New Car Arrives For Willam McPoon Lande Home
The Garalga Echo notes local news as Mr. Willam McPoon Lande returns home today with a new month for the household.
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Newspaper
Taralga Echo
Location
Taralga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 11, 1927
Page
2
The Garalga Echo notes local news as Mr. Willam McPoon Lande returns home today with a new month for the household.
The bee experts of Wombeyan have been proving their skill over recent weeks. They produced excellent honey with large quantities but faced a few disappointments due to a few stings. The sturdy workers maintained effort despite the misfortunes, showing resilience.
A fragmented notice warns against sleeping under quince trees as a health risk. It cites irritation and facial swelling from exposure and notes district authorities report a system poisoned by the practice and are providing limited treatment.
Local items report the cricket final between Binda and Farulea on Saturday at Crookwell wicket, with Taralga auctions led by Bradbury Heieor Naelka on Monday. Also listed are cattle at Argyle and a property sale at 2:30 pm with partial particulars advertised.
Mosdrs WooH Wheatley announce a sale of sheep and cattle on Saturday. The auction includes top stock and a guarantee. Readers are urged to see the advertisement for details and lot numbers.
An editorial decries the rising use of guns and razors by criminals, calling the practice violent and cowardly. It urges swift legal action to curb such violence and to deter potential murderers.
A Chicago report notes thieves siphoned thousands of gallons from a government warehouse tanks. Armour for horses experimented for bullfighting and other protections discussed while a writer in Baume named Ibane crafted Blood and Sand, hinting at period excesses.
From our correspondent in Richlands the return tennis contest against the Association team at Goulburn ended with Richlands winning 10 sets to 3. The match was keenly fought with games tied briefly at 54 apiece before Richlands wore down the opposition. Mr Elliot attended despite not playing and praised the visitors as they enjoyed their outing.
The week brought a 60 point rainfall for relief but a deeper drought remains. Wool prices at Sydney sales show Badgery 214d Miller 254d John Woods 22d Lang Wombeyan 25d Elliott 21d Bullio 24d Lang 224d. Wombeyan Caves Road work continues with camps along the river as Bullio section nears completion. A compressed air drilling rig has been in use for weeks and another is being brought in. A horse at Ganger Tom Finn’s yard bolted after blasting, killing the horse and damaging the dray.
The article reports on alleged gland operations by the Surgeon General and a London lecture promise that failed when no lecturer appeared. It notes an elderly professor claimed thirty years regained before dying while preparing notes, and cites jokes about elixirs of life with a Burns quote dismissing eternal youth.
The Taralga cricket team traveled from Taralga to Sydney joining Redbank players in Goulburn and Sydney before meeting Balmain Juniors in Oxford Street. A damolke concert entertained the visitors and a close cricket game followed with Balmain winning by a narrow margin.
Recreation Ground at Bannaby hosted a keenly contested match against Hanworth with a large crowd. Bannaby won 108 games to 76 across 16 sets amid strong displays of sportsmanship.
Hugh McKinnon died while ringbarking for Matt Charteris and did not return home on Wednesday. His daughters, aided by his dogs, found him and alerted neighbor Mr. McCallum who called a doctor and police. Coroner declared death due to heart failure. Survived by four daughters. his wife predeceased him. he supported his aged mother.
Byes Bennet and Bradbury contributed modest scores before a string of dismissals by Perry and Dezius spurred Perry to five for twenty one and Dezius to six for twenty. The party, amid cheers, boarded the train and returned to Taralga in the early hours Monday after one of the pleasantest trips ever experienced.
Native writes for Cookwell Gazette recalling Crookwell days thirty years ago. He lists locally bred footballers, cricket stars, and celebrated horses like Paddy Whack and Alaska, notes legendary jockeys and editors, and invites readers to celebrate the town’s sport heritage during the upcoming Great Week.
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