Quonamble contest and Parkes Show prize notes
Items of interest from Parkes show and politics. Mr R H McNeice opposes J L Trofle for Quonamble. Prize schedules for Parkes Show available from secretary G W Seaborn. Darling River contest, new dividend at Bank of NSW, and drought era notes accompany local anecdotes and figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
R. H. McNeice
J. L. Trofle
British Empire
Peak Hill
W. W. Davie
Meehan
arkos-Peak Till
P.P
Balcombe
Palmer
Whitmill
Job
Germany
Wallaby
Parkes
G. W. Seaborn
Bank of New South Wales
Inquirer
Kembla
Tom Brown
Association
J. G. Carroll
Bert Paget
Maryborough
Victoria
Melbourne
Africa
Australia
Bayn
Parkes Caaron
Ken George
Wool Market Quiet Yet Firm Inquiry Ahead of Carnival
Commercial wool report notes calm in local market with several clearances at auction-par values. Annual Sheep Carnival nears, predicting influx of visitors next month as the town prepares to welcome country friends.
Wheat Market Firmer With Higher Prices Reported
Pitt Son and Badgery note a firmer wheat market with prices advancing since the 22nd instant. Milling trade shows inquiry and purchases in the thousands. London market remains firm with quotes for prime milling and fair Milling ranging from 38s to 41s per bushel and occasional off samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian
London
Private Mail Bags Charge Rules Set by Postal Department
Tax Postal Department fixes private mail bag charges from June 1. A bag handled by a mailman up to three times weekly costs £1 yearly, more than three times costs £2. Private messenger delivery is £1 daily or £28 yearly for more than once daily. Special arrangements exist for non routing premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tax Postal Department
Rabbit destruction method gains success at Rockdale
A Wagga witness reports a simple rabbit control by W M Robertson manager of Rockdale Old Lunes. Dip soaked bagging or small bough in coal tar placed at burrow entrance seals burrows and repels rabbits. One kerosene tar tin treats 300 acres. A Murrumburrah landholder with wire netting also frees his property using the same method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Robertson
Rockdale
Old Lunes
Murrumburrah
Rabbita
Board of Health demands Cobar Council clean up to halt typhoid
The Board of Health inquires into the typhoid outbreaks at Cobar and blames the Council for failing to enforce public health laws. It warns that within three months the Council must carry out the Act or the Board will appoint an officer to enforce it at the Council’s expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goa
Lenaas
CIFAR
Efectack Ie Steel
Nolan, Time & CO
George St
Sydney
Board of Health
Cobar
Labor Party vows fight over Arbitration Act repeal
The Labor Party pledges a vigorous battle against proposals to repeal the Arbitration Act. A German typewriter claims to print syllables and short words, enabling faster output. A fragment mentions winter winds and a proverb about wanting little, recalling a line about the wine man and Woods and Peppermint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. W. Taylor & Co
Tooth’s Ale
Highland Club
McLean’s Club House
Shimose
Coombs
C. F. Stephens
Aledown
A. Foater
W. Clarke
Bogen Gate
Todd and Lowing
Condobolin
J. Peterson
John Bakes
E & Caswell Sts
Isite
UNION
Bakery
H. Schmidt
Euchie Street
Opticians
Goldsbrough, Mort & Co
Wool Report
Pitt, Son & Badgery
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