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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 19, 1909
Page
2
Saturday February 27 sale lists horses cattle and farm sundries with lots of prime wethers ewes fat lambs and cows plus young cattle and steers. Prices and lot details indicate mixed livestock and farm goods on offer.
The article critiques a constitutional cabinet’s decay from within as officials seek pay and power. It notes Peake’s dual role as loyalist and potential opposition leader, Premier Price’s fragile health, and the Crown Lands Commissioner’s pragmatic, pay-driven politics.
The piece notes Kirkpatrick’s shaky reelection chances as working class electors resent his push to end Saturday shopping. It calls out Meg and poor Kirk as influential in votes, hints at unfair early closing prosecutions, and mentions unpopularity of the Chief Secretary and the Crown Lands Commissioner among tradespeople.
In a by election to fill the late Mr Paech’s vacancy in the House of Assembly, Mr W Young secured a large majority. The result is seen as a public show of support for his views, with voters praising his persistence and parliamentary service in the Stanley district.
The Port Pirie and District Hobies Society plans its second annual horse show on Wednesday February 24 with entries closing soon. A Leonard Dramatic Company production Taken from Life is to be staged next Wednesday.
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