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Newspaper
Gilgandra Weekly And Castlereagh
Location
Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1933
Page
3
At H M Garling’s the catalog lists summer winding down with ready stock of ladies and children's cardigans and pullovers, all wool knitting yarns including Paton’s and Sunbeam brands, all wool dress flannel and tweeds, assorted Australian blankets in multiple sizes, and travelling rugs with special pricing.
A rambling reminiscence chronicles bush camp life with rodeo lore and aging stockmen. The narrator recalls a festive yet rough season, encounters with old buckjumpers, and campfire yarns from swagmen near Angledool and talks of far western journeys and colorful characters.
A rambling anecdote records a man who was too fat to tie boots and later recounts a campfire yarn. It describes hunting mishaps and tall tales, including a gun misfire, a duck killing lagoon incident, and a boastful raconteur at a fire. The piece mixes humor with colonial frontier scenes.
A long-winded sample of reader letters on whether a boy and girl should kiss good night, with a comic verse about smoking and harvest life. The June issue of The New Idea is teased for its letters, stories, and featured sections.
The fragmentary clipping notes Mock Vodies releasing a cricket book and comments on Bradman as the best batsman. It mentions leg theory as taught, barracking in Australia, and a coach J Flowers suffering a head wound with concussion affecting a Sunday match. A local man William May dies in London at 84. Premier Stevens signals no relief on unemployment relief.
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