Alderman Walker's Sydney visit reports on council requests
Alderman J. F. Walker submits a report on his Sydney trip for Local Government Conference. He details seeking £3,400 advance for Main Road, £5,500 unemployment relief funding for State Highway No. 7, and urging restoration of rail motor service to Wellington and Dubbo. He notes discussions with the Main Roads Board, Local Government Minister, and ministerial staff, plus the Premier visit prospects for Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald. J. F. Walker
Sydney
Unemployment Relief Council
Maughan
Falmer
Main Roads Board
McClelland
M.L.A
Lang
Nnto
Wellington
Public Works Department
Dubbo
Dubbo High School
Education Department
New Pile Remedy VACULOID Promoted by Doctor Leonhardt
An advertised tonic claims internal medicine heals piles by strengthening the lower bowel. Sir J B Leonhardt, after study, promotes VACULOID used on 1000 patients with high success and offers it via A A Dobbie and G W Griffiths in Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles
Leonhardt
Wheat Costs and Policy Backed by Bathurst Wheat Committee
H K Nock of the Farmers and Sattlers Association outlined a comprehensive Wheat Committee resolution at Bathurst. It endorsed 4/0 as the season’s cost of production and urged removal of legislative burdens, possible federal cooperation on a Wheat Marketing Bill, and a federal pool to aid farmers. The plan includes a bounty, silo completion, and reform to make wheat pay despite high costs and borrowed capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bathurst
Farmers and Sattler’s Association
H. K. Nock
Nock
Farmers hail end of primage duty on cornsticks and superphosphate
The Farmers and Settlers Association welcomes the Federal Government move to remove the primage duty on cornsticks and on the ingredients of superphosphate. With the duty rising to 4 percent, Australia faced an estimated burden of £87,000 annually on wheat, plus costs for rock, sulphur, nitre, and 12 million sacks used to package and handle the crop. Woolpacks were not included in the estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Settlers’ Association
Australia
Woods' Great Peppermint Cure Promises Cold Relief
An 19th century health note touts Woods' Great Peppermint Cure as first aid for coughs colds and influenza claiming quick relief and broad applicability. The ad emphasizes natural ingredients and household use.
Municipal Leader Seeks Premier Visit For Benefits
A local official urges a Premier visit to study municipal projects and solicit government support. He notes the town has funded baths and tennis courts without grants while nearby towns received subsidies, and highlights high borrowing costs and self reliance. The report was adopted and Alderman Walker was thanked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Treasury
Ald. Walker
Wool market and landholder woes in late season update
Switte Bell and Co report autumn clips entering stores and widespread crutching due to blow fly with June sales seen as a gauge of pest damage. Goldsbrough Mort notes recess of wool-selling centers, a stronger clip than last year, and broad demand from France Japan Germany and others. Political unrest and low purchasing power dampen demand while the zone system is defended for stability. Final season sales in Sydney run June 15–17 before a recess to Aug 31 ahead of the 11-82新 season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switte, Bell and Co., Ltd
Goldsbrough, Mort and Company, Ltd
Commonwealth
Brisbane
Sydney
France
Japan
Germany
Bradford
Belgium
Italy
Far
Leeds market report shows steady cattle and sheep prices
Leeds Bros Ltd reports over 6500 cattle yarded with wet weather reducing consignments and buyer turnout. Best bulls reach 19 7, steers 9 16, cows 11 6, heifers 10 1, stores 5 5, cows 4 16, paddies 2. Sheep yarded about 3000 with prices steady on last week. wethers 16 11, ewes 12 10, hoggets 13 7, lambs 12 10, store wethers 12 7, store ewes 11, store lambs 10 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leeds Bros. Ltd
Creme Charmosan Pamphlet Ad Boosts Youthful Image
A vintage advertisement features Joan praising a cream that promises to erase signs of aging and reveal a youthful complexion. The copy touts skin clarity, charm, and a lasting powder hold, with a bold price of 2/6 for a double size jar and broad availability.
Wheat Pool Ballot To Be Taken In New South Wales
The Minister of Agriculture announces that wheat is proclaimed a commodity under the Marketing of Primary Products Act. A postal vote will determine the formation of a Wheat Marketing Board for New South Wales with a poll on Friday July 17 1931. Eligible voters are growers in the state who cultivate at least 50 acres and are producers as defined by law. Preliminary district lists will be shown at centres. Returning Officer is the Director of Marketing, State Marketing Bureau, Department of Agriculture, Sydney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Dunn
M.la
New South Wales
State Marketing Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Sydney
Engagements and Obituaries From Parkes to Warren
Announcements of engagements for Marek K Egan and Miriam Mills with Malcolm Poulton, marriages including Ivy Mabel Cooper to Melvin Gearl Bool and Elizabeth Williamson Russell to Hector Munro, plus numerous obituaries for Mrs. ER Hill Mrs Lydia Browne Jeanie Wyse Thomas Musgrave and others, with local notices from Bathurst Temora Lithgow and Mudgee districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goulburn
Ivy Mabel Cooper
Melilla
Melvin Gearl Bool
Marden
Miriam
W. R. Mills
Wilgowrah
Mudgee
Malcolm Coote Poulton
C. W. Poulton
Dubbo
Beecroft
Elizabeth Williamson
Bath
The Way of the World Chapter XIX Ends in Tense Encounter
Judith endures a bustling village concert and a hot night as Val St John returns secretly. The scene shifts from music to danger when an outside intruder appears, sparking fear yet resolve in Judith as Pat the dog reacts. Val taunts with sly menace, confirming his dangerous nature and testing Judith’s courage before the chapter ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith
Cyril
Mr. Hanbury
Hervey
Danny
Candice
Valentine St. John
Kittchen
Pat
Val
Sally Bountiful
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills Celebrate Lasting Relief
An elderly writer from Wellington credits Doan's Backache Kidney Pills with curing years of rheumatic pain and kidney trouble. After taking two bottles, she reports dramatic improvement and eight years of continued health, praising the remedy as a boon to suffering readers.
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Mead
J. Nash
Wise's Terrace
Percy Street
Welington
Sy Loan
Doan
Hamilton Street
Sydney
The Law of Compensation in a Poem Parody
A fragmentary verse notes that youth exults in compensation while aging finds little solace in survival. It hints at nature’s sting and a “silver spoon” of science delivering ease, mentioning gasping lungs and the “Great Peppermint Cure” from Wooods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niggard Dale
Ncience
Wooods
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets Offer Tasteless Remedy
Advert describes McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets as tasteless sugar coated drops that replace unpleasant liquid cod liver oil. Claims rapid improvement for thin weak children with letters of praise. notes tablets start helping in days and avoid stomach upset.
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Ald
Walker
Premers
Freo A. A. Dobbie
G. W. Griffiths
F.S.A. Efforts
Sydney Wool Market
Orange Stock Market
Joan
Schute Bell Ec ° le Sytney
Marek K. Egan
Peter Egan
Ercan
Parkes
Alfred E. Pepper
Hamilton Pepper
Pepper
Boolaroo
ER. U1
David Hill
Lydia Mary Browne
William Browne
Memgong
Young
Jeanie Wyse
Temora
Melbourne
Chiltern
Morangoyrell
Lithgow
Thomas Musgrave
J. Banks
Balmoral
Coonamble District Hospital
Frank Fish
William Weston
Randwick
Ballarat
Victoria
Dunedoo
Christina
Ernest 5. Swinson
Gragier
Athol
Moggimil
Glen Garry
Mudwee
John McGrath
Mudgee Hospital
T. KE
Eve Eigh
Muswellbrook
The
Commercial Bank
Ile
Coonamble
Walgett
Eric Lyle
Bourke
Uno Forrester
A. Forrester
West Dubbo
C. W. Leavers
Church of England
Morgan Gibbon
Hanger Sewing Machine CO
J.J. Ryan
Clive Street
Filday
Warrnambool
P.O
Karswood
McCoy
George C. O'Brien
Imscoy
A. A. Dobbie
Sara T. A. Dickson & Co
Geelong - Victoria
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