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Town affairs and auctions plague local district notes
Town Talk reports 844 names on the Guobang Shire electoral list and requests five cords of wood at the Hospital. It notes the Common trustees decline bunny extermination, a hospital patient average of 4.3 last month, and ads for J. W. Lees storekeeper. The Bogan Riverview Picnic Race Club postponds to October 27. consent in writing required for Shire Councillors. Millgate Bros sold 54 head of young bullocks to Hugh Strahorn. Cemetery Fund contributions urged. Hospital Committee sold surplus stock for £10 11s and purchased a cow and calf for £6 12s 6d. Jackson’s stock sales on Oct 6 and 20. furniture sale Oct 13 at Wildie’s Hall. A resident won £10 in Taft’s sweep but missed the second horse. The paying patient debate in Hospital committees continues locally. Walton fishing on Bogan prohibited October to November 30. Many restrictions baffle locals. calls for guidance. Dags must be registered by Sept 30 with 14 days grace. penalties for defaulters. New maps of Australia cost £500. twenty years since last official map. Berthier, trained by Alf Foley, won a race at Epsom and Metropolis. Wet weather delays sheep shearing. about 60,000 sheep at Munger show heavy wool this year. lambs at Mungery averaging dibs.