Record cattle sale tops season with 1200 head yarded
Tom Hicks reports a brisk market at Gloucester with over 1200 cattle forward and nearly all sold. Top bullocks reached 6 shillings 14 pence, buyers in strong attendance, sale described as the year’s most animated market. Numerous listings show prices across many buyers and animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Hicks
C. Cameron
H. G. Saxby
Grundy
Jocka
Pinks
Micks
Watson
Faetag
Elf
Hulstein
Latour Bedde Foe
Mavtay
Ul Gay
Glovurster TG
West
Martin
H. McSwan
Eric Easton
Yeark
WR Ribbons
Kelmer and
Channell
W. R Weissmantel
Newton Bros
Mi Osman Tat
F. R. Smith
W. A. Martin
Rheinberger
Wm. Phillins
Stan
Snae
Bruce Ardivows
Sarmmetson Ant Por
Fred Cross
T. Rel
John German
Foyle
Les Duck
Pig and Calf Sales Show Heavy Yarding and Varied Pig Prices
Matthewson and Co report a heavy yarding of 540 pigs at their fortnight sale with strong attendance. Prices ranged across many buyers, with prime light pork and stores at high rates while heavy pigs softened, as numerous consignors and buyers traded heavy lots and individual prices listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthewson and Co
V. Weismantel
R. Murdoch
W. Easton
G. Crowther
C Wagleton
H. Allan
S. Shaw
J. R. Holmes
E. G. Moore
J. Merchant
R. Atkins
O. Sansom
H. Blow
R. Osland
Mrs. Everett
Holmes
J. Gorton
H. McSwan
J Slade
C. L. Yates
Fraser and Deards
W. Ribbons
J. Hayes
W J. Ralston
C. Relf
J Gorton
P.M. Baker
A. Moore
W. Porteus
K. McIntosh
Corbett and Boorer
Bell
D.C. Green
Wood, Adams and Sons
Arrhinal
Schmiever
G. Isaac
Rat
Miss Bleakley
W. P. Reichert
PF. G. Wiliams
Rane
Mee Bartlett
Stevens
W. Dare
W. ER. Charlesworth
Brassington
M. Moore
R. Bleasdale
T. Forbes
FL Holmes
P Harris
RE Grant
Torrie Mt
Stevenson
A. Bhelton
T. H. Paff
L Paff
Os Stanton
JF Clover
Hampton
Stone
Ware
Martin
L. Atkins
A. Grant
Gorham
S. Radford
P. Glover
J. Matthewsrn
R. Archinal
Frassinerny and
Akers
Higgins
J. Stevens
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd
Sydney
Survivor of Isis Disaster Recalls Ultra-Terrible Ordeal
Fritz Roethke a 17 year old Berlin cabin boy is the sole survivor of the Hamburg American motor ship Isis a 4454 ton vessel lost 200 miles off Land’s End. He tells of half frozen hours in a broken lifeboat as the Queen Mary raced to the scene to aid the wrecked ship with 39 others perishing and only debris left behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Stat
Fritz Roethke
Berlin
Land's End
Land’s Hospital
America
Slice
Isis
Queen Mary
Douglas Fairbanks
Southampton
R. V. Peel
North Atlantic
Eye strain linked to reading trouble near Gloucester show
Sufferers with eye strain headaches or reading difficulty may find relief after eye tests during a Gloucester show visit. The notice encourages visitors to test vision while in town and seek professional care if discomfort persists.
Seafaring Rescue Scenes and Queen Mary Dash
Accounts describe a dramatic rescue as a man clung to a rope ladder and jumped to a small boat while the liner Queen Mary battled a North Atlantic storm to reach the Isis. Passengers reported terrified dinin g saloon chaos and the ship’s crews restoring order after the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roethke
Breeders urged to improve cattle through selective pairing
Australian dairy farmers at a North Coast Agricultural Bureau conference were urged to study animal husbandry more. Assistant Herdmaster said breeding should use long proven stock and select from parents with strong commercial traits to boost production and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
North Coast
Agricultural Bureau
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B. B. Lawrie
Bert Laurie
Nash
D. J. West
A. Lew J. Mullens
Borham
A. Griffin
Livingstone Bros
Waugh
Gloucester
Saxby
Grime & Small “the Specialty Store
Lincoln
A. Dan
Barsain
Gloucester & Taree
Homebush Stock
Thursda
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
G. H. Griffin
School of Arts Corner
Animal Husbandry
Kayser
Prestige
Beau Monde
Suitex
Sovereign
Pelaco
LEGER
National
Airman
AML Twin
NABOB
Jodphurs
Marshall
D.B
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