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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1939
Page
7
Sporting notes outline a series of Warwick races including a maiden handicap for 11 to 20 pan entries and unrelated handicaps. The text lists event names, distances around four furlongs, and participant horses such as Noble Chippy and Flying Handicap entries, with times noted around mid afternoon.
The Ascot and Queenimnd Thtt Cub announce the relay meeting schedule for Saturday. Events include the Crampone Stakes and the 11.5 furlong race with entry times and field details as declared.
A chaotic dispatch from the front reports Allied and German aircraft actions near northwest Germany and the North Sea. It describes Royal Air Force engagements, Heinkel and He 111 sightings, and fighter activity with radar and anti aircraft fire. The piece notes heavy weather and evening air maneuvers with ships and coastal defenses under strain.
Team lists show Mofiaban Disiant Ivans Masrion Biewary Reibelt Groth Dendtico Bryson McCoaker with Willett Williams Doing Herristowns CunninghamEmergencies dated for the match. Several players marked unavailable with captains to be notified.
Amateur golf scene outlines entries and players including various surnames and clubs. The list names competitors such as Paterson, Muse, Cliftand, Backrowe, Wigoy, Backhoun, Wynn Marker, Sloeswedl, and Ke Lesaatior with mentions of venues and fixtures amid a round cut expectations and round details for Batundiay and other events.
A jumble of team listings announces matches this Saturday with lines naming Digpera tram Lo mset Zingard, Belle Vue, Allora, and Royale representatives. Captains include ED Byrnes Mi Lalor and J Carter. Pages show lineups such as W Hark Iss and P. Moo rBulery, plus numerous players and timings.
At Ascot on the big grass track the meeting featured multiple horses such as Alora's Hope Masak Betty Boy and Lady Telestin with lengthy times and a focus on furlongs and field results. The program lists numerous horses including Cashman Glen Olive and Lord Bine among others with detailed pacing and placements across five furlongs and shorter segments.
Negotiations between New South Wales officials and Brisbane Bears representatives consider sending a New Zealand representative team to a four match New South Wales Queensland test series. Veterans of Ranby Union and a planned Yorkshire Lancashire tour are cited as context, with wartime disruption noted as a factor.
A Brisbane wool sale report notes greasy wool appraisals up to 22d and top prices for wools from Goondiwindi and Goondiwitc. Catalogs list bales from AAAAW to ARAW, with brands including GNP Co and Callundoon, presented by Australian Estates Ltd. Firms and cooperatives set values as sales opened.
Fragmented odds list from a race card includes horses such as Uly 61 The Verders Barking 54 and Valpurella 1.8 with various runners like Roosevelt Bainate and Watson entries. It reads as a chaotic set of last four figures and place names, indicating a betting lineup and form notes rather than a coherent narrative.
Readable market notes show a mix of farm staples and commodities. Entries list vendors, quantities in bags and bushels, and prices tied to assorted goods, including wheat and hay, with figures like 467 and 128 noted for specific lots. Several firm names appear as sellers or brokers, indicating ongoing trade activity in the local market.
Brisbane market notes Thursday price quotations for fruit and vegetables. Apricots from Warwick 7 to 19 pence per tray. Stanthorpe 5.6 to 6. peaches from Stanthorpe Mayflower 5 to 8. Bell peppers, cabbages, and sugar beet listed with assorted prices. Local fruit lines include China Fles and Bella varieties. items show varied demand and several price ranges across districts.
A garbled finance note from the Brisbane Stock Exchange notes various shares and prices. Mentions ERIEMANA, Queemstana Breery, Teton, Myereri, and GLO 4 ey eet TON with scattered figures. Contains several broken terms and unclear values but conveys a volatile trading day with ordinary stock fluctuations.
Mears, Meas and Co represented traders at the Chel yard weekly sale held in September when a large crowd of buyers from Ward to Indicating for porkers, calves, and stoves. Prices showed strong demand with bacon at 9.70, milk, and late entries delivering varied values. high quality stock led by top consignments, with many calves selling from 4s to 34d per head and total receipts improving over prior weeks.
Following up the official report from the fat stock sales at Canton Hill in Brisbane, prices ranged with prime light bullocks at 82, prime heavy cows 26 to 27, and prime heavy cattle 26 to 26.5. The penning total reached 604, with brisk competition and strong demand for prime Western weights. values held near last week's levels as buyers showed steady interest for hoggets, ewes, and rams.
Invest quotations on Sydney produce show Tasmanian straw at 65 10 per ton hay and other items including prime yellow 47, white 476 per bushel, Queensland pumpkins at 12, Tasmanian Brownells potatoes No 1 at 85, North Coast new No 1 0 to 0, Delawares C17 Queenslands C11, and various interior prices, reflecting weather effects and mixed tonnage.
Following the slaughterman's strike settlement at Homebush abattoir, sheep and cattle sales were held with light forward supplies in both sections. Ewes and wethers held steady while rams and lambs showed easier prices.
Jonteman notes figures and calf sales on Thursday with market prices for pigs and stock. Prices ranged from 12s to 28s per stone for different weights, with a large number sold at exits rates. values shown as free of commission and reflecting prevailing market conditions.
A fragmented report describes reprisals and export controls amid wartime pressures. Mentions internal law 8.0, potential seizures, and debates in a council over the impact on neutral trade and economic strain. Notes Norway and Britain responses to German actions and ongoing contraband enforcement.
Tangled court report from Brisbane traces proceedings in the Federal Arbitration Court regarding the Sugar Refineries Award. Judges consider wage amendments for Brisbane and Millaquin workers, with figures for adults youths and holidays. decision delivered by Messrs Perry and Riordan after arguments by Bat Blordau and Upton for the C32 Company.
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