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Newspaper
Taralga Echo
Location
Taralga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 21, 1925
Page
2
A Taralea concert for the Goul burn Hospital funds drew limited success despite thorough organization. Honorary secretary Mr T L Fitegibbon led the committee and received praise for his zeal and energy in driving the effort.
Mr. Chiude Grosvenor, son of Mr. 5. J. Grosvenor of Taralga, has left with Hollis & Co. after two years of service to attend the University in Sydney and complete his pharmacy course.
The Crookwell A P and H Society annual show opened amid poor weather and continued yesterday. The event is regarded as the finest exhibition yet held by the society with strong reports on attendance and displays across age groups.
The Turalga St Patrick's Day sports committee reports the ewe weighing in at 1k pounds during the weights guessing contest.
A notice urges a district tennis club for Taralga and surrounding towns to improve court access, broaden participation, and advance the sport. Ladies and gents, including players from Burnaby Richlands Cialepie Myrtlevite and Chatsbury, would support the effort and welcome widespread cooperation.
A quiet week in Golspie centers on district show success with Richlands victory praised by organiser Mr T Corby. The race club fixed April 4 program and the Golspie exhibit luncheon at Taralga Show was warmly acknowledged. The Church of England harvest festival is set for March 25 with service at 11 am and luncheon followed by a gifts sale.
A fragmentary verse from Marmont extols farming life and the cycles of ploughing sowing and harvest. It envisions crops, orchards, bees and livestock flourishing under fertile earth and springtime abundance. The text blends agricultural imagery with a refrain of growth and gratitude.
Cradbury reports a highly successful special sale of sheep and cattle at Taralga on Monday. Prices ranged well with fat lambs at 28 shillings, fat wethers 27, store wethers 26, aged ewes 19, ewes 4 years 22, full cocks 7 pounds 10, steers aged 7 years 2 pounds 10 to 4 pounds 5, steers 2 years 2 pounds 10, cows store 4 pounds 10, heifers 6 years 4 pounds, pol dients 0/7.
Corrie Berlin's Taralga's Progress essay, rejected for exceeding 600 words, is celebrated as a literary gem by Mr. Wigs of Goulburn Public School. The piece surveys Taralga's 16 year progress, noting rail, school, telephone, electric light installs, local industry, and memorials, with pride in community advancements and future potential.
Bright sunshine and a packed Showground hosted St Patrick’s Day events in aid of St Ignatius Church. The program included horse and athletic events, a concert at Federal Hall, a well attended dance, afternoon tea stalls, and a brimming audience with £48 total receipts. Notable performers included Vera Mayo and Louise Duggan, with Rev Father Ryan and Mr McAlister lauded for organising and hosting.
The Taralga Show Ball drew a large crowd with about 100 couples plus many non-dancers from nearby districts. Guests praised the well organized event, the capable MCs W H Bradbury and Roy Gordon, and the band led by Jack Dale and Roy Menzies. Mr and Mrs P J Fitzgibbon won the waltz competition. Beasley supervised hall arrangements as the 1925 effort stands as a record.
The Rollin car, just five months in New South Wales, gains sales and prompts a larger Woolloomooloo service station with modern facilities and experts. The Motor Reliability Contest results show Rollin as a winner, praised by the Sydney Telegraph. An exhibition at the Sydney Show will feature Stallion and Hotchkiss cars. Arthur Knox denies tuberculosis claims about dairy herds.
Mr Cecil Mooney served as master of ceremonies laboring to please patrons. Door stewards included Mogers Steve Keough and P. Kelly while Mr EL FP Aldern tended the colt in the ticket office. A strong committee of willing ladies worked tirelessly in the supper room and provided gracious hospitality to all attendees.
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