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Inter-District Summary of Weekly Rural News in Australia
A mixed rural roundup reports Al Harden leading a four person quail drive that bagged 817 birds over two days. The Carpenters Union in Townsville drafts new demands for 27 shillings 6 pence daily and a 40 hour week. Narromine butchers reopen after meat price recall. A sheep thief is fined £100 at Condobolin. A 72 year old dies quietly in church at West Kempsey. Voluntary Workers’ Association at Young clears land and cuts firewood on Pritchard farm. Fruit growers plant 500 trees. A wounded soldier and his family are noted. A patriotic verse praises Previden and Woods Peppermint Cure.
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al Harden
Carpenters’ Union
Townaville
Condobolin
West Kempsey
Young
Voluntary Workers' Association
Pritchard
Frait Growers