Football Notes Reflect Decline In Wellington Rugby Action
The Wellington football scene shows a low ebb with few visiting teams and weather delays hurting form and interest. NSW selections, Springboks expectations, and local rivalries drive limited crowds as Dubbo, Nyngan, and Warren battles shape the Western Rugby scene amid scheduling tensions and cup pressures.
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Wellington
All Blacks
Orange
Bathurst
Dubbo
Springboks
Schoors
Rugby tour defeats expose South Africans' limits in muddy Sydney
The Springboks lost in heavy rain sodden conditions in Sydney, proving themselves decent sport and forcing reflections on weather as a factor. The match drew large crowds, with Dubbo and Orange contributing to a season high gate tally as selectors faced lineup disappointments and plans for a forthcoming North Coast tour and Queensland clash.
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Sydney
Orange
Dubbo
Mitchell
Bathurst
Norma Touring Department
Car door danger from rear hinge fittings warned
The Royal Automobile Club of Australia warns hinges fitted on rear car doors increase accident risk. Winds can force doors open and strike objects, or a passenger leaning on a loosely latched door may be thrown onto the road. Quick pre-drive checks can prevent these injuries.
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Royal Automobile Club of Australia
Rams Realise Sharp Prices at Sydney Sales
Ram sales in Sydney produced strong prices with multiple high bids. F E Body estate ram from Trangie sold privately to L Coward for 750 guineas. Haddon Big ram from Warren fetched 680 guineas via G B Falkiner. Bids from Gordon Bros Walcott, KB Davies SA, and G S B Meus Warren followed. other rams sold for 42 to 210 guineas. Corde Stud Hay led a batch of ten rams at 2,210 guineas total. Western buyer F H Hubbard paid high sums for the Tams.
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Sydney
F. E. Body
Trangie
L. Coward
Gundamang Stud
Mudge
Haddon
G. B.S. Falkiner
Warren
Gordon Bros
Walcott
McDonald
Jerihderio
Pawl
Neilenn Milleams Son
Wahwoon
Hay
Corde | Stud
F. H. Hubbard
LA Gems
Lower Building Costs Popular Material
Reductions in prices of Hardie’s fibrolite asbestos cement sheets promise material savings for new dwellings, farm and station buildings. Fibrolite remains widely used across Australia and New Zealand for external and internal walls, partitions, and ceilings due to economy, durability, fire retardance, and resistance to pests. Local stockists report large remaining supplies.
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Hardie
Australia
New Zealand
Snstantial Revue
Pris Af
Fresh Complexion Promised by Dr Morse Indian Root Pills
An advertisement extols Dr Morse Indian Root Pills as the path to a clear complexion by cleansing the digestive system. It argues external soaps and lotions fail to fix pimples, asserting the internal purge improves skin by removing impurities from the body.
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Dr. Morse
Morse
Wheat area forecast for Commonwealth season rises slightly
Federal Statistician Dr Roeland Wilson tentatively forecasts a little over 1 percent rise in the Commonwealth wheat acreage for the current season. The report notes sowing conditions and market outlook with emphasis on April and March reports, suggesting potential effects from large grain stocks and export prospects.
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Commonwealth
Roeland Wilson
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Loo
Flag signaling for road transport officers adopted
Future officers of the Department of Road Transport will be issued flags to signal drivers to stop. Previously a small yellow vise was used, but it was hard to see. The NASLMLA urged the change after an incident where a woman driver did not stop for an inspector.
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Department of Road Transport
Naslmla
Aan
Nasmla
England
Gangers 110 Family Visit At Maitland Station
Railway Commissioner Hartigan visits the West Maitland station during a tour of the Ganger family. The large family of Mr PETews, residing at Telsisly, receives gifts from Mr Haurbiscan and others as they tour the scene.
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West Maitland
Hartigan
PE Tews
Telsisly
Lewis Nave
Haurbiscan
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