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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1940
Page
8
Morton Armstrong warns of legal action for cutting or damaging fences or trespassing on his property from this date forward. Signed "Tulangi" Boorewa. Date 30 September 1938.
Any person found removing wood heating shooting or otherwise trespassing without authority on Springfield will be prosecuted. Sed ETHEL Sricen Springfield Boorowa.
All persons found trespassing on the property known as Tittle Range on Murrumburrah Road without permission after this date will be prosecuted without respect to persons. Signed E J Maloney Manager.
Any person found hunting taking bees nests or trespassing in Norra Allen without permission will be prosecuted. H. Stevenson & Co.
All persons found hunting shooting removing wood or trespassing on Cor Coran s Plains paddocks will be prosecuted without respect to person. Corcoran Bros Corcoran s Plains Boorowa.
Any person found trespassing trapping rabbits or fox hunting in the Suffolk Vale paddocks without permission will be prosecuted. L. L. Williams, Manager.
Any person found shooting ducks, pigeons, quail, or otherwise engaged in shooting on any of the Kenya Pad doeia will be prosecuted.
Country Producers' Selling Co Ltd reports at Homebush on 28 November yarded 40 700 sheep and lambs from 45 855 with active competition for good sheep and firmer prices. Lambs strong for good shorn lambs. restockers limited. Cattle yarded 1966, with some prime bullocks included and very strong demand overall.
Early chrysanthemums need pinching to promote compact growth and replacements with young plants can still yield late autumn blooms. Delphiniums offer three types with tall hybrids, Belladonna and Bellamosa, and the Blue Butterfly dwarf variety, followed by advice on dahlia planting in November and on annuals for sunny corners. Weeds surge as vegetables thrive, so hoeing and earthing up are essential for succession sowing of French beans and for prompt fruit setting in runners, marrows, melons, pumpkins, and cucumbers.
Market notes report a strong demand for upper quality cattle while inferior grades moved weaker. Listings show steers at £19 15s, £11 0s, cows at £12 0s for HUG grade, vealers £13 4s, and other small lots at £9s.
The 2nd November report notes Sydney catalogues show well bred spinners wools from late State shearing districts. Top lines fetch high prices, but lower lines are shorter and thinner, averaging price per pound may be slightly lower. Recent rains in Southern areas and Riverina improve outlook as Weather Bureau forecasts widespread rain next week.
State appraisal No 36 to be finalised Monday 2 December with a catalogue from Boorowa Frogmore Yass and North Western districts. Appraisements up to Christmas recess set for 9 and 17 December. Principal district realizations include John McGrath Boorowa A A A E 28d A A AH 23d HL A Roberts Frogmore A A A E 194d J A Garry Young A A A Com W 13 id Mrs G D Elkins Frogmore A A A E 16d W Coble Boorowa A A A Com E 174d.
Mr Max O Connor of Kyramba sold wools at Albury sales with appraisals by Farmers and Graziers Co operative Co Ltd. The sale realized 2444 for wethers 194d for ewes and 18d for wethers. O Connor is son of Mr and Mrs W O Connor of Kangiara.
Local wool appraisements in Winchcombe Carson's Sydney catalogue last Thursday show Walter J. Southwell Rye Park wethers 229d ewes 21d wethers 184d combing 184d broken 14d James Barnes Pty Ltd Suffolk Vale Boorowa wethers Sibd 209d 199d 199d 19d 19d 19id 18pd 18d broken 159d 1544 bellies 1944 hoggets 17d
Long list of Boorowa and surrounding district men enlisted or serving, with many names and hometowns including Boorowa, Rye Park, Frogmore, Rugby, Sydney, and Temora. Notable entries include Gordon Armstrong, Jim Boyd, Arthur Bowman, Bert Couch, Harry Grosvenor, Len Aylor, and J. M. O’Malley among others. Further enlistments to be added and updated on the second page.
The Wheat Board warns country agents will be docked 1/6 on every second-hand bag found in wheat stacks despite directives not to receive them. Rice or sugar bags are not treated as new bags. Vendors failing to advertise miss opportunities to sell.
Pitt Son and Badgery report on upcoming appraisement rounds with 7,600 bales catalogued for December 4 and 5 and 6,200 bales for December 12 and 13. NSW wool sales reach near 900,000 bales including Newcastle, while Greece emerges as a wartime wool buyer with rising sheep numbers and British textile machinery.
Silo agents report strict orders from Head Offer to close all silos for three days in rain. Wheat is currently being received in some silos but duration unknown. Commissioner errs on risk prevention and takes no chances with weevil.
Winchcomby Carson Ltd reports that Britain’s export of woollens and worsted yarns remained high in the eight months to August, valued at £21,502, 32, with imports of raw wool more than doubling January to August. Europe’s trade disruption is offset by Dominions and other markets, while stockpiles and future demand remain uncertain as winter approaches.
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