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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 10, 1946
Page
2
The sale lists 2 528 Goldsborough stock with merino ewes, lambs and wethers in various lots, including two to four month wool, and a Saddle Hack with bridle. Sundries include a wire cutter, stock whip, battery, spy glass with case. Clients with terms must arrange with the auctioneers before sale.
Sale announced for Monday May 13 at 140 pm on farm 6 miles south of Jamestown. Mrs M W Pilkington directs a large auction of farm machinery tools wool products feed livestock and household items including engines ploughs carts hay wool presses cows sheep horses and Mothers Day gifts with boxed perfumery and clothing items.
Jamestown market sale on Thursday May 16 at 12 o clock offers Mrs M W Pilkington Lot with James Town bred stock Broadview sheep including 68 selected ewes 21 ram lambs 39 ewe lambs 6 stud ewes 45 ram lambs 42 ewe lambs 5 Broadview Rams and 100 fat wethers lambs hoggets and wethers. Also Mr E Reichstein Whyte Yar Cowie entries with 49 ewes one year old Romney Marsh cross stock fat cattle and ponies from various owners including drays horses and a Jersey cow. The catalog lists cattle pigs sundries and farming gear with entries open for further registrations and afternoon tea at the sale yards.
Jamestown announces the May 1 1946 nominations for mayor and councilors. Mayor candidates listed Patrick Joseph McCarthy Cornelius North Ward James Gilfillan South Ward Sydney Wenham North Parade Ward Finwin Ernest Grabla Leamington Ward Andrew Baldwin George Leonard Glasson. North South and North Parade wards elected for terms. Leamington Ward unresolved, election set for July 1946 at Connell Chamber Irvine Street Jamestown polling 9 am to 6 pm.
Jamestown Hospital seeks a wardsmaid with wages set at 2 shillings 18 pence 3 farthings, plus 1 shilling 3 pence 9 farthings for board and lodging. Two weeks of annual holidays offered. Apply to Matron Law in Georgetown on May 30 from 9 to 11, and at Gladstone Institute on the same date from 11:30 to 2 with Mr Wurm, Chemist, and at Aura Kenny's Hotel on May 30 at 2:30.
Output from factories last week fell slightly with easing further in this week figures. Feed position remains satisfactory in most districts and aggregate production is higher than usual for this time of year. Demand remains strong for Blue Valley brand butter noted for vitamin content and keeping quality with prices unchanged. Best quality fresh butter in bulk 1/5 58d for local sale. Eggs arriving on packing doors are very low and insufficient to meet demand. selling on quotas with no change in Eye Board gates for 1st Quality Hen 2/- 1st Quality Medium 1/9 Duck Eggs 1s.
A rural appeal seeks gifts of home preserves cooking eggs poultry live or dressed wheat wood fruit vegetables and flowers for a good cause. Perishables may be left at Laura Ice Co while other items can be deposited at Budunda Farmers or L E Karger. Committee members L E Karger C Amey and G Evans will accept promises.
Classifieds list farm items for sale including Lucerne seed and Elepo pine trees, plus Wertheim iron frame planos and draught horses. A memory notice honors Peggy Evans on May 12 1945, with local church notices and social updates from Jamestown Gladstone Laura Georgetown Crystal Brook and surrounding districts about services, baptisms, and community events.
Don Williams offers a wide range of gifts for Mothers Day including Birthday and wedding cards, photo frames in all sizes, autograph books, leather straps, table mats, teapot stands, bread boards, perfumery items, golf tees, children pipe sets, Palmer kit bags, and a library with new books by popular authors priced at 2/8 per book, now available.
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