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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 27, 1943
Page
4
Breakaway by Shires discusses dividing activities of the leis a ees and expanding the area. A conference is proposed to consider the matter. Abercrombie and Turon have nominated delegates. Mr. Baker commented extensively on aspects raised by Yadhurst Shire Council.
Government statistics show New South Wales flocks at 56,043,000 on March 31 1943 a drop from 1942 while slaughter in May 1943 reached 1 622 078 sheep and lambs in the United States. NSW cattle total 3 030 346 the largest since 1935 and wool offerings remain below prewar expectations with rains delaying shearing. the Sydney catalogue will be issued for final appraisement on August 30.
A fragmented wartime notice urges immediate action to save with National Savings, encouraging purchase of War Savings Certificates and urging readers to begin saving today.
Article discusses Minister for Commerce and Agriculture Scully praising federal policy to stabilize and guarantee prices for primary producers, linking rural support to election results. It contrasts Labor’s stabilising approach with calls for price guarantees and some production controls, noting farmers’ need for predictable returns and government support during price fluctuations.
The Forbes Labor Party plans a victory dance for tomorrow night. Mr Breen, reelected as Member for Calare, has accepted an invitation to attend.
Advocate's view lauds Saturday Labor win and shatters Communist scare. Opponents warned of a phantom evil. voters rejected the fearmongering of Mr. Fadden and Mr. Curtin, voting clearly to end the Communist bogey. The public response is described as disillusioned and decisive.
At Lyndhurst Shire meeting Dr. C M Hood urged tighter rules for Blayney saleyards sales. Auctioneers seek charges only for stock yarded and sold, while Dr J A Innes proposed pen draws and fixed sale times. If unsold yarded stock charges are removed, selling charges may rise. The Shire Clerk will study the issue and report next meeting.
Woodstock resident Mr Andrew Reid died in Cowra District Hospital this morning at 73 after about a week of illness. His wife had predeceased him. He leaves nine six children: daughters Nella, Sadie, May, Toad, Iris, Chris and sons Roy, Elsie and Jack. Funeral to leave Church of England Woodstock for Woodstock cemetery tomorrow afternoon with Mr D J Nicholson in charge.
Oscar Ward a longtime Strand Theatre figure in Young died suddenly on Friday at age 58 after collapsing on a theatre office footpath. He had worked since silent film days and was last seen in normal health minutes before the collapse. He was taken to District Hospital unconscious and died Saturday afternoon. Ward was a local born in Young with siblings George Arthur and Richard (all deceased) and sisters Lily Ward and Myrtle (Mrs Wilmot Smith) of Gallymont near Mandurama.
My J P Breen Labor retains a big lead in the Calare tally. Subdivisional returns show Breen Edols Kelan Reid Thorby and others across many districts such as Cwindia Kugowra Forbes Lan Grenfell K watha Rail, Orange Parkes, Wellington Trundle and Wong bon, with totals around twenty thousand votes cast and varying margins.
John Richard Paine, 30, pleaded guilty in Dubbo court after failing to stop in Brisbane Street. He was fined £5 with 10 days in gaol default and faces a 12 month driver’s disqualification. Constable A B Vale pursued the vehicle after the fail to stop.
Noxious inspector Mr Brown reported at the Jemalong Shire Council meeting that skeleton weed infestations cover about 75 percent of one farmer’s land along New Grenfell Road and are spreading to other holdings. He noted burrs on a stock reserve, urged action against seed-planting ploughing, and pushed for a new destroyer to trial eradication. He warned of escalating weed and stinkwort problems and blamed manpower shortages for slow control.
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