24 Nov 1952
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Newspaper
Portland Guardian
Location
Portland, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 24, 1952
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads like a report on a carnival event or weather experiment by a noted figure Sean and a rainmaking tale. Names such as Sema Selo and Snelson appear amid garbled phrases about weather, insurance, and damages.
A quarterly Bank of New South Wales review discusses land settlement and higher rural output. It notes the need to use existing farmland intensively, cautions on vague land tenure laws, and stresses capital and policy support for sustained production growth. It mentions water conservation and settlement programs as key elements for future rural prosperity.
Victorian buyers attended a Ballarat market sale featuring hogs pigs stores and young cattle. Prices ranged with prime light medium weights strong and heavy porkers quoted to £13/17/6, stores and chaffers seen at varied rates. Tracks for next week listed with Dimbool, Horsham, Carterton and Hamilton as destinations. Notes mention a public holiday for the Ballegat Cup affecting sale timing on Wednesday next.
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