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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
6
A Progressive Company of Wool and Produce Brokers advertises direct heads of departments handling all business, promising personal attention and full care of consignors. Visit their cellar and see them when next in town.
Lehute Bell and Co report Sydney wool sale trends with a shift toward buyers. Brisbane sales showed strong competition but prices softened slightly, especially for low grades. Lambswool quotes fell about five percent while fair catalogs are expected in Sydney, likely mirroring Brisbane price levels.
The Sydney market report covers sheep wool and pelts, kangaroo and marsupial skins, rabbit and opossum furs, new line of beef tallow, and assorted prices. Steady wool lines, firm kangaroo markets, active rabbit fur trade for winter, and higher tallow bids, with quoted ranges for grades and species.
A light sheep offering of 37 705 pens, no sale on Thursday, with overall buyer-friendly tendencies during the morning. Prime woolly lambs and boggets commanded 13/6 to 15/6, while various merino and XB categories ranged from 5 to 20 shillings per head. Cattle prices featured yards of prime medium weight bullocks at 8 15s to 14, old primes to 10 39, plus ranges for steers, cows, and heifers from 2 to 7 per 100 lb, reflecting steady to firm values in parts and broad price spreads across stock types.
A note from the government gazette dated Tth June indicates that crown lands that were previously listed as available have been revoked. The notice provides no further details on affected properties or replacement measures.
The June 1910 Government Gazette revokes certain settlement lease allocations for portions 61 and 64 in Bo lar o parish Lincoln county, with new dates for availability to be announced. Other entries describe original settlement blocks near Obley and Coonabarabran, including area sizes from 809 to 12,400 acres, rents and terms, grazing capacities, soil notes, and access details, with deadlines for availability in 1911.
A sequence of tour dates lists towns including Hay Narromille Deniliquin Peak Hill Nurrugdera Tfillston Bogan Gate Brisbane Corowa Forbes Wagga Parkes Murrumaburrah Wellington Grenfell Young Germanton Junee Ariah Park Cootamundra Albury Manildra Canowindra Temora Gaumain Berigan and Murwillumbah with performances spanning July to November across multiple venues and dates.
The Department of Agriculture lists examination dates for stallions to certify soundness for travel and stud duties. Notable listings include Nypgun May 30 and regional dates across Grenfell, Molong, Parkes, Forbes, Dubbo, Orange, Bathurst, Mudgee, and other towns from June to August. The notice also mentions prices for a self-serve sale of a half sheep at tid per lb and related stock details.
Agricultural notes discuss delays in wheat sowing due to lack of rain, advising June and July plantings with late varieties. It covers seed choices like Comeback, Florence, and Bunyip, sowing rates, and depths, plus harrowing and field trials showing Federation and other new wheats outperforming old Purple Straw types.
New regulations allow sending penny letters to Great Britain and colonies with rates: letters 1d per 0 oz, letter cards 1d, reply 1d, post cards 1d, printed papers 1d per 4 oz, books printed abroad 1d per 4 oz, books printed in Australia 4d per 8 oz, magazines and serials 1d per 8 oz, commercial papers 1d per 2 oz, newspaper 4d per 8 oz.
Mr S A Basser, eminent Vienna optician with top certificates from Vienna to New York and Master of the British Optical Association, offers free consultations and sight testing. He focuses on children’s eye care and will be at the Royal Hotel Wellington on Friday June 30 from 8 to 6, sole agent for the So Easy rimless.
The Sheffield choir's Sydney visit stirs locals with talk of coronation festivities and patriotic music. Churches unite in rejoicing while Catholics herald the Coronation Oath reconstruction. Country folks anticipate bonfires and celebrations, despite city curbs. The week’s cinema features Tale of Two Cities, with praised but distorted tale and strong performances notably by a sardonic aristocrat and a sympathetic wife.
A fragmented 19th century column blends a vivid guillotine scene with light entertainment notes. It mocks sensational crime, then shifts to skating rinks in North Sydney, fashion advice, and a playful critique of powder and cosmetics.
A compact aphorism notes that anger provokes storms while kindness steadies, and humor provides relief. The passage contrasts wrath with calm action, urging gentleness as the best response to turmoil.
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