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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 09, 1953
Page
4
The readable fragment shows a timetable style entry with stations and times such as Mo Tuncurry and Bynes ropkt Ulbuccweter at 149 am and 230 pm. It mentions Bruner Me Eiucener and Belcs or King Forster and MCCullagh as a proprietor, indicating a local travel or shipping schedule.
Readable entries list winners across breeds at a county poultry show with many names such as Morton, Drury, Soper, Blanch, Dean, Powell, and Gressam. Awards cover game fowl, leghorns, wyandottes, and bantams, noting champions, cockerels, pullets, and breed-specific titles.
A crowded show featured parrots, fancy pigeons, flying homing pigeons, and farm poultry. Notable entries included King Parrot and Leghorn White with multiple champion attempts, while breeders Burley and Belcher claimed several class wins and reserve honors across cock, hen, and cockerel divisions.
The review notes beef markets in 1952 showing higher prices at Floriebunh and a strong year for yearling beef, with state cattle shipments improving and exports from Great Britain remaining steady. It cites improved cattle weights, regional drought impacts in Queensland and the Northern Territory, and calls for open auction pricing and better transport and pasture conditions to sustain the industry.
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