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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1942
Page
4
Goroke special sale includes various Merino wethers and ewes aged from lambs to five years. Describes heavy wool buyers, August shorn lines, mixed sexes weaners, and large clean ready to shear stock. All animals in good condition, with emphasis on good shearability and wool quality. Auction totals show a substantial lot of 1090 head.
Horsham stock sale report notes high demand and clearances at strong prices. Buyers from Hebourne to Beulah attended as 140 Wollock sheep were listed with varied lots including rams and ewes.
Yard lot prices show wooled rams at 49/0 and 19/8 for wethers, with many Corriedales and Romney Mace figures noted. A sizable consignment of 482 wethers and 383 Corriedales brings varied bids, while older sheep hold current rates. staining sales and salt pricing appear uneven across lots.
Messrs Thoms Young and Co report a special sale at Meulah with notable demand from buyers. Well bred ewes and lambs sold strongly, prices described as 397 per head for well bred ewes and lambs, and prices around 20s per head for some stock. Fat stock and other lots varied with spirited competition among bidders.
A sale of crossbred ewes and wethers drew buyers from across the region. Numerous lots listed ewes aged four to five years with coats priced around 100 per head and wethers at varied bids. The event featured a broad turnout and strong interest in the high average sale lots.
The report notes heavy rain with percentages up to April and June 1 figures, plus top crops and farming conditions. Also, a personal notice states Mrs W Macumber learned her husband Sapient Macumber will arrive in Melbourne soon.
An aged report notes Foxet officials citing fox deaths around Tar Linn, Cam Vale, Salt Lakes, and Dallas ships. It mentions young foxes killed for skins, with officials pressed to address fur trade abuses and abolition debates amid rising welfare concerns.
Natimuk Mothers Club notes report a £41 credit balance and officer reports led by president and secretary. Members welcomed guests and approved a school wireless project funds distribution to State Schools War Relief. Local dignitaries and visitors, including Divisional Commander J Dusting, attended from Watterat and Nathawk.
At the fortnightly June meeting of St Pauls Ladies Guild Quantong the work on church projects began. Mrs F Jones provided prizes for a popular ad contest won by Mrs LE Sandy with second place to Mrs He Waltrowlez. Preparations for a concert for the annual fete were started. A student teacher was transferred to Mt Pleasant Ballarat and Miss M Randall was appointed temporary sewing mistress.
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