Tuscan Hat at Tayrons and Dine Dine Station Sale
Local notes report interest in a Slow Hat style summer offering at Tayron’s. Dine Dine Station, Condobolin, comprising 101600 acres with 8000 hoop and 40 cattle, sold to Mr AL D Swan of Varalya. Field reports note drought in Walgett and bountiful grass on Peak Hill. Bush fires threaten Tomingley area with damage to crops and dry barley grass fueling fire risk.
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Tayron's
W. Tl. Warattey
Condobolin
J. E Rawsthorne
AL D. Swan
Varalya
Wool Boom Gathers Steam Across New South Wales
The year brings heavy wool production as squatters rush wool to market fearing price drops. Bales from stations reach up to 8000 with some 2000 and 1000 bale parcels common. A bale fetches £16. a 2500 sheep settler earned over £1000 on high quality wool. Sydney buyers praised a best in world lot at 18d a pound grease from Mudgee. NSW sheep shorn and to be shorn total 45 million this season.
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Sydney
Roow
Mudgee
New South Wales
Send-off toast from a northern Queensland editor ends in conflict
In a distant Northern Queensland town a local editor received a formal send-off. He described two men proposing hanging, others hinting at it, and many calling him a liar while enmity ran high. He portrayed himself as a law abiding worker, humbly judging others while recounting a gift of a mongrel dog that bit his once loyal advertiser, who then withdrew business.
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Queensland
Galatea for boys wear line and hints of local notes
Brief notes from Sydney and Parkes racing reports. Mentions a galatea boys wear line costing 104 per yard from A W Tavton Co. Dubbo linenar query about Midwinter Hang. Local girl quote on singleness and wives. Sydney loafers remark. Parkes Welter Handicap result with Matthew's Marjory second. Ant dispersal tip, many job applications, and NSW prosperity claims. Assembly debated alcohol poisons water irrigation. A Crimean veteran died in London, pauper burial. Wart removal tip with castor oil and eyewear ad references.
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A. W. Tavton & Co
Dubbo Linenar
Sydney
Sid
Matthew
Marjory
Parkes
N.S. W
Assembly
London
Ninwell
H. A. Barraclay
Glaeves
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Tee
Tus
Peak Hill
Jacob Matthews
Stephen Swain
Thomas Ring
Thomas Bridle
Frederick Beasley
Thomas David Oxley
Hector Norman Gibson
Chamberlain
Gibson Bros
J. W. Lees
British Empire
Jay
Bunny
J.P
Father O'Donnell
1.C
Rome
Drocess
Styles
A.W. Taylor & Go's
Goon
Spring & Summer Wear
Tomingley
Insurance Office
Poultry & & Eggs
Ma R. J. Ker
Peak Hill and
Royle & CO
Sherringham
Norwich
Camnock
W. T. Sherringham
Norwich Farm
Cael
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