Auction Miniature Livestock Lot Sells Fast
Fragmentary sale listing shows 4 cows and 2 heifers described as in good condition with full profit expected. Also 4 breeding cattle, 1 well trained sheep dog, 40 fowl and 18 tons of hay noted.
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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 16, 1921
Page
2
Fragmentary sale listing shows 4 cows and 2 heifers described as in good condition with full profit expected. Also 4 breeding cattle, 1 well trained sheep dog, 40 fowl and 18 tons of hay noted.
An auction listing details prices for 1/. E 5sALE. including a Massey Harris 5 ft Harvester £12 a Deering 8 ft Binder £90 and Abbott Boggy and Pole £80. Georgetown agent contact via phone.
The Gazette notes the Railways Standing Committee report condemning incompetence in the Railways Department. It urges a new commissioner with wide powers, engineering skill and administrative capacity, suggesting Mr P A Anthony as Special Commissioner to lead reforms and build a better system.
The commissioner's report remains disputed by the higher authorities though its recommendations gain support daily. Opponents offer little in the way of evidence, while proponents argue appointing Mr Anthony would bring needed training and leadership. Bringing Mr Tait to Victoria would save salary costs and benefits to the state.
Tender offers for the erection of a Gladstone Soldiers Memorial are due by 5 pm Friday September 30. Plans viewed at the Town Clerk or Mr J Firmin Jenkins Port Pirie. Funds boosted by fundraisers include over £100 already netted and another £100 expected for Foundation Day preparations.
Various local notices include tender closings for a Methodist Church at Gladstone, a clearing case on a farm near Lours, and a public sale of 430 acres, 12 cattle, 10 horses, 15 pigs with naval sundries. Weather notes report patchy rain and smog slang prompts.
J Hopkins of Auckland New Zealand reports using Sander's Extract for four years and a 1876 incident when his wife suffered facial injuries. He notes the remedy eased the case after consulting a chemist and warns a substitute failed to work, reaffirming Sander's Extract as a staple in their home.
Aboard a cargo steamer two Scottish sailors argued over character. A fierce wave swept both overboard as one sailor, chasing the captain, shouted to reveal which man had the true character, claiming the other was swept away with the captain's pail.
A business owner refutes a circulating rumor that four workers left over pay issues. He states weekly payments are standard and blames one worker for insolent remarks about wages, noting cheques issued from March to August for various pay periods.
Advertisement notes tailor R. F. Cox on Herbert Street with mention of Laura. The fragment emphasizes clothing services and a customer name, implying a local shop notice.
A mouse at a local public school ended its life in a dramatic stunt by jumping into an ink can. A monitor found the animal’s ink-stained body and removed it, leaving staff astonished by the grim incident.
The Friday night performance of The Fairy Chain at Gladstone Town Hall drew a full house. Rita Warren leads as Fairy Queen with Joyce Corneling as Princess and H C Visnello as the Ogre, as colorful flowers and fairies enchant the stage amid electric light and lavish costumes. the near two hundred attendees supported by Mrs Cook and Mrs Grubb praise the production and its supply of child performers.
A dated note from Bank of Adelaide to Messrs Barclay and Co Tailors Gladstone expresses deep appreciation for their service. The writer confirms satisfaction with the work and apologies for any bother, noting gratitude for the tailoring.
An old advertisement touts Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract as a remedy for coughs, bronchitis, burns and skin ulcers. It claims healing properties and mentions Sanders extract as a facial and wound treatment.
A meeting of Rocky River clubs chaired by Mr Anglesey elected officers and laid out a four round cricket schedule starting October 3 with Narridy facing Gladstone and Crystal Brook meeting Georgetown. Wins will count three points and draws one under the year’s rules.
A whimsical medley of misread phrases and garbled line fragments about gardens bells peppers and treats. The text playfully invokes Mary and a garden motif while drifting into scattered garbled words and names.
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