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Newspaper
Tamworth Daily Observer
Location
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1915
Page
5
Drapery customers urged to buy blankets now to avoid scarcity this winter. Ad lists several blanket qualities and prices including No 3 and No 2 quality Blue Grey, Super Quality Silver Grey Australian-made quilts, and Gentian patterns for single to double beds with prices ranging up to 21 shillings and 6 pence.
An auction item list details Tamworth sheep including 2 year old Noor indoo Station bred rams with 1 mark in Sept ember, 15 11 owner seeks sale while other entries mention Call y Creek and Station bred rams with 9 marks. The record notes 200 Lincoln Growbreds from various ages, price expectations and transport route Tamworth to Manilla.
Frank Wyndham Tamworth agent reports cattle priced around 1700 head yarded with a firm market. Beef cattle 6 5 7 to 7 0 0, second quality low, bulls 7 to 26, cows 6 to 1. Sheep penned about 5 0 0, market 2 to 3 lower. wethers 12 to 30, ewes 10 to 20.
At the Sydney goods yards 92 trucks of produce were observed with most chaff listed for sale. The report details various prices and lots including hay, straw, and cattle offerings with multiple agents and locations mentioned. A separate notice records a police court case where Police Sergeant was assaulted and a defendant fined £46 or face hard labor.
A fragmented account describes Frank Anstey addressing a public Labor rally at the Hijou Theatre Melbourne. The meeting, hosted by the Socialist party, drew around 2000 attendees who cheered Anstey and criticized government price policy while defending Labor platform and parliamentary stance.
Fat cattle sold firm at Campbell's Hill with strong buyer attendance. W H Abbott bulls averaged £17 10s. best £20–£24 10s, odds £27 17s 4d. Fat cattle and sheep also rallied. best lambs and mutton prices reached new highs as demand remained keen. Volume heavy bulls and cows across multiple consignors indicate a buoyant market.
Nation reports Me Grath withdrew from parliament amid tensions over Cancun action and parliamentary conduct. A campaign committee session covered the resignation near the press, with official statements given and a subsequent motion of thanks. Separate items note election results for Alex district with Peake elected and other political maneuvering, alongside local fashion and livestock sale notices.
Unclear livestock sale details show cattle and sheep lots with markings, ages, and shorn dates. Auctioneers Johnston Fletcher Tamworth advertise breeding stock, with calls for offers by wire. Included are roll of honor and in memoriam notices for local residents and war deaths with family tributes. Widespread rains reported in New South Wales regions.
Garvin and Cousens Limited advertise livestock at Tamworth with details on ewes rams cows and calves. Offers requested and terms to be arranged with Garvin and Cousens Limited Tamworth.
Markets at Sussex Street Sydney show demand for perishables with egg prices rising across centers while cheese remains scarce. Interstate steamers delayed and potato and grain supplies limited though American shipments expected by Wednesday.
Mr Charles C Reade will give a free lantern lecture at Oddfellows Hall Tamworth presided by Alderman Treen. He will describe Garden City Movement benefits with pictures and diagrams. The talk lasts ninety minutes and aims to inspire progress in town planning for Australia and beyond.
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