Through the District on the Boman Wheat at Wongajong
Special correspondent documents the Boman wheat developed by William Farrar, grown at Wongajong near Forbes on Laidlaw & Co. land. It yields steadily, averaging around ten bags per acre on 1200 acres, with strong disease resistance and good hold. Laidlaw praises Forbes district and anticipates future expansion as 150 acres are stripped and harvested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Farrar
Boman
Waeca
Farrar
Wongajong
George Laidlaw
Albury
Laidlaw
Forbes District
Forbes
Wengajong
Tipa
William White
Wongajfong
Marshall
Alan
Federation
Night field toil in distant wheat farms
A correspondent recalls farmer Menzies with 1400 acres near Bobedah and Condoboli[o, who toils by day with bullocks and by night with horse team, facing damp nights and shelling difficulties while distant from rail transport. He cites a tale from Jack O'Brien at Yarrabandal where 1100 acres of wheat were harvested in a near continuous two-shift vigil aided by bike and buggy lamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobedah
Condoboli
Forbes
Menzies
Jack O'Brien
Yarrabandal
Forbes Court Matters and Local Disturbances
Tommy Ah Wong and Chinamen faced Forbes Court for drunk and disorderly conduct on Lacham street. Wong did not appear. £3 surety forfeited. Richard Windred, charged with drunk driving in Templar street, appeared late. £4 forfeited. Windred had left to care for a sick wife. Herbert H Walcott pleaded guilty to assault in Rankin street shop. fined £2 or 21 days. Disturbance outside Forbes Hotel led to George Day and William Currie charged with riotous behavior. both fined 10s or 48 hours, bound over to good behavior for 12 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Ah Wong
Forbes
Eugowre
Forbes Court
Lacham Street
Tommy
Richard Windred
Templar-street
Windred
Grange
P.M
Justice Department
Herbert Henry Walcott
Phillip Black
Rankin-street
Forbes Hotel
George Day
William Currie
Turke
Sheep found dead fined in morning court
Arthur R. Webb fined 40 shillings plus costs for leaving a dead sheep by a road. Allan Morgan granted renewal of a license for a billiard room. In small debts court Alex Block awarded 9 pounds 18 shillings 6 pence from Norman Morris for goods sold. Ford for Eddy claimed 6 pounds 11 shillings 8 pence for rent from A Crippen junior. verdict for amount and 5 shillings costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur R. Webb
Allan Mor-gan
Alex. Block
Norman Morris
P. Ford
Eddy
A. Crippen
night wheat harvesting tale from Forbes district
The account describes continuous night and day wheat stripping by a farmer named Joe McCormack in the Forbes area. It recalls a past trial by the McMillan brothers near Kugowrs with a traction engine headlight that disturbed livestock, causing roosters to crow and animals to misbehave. the effort was eventually abandoned to avoid ongoing disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe M'Cormack
America
Forbes
Rosebank
Kugowrs
M'Millan Brothers
Ti Wan
Record Wheat Yields and Wagers Near Parkes
Sunday notes report extraordinary wheat yields and wagers among local farmers. J Milithorpe harvested 240 bags in one day with a reaper shredder, Tom Cleary 176 bags, and Reg Hemmings bets 200 bags in eight hours. Bad weather damaged crops at F J Acret’s Grawlin patch, later promising harvests at R E Rawline’s Bungalow, with 600 acres capable of five to six bags per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkes
J. Milithorpe
Tom Cleary
F. J. Acret
Grawlin
Reg Hemmings
Condobellhway
R. EB. Rawline
Federation
Florence
Rawline
Weather and War Dispatch From The War Front
Reuter’s Dar danelles report describes early severe winter across Gallipoli with snow and rain flooding hillsides. British troops endure harsher conditions than Turks who quit trenches. Australians and Colonials cope with cold. Weather expected to worsen in January February, with wet gear planned. Combat losses from Serbia and Salonita noted. Bulgarians retreat after heavy casualties. French pull back Ghevoell with material and prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Reuter
Dardanelles
Suvla
America
Austria
Ancona
Servia
Salonita
Ghevoell
Eu gowra to Canowindra railway bill passes Lower House
Mr Arthur Grimm notes the Canowindra Eu gowra railway bill passed the Lower House. The bill authorises the Secretary for Public Works to construct a 26 mile line from Canowindra to Eu gowra with a cost estimated at 298 720 pounds. Funding may come from loan votes or Public Works fund, not exceeding cost by more than 1 percent. The line runs along roads, and fences may be built if deemed fit. Construction may begin before transfer to the Railways authority. The route runs via Blayney and Nyrang Creek, ending at Bugowra near Mandagery Creek. The bill is expected to pass the Legislative Council shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Grimm
M.L.A
Canowindra
Eugcowra
J. H. Cain
Public Works Fund
Lne
Chalna
Hoke
Sydney
Blayney
Nyrang Creek
Weatern Elde
Goolagong
Lachlan River
Bugowra
Loftius Street
Mandagery
Reek
Wide Bay election and wartime measures update
A Wide Bay telegraphic summary notes Parliament likely to adjourn soon as the Liquor Bill is amended to close at 4 pm and reports a possible abandonment of the measure by the Government. It covers labor and craft protests, army recruitment aims, hotel closing benefits, and a riot involving soldiers near Melbourne with police interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Council
Holman
Labor Council
Wreed
Carters’ and Drivers’ Union of Victoria Tats
Trades Hall Council
War Council
Thompson
Labor
Corser
Liberal
Australia
Defence
Melbourne
Council of the
Victorian Proployers’ Federation
Norton Griffihs Company
Cornel
Hughes
Aismaty'a
St. Andrew's Cathedral Chapel House
Wilton
Haymarket
Forbes Pioneer Mr Witham Dies In Garden Morning
An obituary notes the death of Mr Witham a longtime Forbes resident from heart disease. He aged 89, came to Forbes during the gold boom and worked brickmaking later returning to stay. Survived by his widow two daughters and a brother, the funeral is set for 11 am tomorrow at the Church of England cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witham Havemet
Forbes
Nikinst Hame
Vorbes
Robert Sstiring
George Thomson
Harry Mand
A Hasemer
Mra G. F. Cochrane
Ming Mabel Hasemer
Torben
Molong
Church of England
Funeral notice for William Nasemer at Emgladid Cemetery
Friends of the late Me Wiliam Nasemer are invited to attend his funeral leaving from his residence Browner Street at 10 o'clock tomorrow for the Church of Emgladid Cemetery WB. LUTHIEL Funeral Director
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Nasemer
Browner Street
Church of Emglagdid
Government appoints wheat agents and payment details
The page notes appointments of agents including Louis Dreyfus Co and Dalgety Co to receive and issue certificates for wheat under a government scheme. It warns growers not to deliver to unapproved agents, outlines cash advances and minimum price guarantees, and explains delivery and accounting under the federal scheme with state participation and pro rata divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Louis Dreyfus & Co
John Darling & CO
JAS, Bell & CO. Dalgety & CO
Lindley, Walker, & CO
Multollans & CO
John Darling
New South Wales
Forbes Halfway Station
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Forbes Court Matters
AH Wong
Sermia
Eugowra
Wide Bay
Hansard
Hansard's
Sam
Girne
Gowau Unl
Marshalls Nwck
A.M.P. Society
Meekers
P. Carr
TS Town
Poone Vandenberg
Department of eAgriculture
State Wheat One
T Bent-street
Lovernmens
Fimma
Victoria
EL Farris
Sirs Rawlins
Aquas Eye
Mellor’s Corner
Geatge
Hean
Moore
Brooke
Ro J
Mulholland & Co
Sussex Street
Bydney
Flurry Walker
Moore, Brooke & GG
Agents
Vandjila
Fiver Commonwealth
Firbank
Lory
Aldluin
W. Somerville
Te Aroha” Farm
Kugowra
Tallorng
Maguire
Jas, Maguire
Templar Street
Hughes’ Xmas Fair
Muilches
Morgan & Gray
James Bell and CO
Rankin Street
Morgan’s
Weual
le Wade
Fores
Forbes Hospital
Fariyers Morgan & Gray
Forlus Samas
Santa Claus
Lip Dalle
Wyse
Higgs
Trivyeus
Lachlan Street Newsagency
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