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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 13, 1929
Page
6
The article surveys dreams during light sleep, noting why memories feel unfinished as we awaken. It details dream imagery dominance, rare odor and taste dreams, credulity of visions, and the dreamer’s identity and courage. It also mentions possible limits on actions in dreams and occasional frustration in dream attempts.
A clipped wedding notice from Advoomba Graft Printere lists an invitation and event details for a forthcoming ceremony. The fragmentary text mentions names and dates in a period-style layout typical of local society pages.
Australian officials report sheep production at 106 million, a record high since 1801, but drought, lambing losses, and slaughters threaten a bumper crop. NSW bears half the flock, with spring and summer conditions crucial to December figures. State legislation, taxation reform, and pastoral awards dominate talks, aiming to aid country development and reduce farming costs amid a fragile wool market.
Wool trade shows no clear direction with private sales via cablegrams and limited overseas data. Rabbitskin prices fall as supply and demand tighten. various yardings of cattle and sheep with firm to slightly improved prices, bulls, cows, and stores selling steady to firm across several firms including McNeilly Crampton and Martin Led and Leeds Bros Ltd.
F H Tout, president of the Graziers' Association, welcomes the expert committee report on tariffs as a start toward reform. He notes wool’s vulnerability to protection and its 25 percent value in Australian production, arguing current tariffs raise production costs, curb employment, and depress pastoral returns. He warns the tariff is not aligned with national resources and threatens to increase costs in export industries by about 9 percent, potentially double the average pastoral profit.
In a local note readers are urged to prepare for work at Jack Delaney's shop where the Razor Gang plans to set their instruments for use. Housewives are advised to have their scissors sharpened by an expert to ensure good sewing results.
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