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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 25, 1949
Page
8
The VIGORO Y A girls faced the VA. boys in a Sunday afternoon cricket clash. Despite a spirited effort from both sides, the boys emerged as winners with notable performances including J. Prichard and D. Pinkerton contributing key runs and wickets.
An advertisement touts purity as the key to health and character. A two packet RR Ready to stake product is promoted as the solution to eliminate impurities and enhance vitality.
A broad report on wool markets notes Australia faces raw-material shortages and mills seeking to expand purchases while Britain’s sheep numbers lag pre-war levels. It highlights large Australian shipments, rising output, and tentative American demand amid global stock adjustments and policy effects.
Yarding shows limited prime cattle with many plain cows and trade types. Buyers from Sydney and Orange attend Parkes auction where competition stays strong as prices rise for prime bullocks, prime cows, and vealers. quotes span from 15s to 29s per insured weight.
Moving to Sydney writ large with messy OCR text. advertisement mentions delivery, storage, removals, printing needs. It notes Ashfield and Liverpool references and a general offer to handle printing and moving services.
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