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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 15, 1942
Page
4
A sale yard of 168 cattle showed a sharp rise in prices with only odd store beasts. Good trade beef, many steers, limited cow and vealer beef. One outside butcher and local competition pushed prices up 20 to 30 per head. Sheep: 2,784 penned, about 1,000 in fat pens. Lambs dominant, market improved at least 2 on last sale. Restockers active for store lambs with firmer rates.
Farmers and Graziers and Squire and Gray report numerous cattle and sheep sales from Glenview Fernville Don Avon Princetown Hill view Neila Vale and others. Buyers include McConnell A J Thomas A Jones J Holly W A O Neil Bonnie Doon and Cowra firms with totals for hirs virs strs and imbs across many properties.
Winchcombe Carson Ltd reports weaker demand at Wednesday Sydney rabbit auctions. Prices eased by 8d to 9d per lb across categories with incomings 111d to 121d, autumns 89d to 95d, racks and pelts varying, and hare and damaged skins showing mixed declines. A separate Gundagai incident is noted where Mrs Milton Reardon was saved from quicksand by her husband after slipping during a creek chase. Also covered are results from Wednesday greyhound racing with multiple stakes and placings listed.
Mrs Granny Causer of Spring Creek Young has just celebrated her 104th birthday claiming she feels like 40. The long lived resident attributes vitality to daily activity and positive outlook.
The region laments frantic shopping across Australia as citizens condemn the spree. In Young a woman made four trips with a large suitcase laden with clothes, a substantial purchase. Another woman spends £12 on shoes to keep her family clothed, reflecting selfishness and broader worry.
W. H. Albury Tucker of Woodstock dies at 73 after a lifetime in the district. Survived by his widow, a Melbourne daughter Mrs. Stevenson, five brothers and a sister. two siblings deceased. Born at Carcoar, once a butcher, then a farmer, retired a decade ago. Funeral from Woodstock Methodist Church at 3 p.m. to Woodstock cemetery, Rev. R. Hayes officiating. services by Poignand and Hilder with A. Simeon & Co.
A list of livestock consignments includes Canimbla and Wau goola with Imbs and hinds, Bimbrick with lambs, Wynne field with Imbs, Mt View with Imbs. Consignors include A W Whitney Wilf Marsh F Corke PF A Anderson and others. Dates and lot numbers indicate a measured sale at multiple holdings.
Bathurst Council urged abolition of all boards accusing them of dictatorial power while praising some boards. The Cowra council planned to oppose board appointments, arguing Parliament should handle work and fearing chaos if boards vanished overnight. Statements cited the Egg and Apple and Pear boards as frequent targets of complaints.
Dozens of friends of Cpl lands of Walli visit and support him as he recovers after seven weeks in a Coast hospital. He is now improving. Howe Bill remains confined to bed for several weeks before leaving the hospital.
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