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Newspaper
Bundarra And Tingha Advocate
Location
Bundarra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1906
Page
4
Longest day of the year notes and festive wishes. Local notices mention meetings, cricket results, theater plans, and upcoming races. Reports include electors, school events, and police chief retirement. travel of church leaders. bush fires, floods, and mining incidents. commercial recommendations. and a visiting optician event at Bundarra.
Prices for local wool at Winchcombe Carson & Co last week list Mrs F E Wiseman Bundarra fleece to 1d per lb pieces to Lid L G Jord Bundarra 14d James A BH Young Bundarra Td Alex McClenaghan Armidale fleece 1d5 pieces L1d John Gallanders Ciugen fleece 14fd pieces Lid Henry Johnson Armidale 1d Mrs H C Dawson 14d McLennan Bros Armidale 114d S W Farrell Gum Flat J1jd Also notes sale on 5th January 1907 and promotion for Dr Sheldon Magnetic Liniment with price 1/6 for large bottles
A special Bundarra School of Arts committee meeting at the Reading Hawk discussed tenders for installing a gas plant. The committee narrowed pipe sizes, accepted Ble Nolan’s tender for a five eighth inch main pipe with automatic generator, and directed the secretary to prepare a contract for completion by the 12th shawuty. Gidder and Blackall were elected to the committee.
Bundarra Petty Sessions reports George Carter versus Vivian Simpson refusing meals and lodging. Coxe absent. Hawkers licenses sought by Geo Vainter and William Jackson Broadbent granted. Small Debts Court: George Painter versus Ward Masterson. case struck out. William Tole case judged for 27 pounds two pence. George Dodds case struck out with payment into court.
A Bundarra Jockey Club committee meeting was held at the Commercial Hotel on Wednesday night. Present were Messrs Z McMullen (chair) W L Hieretan W E McGinty H Hodson A Francis and Secretary W I McGinty. Read and confirmed. Correspondence included a Chief Secretary's letter re regis tration of meer course and two letters from Hon W Moore approving Patron donation of one guinea and promising to expedite racecourse additions. The contractor's account of £10104 for clearing the new racing track was approved for payment. The secretary was instructed to recruit nine men for work ahead of the forthcoming race meeting.
Hill Clark and Co report that last year 120000 bales were carried over but this year likely about 220000. Weekly offerings were restricted to limit slumps, with 42000 bales placed in four days, potentially 80000 if unconstrained, risking buyer valuation and price dips. Demand remains soft with little January change expected while stores pass through. Dulgety and Co note excellent selection of NSW clips amid strong American, German, French, and Japanese interest, with top greasy merinos reaching record levels around 1½d. Auctions resume January 7. Schute, Bell & Co report continued active competition, American buyers bidding strongly for superior, clean wools. price dispersion tied to brand quality. Harrison, Jones, and Devlim, Ltd cataloged 6419 bales, with 7326 sold privately or at auction, featuring many superior clips and keen turnover.
Catholic and Anglican announcements schedule Christmas week with multiple services on December 25 and December 30. Rev T May and Mr J N Maker or Baker are listed as speakers at Yarrowyck Bundarra Tingha Lata Bongarra and Tingha venues with times from morning to evening.
Brief readable fragment notes an advertisement seeking boys to apply to sell race books at the office. No dates or names provided.
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