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Newspaper
Tamworth Daily Observer
Location
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 07, 1915
Page
7
A detailed auction summary lists livestock and produce near Tamworth with prices for cherries pears turkeys and vegetables, plus cattle, sheep and pigs. Buyers were present but interest was limited, prices broadly steady with last week.
A report from Miah Woielhsim covers the sale at Attialgn Stadion featuring fat cattle, dairy cows, and sheep. The auction notes include weights, prices, and lots with heifers, cows, and lambs, highlighting total sales and participant counts.
The report outlines Mr. Ford's appeal to abandon a pear agenda, claims of a vivid dream, and references to Norway Sweden Holland and Denmark. It also notes Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach disorders and mixed price trends at Gibraltar and Sydney poultry auctions with shifting market values.
Sydney dealers report a general advance of about 1 to 2 percent in wool prices compared with Brisbane levels. Keen inquiries are seen, with hopes for high values to persist into December. Cattle sales were limited and prices rose slightly on a small yarding, while sheep and lambs showed improved demand though deliveries remain plentiful.
A long list of attendee names and groups is printed, detailing participants from farms and settlements. The fragment outlines a patriotism themed meeting with numerous individuals and locality mentions, followed by mentions of a President Cup and various named attendees.
A public letter questions government wheat policy and dispatch terms. The writer attacks wartime relief stances, freight charges, and subsidies, urging direct farmer relief via government action while criticizing shipping and market manipulation. The missive laments delays and calls for accountability from authorities.
The report outlines farmer complaints about a proposed government wheat scheme. Critics argue advance payments and commissions to Sydney agents harm local producers, fearing forced sale of wheat certificates and financial risk. It notes rising costs from transport, storage, and harvest while expressing distrust of middlemen and the plan’s true benefit to farmers.
A letter or editorial from PRE ARBON discusses wheat and produce theft, fears of retaliation, and distress among farmers and families. The piece condemns price manipulation, shipping losses, and calls for government action to support farmers and stabilize markets amid wartime pressures. It references railway lines, London markets, and potential policy steps to protect bread supplies.
Prom Our Corresponden t reports the convent school project advancing over several weeks as a new utility needs chief. Candidates appeared for teaching posts with exams set for Thursday while Kingsgate minors plan a welcome event and fund water for returned soldiers. Thunderstorms and a long drought strain town water supplies. Police seek a woman who sent a note to the local convent. Residents endure intermittent rain and rising water in gutters as supplies dwindle.
Paris dispatch reports the Allied powers’ confidence in restoring commercial pressure as premature. German agents in Greek press are accused of misrepresenting terms while Italy’s foreign minister Baron Soimmi ngs’ actions unsettle Greek merchants who fear broad Italian moves in Athens.
Danish experts report British Baltic patrols suffer as temperature drops to 4 F. The piece cites common colds as dangerous and promotes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy to loosen phlegm, relieve lungs, and aid expectoration. Sold by G Mallaby, chemist, Tamworth.
Mr Bernard Shaw told a meeting of mothers that the nation will not see peace now and will triumph in Hornia Prestice. He warned peace talks are useless while the Allies must fight to Berlin and awaken the German army from its romantic dream.
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