01 Feb 1915
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Newspaper
Tamworth Daily Observer
Location
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 01, 1915
Page
1
A local ad touts a wide display of new ties in poplin, bilk, and crepe with several colorways and designs. Neckwear offered in bow and straight styles with prices starting at 2 shillings 6 pence and 1 shilling 6 pence for bow ties.
Advertisement notes J. W. Rogers store in Tamworth offering men’s clothing with emphasis on quality and fashion. The copy highlights a shop date and local shopping appeal targeting male customers seeking improved attire.
Advertisement for W. G. Davis late of A Madden's Airdresser and Toba Not listing best tobaccos cigars cigarettes and cutlery including pocket knives and razors. Saloon under management details given with street location Peel Street Tamworth and a signature line.
F Marshall informs travelers and locals that he has assumed management of the Caledonian Hotel Tingha. The property offers first class accommodation for visitors and boarders with a selection of spirits stocked.
The article notes Minister Pearce reporting a death from pneumonia at sea and arrests by Newcastle police. It covers Armidale railway service reductions, stock price changes, a Kurri Westa and Abermain beer strike, and wage and market impacts on wool, wheat, and metals, with notes on Sydney grain and Darling Island logistics.
A collage of tiny notices and ads including wanted help, butcher prices, lodging, a stationman, a wife, lost items, tenders, impounded animals, a tailoring service, furniture listings, vehicle hire, and hardware sales from Tamworth and surrounding towns. Worries include wages, work for a married couple, and manilla items.
The Australian Preece and Freezing Ltd announces new cream treatment charges at the Aberdeen Butter Factory. The rate is 1 40 per cent as from January 1915, under E J Copas Auctioneer Stock Station Gentral Commission Uralla Armidale.
Durham Hereford calves and cows offered for sale including 100 calves at foot 100 cows and heifers in calf with balances forward and backward springs. Prices around £6 10s to £7 with stock described as good colors and springing. Royden B. Clifford, stock and property salesman, Glen Innes.
A local advert promotes a quarter off sale with aggressive price cuts on summer goods and all usual lines. Mens wool felt hats, fur felt hats, Harvard shirts, white tennis shirts, and Marsitall Sitok Tolmisel tins are priced well below normal, with several items under half price. Call in today for best value.
J B Winstanley local stock and station agent promotes 188 properties for sale in Tamworth and Newcastle. Offers cash or small deposit terms with easy financing on farming propositions and other descriptions.
Leslie Crapp the auctioneer of Beard y Street Armidale invites stock lists by telephone at 305. The notice lists his roles as Auctioneer and General Commission agent and directs stock listings to be posted on application.
Undarra Tariff lists daily rates of 8 and 4 sixpences with 30 and 20 shillings per week. Marie Marshall oversees the tables while Charles Marshall promotes superior travel accommodation at the Tariff powered establishment.
A garbled compilation shows numerous place names and business names such as Tamworth Aberdeen Attunga Boggabri Gunnedah Armidale Manilla Muswellbrook Narrabri Quirindi Singleton Tamworth Warra or Uralia plus firms like Walbh & Co and Smith & Forster, indicating an advertisement page for agents and agencies across several towns.
Tamworth Post Office lists closing times for mail and parcel services. Malls close 9 p.m. for Sydney and northern districts, with special coach and train connections. 6.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. closings noted for other routes. Details cover parcels rates, letters to Commonwealth and United Kingdom, Nundle motor service, and train departures and arrivals including Brisbane Express and Armidale connections.
Nundle Tamworth Motor Service announces a daily run from Nundle to Tamworth leaving Nundle at 8 30 am and arriving Tamworth at 10 30 am. Return trips depart Tamworth at 3 pm arriving Nundle at 5 pm. Charles Boughton will drive, continuing the established morning service from Tamworth.
An advertisement for Humphrey Oxenham of Australia offering quick handling of letters telegrams and business services. Mentions prompt attention, starting price money invested on the course, and no smoke no reply no business with contact at Scien Address Oxenham.
Our Prescription Department is near your home via the nearest letter box. Send a postcard or call 165 for prescriptions, chemicals, patent medicines, and supplies by return post or messenger. We pack carefully to prevent breakages and ensure satisfaction. We solicit trial orders to prove our service.
A bustling sale continues with bold promises of savings for shoppers in Indianapolis. The dealer touts low prices on fabrics including calico at two for eleven yards, mercerized shirting, and embroidered goods. Labels such as ladies border hankerchiefs and assorted embroideries are advertised as special daily offers.
Ladies advised to meet Mrs C E Raynor of the Natural Health Co Sydney at the Caledonian Hotel Tamworth on Friday February 12 from 10 am to 7 30 pm for free health consultation and information on Natura Home Treatment. A free Health Guide for Women is available by post from the Natura Health Co. 207 Elizabeth Street Sydney.
The narrator leaves Thorpe Heston for the Priory and plans to uncover the Cruden and Blue Star link. He suspects Dorothy’s fate and orders Spidkins to dig into Cruden’s presence in London while he resumes life at the Priory and consults Volucesa about a cryptogram.
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