National safety and finance urged in Australia debate
In Australia a push for public finance reform calls for budget clarity and parliamentary oversight. Emphasis is on reduced naval spending pause, board management for the Postal Department, and a Standing Committee to audit accounts before expenditure. Taxation rises as debts loom and national economy is stressed.
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Australia
Great Britain
Wait
Wart
Nothern
Board of Management
Parliament
Commonwealth
Hughes
Wat
Farmers Excursions on State Railways Explained
The Commissioner for Railways responds to inquiries about farmers excursions noting that women and children travel second class since inception. The aim is to aid needy wives and children of farmers at minimal cost to seaside resorts. First class travel is available only via ordinary excursion fares and goldfields trains remain limited to second class.
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Commissioner For Railways
Mr Pope
Goldfields
DINGNES TERRIFYING WILD DOG Plague Hits Australian Cattle
Drought drives dingoes into central Australia as numbers surge and calves fall. Government efforts include overdrawn measures and rewards to curb the pack as stock losses mount across regions near New South Wales and Queensland.
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Fir Nor Hem
Kel
Australia
Queen - Oe
New South Wales
Dairying in Victoria An Australian View From Palmerston North
Mr F J Nathan, back from five months in Australia, discusses Victoria’s dairy industry. He notes it is on the fringe of a bright future, with dependable rainfall and drought-free since 1914. Milking runs year round, and large factories process vast milk quantities, with bulk testing and payments by general test. Ayrshire cows are common. onion farming thrives in Killarney. Some districts see high land values. Nestlé operates there. machines are not used by suppliers.
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F J. Nathan
Manawatu
Palmerston North
Australia
Times
Nathan
Victoria
New Zealand
Ayrshire
Nestles
Railway Hotel MECK RING Glose to Railway Station
Commercial travellers and general patrons invited to the Railway Hotel MECK RING near the railway station for superior accommodation and a selection of wines beers and spirits. Tariff is moderate. Proprietor F G Muarkwell announces the establishment features ample strolling space and convenient access to trains.
Rain Rewrites Rail Route in North West Roads Flooded
Heavy rains flood lines near Hedland halting the Marble Bar rail trip from Hedland to Marble Bar and back. Reports show Calindie six inches Pippingarra over five Portree three Coodarie two De Grey sparse. Telephones disrupted with news missing from several stations while Nullagine and other areas record beneficial falls. The De Grey river advanced toward Macean and daily thunderstorms mark a remarkable December across the region.
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Marble Bar
Hedland
Calindie
Clyre
Ettrick
Warralong
Bungalow
Indee
Wallareenya
Woodstork
Roy Hill
Balfour Downs
Nullagine
de Grey
Macean
Fize
Perth Cup and Railway Stakes Final Acceptances
Final acceptances for the Perth Cup and Railway Stakes list key entrants and entries slated for the W.A.T.C Christmas meeting. Racing officials confirm participation figures and notable runners across both features.
Unclear engagements riders arrive in Perth from Melbourne
F Bullock arrives in Perth from Melbourne to ride Eury thmie and Mistico in engagements. A Chinaman named Tom Ying appeared at Northam Police Court last Friday for opium possession and was ordered to contribute three costs to the revenue or serve one month.
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F Bullock
Eurythmie
Mistico
Perth
Melbourne
Tom Ying
Northam
Price of kerosene raise considered by commission
The Vacuum Oil Company sought a price rise for kerosene from 15s 6d to 17s 6d a case before the Sydney Commodities Commission. Judge Rolin questioned the evidence, noting clouded proof and apparent profits despite losses, and the grant would await proof of current exchange rates after the Christmas vacation.
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Vacum Oil Company
Necessary Commodities Commission
Sydney
Rolin
Council
Wool Prices in London Sale Show Decline and Mixed Merino Trends
Telegram from Melbourne reports London wool sales for the year show prices easing in the eighth series. Merinos rose early in the trial week with gains up to 10 percent, then declined to about zero below November levels. Crossbreds sold poorly as exchange rates rose, finishing down about 15 percent.
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Melbourne
London
T *¢ Higgins
Riw Materials
Cenerilly
Readers News And Notices For Our District
To our readers we welcome items of general interest social notes and news of land and stock matters. Send them with your name for verification and possible publication. Secretaries and institutions are asked to inform the editor of progress and upcoming meetings.
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Golfrith
Elue
Tobacco stock at Northam dealer large assortment
Waller H. Willcocks of Northam advertises a vast selection of tobacco cigars and cigarettes for customers.
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Waller H. Willcocks
Northam
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Ezywalkin Ltd
National Safety and Finance
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Beneefit
W.A.T.C. Christmas Meeting
Ibatub
N. Tipperary
Thomas
St Ib Stub
Humphrey Devils
Marchi
Norseman
Heart of Oak
Springmount Susarion
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