ev id en ce w ith difficulty. an d th e r e w ere no o th e r m en on th e fe rin g fro m co n cu ssio n a n d a b ra s io n s “ H e s a n k th en , a n d I d id n o t see s ta tio n p ro p e rtie s. T h e first b etel The duties of the secretary of to th e sc a lp . S e v e ra l w ell-know n m em him a f te r th a t. I w as w a sh e d down spot. A lb e rt H a rv ey , 55, cook, a t W aw id g ery B o th B ry a n t a n d M ason a p p e a re d to b e rs of th e G riffith M otor C ycle C lub the Griffith sub-branch of th e Sol th e riv er, an d 1 m an a g e d to lloat an d sta tio n , th e p ro p e rty of a so n of M r w e re p ra c tis in g on th e tr a c k y e s te r d a j diers' League are exacting, and the c atc h hold of a log,” s a id w itn ess. be in d ifficu lties, a n d J e a n floated W . K illen . M .H.R., H a rv e y w as c u ttin g dow n th e riv e r. I t w a s th e n t h a t w it m e a t w h en th e k n ife slip p ed , a n d the m o rn in g , a n d th e y h a d b e en a ro u n d .Mason, sh e told th e C o w n c r, w as a job is not a popular one. n e ss w e n t fo r a s s is ta n c e . W h en sh e p o in t c u t deep ly in to h is le ft w rist. sa fe ly w h e n y o u n g C ollins bori’oweti good sw im m er. a frie n d ’s b ik e , a p o w e riu l A .J.S. m a c M y rtle M cF ad zean sa id th a t sh e did re tu rn e d , tw o m en w e re p u llin g B ry It w as a d eep cu t, w h ich se v e re d th e M r B. H. Catef!, w ho h a s h e ld th e h in e. H e tr ie d It on ce a ro u n d J ie a n t fro m th e r iv e r on th e o p p o site . , J QiTQ n p o sitio n d u rin g th e p a s t y e a r, hop ed to n o t se e M ason a g a in a f te r he called b ank . T h e s e tw o m en th e n s ta r te d a rte ry , a n d only t h a t th e sta tio n m en tr a c k a n d w as h a , ^ ^ ® ‘ h a n d i t o v e r to so m eo n e e lse th is year, to h e r s is te r w a rn in g h e r n o t to go w ere eq u al to th e e m e rg en c y a n d ap w lm n th e a c c id e n t Im ppened. j j e w as doom ed to d is a p p o in tm e n t, fo r in to tiie d e e p e r w a ter. H e first in v ite d div in g fo r M ason. W itn e ss did n o t plied effective firs t a id th e c o n se kow w h o theyw ei-e, a n d la te r a cixiwd q u en ces m ay h av e been serio u s. H e w a s m o v in g a lo n g n icely a n d h a d , th e r e w e re no n o m in a tio n s fn r thn nonJe a n to com e o u t to w h e re th e y w ere fo r th e pos of people g a th e re d a n d o th e r m en a s re a c h e d th e f a r sid e of th e c o u rse H a rv ey w a s b ro u g h t to G riffith H o s ition, an d h e w ill h av e to c a riT t>n for sw im m ing, in th e d e e p e r w a te r, and w h e n th e m a c h in e w as se e n to sk iu . th e tim e b e in g a t a n y ra te . T h e re w e re th en , a s sh e w e n t to w a rd s him , sa id sis te d ill th e s e a rc h . W itn e ss h e a rd p ita l, a n d th e r e th e w o und w as s titc h H e w a s tr a v e llin g a t b e tw e e n fo rty no n o m in a tio n s e ith e r fo r th e office of not to com e. la te r t h a t th e body w a s reco v ered . ed by D r W atk in s. H e is still a n in five a n d fifty m ile s an h o u r a t th e tr e a s u r e r , and M r M allinson is in a T h e C o ro n er re c o rd e d a fin d in g of m a te of th e h o sp ital. tim e , a n d th e r id e r w a s th ro w n h ig h DIVING FO R T H E BODY. a cc id e n ta l d e a th by dro w n in g . o v e r th e h a n d le b a rs, an d a f te r tu rn in g sim ila r case. T h e electio n of o l l l o ' d l ta k e Jo h n M cF adzean, c a r p e n te r a n d b uil JAW BROKEN. c o m p le te ly o v e r in th e a ir h e la n d e d T H E FU N ER A L. „ der, of C anal S tre e t, Griffith, s a id t h a t o n t h e to p of h is h e ad . O th e r r id e rs p lace a t th e a n n u a ' .ofith. N om in he w as fish in g a m ile o r so dow n s tre a m ru s h e d to th e sp o t, an d C ollins w as h e ld a t th e en d of T h e seco n d a c c id e n t w as on F rid a y , O n S a tu rd a y a fte rn o o n tlie fu n e ral fo u n d ly in g s e n s e le s s o n th e tra c k . a tio n s w e re recH veiT fo r p re sid e n t, w hen th e fa ta lity o c cu rre d an d did n o t le ft th e H o sp ita l m o rg u e for th e G rif w h en S am u el H a rt, a n em p lo y ee a t H e w a s c e v e re d in d irt, a n d blood w as v ice -p resid e n ts a n d c o m m ittee, an d a h e a r of it fo r a n h o u r a fte rw a rd s . B e n ere n b ah sta tio n w as s tru c k by th e fith C em etery . T h e se rv ic e a t th e s tre a m in g fi’om hiß nose. I t w a s f e a r b a llo t w ill b e co n d u cte d a t th e a n n u a l W hen h e re tu rn e d to th e scen e th e cab le of a fo re s t d ev il w h ich h e w as g ra v e s id e w as c o n d u cte d by fh(.* Ilev. m ee tin g , w h ich is a ls o a social fu n c uMui w e re div in g fo r th e body, b u t th ey e d t h a t th e lad w as diin g ero u slv in ju re d , W. H. C a rric k , a n d M e ssrs E a rl an d w orking. T h e flying s tra n d s tr u c k a n d h e w a s ta k e n in a sid e -ca r to th e tio n , a n d a lw a y s la rg e ly am ended and w ere u n su c c essfu l in t h e ir effo rts. A t H a r t w ith te rrific force a cro ss th e fa ce h a d c h a rg e of th e fu n e ral b re a k in g th e jaw b o n e. h o sp ita l. D r W a tk in s w as h a s tily su m lively. T h e lea g u e h a s th e la rg e s t fin ab o u t lialf-p ast six in th e e v e n in g th e m o n ed , a n d i t w a s found t h a t th e in a n c ia l m e m b e rsh ip of an y s e ttle r s ’ o r c o n sta b le from D a rlin g to n P o in t a rriv - tin a n g e m e n ts . H a rt, too, fo u n d refu g e a t th e G rif T h e princii)al m o u rn e rs w ere th e fith H o sp ital. ju r ie s w e re le s s se rio u s th a n h a d been g a n is a tio n on th e A rea, b o a stin g m ore ed w ith tw o h a lf c a s te s, an d te n m in u th a n tw o h u n d re d m em b ers. tes la te r one of th e n e w c o m e rs found tw o b ro tlie rs of th e d eceased . T h e re a n tic ip a te d by th o s e w h o h a d been e y e th e body u n d e r a log in deep w a ter. m a in d e r of th e fam ily a r e r e s id e n t in w itn e s s e s of th e a c c id e n t. T h ey both dived a n d b ro u g h t th e body E n g lan d . T h e re w as a la rg e a tte n d C ollins re co v e red c o n sc io u s n e s s s h o r t to th e b ank. a n ce of local people, fo r M r M ason h ad ly a f te r a d m iss io n to th e h o sp ita l. H is M ason w as th e n dead, an d a s th e body m ad e m an y frie n d s in th e d istric t. c o n d itio n w as s a id t o be im proved- la s t n ig h t. T h e m a c h in e w as only slig h tly d am ag ed . On T u esd ay ev en in g , a t th e L yceum , th e M au rice ( h n a ld D ra m a tic C om pany T o b rin g on e h u n d re d a n d fifty b ags w ill p ro d u ce th e old fa v o rite , “ U n cle MOTOR RACES POSTPONED. of w h e a t, w e ig h in g fifteen to n s fifteen T o m ’s C ab in ,” an d in th e h a n d s of h u n d re d w eig h t, w ith fo u rte e n h o rse s, th e s e sk ille d jd a y e rs th e a p p e a lin g T h e n e x t ra c e m e e tin g of th e M otor from T a b b itta lo G riffith, a n d acco m p A n o th e r d ro w n in g fa ta lity w as n a r- deep p o t hole. H e r p lig h t w*as n o t sto ry of tile b ad old sla v e d a y s w ill C ycle C lub h a d b e en te n ta tiv e ly fixed lish t h e la s t ten m iles w ith a screw fo r n e x t S a tu rd a y , b u t d u rin g th e h oli ja c k re p la c in g a b ro k e n p e rc h pole, row ly a v e rte d a t th e P o in t on F rid a y . S l i c e d fo r a few m o m en ts, a n d sh e live ag ain . d a y s i t w a s d e cid e d t h a t o w ing to th e m ay ju s tly be claim ed a s a re co rd , and A G riffith lady, w ho w a s b a th in g w ith w as in a n e x h a u s te d s ta te wffien sh e K o d em a’.s Circu.s co m es to G riffith c o n tin u e d d ry w e a th e r th e tr a c k w as th a t is w h a t te a m s te r T om S m y th e did a n u m b e r of people, w a lk ed in to a w as rescu ed . n ex t S a tu rd a y w'ith all its a ttr a c tio n s — in tb o b ad a c o n d itio n to p e rm it o f a j u s t b e fo re X m as. T h e lo ad w as co n clow ns a n d a c ro b a ts , o u tla w s a n d p e r su c c e ssfu l m e e tin g , fo r in th is s p o r t a sig n e d fro m M r Geo. R ic h a rd ’s farm fo rm in g a n im a ls a n d all th e o th e r in fa s t, sa fe t r a c k is th e first e sse n tia l. to P a rd e y ’s F lo u r M ills. c id e n ta ls t h a t m ak e a c irc u s u n iq u e T h e larg e ’The m e e tin g h a s b e en po stp o n ed in d e w e ig h b rid g e a t th e m ills e n a b le d th e a m o n g e n te rta in m e n ts . fin itely . w hole of the lo ad to be w e ig h ed in one lot. INFANT'S DEATH. MONDAY, JA N U A R Y 4. 1926.
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The full story of th e trag ic occurrence w as told to the Griffith Coroner, Mr C. J. Lloyd, a t the Inquest on Saturday m orning.
Motor Cyclist Hurt
Smash at Showground
Station
League Secretary
Mishaps
Play and Circus
A Record
A Narrow Escape
Friday’s Fire
Mr Frank Homan
Mr H. W. SoothUl
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