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Newspaper
Inverell Times
Location
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1933
Page
3
A letter from a farm worker in Texas Queensland recounted severe frost damage to tobacco fields. Gangs battled frost with smoke, sawdust, and fire, preserving some crops then facing total losses. The writer detailed night shifts, curing stages, and expected income loss of about £1000, with plans to harvest and prepare for a July sale.
Homebush sales agents report mixed conditions with larger turnout of grown sheep and improved wool quality. Prime heavy weights scarce as markets largely unchanged though some grades eased. ewes and hoggets sold around declines. total yarding about 46,000 sheep with 988 welders sold for Morgan Jones Quirindi at 207 and 3.28 average.
A front-row Randwick grave monument honors Sir Frederick William Pottinger, noted NSW police officer and former Grenadier Guard, born 1844 and died 1868. The piece surveys Pottinger’s controversial career at Lambing Flat and his notoriety in colonial bushranger lore, recounting tales of boasts, arrests, and sensational newspaper fodder.
A fragmented reminiscence traces Sir Frederick Pottinger and the Gardiner gang across Victoria and New South Wales in the 1860s. It notes Pottinger’s pursuits, near misses, and eventual death, along with the fates of Hall Gilbert Dunn and other bushrangers, set amid Melbourne and Lachlan River episodes.
The Agricultural Gazette reports drought causing sheep to subsist on dry grass and trefoil leading to mortalities from toxaemia. Chief Veterinary Surgeon Mak Henry notes that feeding high protein foods may be undesirable and that maize and oaten hay help sustain starving stock. In forage-rich areas, seeds can supply carbohydrate-rich nutrition rather than protein.
A Kingaroy mother recalls her daughter aged 11 showing nervous movements evolving into twitching and speech difficulty. After six weeks on Dr Williams Pink Pills the symptoms vanished and the girl regained health. The pills claim to enrich blood and strengthen nerves, aiding nervousness and delayed growth. Sold by chemists and stores nationwide. Say Dr Williams.
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