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Newspaper
Longreach Leader
Location
Longreach, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 23, 1952
Page
5
Breeders invest in Haddon Rig Sires due to rigorous standards and proven performance. Raised on open plains, the Haddon Rig Rams are hardy with massive frames dense wool and high lambing rates. Their Sydney Ram Sales record shows a 12 year average of over 25 percent of total proceeds and last year’s top aggregate of £38,377 marks the twelfth straight win.
The letter notes year to date totals for animal bonus payments and food parcels sent to Britain, with figures for dingoes, foxes, eagle hawks, and pigs. It praises international aid, urges continued generosity from Dominions and the United States, and highlights the morale boost of parcel deliveries to housewives facing hardship.
A railway department approved a credit of £115 to the council after a freight dispute over trenching machinery weighing about 20 tons. Cases from Bulimba to Longreach required a wagon due to size, with classification and minimums applied, then adjusted to actual weight. The council, faced with high quoted rates, pressed for credit and questioned the special freight charges amid inquiries into transport arrangements.
Dr Edkins told the Council on Monday that the ordinary freight fee for machines would be ten pounds but he may have been knocked about during the discussion.
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