Dredging Report From Enterprise Area Gold Dredge List
The Al Gold Dredging Company's operations are detailed with multiple dredges and sites including Enterprise Central Mataura and Waimnumu Central. Entries list vessel names such as Gold King and Rask'ebarn Amalgamated with weights around 10 to 92 units and durations up to 116 hours.
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Doneving
Hertleyard Riley
Enterprise
Gold King
Waimnumu Central
Wadeaver
Central Crarton
Ladet
Inchdale
Enterprise II
Central Mataura
Onaction Creek
Point D'Or
Licz
Spee Gully
Molyneux Hkohinoor
Sin
al Gold Dredging Company
Wheat Market Report From London and Australia
One Australian cargo sold at 298 64 and two others at 23s 101. An American wheat supply is estimated at 65 162 000 bushels. Weekly sales total 1076 casks with 426 sold. Prices are unchanged.
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Blatrle
London
Christchurch Grain Market Sees Full Demand Amid High Prices
Our correspondent reports at Cunisrosuren on April 26 a plentiful supply of good wheat and a robust market as high prices entice buyers. Oats and potatoes show higher quotations while beans and peas fetch notable rates. threshing and storage affect forthcoming sales in the grain trades.
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Cunisrosuren
Wheat and grain prices from Ashburton Agency list
The Ashburton Agency of the New Zealand Farmers Cooperative Association reports current farmer prices as of April 25 for wheat and grains. Prices include Old prime milling at 40 to 44s, Danish 2% to 23s 14d, Canadian 2s 2d to 2s 14d, Barley malting 28s 94d to 3s ad, and other grains such as Pese Blue Prussian and Gress Seed Farmera with varying shillings per bushel.
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Ashburton
New Zealand
Wheat Prices Soar Then Fall in Weekly Wheat Market Report
The Geain Report for the week ending April 26 1902 notes a busy exultant week with high rates seen for new wheat up to 4 3d and lines at 4 52 and 4 234. Demand shifts as merchants and millers buy for seed and prime milling lines. Oats remain in demand with some quality concerns and prices for milling Canadian oats and oat chaff rise to truck values of 63 1.
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Geain
Alloa Ab
Moerchante Au Wall
Sollera
Nillers
Timaru grain market steadies after wet spell
Weather improves and threshing resumes across farms. Wheat prices hold around 4s at country stations with modest gains on a few lines. Barley common quality improves while pig feed remains plentiful. Potatoes sell well locally at up to £4 10s per acre. outside buyers scarce. Overall grain outlook brightens as buyers wait for samples and tallies.
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Bianca Laach
Timara
Counbry
Buyern Idesa
Mayfield Stock Sale Yields Strong Clearance of Sheep
A Mayfield yarding of six thousand sheep drew a good crowd of buyers. The deep-bred lines showed quality with forward lambs selling well. Notable quotes include two tooth halfbred wethers at 124 10d and store lambs around 81 to 93, with a variety of ewes and rams reported in the sale list.
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Mayfield
Clearing sale at Ashburton Forks draws strong bids
A clear out at Ashburton Forks run by Mesera Triediander Broa in conjunction with McD Thomas on the McIntyre Bros premises offered farm implements tools and stock. Prices listed include Turnip and manure box 2 16s rotar 13s circular saw and bench 5s winnower 12s 10d and various horses cattle and fillies with bids seen on items such as roan mare 10 3 0 and heifer 5 15s 0d amid steady buyer interest.
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Mesera
Tussicura Cures Coughs of Long Standing
Tussicura claims to relieve chronic coughs and promote expectoration with a price of 23 shillings and sixpence, advertised as obtainable everywhere. Trade language emphasizes its efficacy and wide availability.
Australian states push retrenchment to curb public spend
An Australian report notes rising public expenditure in New South Wales Victoria Queensland and Tasmania. It cites a Victorian conference calling for parliamentary reform and salary cuts while NSW retrenchment groups press for cuts in government costs. The piece likens government burden to a Shetland pony pulling a Clydesdale cart and urges unified reform across colonies.
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Australia
Commonwealth
New South Wales
Victoria
Assembly
Council
Queensland
Railways
Tasmania
New Zealand
Canada
Local and General News Highlights from Parsora to Ashburton
Parsora farmer digacard wheat at 4 14 per bushel in Timaru. Greenstreet angler lands six trout after struggle. Ashburton Rifles initial meeting follows parade Tuesday. Rav Whitehouse indiction as Vicar of St Stephen's on Friday May 2. American invention aims to end train stops. feature on page four. Incandescent light failures damage two lamps in Havelock and Bags Street. wires blamed. Deer stalk in Hunter Valley yields notable heads. Waimate outing praised. Trooper Lambell recounts Cornwall and Surrey voyage from Albany to Durban. Ashburton brass band formed to aid charitable work with new officers elected. Display of Gyroling Lamps at Lowry and Co, Burnett Street. Last chance sale on violins bows cages and accordions with heavy discounts at T A Gin.
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Parsora
Timaru
Mc Walkar
Avasurton Ririgs
Ashburton Riflea
Tan Vioak Or &m &Vepaan
EH Whitehouse
St Stephen'a
Liaara
Havelock
Poab
Bagh Street
Baring Square
Desa Stalkiine
Messia K
A. Studholme
Waimate
Pembroke
Hunter Valley
Abihe
Hawea Lake
Menara Stndhome
Cromwell Argus
Aswigaton Teneranaxon Brass
Alford Forest Road
Issae
Asalgiia
Manny
Hosken
Christchurch
Mled Simpson
Highbank
Tararuk
Miss Batty
Simpson
Mise Simpson
Crown Lands Departments
Eosleston
Otaio
Lénase
Mavyrrenp Lane
Mesere Bland
Cartie
Troy
Bland
A Crom
Seafield service and front-line departure details
The Rev E Whitehouse will lead a Seafield service on Sunday. Trooper McNaught, previously of Ashburton and now with the Seventh Contingent, sails from South Africa for home on May 10.
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E. Whitehouse
Seafield
Cowrie
McNaught
Ashburton
South Africa
Pusaing
Quartasy
Sproyden Schools
Aselatans Miabresa
Ravertats Roap Roap
Marare
James Dellow
W P Kalock
Perdona
Gli
Raugitats Road
Wraruar Foerncast
Edwin Wires
Winda
Southeast
Saat
Northosab
Frost Tonight
Hosken
Ashburton Cranty Brass Band
Mayfield Sohses
Education Board
Railway extension to Mayfield meeting backs Mayfield line
A Mayfield public meeting at the Silyards chaired by Thomas Harrison backed further consideration of a branch railway from Valilia to Mayfield. The gathering, attended by farmers, approved contacting Parliament and the Minister for Public Works for data on traffic and distance, while Harrison agreed to present petitions and coordinate follow ups.
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Mayfield
Thos
Harrigan
Backthorne
Sucessa of Tois
Tarmera
Sileyards
Harrison
Digwrlot
Public Werke
Wellington
Sip
Valilia
Wa'atta
W. Hann Jonas
Railway extension discussion postponement at meeting
A Dublin area meeting on April 8 1992 was adjourned for one month after Mr Harrison invited ministerial information and Mr Heuston and Mr Doyle supported the delay. Attendance was light with no speeches, and a further meeting is planned with expected good attendance.
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F. Harrison
J. McLacanan
Harrison
Thoes Praesent
Heuaton
W G Doyle
plaintiffs win in oat quality misdescription case
In Auckland on April 25 Mr Brabant presiding found for James Wallace in a case over Tartarian oats. The plaintiff claimed £10 damages after oats sold as Tartarian proved Danish. the judge ruled the supplier failed to prove buyer awareness of any disclaimer noted on invoices. The award covered £10 plus costs.
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Auckland
Brabant
James Wallacs
Papatoitoi Ao
Gosta
The New Cable Rates After Pacific Line Shutdown
United Telegraph association announces new rates effective today for messages to New South Wales Victoria and other territories. Ordinary messages 4d per word Government messages 3d per word to Tasmania Fiji Norfolk Island and intercolonial routes with rates varying by destination and service. Press messages between Fiji and New Zealand priced per 100 words or fraction.
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United Preag Association
Electria Telegraph Watcheton
New South Wales
Victoria
South and Western Australia
Tagmania
Hastern Extension Company
Ate
Norfolk Island
Fiji
Pacific
Sydney
Wakapuaka
Wiji
New Zealand
New Zealand Patent Applications Listed by Agent
A compiled list from the New Zealand Gazette dated 27 April shows patent and trade mark applications across Auckland Canterbury Hawke's Bay Nelson Otago and Wellington. Names include J Austen T Jacobeen G Newman V Aston J Brown R Donald J Madgan O Osmond Boubbland F Cooper KF Bowles D Robertson and others with items such as wire mattress door lock fish frame and meat slicer among many entries.
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AJ Park
Royal Tasuaade
Hereford Street
Christchurch
New Zealand
Kugland and
Thomas
Auckland
J Austen
T Jacobeen
Jones
M‘parland
T Turnbull
G Newman
V Aston
Canterbury
Jameson
J Jones
McNaught
Sollars
P Payten
Hawke's Bay
J Brown
G Carrington
Nelson
Keoghan
Otago
R Donaldaun
J Madgan
O Osmond
Annie Wall
Boubbland
F Cooper
EH Auguat
BH Nicol
J McAllater
Kettog
Baislinger
J Trips
KF Bowles
Solander
Brown
Stapen
Robertson
Amesbury
Thompson
Oooze
Weatland
Gough
J Park
Manes Bircot
Stroat
Invereses Gill
Heraford Street
Shortland Street
N.g Government
Arrangement to Carry Cape to Cairo Railway Route
An agreement signed in London on April 25 outlines a Cape to Cairo route via Victoria Falls and Ketanga to Lake Roosevelt, then by water along the Kuababi to Stanleyville, followed by a railway to Lake Albert Nyamray and water transit to the Nile, avoiding German territory.
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London
Brussels
Cape To Cairo
Victoria Wally
Ketanga
Lake Roosell
Stanleyvilla
Lake Albert
Social Column: Contributions and Paid Content Noted
A social column notes items included in the section are contributed and paid for, reflecting standard column practice. This brief item identifies paid content within the social page without detailing names or events.
Drink as a Moral Hazard in Military History
The piece surveys testimony and quotes from military leaders on alcohol use, noting figures like Lord Wolseley and Lord Kitchener. It emphasizes drink as a major social danger, describing harsh measures such as “hot drill” punishments and the belief that abstinence preserves health and discipline. It cites 1900 UK liquor expenditure statistics by region.
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Lord Roberts
Empire
Lord Wolseley
Cheshan
Nous
Fort Garry
Cardinal Manning Refuses Alcohol in Final Hours
Cardinal Manning, gravely ill at his home, refused doctors' urging for alcohol. He said he had renounced it for the good of his people and would not violate his pledge even to save his life. He insisted he would meet his Master with his vow intact.
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Cardinal Manning
The Vow of Sir Matthew Hale
A historical account of Sir Matthew Hale Lord Chief Justice of England who pledged to change his way after a drunken incident. He prayed for his friend and vowed never to drink or keep weak company again, later shaping a life of devout religion and focused professional duty. He attended church every Lord s Day for thirty six years and credited this vow to his sustained life of discipline.
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Matthew Hale
England
Hale
Carnegie predicts American shipbuilding edge sparks dinner remark
At a New York Doton Club dinner on January 27 1900 Mr Carnegie said the future of shipbuilding lies on the American Atlantic seaboard. He claimed one American skilled worker is worth two Britons and suggested British drink habits affect comparisons. The Lancet notes rising British deaths from intemperance from 1878 to 1897.
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Carnegie
Doton Club
New York
Britain
American Atlantic Seaboard
Great Britain
McCaravgie
Wo Harecourt
House of Commons
Ratepayer Meetings Planned for Multiple Road Districts
Brief notices announce forthcoming meetings for Wakaoui Road District on May 3 at 1 30 pm, Mount Hutt Road District on May 3 and Upper Ashburton Road District on May 3. Also an advert from Gibbard promising reliable goods at low prices, a tender call from Ashburton County Council to clear a main from Weaterfield to Waterton, and Kadina beer strikers report reduced prices but smaller measurers.
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Wakaoui Road
Mount Hutt Road
Upper Ashburton Road
Gibbard
Tancrad Street
Ashburton
Weaterfield
Waterton
Kadina
South Australia
Ashburton Industrial Building Society Holds Annual Meeting
The Ashburton Industrial Building Society held its annual meeting with Mr WHEH Rule as chair. Members attended as the report notes £836172 6d paid to members and £1750 appropriated during the year. Messrs El Cox Lawie and Silcock were elected directors for the ensuing term. Auditors elected were Albers Roberta and W Pickles.
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Ashburton Industrial Building Society
Wheh Rule
el Cox
Lawie
Silcock
Mesera Albers Roberta
W. Pickles
Imperial Government Debates Cartwright Detention
In a Commons debate led by Mr John Morley the government faced protests over Albert Cartwright editor of the South Africa News jailed for libel against Lord Kitchener. The motion passed by 77 to 382, with Churchill and other Unionists in opposition.
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Por Press Association
Electric Telegraph
Lonpox
Imperial
Natal
House of Commona
John Morley
Albert Cartwright
South Africa News
Lord Kitchener
Brodrick
Cartwright
Ragland
W V Harcourt
Asquith
Winston Churchill
Bryce
Balfony
Gibson Bowles
Norfolk transport cook suicide amid coaling and mystery message
The Norfolk transport coaled 12 000 cases and was to sail soon when cook Darby fatally jumped overboard after a farewell dinner with the Federal Steamship Company officers. A bottle found later carried a drowning message from April 20th, but officials withheld publication due to hoax concerns while confirming details.
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Norfolk
Tts
Federal Steamship Company
Darby
Paddington
Cams
Wollington
Osbie
Ieland Bay
Antrobia
Alloday
Sergs Booth
Edgecombe
TUSSICURA Promises Relief For Bronchitis And Coughs
Advert says TUSSICURA cures all fang and throat complaints and bronchitis with instant relief. Featuring STANDISH AND PRERCE Photographers under royal patronage in High Street.
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Prince and Princess of
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