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Newspaper
Wagga Wagga Express
Location
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 09, 1934
Page
6
A chaotic OCR fragment lists numerous places in Victoria and New South Wales, including Wodonga and Wagga Wagga, with many personal and institutional names, numbers, and seemingly partial event notes. The text appears to collage locations, people, and scores or figures without a clear single event or outcome.
Readable fragments show Wey eat at A twee with events including a battery ride club, rifle championship progress scores, and names such as T. Watson, A. Pitman, D. Gratam Wa, and F. Pitman. Mentions of yearly rifle events, handicaps, and bandican results appear amid scattered lines and numbers.
The Benalla Rifle Club held a Saturday match with top scores by J Mews Seymour A Bayes and R Smith among others. Aggregate results show Benalla and Wangaratta leading in long range events at 200 500 and 600 yards with multiple trophies awarded to outstanding shooters.
The death of W A Holman at age 62 in ketshowe Nosedale Gordon marks the end of a celebrated career. Holman served as Premier of the State for a record period, leaving a lasting influence and inspiring regret across the legislature and public. Premier Stevens paid tribute as Parliament adjourned in mourning. Opposition Leader Lang praised Holman’s youth leadership and abilities, noting the Labor movement’s memories of his earlier days.
Wagga weekly pig sale at Wagan yard saw 14g fat and five yarded, with market exceptionally keen. Prices rose for buckfatters 20/ on fast sale day. heavy baconers firm at top rates. Porkers ranged 4/ to 6/ biter, stores light, breeding sows forward though quality weaker. Buyers from Sydney to Gundagai attended. Wagga Vacon factory reps present. Buckfatters £2/0/0, baconers 48/ to 67/6, porkers 27/ to 40/, sows £2/8/6.
The Evening Edition in Wagga shows a rising circulation one week after launch. The paper appears popular on Saleso the Wagga streets with news agents and other centers distributing copies around the clock.
Regular town delivery is made every Saturday night to named office or recipient. Orders or changes must be in by 10 p.m. prior to delivery. The notice indicates standard weekly routing for subscribers in the area.
A fragmented OCR listing shows multiple shop names and addresses including Hunter Bros Ltd on Fitemaurica Street Partridge and Jones on Fitemaurice Street Blake's Book Bazaar on Baylis tre Simpson and others such as Yates D'Alton Evans Edward Street and Peacock Wright on McKinnon Streat Mab Bv Baunderb Dockra Street. The readable items indicate a historical business directory segment with diverse firms and street references.
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