Building boom and local notes in Guyra Armidale era
The town nears clearing for City Bank allotment with upcoming construction. A serial tale The Admiral's Daughter debuts on page eight. Obituary for Mrs Isaac Spicer, sympathy extended. Road repairs urged for Falconer Road and gate crossings. Community discussions on roads from Kangaroo Hills to Guy Faw. Debates on brick yard prospects and need for a local doctor. Football, brass band hopes, exams and school news. Rain, cattle, and market notes amid winter sales and Tattersall's Hotel progress.
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Guyra
Armidale
Tattersall’s Hotel
Connor
Aura
Chow
Cathedral City
Moloney
Towoomba
Wandsworth
Ollera Progress Association
DC Tattersall’s
McGovern
Tattersall’s
A Question of the Hour for New South Wales Agriculturists
A column questions whether New South Wales farmers reach the standards of other states. It cites Primrose McConnell on ploughing and cultivation, soil aeration, and manure use, arguing many farmers neglect fertilizers and soil nutrition.
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New South Wales
Australia
New Acuhind
New South Wales Agriculturist
Lea
Primrose McOnnell
Lord Hopetoun Letter Sparks Farewell Debate
A Sydney correspondent criticizes Lord Hopetoun’s farewell letter to Australia through the Prime Minister. The piece argues the letter is overlong and overdour, unnecessary in apology, and undermines the Governor General by excessive humble language.
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Sydney
Lord Hopetoun
Deakin
Australia
Kari
Guyra Homestead Selections Ballot Nine New Farms
Applicants for nine Guyra blocks totaled 29 with multiple bids per block. Ballot results favored W R Moore, M Smith, W T Smith, J Castelli, W Faulkner, M Scanlan, and Catherine M A Weiderman, promising nine more farms near town.
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Guyra
G. Starr
N. Johnson Jun
M. Smith
M. Scanlon
Catherine Weidermaan
J.P. Pryor
T. Weiderman
T. Jones
C. A. Johnson
Catherine Moore
W R. Moore
Wm. Moore
KE. Moore
D Menzies
W.H. Smith
J. Caselli
W. Faulkner
T. J. Fleming
J. Pryor
W.R. Moore
W. T. Smith
J. Castelli
M. Scanlan
Catherine M.A. Weiderman
Homebush Fat Stock Sale Prices Realised
Monday sale at Homebush saw 5000 sheep penned with high prices. Prime merino wethers fetched up to 24s and averages around 1886, medium to 13s. About 900 cattle yarded with four prime bullocks reaching £63, extras to £20, odd beasts to £27 10s, with common stock around £13 10s and £11 1s. Best beef worth 15s per 100 lb.
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Homebush
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General News
New City Bank
Isaac Spicer
Ollera
Falconer Road
The
Express
W. M. Stephenson
Cayra
Kangaroo Hills
Armidale-Grafton Bowl
Guy Faux
Argus
Onoe
Guy
A Moore
New England
Amy Casties
Amy
Mahoney
Knights of the Willow
Homebush Sales
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