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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 12, 1929
Page
6
Market notes from Homebush Sydney show mixed demand for sheep cattle and dairy. Buyers faced limited supplies with prices varying by grade and weight as farms sold several lots including ewes cows and young stock amid competition.
The Farmers and Gragion Coen report an auction today at Murmelnieh where demand dropped. Prices fell sharply as total turnover reached eight units. Quality declined and the market fell about 207 lower.
A fragmented report describes a sales event with a large number of penned items and various weights and tools listed. Many names and figures appear unclear or garbled, but references to yards, counts, and measurements suggest a bustling market scene with multiple sellers and buyers.
Windeormte Carson Ltd reports demand for German wool as a key factor in stabilizing prices from moerding to farm levels. After a weak May, purchasers show confidence, with German trade not brisk but steady, and world consumption rising alongside wool production and artificial fibre competition. Prices may have found a stable base as new season sales begin in Adelaide on September 5 and Sydney in early September.
The Kentuck y Jubilee Singers are booked for a tour in Australia and New Zealand, with a varied program of musical and dramatic acts. Highlights include readings, visiting lecturers from Melbourne and Sydney, Schubert music, short stories, and plays such as Angbrote Applejohn's Adventures and Un attainable. Principal artists include Arthur Gaines and Robert Caver, with a diverse cast of tenors and basses.
John Farr and John Wilkins, both members of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, were found guilty of conspiracy and incitement in a case alleging they planned to break into Joyt's Theatre to steal money. The jury urged mercy and remanded the prisoners for sentence. both defendants claimed the plot was a hoax.
Shakespeare birthday celebration presents the first quarto Hamlet with John Wyre as Hamlet in a remarkable performance. Rossencraft and Gilhedruie scenes shine while Ofelia excels, though some intimate lines and Traucht prince moments feel constrained. Ben Greet’s direction and strong supporting roles round out a human, traditional interpretation.
A review notes the film Show Boat as fifty percent talkie and fifty percent silent, highlighting its river voyage setting, Magnolia Ravenal’s arc, Ravenal’s gambling ruin, Magnolia’s cabaret phase, and the eventual reunion on the floating show boat with the drama of Parthenia, Miss Emily Pit, and Hawkes era production craft.
A twelve year old violinist, Veijudi Menuhin, tours Europe with mature control and dazzling enthusiasm. The New York Herald calls his performance a remarkable display of artistry for such a young talent, drawing praise from critics and audiences alike.
The first in a series of social afternoons in Canberra gathered guests at the home of Merwe I Bloneham on Wednesday. Mrs Stoneham hosted with Mrs W G Chap fur assisting. Guests wore fruit or vegetable entries for a prize won by Mrs J Elliott and Mrs Green. Musicals followed with entertainment by Mra Hicks Fawcett and Stoneham. Attendees included Lady Garran and many local figures.
The Can berm Division monthly meeting of the Apert itn hoy wom at the Commission Offices on Wednesday. Mr. W. & Brownleas presided. the principal Miss of the evening was a paper by Mr. William Murphy on the computation of a long line on the earth's surface. He discussed factors relating to the traverse dimensions and noted Australia’s example in measuring the 129th meridian.
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