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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 06, 1908
Page
2
Local notes highlight a 1908 season plan focusing on tubs, buckets, axes, and picks. Key figures and teams are referenced as preparing tools and methods for production and transport tasks. The item reads as a brief operational update with emphasis on looming year start.
A bustling Sydney column recalls cricket antics with Clem and Ulyatt, playful yarns about big matches in Australia, and assorted stage careers and swindlers. It vents on English politics and piracy fears, ending with cautionary notes on gullible crowds and frauds.
The Bathurst District conference opened at Gobar on January 14 with lodge leaders and many citizens present. Amendments approved include lodge delegate funding from the district management fund and consolidation efforts among Canbelego Cobar Nyamgee and other lodges, plus plans to reduce Orange Hall value and loan funds for Wellington Lodge improvements. The meeting adjourned after a day of debate, praising the attendance and noting the value of the session.
Priven at Homebush last Thursday shows sheep prices from prime merino to medium and inferior grades, with bids for wethers, ewes, and suckers. Cattle lots include bullocks, light bullock types, cows, and calves with a wide range of prices. Tasmanian land and livestock sale transactions are summarized by the Tans Department.
Winshcombe Carmon and Gow Ltd state the first year auction shows good wool length but a glut of short wool presses prices down. Notable sales include Station Station near Forbes and Plain View near Furbon, with freehold lands and stock transfers to Alfred Broksy and R Beddis, plus Little Carrigabal at Gronfell to Chepmin Iron.
The text gives scattered figures about totals for 2021 including 2,031 and 2,039,485 aera and 900 porming, noting 1,955 recruits in a rural education context and 10,000 new people affected. It references Crown duties of 776,210 words and land allotment figures of 1,127,236 for origin and additional allocations, all amid incomplete phrasing.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a satirical or archaic advertisement about property pricing. The ad seems to invite purchasers to supply unspecified pastiche lore or related items, with unclear aims and wording. Little concrete detail beyond price focus and request for contributory material.
A defence memorandum explains expanded cadet and national guard training for youths aged 12 to 18 with future compulsory service. The plan envisions two National Guard classes, naval and artillery elements, and volunteer reserves to support universal military education across large centers. An accompanying note reports the sensational Harry Thaw murder trial ending in acquittal and Thaw’s confinement to an asylum for an indeterminate period.
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