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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 19, 1913
Page
10
Fragmentary text traces tea's spread from Portugal to China contacts, noting limited European knowledge until Dutch traders and later explorers learned from Chinese tea practices. Mentions Morbel and Esdaile in disrupting or advancing knowledge of a tea variety.
The Closer Settlement Amendment advances a three part policy to unlock land for cultivation. It shifts focus to persuading landowners with rail access to place lands under cultivation, introduces land locked districts with staged tax relief, and allows government payment options for land acquired under the acts. The bill also seeks to ease funding with ministerial certificates and reduces restraints on resuming scrub lands near railways.
Cowra show held Tuesday and Wednesday drew a record crowd with 15 000 on the second day. Van Roy trotted the mile in 2 12 while numerous class entries across cattle and horse divisions gathered premierships and prizes, led by W J Bunting and Palsley in Merino and Romney classes.
Listing shows cattle categories by age and sex with buyers and lot numbers including bulls over and under three years and cows of different ages. Jersey cows referenced along with fat stock items such as two fat oxen and two fat cows, with buyers J F Male J J Bloane and others.
Commercial cattle and sheep sales from Forbes and Hetrict held at Homebush on Monday show prices toppling for various lots. George Porter Forbes 17 steers to 0/8/ average 0/. New Park Estate Forbes 13 steers to 28/19/. Ryrlé Bros Bogan Gate entries ranged around 20/7 to 20/9 with several lots, Dempsey Bros Sunbury and other buyers posted varied bids. D. Bassett Law and Acheson Forbes posted prices, Doyle and others listed additional figures.
The Forbes district saw multiple sales of fal ling owners with varied prices. Names such as Dempsey, Daroobaigle, Savage Forbes and others appear with bids ranging from 4/11 to 6/ respectitely, indicating active market activity.
Brisbane Wool sales opened yesterday in a seller favored market. Competition section keen with Bradford bidding quiet as Japanese buyers operate. Bindango greasy fleece sold to 12d and Rookwood scoured fleece to 23d.
Bathurst fat stock market on Wednesday September 17 reports 70 cattle forward as B H Taylor and Co sold mainly medium and inferior cows yearlings vealers and a few steers. Trading closes firm at last week’s rates with prices ranging from cows £4 10s to £5 0s and steers about £4 1s to £5 10s while pigs sows and lambs show solid demand and strong prices throughout the sale.
A week of activity from southern buyers led to a sale at Baron Gate. Messrs Meurney and Meast, acting for A Schofield, sold to Mr M Mounter of Ganmain the land near Yarrabaridal. The property lies within a mile of the railway station, offering ideal wheat growing and sheep raising country with open plain terrain.
M Lean and Co Orange report numerous cottage transfers including W Spare to Mrs L Russell on M Lag lon street F Campbell to Mr Mark Tully on March street Mrs Byrnes to Mr L Lane Paisley street Mr M Martin to Mr J Meagher Same son street Mrs H Weekes to Mrs I Street Clinton street Mr J Gersbach to Mr H Hoole han Tease license and goodwill of the Green Gate Hotel Grange For Mr L A Lane to Mr H O Neill Paisley street W J Gifford Orange to Mr Joseph Gersbach cottage and 9 acres of land We have cottages farms and orchards under offer and will soon report results.
Jack Robb announces takeover of the Vandenberg Hotel Stables and vows to ruin the current livery. He promises attentive care for horses and vehicles, with good bedding and good forage for all occupants.
Nominations for all events close Friday 19th September at p.m. Officials in Bern announce a district handicap program featuring 6 furlong and 7 furlong races across shows such as the Rail way and Calare Handicaps with highweights and trial events. Secretary E Murray outlines entry deadlines and race names.
Messrs Kearney and Keast report a successful auction market day on Saturday 13th inst at Hogan Gate. Heavy draught mares and fillies sold well with two year olds at £38 10s and three-year-olds to £3 10s. Saddle horses sold from £4 to £18. Cattle yarded and sold steadily with sows £4 to £9 0s and steers to £6 0s. Sundries offered with excellent results. Mr Kearney presided at the sale.
Master Hallam Donaghey son of Mr and Mrs J Donaghey Forbes showed strong school work earning five first prizes at Cowra for copy book handwriting map illuminated border wire work geometrical linoleum and crochet on silk judges noted the headings were excellent and deserved special mention Hallam also excelled at Forbes and Parkes with similar achievements.
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