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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 24, 1901
Page
2
The Wood margins show quiet local market activity with steady demand for merino shipping lines, though buyers stay cautious. Upcoming auctions noted for January and February with varied prices for different merino grades, carcass meat values and byproduct items including hides and bones, alongside animal products and byproducts pricing.
The market was brisk and closed with an upward tendency. Cattle prices ranged from 260 to 270s per 100 pounds for middling quality, cows and steers varied, and heifers fetched up to 15. Pigs, sheep, and horses showed firm demand with draughts up to 18 pounds. Stallion and harness trades were active with varied prices for colts mares ponies and other stock.
A market summary lists prices for breadstuffs and feed grains with per ton and per load figures. Items include oats, maize, American corn, and rice, with varied rates from different sellers and regions, noting freight and storage considerations. The notices include miscellaneous prices for biscuits, beans, beer, and dairy products along with dairy creamery and butter terms.
An old-time newspaper card promoting Lanas Sroca items including patent medicines perfumes and soaps. Emphasis on always being on hand with prices described as strictly moderate.
A deputation led by Mayor J Derwin and Alderman Links met Hon T Waddell in Mandorama to urge restarting the Carcoar stone quarry and deploying a local road crew. Waddell discussed options, noting political limits, offering to inspect roads and push for 10 local workers, while stressing state finances and cautious tendering.
A public notice from the Under Secretary and a parliamentary official explains seniority among magistrates based on commission dates. It states the senior magistrate acts as chair in the absence of the Police Magistrate, per instructions from the Minister of Paroles. The fragment ends with clerical signatures and unrelated lines about figs and prices.
A formal induction took place at St Pauls Church Carcoar on a Wednesday evening with the Right Rev Bishop officiating. The service featured a choral opening, readings by Archdeacon Neild and Dean Howell, and a sermon urging parishioners to worship sincerely and support their new minister. A testimonial collection accompanied the ceremony.
A soldier correspondent reports a bold capture of a Boer convoy during the South African campaign. He describes frontier advances with the 4th New Zealanders, the generals praising their actions, and plans to pursue De Wet and De la Rey after a forthcoming move. He notes casualties among Colonials and hopes for leave after twelve months.
On 14th mat the children at the local Public School sang National Act and received a half holiday. A Road Super promise to fence Coombing Creek bridge approaches near Shaw was noted. Mandorama beat Neville 42 to 32 in a tennis match. players listed for both sides. A son of Mr Browning was wounded in both legs but recovering. Frost persists with green grass giving a springlike feel.
The Orphanage Ball at School of Arts Hall drew about 60 couples and lively music from R Jaholls, J H Maling, F Fuller, and A Maddy. The Juvenile Ball followed with attendees enjoying a social evening before a fatal platform accident near Bathurst station left John Martin dead after a train struck him as he walked toward town with his sister. Martin had been drinking. police noted he left the platform and was struck by a carriage footboard as a train passed. Constable Shelby found him on the platform. a prior sighting linked him to a man named Sweensy who died in Havanna last week.
The Hon T Waddell addressed a large Hotel audience with a reed hearing granted. James Bombrick chaired the meeting as the vote of confidence was carried amid enthusiasm. The Rev H Vale attended and the harmonium played as the gathering discussed local matters at the hotel.
A fragmentary town column notes rising foxes and post office improvements, a magistrate question resolved, railway accident counts, and town dine plans with the Duke of York. It mentions a Sworn Valento appointment, a Blayney farm sale, and local holdings placed in Masers hands, with scattered notices of sales and mining labor.
The death occurred at the hospital on Wednesday night of Annie Hogan 15 daughter of Mrs Hogan and niece of Mrs J M McCloakey of Diburat. She was admitted weeks ago suffering from tuboid and died after a lengthy illness. Interment was at Lyndhurst under supervision of Messrs Watson and Darrington.
Local Buildings Moesars Watson and Darrington advance on the School of Arts with the roof on the Hall and timbers laid for the main building. Foundations started for a new public room at the Post Office, promising convenience when finished.
The listing shows Fagan Mulgan Whitney McPhee Rothery and W M Rothery selling ewes wethers and wethers at prices from 0 to 13/4 with multiple lots. The narrative promotes Mere as a city sight featuring the Cyclorama Lumiere Cinematograph and new side shows attracting visitors with a ball fight among the amusements.
Agnes Briggs of Paddington Queensland suffered four years of dysentery and extreme emaciation. After failing with hospital treatment, a specialist warned there was no help. She credited Mother Beigel's Syrup with a full recovery after three months, describing a dramatic transformation from skeleton to healthy woman.
A visitor mocks golf at a link describing nine holes as tiny jam tins and greens amid hills. The piece lightly explains the “mode of procedure” of driving a ball from a tee, chasing it into the unknown, and urges readers to see the game for themselves. The column ends with an advertisement for Harley’s Ban Lution promising cure for a disease with testimonials.
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