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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Leader
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1907
Page
3
From Car Correspondent a report on a successful pies event with apple eating games and a dance at night. Notes on land settlement aims, a conditional purchase offer of 76 shillings per acre, and a three month suspension of labour conditions on low gull leases.
Vivid prose describes shop displays of scarves, cloaks, and fabrics in bright colors and costly materials. The piece notes the festive mood, fashion frenzy, and a family scene as mothers wake to the day’s chores amid soap suds and daughters styling hair.
A vivid vignette follows a mother caring for Adolphus who rebels at soap in the tub while Sophy fusses over lost ribbons and clothing. The scene shifts to children preparing for Motherland duties as working dailies promise detailed accounts, contrasted by the mother’s quiet weariness and enduring love.
The market bulletin lists wholesale quotations with concessions for skuppern and other goods. It notes fresh wheat, various futures, vegetable seeds, live stock prices, hay, potatoes, and colonial fabrics with ranges and special brands.
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