Practical Closer Settlement in Richmond River District
The Richmond River district demonstrates closer settlement with towns like Casino Ballina Kyogle Coraki and Lismore. Rail access via the Burn Bay line opened November 9 1904 linking the Big Scrub area. District farms average 40 to 60 acres with widespread electricity and dairying banana veg crops and maize potatoes sugar cane farming. Prosperity marked by milk service travel by rail ships and good rains for a hopeful season.
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Riverina
Richmond River
Australia
Liamore
Lane
Tamgor'th
Casino
Ballina
Kyogle
Coraki
Burn Bay
Big Scrub
Prince of Wales
Chidren
Lismore
Dunoon
Aee
Richmond
Wool Transport Woes Hit Tamworth Area
A local informant reports several empty trucks departed Monills in the past fortnight to Tamworth. Wool is scarce in the town with hundreds of bales stored unused. Authorities say no tacks are available for wool.
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Tixpress
Tamworth
Government Spends $48,756 to Advocate Referendum Vote
Government records show a $48,756 expenditure aimed at advocating the tes vote in the referendum. The amount underscores official effort to influence public backing for the measure.
Manilla CWA sends clothing parcels to aid bombed victims
The Manilla branch of the CWA collected two large cartons of new and second hand clothes including baby items for Sydney despatch to England's bombed victims. The parcel contains knitting and sewing pieces, and thanks are given to donors. A Lunnch meeting last Saturday featured a social afternoon with games and tea. A large parcel of books was also gathered for the Com Library Service.
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Manilla
C.W.A
Sydney
England
Com Library Service
Wean Patriotic Races Prize Money and Program
Prize money of 100 with 55 double offered at Wean Patriotic Races on Wednesday September 27. Six races on the programme. Frank Penfold is the Secretary, Box 36 Gwine dah. Alice Faye sings in a technicolour musical Hello Prisco Hello with John Payne Lynn Bari and Jack Oakie. Showing at the Palais Theatre on Saturday.
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Wean
Frank Penfold
Gwinedah
Alice Faye
John Payne
Lynn Bari
Jack Oakie
San
Wheatgrowers Union Tackles Drought and Policy at Meeting
At a monthly Wheatgrowers Union gathering President A G Doring led a full council including W W Boman, John Chote, and others. The annual conference in Grannedah discussed drought impacts, new conference sites, and policy changes such as wheat pricing and silo hours. Delegates urged farmer unity, while a rabbit mesh issue prompted debate on 1- inch versus 1-1/2 inch mesh as the war era limited manufacturing continued.
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Mc. A. G. Doring
Uth
Messrs. WW
Boman
John Chote
G. Robinson
K. V. Cout
J. May
G. Pengilly
J, McDonald
G. Whow
D. Perry
H. Wheeler
HE. &. Ratliff
JM. Park
C. T. Norvis
Grannedah
W. A. Boman
Riverina
Grunetah Wivic
Wagga
Maniski
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Wood Depot
Victoria
J. H. Coote
Jack Grady
Frisco
Coote
Wheatgrowers’ Union
A. G. Dorng
Graham
Mandowa
Roy Coulton
B. Ratliff
C. Robinson
M. Park
Price Yard
Price
RAYON
Tee
Goloured Lystav
Navy and Saxe
M. C. Mackenzie & Sons
York Street
Barraba
Glen Innes
Deepwater
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