Lake Coleridge intake scene highlights power and progress
Reporters describe a Friday scene at Lake Coleridge where workers moved shingle and stones on a raft to clear the intake for power. They note demand was low due to holidays, discuss dredge costs, and outline plans to divert Harper River and expand water supply to Ashburton and South Canterbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Public Works Department
Lake Coleridge
North Peers Industries
Christchurch
Public “Works Department
Coleridge
Nor’-West
Harper River
Harper
Rakaia
High Commissioner
Alasgow
Smallbone Brothers Offer Free Garage and Parts Service
Smallbone Bros promote independent service for any car make including Henry V Henry Ford Rolls Royce. They pledge free air and garage for all cars, free advice, and state they can fabricate non pro curable parts as engineers to ensure quality work. Willard Specialists supply tyres oil and petrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F
Rolls-Royce
Willard
Prescription Service Promises Careful Drug Substitutions
A local pharmacy advertises its commitment to dispensing prescriptions with care and accuracy. It notes a substantial rise in drug prices but pledges rigid adherence to its policy of using new substitutes to maintain value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell
Cuban workers and 1851 summer disaster noted in ads
A quirky mix of facts and sales text discusses Cuban workmen making cigars, the 1851 year without a summer caused by the eruption of Mount Tambora in Java with widespread darkness, and then promotes Baxter's Lung Preserver as a summer health remedy for coughs and colds, citing long use and reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tombero
Java
Stanic
Baxter
Nice Little Leasehold Dairy Farm Near School and Creamery
A compact 563 acre leasehold dairy farm located about a mile from the school post office and creamery. It carries 17 cows 2 heifers and young stock across eight paddocks with good water supply. Buildings include a four room house washhouse stable chaff house gig shed a six stall cow byre and a three cow milking plant. Rent 52 pounds per year price 1700 pounds asc.
Property listings and livestock sales notices
Private treaty properties for sale with inspections available. Fat stock for sale for works or yards, with personal attention from Stock. Salt lick for cattle and horses promoted as rock salt substitute, limited stock left. Tea consignment of first class quality in half chests 56 lbs, accepting orders. Leaming twine and branding oils kept on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bockorders
Spring Flowering Bulbs For Planting In Stock
The notice promotes planting spring flowering bulbs available at John Orr and Co Grocery and Provision Merchants East Streets Ashburton. It lists anemones ranunculus narcissus tulips freesias snowflakes hyacinth tessias watsonia belladonnas and related soap and washing powder prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson’a
John Orr
Ashbuiton
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Ashburton
South Canterbury
North Canterbury
Grey
TBS
Silver Fox
Black Fox
W. Strange & Co., Ltd
Ashburton, Christchurch
Kaikoura
Smallbone Bros
Criterion Garage
Cass Street
Cass
East St
Tweed ‘Coats
Manchester Bros
Olympia
London
New Zealand
Maxwell Cars
Dame Nature
the Gorner
Methven
W. A. Shemeld
Land and
N.Z
Sellers Assn., Ltd
Tancred Street
Huck
Barker
Tinwald
H. L. Barker
Queenslana : Ansurance ‘Co., Limited
David . Friedlander
David
Friedlander
Thomas Bros
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