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Newspaper
Inverell Times
Location
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 31, 1930
Page
2
Readable ad list shows Fuller and Meyer's store offering cheaper Christmas groceries. Items include flour bags 25lb and 5lb, various sugars 70lb and 12lb, tea Bushills, jam, tins, Preserves peaches apricots pears, custard powder, tomato sauce, Worcester sauce, pure soap bars, dried fruits, Seeded raisins, sultanas, and special seasonal prices listed in shillings and pence.
A fragmented poultry advertisement lists Day Old Chicks and freight deals. It mentions Browst Lochorm Clicks and eyes, Whi Langhorn, BME Grpingtons, and Millcrist Poultry Farm in Elsmone with a depot, free packing, and agent details.
Report from Delangra notes weather hampering harvest with 57 000 bags received at the railway station and 40 000 already stored. many bags remain on farms awaiting market. Harsh conditions and low wheat prices hinder carting. mentions of local cricket match results and multiple farm names and figures interwoven through the page.
A mixed village report details school cricket bowling totals, Christmas preparations, and community events. Notes include players such as AM Donald and K Bartlett, with yardage figures and match outcomes. The piece mentions the end of term holiday break, village tree ceremonies, and local visitors during the Christmas season.
The Taree Silver Band visit drew strong audience support with a varied program including piano solo and instrumental numbers. Performers and audience notes praise the band’s reputation and musical quality amid a lively afternoon concert, marking a memorable display in the local scene.
A broad reward offer of £20 is declared for information leading to a conviction for stealing stock from members of the Inverell Stock Owners Stealing Prevention Association. Claims must be lodged with the association secretary within seven days. failures, refusals, or other actions will be final. Names of involved communities and officials are listed in the notice.
Fragmentary text mentions deals, sales, and figures including a large sum and references to a laser tech item. Names and places are heavily corrupted, making specific entities unclear. The piece conveys chaotic market chatter and speculative pricing without coherent events.
In Wellington the flax industry negotiates wage reductions as workers resist a drastic pay cut. The court orders wages drop from 1 a day to 10, prompting closures for a time and sparking renewed improver demands while wage levels stay suppressed.
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