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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1928
Page
1
Melbourne regulation by Minister for Lands Mr Bailey bars Sunday play at Eisternwick golf links, claimed to rest on a reign of James II act. Crown Solicitor upholds the rule amid opposition arguments about its Victorian validity. The item also notes a variety of odd anecdotes and social curiosities.
About 4420 yards were penned for a holiday cattle sale with plain and good descriptions dominant. Vealers plentiful, competition for beef and veal strong, but overall firmer prices with little quotable change. heavy bullocks to £13 3s 6d, primes to £41 15s, good to £9 10s, mediums £8, best heavy cows £19 3s 6d, lighter cows from £4 5s. Dealers largely £3 4s to £5 5s. E W Sparke and J Enright reported good yardings at top rates. About 250 pigs penned. buyers weak, heavy baconers cheaper. baconers to 5s, gilt porkers to 12s 6d, slips to 8s, suckers up to 25s, smalls to 15s.
A British War Office note commends preserving English by banning the term tankette for the light tank. The paper reports that the machine formerly nicknamed tankette will be described simply as a light tank to avoid neologisms and preserve language.
Fooks offers Black Orpingtons and White Leghorns from 2000-layer stock. Prices reduced: Black Orpingtons 15 shillings per dozen. 2 pounds 15 shillings for 50. 5 pounds per 100. White Leghorns 12 shillings per dozen. 2 pounds 5 shillings for 80. 4 pounds 5 shillings for 100. Manager H R Pooks, Cambridge Poultry Farm, Tomah St Carlingford.
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