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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 16, 1942
Page
4
It reports the eighth Sydney wool catalogue sale offering 2 780 bales including early merinos and comeback shreds from southern slopes. The Yass Rye Park clip of R J Martin fetched 27 1d for superfine combing wool with strong prices also for reback 21 4d and crossbred 20 1d.
The October Lyndhurst shire meeting was attended by Dr A Innes president and councilors A Denton W Rowlands J Hood Amos G Callinan C Gerty Y A Denton. They discussed improving Neville turn-off to Fremont and promised action. Heavy rain damaged roads. Rowlands reported being sued for £20 over land blocks purchase. council plans to call tenders for removal of a tree on Carcoar.
Manpower difficulties slow Australian wool production as Son and Badgery Ltd report. Rail stock shortages hinder arrivals and a six week overtime schedule for wool workers aims to accelerate release of stock, with Saturday work and extra week hours in effect to overcome delays.
Fragmentary OCR shows a notarial notice referencing Joseph Neve and a Cowra location. The readable bits identify a nameset and place but lack full actions, dates, or parties to confirm a complete public notice.
Cowra Associated Agents report 1 716 sheep and 68 cattle yarded at the fortnightly sale on Tuesday 13th. Fat cattle in good demand at recent rates. few store cattle yarded. Sheep numbers lighter. quality not as good as last sale. Competition about on a par. store sheep in fair demand. Quotations cover fat cattle, store cattle, fat and store sheep with varied prices for steers cows heifers vealers and ewes across woolly and merino types.
Mrs H Trimmer returns home after weeks with daughter Mrs Ross Ewes in Hazelwood. Mrs Oscar Higgens from Yeoval visiting her father Mr A Humphreys. Miss Edna Dews recovering from illness at Joira Private Hospital. Miss Coffee returns from Lucan holiday to Paddington. Mrs A E Death unwell and seeking medical care again. Small sheds begin shearing in district. shearer availability scarce. Mrs Kitts from the City, with her mother, visits Mrs Tom Farrant and plans to visit Mandurama, her former home.
Mass will be celebrated in St Brigid s Church on Sunday at 7 30 p m. Service at the Methodist Church will be held at 3 p m. The monthly meeting of the Com forts Fund will be held on Saturday October 17 at 3 30 p m. Will members please note the alteration of time.
A memo from Mr A H E B McDonald of the Department of Agriculture says munitions ministry plans early release of baling wire. Farmers should order from usual suppliers, retailers then to distributors, with copies to the Deputy Controller in Sydney. No approval from Agriculture needed. orders go to Directorate of Materials Supply.
Waugoola Shire Council debated releasing staff for harvesting at month end given manpower calls. President O Neil expected higher pay for harveststers due to shortages and a harvesting award. about 11 men available. Concerns about keeping graders and lorries. district roads must be maintained for wheat transport. The matter was deferred to the next meeting.
Lyndhurst Shire Council heard from Shire Engineer C. S. Gerty that the Mandurama Canowindra Road suffered extensive tree damage with more trees down than in any other part of the Shire. Two men were sent to repair the damage.
The Stock Inspector reported at the Carcoar P P Board October meeting that inspections of tanks excavated by the board revealed three tanks needing attention Islands tank Finns tank and the new tank near Rosewarnes erosion had lowered the tank edges leaving only 12 to 15 inches of margin above floodwater. The board agreed to proceed with the work if workers could be found and hired to reduce the outflow and raise the margins.
Gladys Kerr daughter of T Kerr married Humphrey Oliver son of Mrs Oliver at Woodstock on Saturday. Rev. Hayes officiated. bride given away by her brother Claude Kerr. reception for 50 at CWA rooms. honeymoon to follow in brown crepe travel frock with a brown squirrel cape gifted by the groom.
A bush fire conference noted landholders must cover full costs to re erect a dividing fence if their neighbor lacks an adequate firebreak. Dr F C Rowlands urged firebreaks within three feet of the fence, though this is not always easy. Farmers should avoid rushing to claim compensation from neighbors.
The West Macquarie reports a joyful welcome for Rev Fr Wisely P P at St James Church Blayney. Rev Fr Cusack recalls Wiselys early parish ties and their 25 year friendship since arriving in the Bathurst Diocese as young priests.
Expediting the movement of timber from railway yards faces delays as arrival figures lag behind projections. Early start efforts meet with weaker appraisals in the area, cutting into expected throughput.
Metropo litan acceptors in Sydney include Katanga Veiled Threat Dewar Evergreen Its Funny Abspear Panter Grand Fils Gundagai Yours Truly Shining Light Goose.
Directors discuss securing fencing wire for reserves with Dir J Cartwright noting Hailstone's success at Mt McDonald. Hailstone initially resists then concedes he will "do his best" to help, while Cartwright argues most reserves in his division need fencing.
Walli dam once measured 15 feet in depth but is now filled with mud and poses a danger to traveling sheep. Carcoar P P Board officials discussed its condition last week and Waugoola Shire Council heard a report request from Dr. F C Rowlands urging inspection by the Shire Engineer and Stock Inspector. A fencing proposal by Dr. C G Rowlands was proposed and awaiting a full engineer and stock inspector report.
The movement led by meat man A. W. Anderson attracts thirty four candidate inquiries for federal election selection, well beyond the required twenty seven. A large volunteer network forms as organizers gear up for a convention to establish operations and structure. The group seeks clean candidates without past ties to party discipline to act as delegates of the people, aiming for democratic independence and broader parliamentary unification.
Noted names Boy Merrimba Beau Frere Two's Company and Eureka Bu colic Panurge Aralys Jymson Wellesley Angus appear as main actors in a regional contest. The list hints at a horse or dog race or literary competition featuring these entities, with no clear outcomes given. Further readable context would clarify participants and results.
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