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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 21, 1929
Page
8
Wool sales are largely stalled with small parcels of butcher wool trading at slightly below last auction prices. Demand weakened as traders await clearer costs and shipping. Heavy rains across most of the state hinder stock quality and future price tests. next week’s catalogue will feature inferior wools and provide weak buying strength.
A £50 reward is offered for information leading to conviction of any person or persons moving gains, opening, or cutting or damaging wire-netting fences on KENYU.
The Man on the Land at Flemington notes brisk competition from buyers with prime heavy bullocks in demand, prices rising £1 to £2 per head, while lower grades slipped. Weekly yarding totalled about 3,800 cattle and 73,042 sheep and lambs with quality described as plain. next sale scheduled for the 18th offering about 1000 bales.
At a Goulbure Pastures Protection Board meeting the issue of drovers traveling without proper permit marks was raised. Inspectors reported worn or missing marks and questioned a drover who claimed only two marks appeared on the sheep. Directors debated action and whether to pursue charges while noting recent charitable donations and community projects supported by the MacKay Trust and local groups.
Market reports show sales held Monday and Tuesday with a mixed and irregular selection dominated by second time offers and crutching demand. Private sale pressures exist for protected lots, tools show improving length, and final year sales are set for next week with about 24 000 bales and a 2000 bale catalogue to be offered.
Mrs. Sawyer, head of the Councy Women's Association of Kew South Wales, highlights a year of progress and increased membership, touring about 14 000 miles and visiting 100 branches. She praises sisterhood, financial support from metropolitan women, and the emergency housekeeper scheme featured at the Pan Pacific Conference.
Sehute Bell and Co discuss forthcoming quctionales noting quality will not reliably reflect demand. Many offerings will be crutchings and oddments, with true trends shown only at Brisbane sales and through full catalogues. Owners should inspect sample bales on the showfloor to gauge value relative to other districts.
A Bodangora Station owner, Mr C Bird of Wellington, explains a self made trap that has reduced feathered pests by five weeks and destroyed foxes with five confirmed kills. Queensland civil servants face a raised retirement age though the limit applies only when an officer reaches 70.
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