Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co sale report
The firm reports a catalogue of 4 127 bales at the last sale with dominant clips from Central Western Queensland and northern districts. Wool quality varied, with better color and less dust in Mungindi and Deepwater areas. dust and burr were noted in South West and Walgett lots. Prices firm for comeback and crossbreds, slight firmer market overall, buyers from British and Japanese buyers active, total bales sold 4 561 including private sales.
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Australian Mercantile Land and Pinance Co. Lttd
Central Western
North West
Aushaig Mungindi
Walgett
Cunnamulla
Central
Deepwater
Tamworth
Mudgee
Murrurundi
Grenfell
Inverell
Merrins
Young
Wellington
Bathurst
Tnes
P. Carey
Angle
Chelsea
Murriwa
Lachlan Cameron
Haif
Grattai
New England
Dungowan
C. W. Herden
Clinton
Pilliga
R. A. Holcombe
Kurralah
Coolah
G. Cartwright
Ferny Hill
Gundafi
J. Nicholls
SIN
Glenbrook
Gundagai
Sehute, Bell and Co. Ltd
Plane On Coral Wane During Pearling Expedition
Pilot T. McDonald and aircraft assistant Jack Atkinson were forced to crash land a Gypsy Moth amid coral and mangroves between Port Douglas and Cooktown during a pearling expedition. They endured hours without water, crawled through mangroves, and were treated at Cooktown for injuries. Afterward McDonald recalled the failed oyster bed landing and lengthy 16 mile scramble to safety reaching Cape Archer lighthouse. A separate note reports Forbes master bakers voting a price rise for a loaf due to higher flour costs and a flour tax.
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T. McDonald
Port Douglas
Cooktown
Caires
McDonald
Jack Atkinson
Atkinson
Cape Archer
Meadow/Factory Cotton Sales Report From Macquarie District
A compressed summary of Meadors and related consignments in the Macquarie district shows multiple lots of bales sold at various shillings per hundredweight. Notable consignors include Mrs E Brown of Young and E Seaman of Mudgee, with locations Dubbo Armidale and Glen Innes, and estates in Upper Manilla.
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Charles Asrr
Macquarie
E. Brown
Young
E. C. Seaman
Meadows/CO
Diamond
Charles Carr
Dubbo
Rose Vale
Elsmore
New England
Penberthy
Glen Innes
WEG
W. FE
Goldman
Korkdale
Clayton
Upper Manilla
Woodfull remembered as captain and moral force in England
A magazine recounts Billy Woodfull’s wartime charity tale and a later dinner memory where a former wastrel, aided by a minister’s meal invitation, reforms his life. Ernest Barry’s decline as a champion rower and lost trophies are noted, along with a wild-dog drive on A H Duschke’s property ending with a dingo killed at Pilliga scrub.
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Billy
Woodfull
England
Iatter
Sale
Melbourne
Watkins
Jones
Australis
A. H. Duschke
Longsight
Baan Bas
H. Dawson
W. Tickle
Pilliga
Unknown pocket watch theft targets Cam Mont wool mill
A fragment notes a pocket watch theft tied to an attack on Cam Mont wool manufacturing, suggesting significant disruption to a valuable local industry and implying risk to workforce and production.
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Cammont
Knitting Wool Prices Scrutinized by Paul Cheyne
A country observer argues that price gaps between raw wools and knitting wools arise from processing costs in Britain and Australia. He notes only 40 percent of a wool ton becomes yarn after 35 machines work it, with high wages, skilled chemists, and large capital tied up in factories and warehouses. He cites factory expenses, store margins, and taxes as factors widening the disparity compared with other industries where raw materials are far cheaper per ton.
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Sleo
Britain
Australia
England
Pindara Hut Becomes Haven for Birds and Wildlife
The fragment describes a hut at Pindara hosting diverse wildlife. Ravens, rooks, and various smaller birds drink at a trough, kangaroos visit after dust, and snakes and goannas forage nearby. The scene portrays a quiet, populated refuge for birds and animals around the hut.
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Pindara
Shark mauls man on Sydney beach tearing sleeve from coat
A Sydney beach incident Thursday saw a shark seize a man's coat and rip the sleeve, prompting no serious injuries reported. Lifeguards and authorities investigated the encounter as a near-miss hazard along the coast.
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Sydney
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary
Kent
Flemington
Commonwealth
CBN
Rapernvi
AML
F. Golid
Commonwealth Saving Bank of Australia
Tenterfield
Cooma
Cootamundra
Crookwell
Coolab
Maugind
Evately
Wogania
Taverell
R. F. Read
Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd
Macquarie Place
Forbes Master Bakers
Ernest Barry
Berry
Barry
Senking
Oorey
Horrockses
Kanebo
Gale Frice
Coorey
Y Paul Cheyne
Raven
Ars
Paling
le Ney
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