This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Taralga Echo
Location
Taralga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 20, 1927
Page
4
A damaged page fragment presents unreadable text about an event in mh wa with unclear details. The readable bits mention a title and date placeholder, offering little verifiable context for a full summary.
Sydney wool market shows slow activity with buyers cautious on high quality passes. Bradford and London markets push limited volumes as Japan’s buyer interest remains uncertain while Brisbane sales near.
Those interested in trout fry to stock streams may apply to the Fisheries Department through responsible operators. Applications must be made before the end of June.
Pitt, Gon & Badgery report Sydney market activity for the week with 1200 head yarded and 6935 pounds value. prime quality scarce and prices down 10 to 15 shillings per head. Sheep and lambs total 412,150 penned with 62,271 segregated. prime quality steady, other descriptions lower. Beef and mutton values shown for various grades, merino and hogget descriptions quoted with per pound estimates and skin value noted.
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency reports a successful special sale at Crookwell on Thursday 12th. Sheep and cattle pens filled with buyers from Cowra Oberon Goulburn Taralga and Kiama. Fat merino wethers to 17/ per head store wethers 11/3 to 12/1 merino ewes 9/5 to 11/7 lambs 11/7 to 14/8 cattle bullocks to 21/1 steers to 9/6 to 10/10 cows to 7/10 to 8/5 heifers to 5/6 to 5/11. Names of owners selling include Menars Price Kennedy Homecroft Batule Connell and several others.
Paul, A. C. Parker, Percy Parker, Arnold Bros. Archibald McIntosh, EB. Rumble, Louis Rodgers, Jno. Keith, Bert Whittington and J. Plumb are named in the archival fragment, indicating participants or signatories in a local record or notice.
A Rotary styled gathering at the School of Arts convened by Mr. Jack Munro launched plans for district rugby league competition. A Crookwell District Club for 1927 was formed, parks use requested, and local clubs invited for a follow up meeting on May 23 with donations pledged for a trophy and medals.
Saturday afternoon events at Roslyn Reserve supported the Roslyn Memorial Hall and piano fund. About fifty couples attended a social with Welga Orchestra, plus local contributions, aiming to raise over £25 as net proceeds.
Mr Havin leader of the State National Party urges supporters to check the new electoral rolls for Single Electorate divisions. He notes omissions of eligible names and asks electors to verify enrolment with local National Branch offices or York Street headquarters in Sydney. He stresses the legal obligation to enrol and urges correction of errors.
The Cooma Mail collided with a goods train at Queanbeyan on Monday night. Six persons were injured in the crash and receiving attention.
Published by Arrangement Walter F Wilcox Cornell economist argues that nationwide deaths from alcoholism rose since 1920 and arrests increased. He warns that laxity broadens intoxicant access and sharp severity shifts trade to unregulated channels, worsening overall disorder.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.