Wool Report Shows Steady Demand For Merino Wool
The March 1952 wool report details catalog 12 offerings from Tablelands to Monaro and New England, noting spinners wool mainly average to good with some superfine lines. Demand remains strong with most lots cleared, prices firm though easing as season ends. Yorkshire confidence low on merinos. Melbourne and Adelaide show high clearances and firm values amid international competition. Top prices include EX-SUPE lines and various combs sold to multiple buyers like C. S. Carson & Son Uralla and J. G. Williams Boortong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tablelands
New England
Mudgee
Yass
Monaro
Sydney
United Kingdom
Continent
USA
Yorkshires
Melbourne
Adelaide
Albury
France
Yorkshire
Japan
C. S. Carson’ & Son
Uralla
A. C. Ostini
Mullion Creek
R. M. Colversvell
Queanbeyan
Tati
G. G Williams
Boore- Tong
BKN
PCS
R. Reid
Hargraves
Boulton
N. Schaefer
Guyra
O. H. Boulton
Mull Lion
Creek
Changes In Broadcast Listeners Licences
Radio listeners with multiple receivers will need only one licence for all devices under new Broadcasting Regulations. The Postmaster General Mr H L Anthony notes changes arising from increased licence fees and extends exemptions for tourists staying under six months or overseas diplomatic representatives. Subscribers cancelling must give 14 days notice.
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Postmster General
H. L. Anthony
Australia
Anthony
Postmaster General’s Dept
Ithe
Millionaires Scarce in Britain in 1946 Report
Britain had 38 millionaires, 10 fewer than 1946, with only 60 people earning over £60,000 annually. Tax authorities define a millionaire as anyone earning more than £100,000. Cowra's mushroom firm yields 1000 lb weekly, dominating Sydney markets. The kangaroo is noted as Australia’s fastest land creature, clocked near 50 mph in a straight dash, while the cheetah and falcon are cited as fastest in their domains. NSW coal output rose by one third versus 1951. A lighthearted piece recounts a woman at a service station using a choke lever as a handbag hanger.
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Britain
Cowra
Sydney
Australia
Asia
Africa
Mystery in NSW: Doctor and wife clash over meeting
A surgeon walks with his wife when a vivid young blonde greets him. The wife questions the encounter and asks whose it was. The exchange hints at tension and propriety amid a fragmentary NSW newspaper notice.
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Lear
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the Farmers & Graziers’ Cooperative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited
Ith
Wool Report
Bala
Kelly & Scott
Careoar
Batly
Drakeford
Ill End
Trix
4 Ser
Vice Station
Nsw
Marlowe
Manilla
The
Cootamundra
Daily Herald
George Arthur Greaves
Manilla Street
State of
New South Wales
Ephe
Hn. U. & C. M. Fagan
England
C. MacKenzie & Sons Pty
Manills Street
Kirkconnel
R. Park
NEW Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency CO. Limited
Marsh Walters x. Scott
P.O. Box
Tamworth
NEW Zealand Loans and Mercantile Agency, CO. Limited
Marsh Walters
Scott Tamworth
H. C. Coombs
Commonwealth Ban
S. J. Gandon
Bank of New South Wales
P. F. G. Gordon
Associated Beinks
Victoria
Commercial Bank of Australia Limited
Commonwealth
Leslie McConnan
National Bank of Australasia Ltd
C. R. McKerihan
Rural Bank of
A. J. Manning
State Bank of South Australia
H.neuenkirchen
Savings Bank of South Australia
Australian and New Zealand Bank Limited
R. S. Tyson
Launceston Bank For Savings
A. A. West
Bank of Adelaide
E.G. Wilson
Scottish & Australian Bank Limited
Commonwealth Loans
Mre
A. Rel. Wiltshire
Australian and New Zealand Bank, Limited
States
Commonwealth Government
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