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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 04, 1942
Page
4
NSW Junior Farmers' Clubs organiser Mr Breakwell condemns silent suffering in agriculture and calls for a rural basic wage with higher grower prices. Directorate of Manpower stops rural industry drift, requiring permits for farm workers seeking munition factory jobs, as war-time hardship and big interests oppress primary producers.
The Lachlan Leader interviews Miss I Leonard of Veer Street who turns 82 this Saturday. She recalls teaching the Queen Wilhelmina’s cousins in Holland, shared memories with a young future sovereign, and displays photographs. Born August 29 1860 in England, she taught at St John’s Cowra 42 years, traveled Europe, and moved through Australia before settling in Cowra.
Allan Edwards ALF recalls Greek hosts who nourished and sheltered Australians. Greeks shared boats and rations despite shortages. At Larissa his unit fought through German isolation to the coast, endured long marches and a perilous Crete evacuation aboard HMAS Perth. Thirteen men died when the ship was sunk.
A City Press paragraph recalls schoolchildren chasing chocolate packaging during wartime displays. A confectioner’s display was sabotaged when rear doors flew open and cartons spilled, revealing neat wooden stability tokens instead of real sweets. The tale ends with the children uncovering the ruse.
Organised farming advocates farmers competing for ploughing priority at harvest and deciding which crops, flocks, and fences to prioritize. It envisions a self sufficient farmer who treats neighbors' problems as equally important, emphasizing cooperation and collective competency.
Auctioneers Edward Weaver and Co and The Farmers and Gra ssers' Co op report 4 800 fat sheep and lambs and about 4 500 store sheep penned at the fortnightly sale. Fat section featured lambs and hoggets with new season sucker lambs weighing 30 to 38 pounds fetching 22/6 to 25/1, while lambs overall rose as a result of restored 9 per cent on British contract prices. Prime woolly lambs 20/10 to 28/7, new season suckers 21/9 to 25/1, prime wethers 28/1 to 34/10, ewes 22/10 to 32/4, cross hoggets 26/8 to 27/7. Store sheep included about 1 700 merino wethers past at 22/11.
Patrick Joseph Maloney of Burrows, 85, was committed for trial on a murder charge in the death of his brother Edward Joseph Maloney, 63, who died August 21 at Burrows Hospital from gunshot wounds. An inquest found the death feloniously and maliciously slain. Const Daly described Maloney as quiet and nonviolent when sober, with no prior record of violence.
Sugar rationing is expected to reduce Christmas cakes and puddings significantly this year. Manufacturers may focus on producing rich fruit cakes that do not require sugar, shifting plans to sugar free options.
The offering balance consisted of weaner and mixed sex merino cattle and other stock. Traders noted the mix of animals and the sale proceeded with buyers bidding on the varied lots.
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