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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1922
Page
2
Agents for Homebash selling stock offer sheep fodder and care tracks. Farrer Portable and Stationary Engines acts as agent for Gear Fortescue and Lut supplying poison carts and fire fighters.
Carcoar auctioneer Mr W J Brady invites tenders for the purchase of Mrs A B Kirkman’s farm near Lyndhurst comprising 6 acres with permanent water. Tenders must be in Brady’s hands on or before July 8.
A brief memorial item notes a family tribute from children marking their loved one’s passing and expressing enduring affection. The notice conveys sorrow and a heartfelt farewell without detailed biographical data.
The notice lists church services on the first Sunday at Carcoar and am, and 7 pm, Lyndhurst 11 am, Marangulla 3 pm with Arthur Mills as Rector. Pursnyreniay first Sunday Hampton 11 am and Garland 2.30 pm Carcoar pm.
Crookwell potato growers push to reengage Orange Millthorpe and Blayney districts in a cooperative selling scheme. Delegates from each centre plan to meet in Sydney to discuss with the Primary Producers Union executive. Other items note rising food costs across states, rabbit industry gains, and gun license changes.
The Lyndhurst Rifle Club held its annual meeting on Saturday. Officers elected were Captain A. Boys, Secretary C. Emms, Treasurer 2%. J. Boys and committee members Minterbottom Ulph Tos lack Bloomfield. The secretary presented a financial report noting a £18 0s 6d balance, £14 spent on range relocation, and a £10 anticipated profit from a rifle club ball. A committee meeting cadence and drainage work at the new range were discussed.
Tomorrow at Mando rama Mr T G Stammers conducts an auction of household furniture for Mr C T Burke starting 2 30 pm A grand balloon ball for the Roman Catholic Church at Lyndhurst on Friday night July 7 features a carved supper and special music to accompany dancing
Poison for possums discussed as part of a proposed division of large estates. The notes describe plans to lay poison for opossums and assess ecological and legal implications. Local authorities consider methods to control pests while minimizing harm to other wildlife.
Millthorpe police court heard William EB Hibbard and E J Collins charged over opossum skins as authorities debate subdivision and settlement of large private estates near railways and ports. Government aims for more population, with penalties for skins and poison control. Memorial trophy event, Blayney social, and local auctions noted along with a peppermint cough remedy advertisement. Proceedings span local politics, land policy, and community notices.
Mr. E. G. Sutherland, Bathurst pastoralist, says he faced no difficulty hiring shearers at Justice Powers award rates. He sent many away under terms accepted by workers who planned to defy the A.W.U. and extremist leaders. About 50 shearers left the district to work under the award, with others waiting to sign contracts.
President Justice Powers told the Commonwealth Arbitra tion Court he may modify the A W U and pastoralists award if a miscalculation or error affected fairness. He noted the High Court allowed rectification of any error and pledged to hear parties to identify any miscalculation. He warned against tying rates to Queensland or New Zealand precedents or to previous cattle station reductions.
A social notice urges attendance at the Blayney event on Wednesday in July and promotes Rexona The Aristocrat of Soaps as a preferred toilet and bath soap for babies. It claims users will not want another soap after trying Rexona, priced at 1/- per tablet and obtainable everywhere.
A quiet wedding at the Roman Catholic Church, Carcoar, on the 7th inst. joined Clare Kelley of Lyndhurst and Frederick Vincent McNamara of Goulburn. Clare wore a cream serge costume with matching hat and bouquet. Bridesmaid Miss R. Kelley and best man Mr. H. Dolbel attended. The couple honeymooned by train to Sydney and the South Coast, and will reside at Walleringa (Wallera wang).
The article notes a global effort for solar eclipse observations led by Dr. Bauer of the Carnegie Institution. D G Coleman will arrive in Sydney to observe the eclipse, with Waterloo Observatory near Perth and Kerr Grant and Kennedy in Adelaide coordinating similar measurements in South Australia. The aim is to detect potential magnetism fluctuations and atmospheric electrical changes during the eclipse, informing theories and preventing interference with wireless transmissions.
An old style advertisement touts Magostic Liniment and Woods Great Peppermint Cure as quick healers for sores rheumatic pains back toothache and neuralgia. It claims availability everywhere and includes poetic lines about distant lands.
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