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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 19, 1932
Page
3
Auditor C. E. Pfeiffer certifies all books and vouchers in the Board’s possession have been audited and found correct. Abridged statements of receipts and expenditure. a full copy may be inspected at the Board’s office. Signed Melville, Secretary and Tal Rowlands, Chairman.
18 year old Robert Ellis faced Cowra Felloe Court charged with stealing a gold wristwatch ring and pin from Jack Thomas home. He admitted taking items to force return of letters, but denied larceny arguing the act was to reclaim his correspondence. The magistrate imposed two months hard labor suspended on good behavior bond, with recognizance. Local witnesses described the possession of items and prior relations. defense questioned intent while noting letters from a correspondence school.
Charles Roy Jones of Polia Point Sydney crashed a motor car into a bridge near Young. His brother escaped with a chin wound. A constable later arrested Jones for driving while under liquor influence and for lacking a driver's license. He was fined two pounds and twenty two shillings and disqualified for twelve months.
The Cowra sale shows moderate cattle at 125 forward, steady to improved demand with bids strong and prices lifting 10 to 18 shillings. Cows heifers and steers higher, stores keen, plus a 3730 head sheep yarding with prime wethers and lambs selling well and strong store competition driving clearances. Pig section also firm with porkers to 20s and sows 30 to 96s.
Butler and Cox note regular sales resumed after a three week break, with fortnightly auctions. About 185 fat cattle, 190 stores, 891 sheep including 200 fat, and a small pig supply were yarded. Prices ranged with late rates, fat cattle near parity, fat sheep weaker. store sheep showed mixed prices and aged ewes and lambs quoted.
Local market notes that sheep offered at the yards on July ninth show solid value, with buyers eyeing strong prices and steady demand. The short report highlights favorable conditions for sellers and steady turnout.
Prices for cattle and sheep in a market report show heavy bulls at £1011, medium £9 6, steers £11 16, cows £4 6, heifers £7 11, vealers £4 7, store cattle £4 11, weddies £1 14, various sheep and hogget prices, store lambs £6 10, pigs and sows listed with several priced items. Local vendors Laeda Bros report totals and commodity breakdowns.
Property and stock sales listed by Monday auction with buyers and lots from Bangaroo Koorawatha Billimari Woodstock Cowra and Wattamendar. Entries include calves heifers and cattle across multiple lots with prices and averages for each vendor such as Booth Cameron Lynch Goodacre and McColl plus estate notes for Whitney.
Wool prices showed weakness on Monday sales with best quality lines often failing to meet recent highs. Notable lots included TPO Mount View 23 bales, Mylandra Grenfell 3 bales, Glenilla Cowra 15 bales, Springvale Burrows 32 bales, and Wangpoln Woodstock 11 lots. Tuesday's sale featured multiple lots of A and B class fleeces with varied prices, while overall quality remained good.
Bigga and Woolbrak open with 174 for 1 and 127, Ford top scoring 63 while Tranter leads Woolbrook with 44. Blanket Plat and Sandy Creek finish with 58 for 3 as L Webster shines. Reid’s Flat beats Sandy Creek earlier by 20% to 58. Bigga Women’s Association notes annual meeting at Coo-ee with Henre, Ward and Webster involved. funds boosted for Cronkwell Hospital and local tennis courts.
The Borrowa Racing Club has abandoned its race meeting fixed for March 2. The club reports a credit balance of £17. The article notes election results in local associations with various ballots and names several officials and figures.
Wheat receipts across Canowindra 1931 92 season total 105003 bags with 83129 into silos and 16004 in railway sheds. Goolargong 39397 with 3487 silos. Nyfang Creek 14307 stacked. Trajere 3286 in sites. Local incidents include Mr William Stewart recovering from a broken left foot. Constable Cox a war disability patient in Randwick hospital. Boree Shire arrears total 4809 pounds. Canowindra urban rates 912 and water rates 560. Post staffer Mr Charles Day to Sydney GPO. two cars in collision on Moorbel road. Doles Nelle Whitmee mentioned.
Nineteen twenty nine state lotteries offer prizes from five thousand pounds down to one shilling with many reductions and full payment. Second prize one thousand pounds and other prizes issued. Application forms available from the Clerk of Pony Sessions and every hotel keeper and tobacconist in town. Tickets cost fourpence each with stamped addressed envelopes. Director Whiddon signs the notice.
A brief notice states Mr and Mrs Chas Whitmer of Lockweed Canowindra report their son is in Grantham Hospital in indifferent health for some months and regarded as seriously ill.
At Forbes court on Monday Leo Bernard Ariel 40 a clerk was charged with embezzling funds from the Railway Commissioners consent Ariel was remanded to Forbes Quarter Sessions on a date in March The Marist Brothers School welcomed Very Rev Dean Brennan new parish priest for Forbes and Rev Father Brady chaired proceedings Last month Forbes Hospital faced staff shortages with resignations and fewer senior nurses A trained nurse was recruited The Total Court handled Home Recreations Ltd in liquidation seeking repayment terms from Thomas M Smith of Forbes The application was disallowed and Smith ordered to pay 8 a month while debts were liquidated Smith had paid 21 and owed 0B
The Grenfell district hospital board asks the Hospital Commission for an 11,000 grant as Mr Rabbets notes rising charges for the X ray plant. He warns costs are beyond the district's means while the secretary says over half the patients cannot afford treatment. Weddin Shire rates arrears total 60,500 and some settlers can pay. all ratepayers will be notified that legal action follows if no arrangements are made within 14 days.
Mrs James Magill of Bogan Gate was visiting her daughter Mrs A Gray of Cnndal when typhoid struck her. Parkes ambulance brought her to the district hospital. Meanwhile Mr H Schmidt, who lost a hand in a Bo gan Gate chaff-cutter accident, is reported improving and says he feels no pain except in the missing fingers, a case of sympathetic nerves.
At Cowra Police Court on Wednesday Mr Bromhead fined several defendants for stealing fruit and vegetables from Ling Sing’s garden. Witnesses detailed water melons pumpkins potatoes and onions taken from the Chinamen’s plots valued around £14. Defendants faced charges of stealing fruit and vegetables. The court found one man guilty and imposed fines or brief imprisonment, noting the evidence showed a larger amount of stolen property nearby. Ling Sing identified the missing Manhattan and Early Rose potatoes.
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