Lease Granted at Newcastle Civic Theatre to Mr George B Dean
Mr George B Dean of Sydney was granted a five year lease of the Newcastle Civic Theatre in the Town Hall building for 10504 pounds a year including refreshments. His tender exceeded the rival bid by about 3000 pounds. Dean, also controlling Lyceum Brisbane and Crow’s Nest theatres and leading Gladesville Theatres Ltd, plans to invest at least 8000 pounds in the Civic Theatre’s equipment for talkies and occasional stage shows.
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George B. Dean
Sydney
Newcastle Civic Theatre
Newcastle Town Hall
Dean
Stuart F. Doyle
Hyot’s Ltd
Lyceum Theatre
Brisbane
Crow's Nest ‘Theatres
Gladesville Theatres Ltd
Commonwealth Theatres Pty., Ltd
Prince of Wales and
Moonah
Hobart
Civic Theatre
Newcastle
Maitland Stock Sales Fat Cattle Market Report
About 1100 head yarded with strong demand from wholesale and retail buyers. Prime heavy bullocks sold £20 to £23, up to £28 18 6, primes to £17 10, heav y cows to £14 10, odds to £18 16. Good to medium cattle and yearlings listed with top yardings reported by E. W. Sparke and J. Enright.
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E. W. Sparke
J. Enright
Care of the eyes advice from Pitt Street opticians
A brief notice from Webster, Jack and McDonald Opticians Pitt Street and Martin Place Sydney urges readers to seek eye care if vision is defective and to send repairs. They specialise in repair work and promise a forthcoming date for a text visit in the newspaper.
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Webster
Jack and McDonald
Opticians
Pittst
Martin Place
Sydney
New World's Oldest Man Claim Stirs Curious Interest
A new claimant arises for the world’s oldest man title after Zaga Aghs, a Turk aged 148 who died in a road accident, is eclipsed by Li Chiang yun of Szechuan China. Li, 24 times married with a 60 year old wife, is described with long chin and yellow hair. Born under Kangxi, Li’s youthful tales refer to era events over a century past. He heads to Pekin for official recognition by Minkuo University. The note adds Britain’s 259 centenarians and 1921 Australia census figures as context.
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Sinee Zaga Aghs
Zaga
Li Chiang-yun
Szechuan
China
Mr. Li
Kangshi
Peking
Minkuo University
Great Britain
Australia
Bird Day Message Encourages Australian Bird Study
Mr S H Smith of the Gould League urges Australian boys and girls to deepen knowledge of local birds ahead of Bird Day on October 25. He cites Martha Burnham’s love of American birds and recommends reading Birds and Green Places by A H Chisholm, alongside Froggatt and Leach, to base love on understanding. The text also notes a Wagga land block ballot where 2989 applications were trimmed to 1929 and Samuel Biggart won the 2408 acre allotment near Old Kyeamba. It adds a historical aside on the early use of tea in England, infusing in bulk and warming for use.
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S. H. Smith
Gould League of Bird Lovers
Pacific
Martha Burnham
Birds of America
Gould League
Martha
A. H. Chisholm
Froggatt
Wagga
Victoria
Land Board
Kyeamba
Samuel Biggart
Mungeribar
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Market Street
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Amlandfcoy
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Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd
Pitt Son & Badgery Ltd
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
Homebush
Winchcombe
Carson
Lin
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd
Winchcombe House
Bri
Gebt
Maitland Stock Sales
Yaubin
A, Leslie General Carrier
Shannon Vale
A. Leslie
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PTAA
New
Victor
Hear
Jude
Forint
Paling
Hunter Street
Fuller
W. Morris General Carrina
West Maitland
Campell
SH Hill
JOM
Cornwell's Malt Extract
M. Thurlow
Urch St., Gloucester
England
G.P
Wunderlich Limited
Baptist Street
Redfern
G. McDonald
Gloucester General Carrier
H.R. Fooks
Cambridge Poultry Farm Tomam BT
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Dalgety & CO. Ltd
Millers Pr
Wolseley
Electrion
Loca
Douglas Waddell & Co
Crete
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Newco
J. Hope Lede Wee
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Badgery Upton & Co
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