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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 22, 1924
Page
3
Commercial traders list cattle lots with prices and quantities across districts. Entries include bullocks cows fat cattle and alpera with figures in pounds shillings and pence, showing a fall in cable and mixed sales outcomes.
A long, weathered list records cattle sales at Central Coast yards and Queenland cattle, with prices for 24 bollocks, steers, cows and calves. Names like Tom Hicks, J. Thomas, F. Boffer and Andrew Sansom appear among buyer and seller entries, while yard totals, breed notes, and market conditions hint at wet weather and feed concerns affecting turnouts and prices.
Douglas Waddell Co reports improved values at Sydney produce market with 80 cattle head and brisk bidding. Prices ranged from 68 to 240 shillings with baconets 5 to 8s. Pencings for dairy, onions and lucerne hay noted, plus special sales announced for March 13 to 16.
Fragmentary record notes a 12 acre tract near Macleay described as failore-poor and backward, with the chief peasant and paddock at Bungal. It mentions October conditions, swampy eastern soil, and a 24 acre paddock with red village value and piramite-cown details.
Notice warns that persons on the Gobark property without permission will be prosecuted after permission was withdrawn. The document mentions Forster, The Premier Holiday and Flaking Retreat of the North Coast, and advertising of a newly constructed building with harbour views near Oteon beaches. It lists amenities and a severed building by septic tank, with contact Poasten and Poppe Hager as proprietors in North Coast.
The report notes plant heights of up to eight feet with early bolting and flowers in bloom. In Mews about 600 la may fat earlier, the Monelapia beetle has damaged regrowth, threatening yields. Barrington plots show 8 to 1 scras sown late October with warm, well-drained sandy loam suited for cultivation. Weather delays may affect harvest timing, with December rain slowing progress and suggests sowing in September yielded no extra advantage.
The note outlines two month spans from pink flower stage to budding, and yellowish flower stage to another growth phase. It mentions a square stage, readiness for cold weather, and forecasts a late February deadline. A clerical signature appears at the end.
The North Shore bridge discussion centers on Mr Ball's report with ministers leaning toward Tone May action and unanimous adoption of Mon, aligning with Mr Bratfield's stance. Major contractors cited include Dorman Long Go, English Electric Co, Arrol and Co with estimated main works costs around 4.5 to 5.3 million pounds.
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