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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 24, 1937
Page
4
A government advisory urges all residents of New South Wales to prevent bushfires by extinguishing sparks, reporting fires immediately, teaching children fire safety, and carrying water for dousing flames. It cites Blue Mountains losses, calls for personal responsibility, and promotes ready equipment and leadership in communities.
The government warns of dangerous bush fire weather as holidays approach. Rangers will patrol parks and picnic spots under the Careless Use of Wire Act, with heavy penalties for careless fire use. Citizens are urged to adopt the slogan Put out that Five and aid prevention efforts nationwide.
The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd reports a Sydney auction week with well bred wools in attractive condition and largely free of vegetable fault. Prices rose about 5 percent on opening and further gains followed. buyers from England Germany France Japan Italy and locally supported keen competition. About 95 percent of catalogues sold. confidence in overseas markets restored. prospects for full catalogues next year cited. Catalogues include New England Barraba Rye Park Boorowa Adelong districts with several notable sales by Edward Bros Rye Park E Corbett Adelong W J Davis Frogmore and others. Next catalogues listed for January 24 and 25.
Lenyie Bell Badgery Lumby Ltd notes a clear upturn in wool prices and demand in Wool circles over the past fortnight. Continental sales rise, Yorkshire orders increase and Japansese support grows. Early week demand stabilizes at a remunerative level, with firm clearances and bright New York sales prospects.
The Eastern Extension Cable Company announces Xmas Greetine Cablegrams reduced rates from December 14 to January 6 to British Empire points and most foreign countries. Messages prefixed XLT can be handed at Sydney offices or any Australian Telegraph office. Costs range 1/6 to New Zealand up to 8/- to Great Britain for ten words or fewer. Extra words charged proportionately. Messages to be marked Via Imperial and lodged early.
Over ten weeks a revival in demand and higher prices appeared with more interest from Bradford, Germany, Wrangle and Trading. The latest sale catalog offered about 3,000 bales from many districts, aiming for strong clearances. Top price reached 25 4d per lb for the leading line of the TMG Buorowa clip, noted as well bred with soft handle and good color.
Property owner A Baldwin warns that shooting trapping poisoning or trespassing on Brubb property will be dealt with as the law directs without respect to persons and that all previous permissions are cancelled.
A warning states any person or persons found shooting trapping or poisoning property at Springmount will be dealt with by law without regard to persons. All previous permissions are canceled. A substantial reward is offered for information leading to convictions for stealing stock laying poison or free painting on Eloura or Nazeldean. Arthur Sniman.
Authorities warn that shooting trapping or trespassing on Clontarf Arlington Forest Glen and Porton properties after this date will be prosecuted without respect to persons O. G Johnstone Clontarf Bignall Bros ashanged J. Greer Forest Glen K. Carter Yorton.
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