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Newspaper
Longreach Leader
Location
Longreach, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1954
Page
9
Ame Simi Th Le, rector of St Andrew's Church of England, writes about how the church shaped her adolescence and marriage. She recalls guidance from her faith during trials and expresses gratitude for its role in nurturing her children and sustaining family loyalty.
The National Council of Wool Brokers of Australia reports May 1954 wool values held steady with high shorn wool, crutchings and lambs wool proportions. Major buyers remained the United Kingdom, the Continent and Japan while total sales across eleven months ended May rose to about 3.0 million bales with total proceeds near £95,952,000.
Queensland buyers dominated Sydney ram sales with top prices including 5500 guineas for Bunde rar and 1700 for Bomuaie poll ram. Notable bids went to Me, PIE McLeay of Wertaldoat and others, as several rams fetched four thousand guineas and above. Demand centered on Boonoke horned rams with multiple purchases across stations.
A sermon urges believers to seek God’s guidance in work not merely for pay but as daily service. It warns against forced careers, cites Apostle Paul on conscience and food, and honors William Carey’s missionary example. It frames daily labor as worship when done for God, not personal gain.
The note records an average figure for 1954 at a rate of 3 per Ib surrounding a monetary total of £10410 4 held in Der Ib.
The text presents a partial obituary noting a man born in Roni and buried at a local site. It mentions his early pastoral knowledge and stock expertise. Surviving relatives include three named individuals, with no clear dates or locations readable. The fragment is incomplete and lacks verifiable details.
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