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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
4
Heavy supplies moved through the Roma Street market with premium lines for exclusive produce trading at high bids. Prices for onions, maize, pumpkins, potatoes, and grain fluctuated as buyers hesitated, with many consignments clearing and several lines passing at varying rates.
Market notes list consignments from Roma Street Yards including Lucerne chaff and onions to multiple buyers such as State Produce Agency and Laidlaw. Entries detail bags, prices in shillings and pence, and passing offers across Clifton Clifton Denham Forest Hill and surrounding towns.
Australian Batutes Ltd reports 8060 sheep penned plus yarding totals to 8600 with strong country turnout and firmer values. Prime mutton sells 54s to 60d. Seven hundred lambs penned. Market opens firm but closes lower than week. Nine hundred fifty cattle penned, yarding total 1110.
The excerpt discusses pinkette laxatives and their claimed benefits for complexion and health issues, then shifts to Australian cattle and sheep market reports from 1920. It includes prices, stock numbers, and trader names, with multiple firms and districts cited, alongside mentions of wheat and grain dealings and certified copies of account sales.
Resident staff listed include W W Briggs principal J C Ransom and H McQuilloch with qualifications. State School Scholarships noted for both schools. For terms prospectus and information apply to T De Conlay Secretary Warwick.
A quiet church wedding took place on Saturday November 27 at Warwick Maethodiat Church. Lucy Blaworth Jut sum, eldest daughter of Mrs A Jut pun, and Walter Henry Thompson, second son of Mrs M Thompson of Cristol England, were married with Rev W H Harrison officiating. The bride wore white cotton veiling and guipure lace with orange blossom, carried St Joseph lilies and maidenhair fern. Miss Winifred Jutsum was bridesmaid. best man was T J Stacay. A family breakfast followed at Littleton, after which the couple departed for Brivboo for their honeymoon aboard a navy crepe-de-chine costume and white will hat. Present gifts included chaques and kitchen utensils from friends and relatives.
The article outlines the 1920 Wheat Pool Act, detailing its purpose to stabilize prices and control supply. It notes regulatory measures, involved agencies, and expected impacts on farmers and grain markets, with references to regional approvals and anticipated economic effects.
A brisk, humorous item urges readers to buy a bottle now and suggests that next week they will feel inspired to write about it as well. The note emphasizes immediacy and a playful mindset shift for readers.
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