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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Apr 10, 1920
Page
7
Methven A P Show entries next week are satisfactory but down from two years ago. Sheep and cattle have decreased as prominent exhibitors left, tailed by high fat sheep prices and late season. Dogs pigs poultry rise. field roots and plain show strongest gains. racecourse venue set. prize money £275 a record.
A colonial era advertisement from SSHBURTON markets wheat and new season oats rye grass clover chafe peas linseed barley and more. It lists multiple properties including 600 acres of medium land with a five room bungalow and stables within half a mile of school and railway. Several parcels range from 98 to 430 acres with houses stables sheds and easy terms. One 1 acre estate features a seven room modern dwelling with electric light water septic tank and landscaped gardens.
At yesterday's County Council meeting the need for a municipal power board to distribute Lake Coleridge electricity was debated. Members urged caution, urged investigations with Banks Peninsula, and planned to wait for the Wellington conference before deciding.
A fragmentary verse piece contrasts anguish and fate with commerce and travel. It mentions a distressed figure, a nobleman, broken wings, and seasides. The text also hints at medicinal ads praising Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds.
Land and general sales list transfers numerous properties across Cameron Street West Peter Street West Wills Street West Kermode Street East and West Hampstead Allen Town Mayfield Duke Street Chinch. Purchasers include Mrs B Diack Mrs BE Dello Headley Waigox Thos Fitsgerald and several others with 402 acre farm Seafield Glasgow Lease Peter St West and other houses and lands cites, dated and listed with buyers and locations.
Fragmentary text mentions Ontario, New A, Crih er Whare, steel miner, ranges, reads, start cooking. Names John Ore and Ce Kr Paik Brest. unclear actions or events. Unable to determine a coherent incident or outcome from the legible fragments.
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