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Almarza aldermen aid war loan and industry notes
Inter-District Summary reports Almarza aldermen contributed £1970 to the war loan. Nowra butter factory turnover last year reached £130,000. A 12 year old Wagga boy stole £3104 and spent it at the races. Edols of Burrawang Estate Forbes is dead. 400,000 sheep were shorn at this station in one period. In Tweed a farmer earned £300 from a ten acre banana block. Typical net per acre for a season ranged £60 to £80. In Lismore a man was fined 27s a coat for keeping a live rabbit. rare to see a rabbit there. Deep artesian bore in Blackall district reached 6000 ft, flow 250,000 gallons per day after four years of drilling. Early costs were £5 per foot. Also includes a disjointed advert for Woods Great Peppermins Cure.
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Almarza
Nowra
Wagga
Boas
Edols
Burrawang
Forbes
Tweed
Lismore
Australia
Blackall