STOCK SALE REPORTS FAT CATTLE CALVES AND PIGS AT LATE STOCKS
Commercial Homebush stock sale reports yardings of 1700 cattle with prime stock prominent but many medium and light weights. Prices show best bullocks to 7 10, cows to 12 8 6, yearlings to 9 8 6, calves to 9 0, and choppers around 35 40. Fat cattle total about 700 with good quality bulls and cows, calves about 600, pigs abundant with strong baconers and porkers selling well. overall brisk bidding with values little softer than prior week.
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Homebush
Sydney
Winchcombe Carson, Ltd
Ateers
Netsters
Hakocka
PAL, Son
Mattland
Rics
Shelter for Stock Urges Adequate Farm Shelter
The Australian Agricultural Gazette cites Chief of Animal Industry Martin warning that stock shelter is a crying need on many farms. Lack of shelter harms cattle, sheep, and pigs, with wind and cold causing dermatitis, illness, and weight loss. Proper hedges, fences, and shelter sheets reduce exposure and improve resistance to disease.
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Division of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Im Am Martin
Agricultural Gazette
Hat shapes likened to aeroplanes by fashion writer
A fashion writer notes a new feminine hat shape resembles an aeroplane. The remark hints that someday a milliner could profit by creating a feminine hat that itself resembles a hat.
Hidden Hoards From Wartime Loot in England and France
Workmen in Little Chesterford uncover a buried silver pile beneath a dismantled signpost believed left by a burglar forty years ago. In Lyons a Nazi bombing leaked gold louis from a cracked wall. In Guildford a fourteenth century church pewter plate surfaces as a valuable find. Other reports note trench diggers uncovering coins and rings, Kent soil testing for gold, and wartime scrap yields turning up medieval treasures.
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England
Little Chesterford
Saffron Walden
Lyons
France
Richard Bisles
Guildford
Risles
Guildford Cathedral
York
Kent
Klondike
Tye
Tom ‘Tiddler
Church Services in Gloucester and Surrounding Parishes
A timetable of church services across Gloucester Neswcastle Stratford Waukivory Barrington and surrounding areas. Services span 7.30 pm 2 pm 11 am and other listed times with confirmations sacraments and special sermons led by bishops ministers and pastors including Rev D Glyn Jones Rev Hy Lynn Rev A Wester Pastor A E Baker and Canon Williamson.
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Eingland
Gloucester
Neswcastle
Steatford Lam
Waukivory
Canon Williamson
Rockhurst
Barrington
Glyn Jones
H. Jarrett
Upper Barrington
Mogtani Creek
Stratfora
L. Griffing
Ward's River
Hy Lynn
Free Presbyterian Church
Rev
A. Wester
Stroud District Baptist Church
Stratford
Craven
Stroud
A. E. Baker
Gloucester Cricket Club Selection For Saturday Match
Gloucester Cricket Club names its 12 man squad to face Barrington on Saturday October 26 at Barrington. Cars depart at 1 45 p m sharp. Players listed include W Atkins L Atkins H Wilson J McIntyre M Price J Giddey J Matthewson L Monro H Bartlett W Woodward K Oldfield C Johnson. Any unavailability must be advised to W Atkins by Thursday.
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Gloucester Cricket Club
Barrington
Barington
Current Humour Exchange Sparks Witty Retort
A joke exchanges quips between Mr Mean and his wife about feeding tramps and paying for meals. The wife contrasts a man eating without fault with a farmer who must know botanical, zoological, and chemical names. The dialogue playfully notes consequences for homebodies.
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Mr. Mean
Tyre Inflation Rates and Vehicle Power Use
Under-inflation of tyres by 20 percent raises power consumption by 12 percent, while 30 percent under-inflation increases power use by 23 percent. The note urges careful attention from drivers amid current petrol rationing.
Heat safety notice for animals in NSW by K.S.P.C.A.
The K.S.P.C.A. cautions owners in NSW to shelter horses and keep them hydrated in hot weather. Do not overwork driving horses, ensure harnesses are comfortable, and provide air and water. Birds in cages should be shaded. dogs must have protection and water. young animals shown for sale require proper ventilation and care.
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K.S.P.C.A
Dad Emu Crowned as Emu Hatching Champion at Zoo
Silas the male emu at Auckiana Zoo hatched eight chicks from ten eggs, sparking New Zealanders to claim an emu hatching title. Taronga Park officials note typical clutches are three to four eggs, with ten being unusually large. Ornithologist Neville Cayley discusses breeding in wild and captivity, birth-control instincts, and the emu as national bird of New Zealand, capable of swimming and speeds above 35 mph on land.
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Silas
Auckiana Zoo
New
Mr. Cayley
Your Country Calls
A World War II era patriotic verse by R Towns from Stratford urging enlistment and sacrifice. The piece uses repeated verses to affirm duty and shame shirkers while invoking mothers, wives, and sweethearts mourning fallen heroes. It culminates in calls for national unity and questions about whether the reader fought as well.
Restoring New South Wales Lands by Prickly Pear Destruction
Progress in cleansing fertile lands in northern New South Wales continues under Minister Colin A. Sinclair. He reports 2,674,608 acres cleared of prickly pear under the Destruction Commissioner. About 133,000 acres have been leased to settlers on extended terms at low rentals. Government spending totaled 157,800 from May 1992 to June 1940, with ongoing efforts planned.
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New South Wales
Colin A. Sinclair
Silly Vanity Case At Salford Court For False Service Claim
Catherine Brown aged 27 faced Defence Regulations charges for pretending to serve His Majesty as a British Secret Service agent. She pleaded guilty after authorities linked her to lies about high ranking Army officers and barracks visits. The Stipendiary Magistrate ordered 12 months and warned vanity can endanger public trust.
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Secret Service
Catherine Brown
Salford City Police Court
Lancashire
Brown
Ainirie
Scotland
F. Bancroft Turner
L. Milner
Highet
Milner
Katisha Brown
Cooney
Bing Brown
When to Stop Hand- Feeding
The article warns against immediate cessation of hand feeding after the first rains. Young grass is low in nutrients and laxative, risking scouring if diet shifts too quickly. Continue hard feeding until natural forage provides sufficient nutrition to keep stock healthy and avoid losses from weather changes.
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Wal
Snakes That Fish In the Sun Newspaper Apr 4
A curious paragraph titled Snake Goes Fishing reports a black snake near Bathurst at The Forge pool with a small carp in its mouth. George Gunther fired at the snake, missed, it dropped the fish, and the reptile returned. Gunther killed the five foot snake with a second shot.
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Sun
Pseudochis Porphyriacus
Carassius
George Gunther
Bathurst
Gunther
P. Whitley
Australian Museum Magasine
Myron
Actochordus
Cerberus
Australie
J. R. Kinghorn
Bashford Dean
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Street & Parish, Pty, Ltd
Church Services
Cricket
Vohn
D. Rockefeller
Rsp.ca
Nsw
Dad Emu
R. Towns
Hitler
Daddie
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Dusty
Pink
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Lacetta
Lystav
SEE Street & Parish Pty Ltd
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