29 Feb 1940
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Newspaper
Goulburn Evening Penny Post
Location
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 29, 1940
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment shows a Red Cross meeting with scattered names, places, and phrases. References to safety, a hospital or clinic, and local officials appear amid unclear lines. The text includes stray names and partial terms without coherent context or outcomes.
The Penny Post service at Breadalbane operates daily in the afternoon, delivering small sums and letters to residents. It provides a regular schedule for mail and minor payments, supporting local communication and commerce.
The 162nd State Lottery was drawn last night at the Australian Hall in City. First prize went to Birthday Luck Syndicate led by A Moore of The Lucky Shop Auburn NSW. Second prize to Dads Birthday Syndicate A E Jeanerette Sharp Street Cooma NSW. Third prize to Pll Laney GPO Sydney and fourth to One’s Syndicate HG Waugh Nambucca Heads NSW.
The Goulburn weekly fat stock sale showed an overall uptrend with prime sheep and cattle selling stronger. Wethers and ewes fetched better rates while quality lambs and store cattle moved briskly, aided by demand and limited salt next Wednesday ahead of the show.
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