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Newspaper
Tambellup Times
Location
Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1917
Page
4
A state official urges building storage silos to handle a projected wheat crop of about 6 090 000 bushels, arguing it requires 330 000 expenditure. With shipping delays lasting into 1918, bulk handling and aging stock risks grow, impacting guaranteed future wheat support and prices.
Rates under the old award and proposed new scales compare for general cargo labor. Present and new rates cover Monday to Friday, Saturday noon to midnight, and Sunday periods, with 1s 6d extra per 201 minute smoke hose period. Two smoke hoses are allowed for shovelled cargo. none for general cargo.
Last week the Commonwealths recruitment figures fell by 66 compared with the prior week, signaling a notable decline in intake. No further details on causes or affected programs were provided in the excerpt.
Advertisements for the current issue must reach the office by 2 p.m. Tuesday. Operations to standing advertisements cannot be guaranteed unless received the day prior to publication, and withdrawal notices must be provided in writing.
Associated reports show large yardings at Midland Junction with 3,402 sheep and lambs, 715 pigs, and 3 cattle. Prices fluctuated from opening rates to near close, with best Murchison wethers and lambs commanding top rates. other firms reported beef, mutton, and pork prices, and total sales by Dalgety, Elder Shenton, and Fielding.
An advertisement claims Dean's Backache Kidney Pills permanently cure kidney pain and fallible organs. Testimonies from Mr Hill and Mrs Hill of Kitchener Street praise relief, with the product said to purify blood and strengthen kidneys. Available from Foster McClellan Co. at 2/9 a bottle or 15 3 for six.
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