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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 06, 1942
Page
4
Two hundred and more yarded, mostly fat pens, strong market with free competition. Steers £12-£14, cows £12-£13/19, heifers £10-£12, vealers £8-£11. Stores mainly milkers up to £11/12/6. Sheep yarded 5,260 with lambs in bulk, trade easier, prime lambs down about 2d, ewes and hoggets varied. Merino prices ranged from 10s to 12s for ewes, with stores and old ewes also sold.
Forbes PA and EL Association committee met January 17 and referred the matter to a General meeting of members. In view of the war, petrol restrictions, and other shows abandoned, it was deemed advisable not to hold this year’s Forbes exhibition.
L T Maxwell of Cowra faced Cowra Court with three charges linked to a Woodstock accident last December. He held a nine year motor licence and 18 year public vehicle licence, had one prior incident, and pleaded not guilty to carrying more than one person on a motorcycle and driving without a licensed rider.
The Woodstock V D C unit held an all day parade on the Recreation Ground with field exercises and a new member enrolled. Attendance praised Colonel Therstone and a hospital aid fundraiser raised funds for Trooper Ted Webber. Upcoming church services and local hospital updates were listed, with residents visiting Sydney and recovering in Cowra Hospital.
A Sunday Express excerpt notes many Londoners sleep in public shelters for sociability or fuel savings. An elderly pensioner questions buying broken wood from demolished houses, recalling memories of warmth from in-home fires and reflecting on suffering.
Constable Hughes, at War and OW pron, said Maxwell admitted he was not holder of rider's Licence. Defendant had two women at oe bicycle when it trailed into For carrying more ieeeee. Fined £3 costs 14 with eight days' default, and for driving a motor cycle. He was fined 1 or week months to pay was allowed.
The Co op reports on the 25th inst and the appraisal catalogue for the 1941-42 season. It lists wool lots from New England Yass Queanbeyan and Central Tablelands with top prices for specific brands and clips. Appraisements are to be finalised on 2nd March with proceeds likely paid on 18th March.
Yardings totaled 410 with butchers subdued and values down 5s or more. Backfatters ranged from £3 5s to £4 and up to £5 1s for extra heavy. Baconers brought £2 10s to £3, hay 40s to 7s 5d, medium weights 35s, light 25s, slips 18s to 20s, suckers 6s to 12s, odd to 16s 6d.
An influx of evacuees reaches Goolagong causing housing pressures as nearby centers like Semanives rebound activity. Local business improves while the Bathurst Diocese priest Rev Dr Guramer comments on the evolving situation.
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