Rain and Stock Report for Tamworth District June
Stock Inspector W B Harding reports June weather in Tamworth district with 245 points rainfall. General rains improved pastures though frosts slowed them. many districts show green feed and water supplies are good. Lambing in progress, lambs marked up to average. Outbreaks of Scabby Mouth noted in lambs, preventable by vaccination. pulpy kidney risk from green wheat grazing. ulcers in pigs treated with sodium arsenate. Fat sheep and cattle sold, store stock down in price, large cattle movements along stock routes. Myxomatosis persistent but not fatal. destroy rabbit harbour. no major noxious weed activity.
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W. B. Harding
Tamworth
TSR
Stay Put Young Man Stay Put Youth Advice on Homegrown Opportunity
A Reader's Digest piece by Arthur Gordon recalls leaving home at 19 for New York success then returning to find his town transformed. He warns that the best opportunities may be at home, where effort builds community and personal fulfillment rather than chasing money in distant cities. Stay put.
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Arthur Gordon
Gordon
New York
Bishop Wright
Worcester
USA
Comic Radio Commentators and Rough Sydney Football
The piece mocks sporting radio chatter with lines about a bowler who throws and about football refereces, noting Melbourne style commentary. It contrasts these quips with Bishop Wright’s grim advice on drinking and revenue from a home bar scheme, ending with a sardonic twist on delirium tremens and burial.
Townsmen Build Community Through Shared Service
Town residents reflect on generations living in one community and the family tradition of service that forms the basis of lasting security and happiness for all.
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