Gloucester Pig and Calf Sales Reported Quiet Busy
Gloucester pig sales show strong demand with a large yarding of porkers and store pigs. Prices held steady with fat pigs firm and clear market for stores. Calf sale continued steady with light yarding and brisk bidding on light calves and heifers.
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Gloucester
W. E. Sparke Ger. Pty. Ltd
Messrs. Wilson and
Isaac
Mra
E.W. Hawken
HA. Martin
Bell and White
German
Berry
T. ©. Adams
Henderson
Hambling
A. H. Learie
A. B. Ninness
A. Archinal
T. H. Wilton
Dodd & McPherson
A. D
W. HL Crowfoot
Mra. A. H. Bignell
A. Priestley
A. HL Mullen
H. Darling
Whatmore Bros
Suchers
Leon Schneider
Tom Hicks
Allan McIntosh
Wilfred Weatley
A. A. Middlebrook
Beaton Bros
Homebush Stock Sales report at Winchcombe
Winchcombe Carson Ltd reports 2649 cattle yarded at Homebush Stock Sales with quality inferior to recent landings. Market opened 10s to 15s cheaper. Best weaners to 76s, steers to 66s, heifers to 63s, bullocks to 63s per 100 lb. Cattle include entries like 6.8, BL Wade, C AL Ritter, A J B Laurie, Mrs K L Laurie, KOC Harris, R Blanch, BE Martin, HE Green, Sansom, and others.
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Gloucester
Tom Hicks
A. A. Middlebrook
W. J. Arrowsmith
Laurie Chisholm
Dillon Bros
Lance Andrews
F. C. Smith
Keith Bianch
W. EB. Sparke
Ger.) Pty. Ltd
A. E. Harris
T. W. Westley
Blanel Bros
A. O. Sansom
A. H. Bignell
E W. Everett
R. Paff
Gen. T. Wisemantel
Channell and Griffin
Maslen
Grant and Spruce
Gun Forbes
A. McRae
M. & B. Atkina
Shirley Sansom
Mr. J. D. Porteus
Shaw Bros
G. & A. Matthewson
Smith Bros
Henderson
Hambling
W. J. Henderson
Wilson
Isaac
W. A. Relf
Tound W. E. Merchant
BL Wade
C AL Ritter
A. J. B. Laurie
Mrs. K. L. Laurie
Koc. V. Harris
R. Blanch
Be, Martin
HE Green
Be.c Sansom
Homebush
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
New Drug Cures Tsetse Fly Scourge
Imperial Chemical Industries announces Antrycide a new drug protecting cattle from tsetse fly attacks expanding usable land across East and West Africa. The pest devastates Uganda Kenya Sudan and Nigeria hindering cattle rearing and farming. Antrycide reportedly cures fever and related diseases in the worst affected area with enough supply for two million animals for Sudan Kenya and Uganda in 1949.
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Imperial Chemical Industries
East
West
Africa
Uganda
Kenya
Sudan
Nigeria
Cushioned Floor Comfort Sciences Test New Concrete Floors
Scientists seek direct comfort measurements for domestic concrete floors. A pressure sensor in a shoe records foot pressure changes on different floors while walking. Data from these readings aim to evaluate comfort and correlate with staff test-floor reactions to guide cheaper timber-floor alternatives.
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Houang
Local Kindergarten Class Faces Space Crisis at Central School
Parents and Citizens' Association warned that without enrollment growth to about 30, the kindergarten may lose the teacher as 19 or 20 children fill the class. An extra portable classroom will aid an older primary cohort while a temporary move to the Church of England Parish Hall is arranged. Children aged four and a half by May must enroll now to avoid delaying early education.
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Tis
Parents and Citizens’ Association
J. Murphy
Het
Daga
Chiuss
Church of England
Rabbits discussed with Sydney about sheep danger and snow
A telephones interview with the Times reveals that the discussion covered local rabbit problems, fences destroyed by fires, ploughing, fumigation, and rural impact. Sheep were deemed hardy with no stampede risk, and queries about snowfall in Coonamble last year were noted.
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Coonamble
Sydney
Sydney T
Pasture Improvement and Soil Erosion Control
Pasture improvement is essential to combat soil erosion says NSW Division of Plant Industry. Permanent cover with organic matter via suitable pasture reduces erosion, reclaiming badly eroded land. Trees are not always effective. overstocking and rabbits disturb soil cover, increasing erosion despite dense timber.
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Nsw
Atteases
Behind Southampton's Waterfront Paradise and Tragedy
A dedicated tour through Southampton’s waterfront highlights its medieval core and eighteenth century waterside fame, noting Union Castle Line ships, flying boat terminals, and modern rebuilding after wartime destruction. It praises dock workers and seafaring life while acknowledging the Titanic tragedy and wartime bombing, with a nod to local figures like Sam Sweet and the city’s export economy.
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Channel Islands
Southampton
Elstraved
Ocean Dock
America
Bolac
London
Plier Fathers
Dock Gates
Tudor House
Red Lion Inn
High Street
Henry
New Forest
Midlands
New Zealand
Australia
Canada
South Africa
Golongside
Sam Sweet
Sam
Margarine Legalized in Canada after Supreme Court Ruling
The December 14 Supreme Court decision ends the 1886 ban on butter substitutes. Margarine will sell for about half the price of butter, delighting housewives and troubling dairy farmers. Provincial bans remain possible and British Columbia faces a February decision on production and sales. Manufacturers await provincial rulings before advancing plans. The Dominion government may appeal to the Privy Council.
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Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
Dominion
Vancouver
FL RB. Gullick
British Columbia
Privy Council
Australian Dairy Board Eyes Skim Milk Powder Push
The Australian Dairy Board is studying ways to boost production and use of skim milk powder and other non fat milk constituents. Plans include factory support and market development abroad. A full time officer with technical and general qualifications may be appointed to define the project scope.
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Australian Dairy Board
C.blr
Astia
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