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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1912
Page
6
The auction notes firm overall demand with strong interest in wool and lamb skins, while mooted prices for offal and hides drift modestly. Buyers favored by quality endure a cautious market as sellers present mixed lots across various grades, with reported quotes and catalog counts indicating brisk competition but uneven rate retention.
Purchasing activity mixed as prime stock held firmer on the market with cattle trading around 19 to 40 units for prime offerings. Cattle numbers reported near 519 with prime lambs at higher valuations. Descriptions indicate a clearer market for prime quality while other categories remained firmer.
Sidney Produce notes for Winchcombe Carew and Lady detailing a brisk market for sheep skins and kangaroo wallaby hides with high prices in both North Wales and England. Quotations show varied weights and grades, with early year demand and firm prices for tallow and leather goods while sales remain cautious.
A garbled paste from a Sydney era column blends notes on an aerial restaurant and theatre project at the Pavilion in Darling Harbour with late 19th century musings on ether experiments, household gadgets, and social advice. It mixes plans for a grand entertainment venue with anecdotes about inventions, domestic life, and moralistic vignettes.
A quotation extols marriage as safer and happier than widowhood, binding love and charity. It claims marriage strengthens society, preserves communities, enriches temples and heaven, and aligns with divine design of the world’s constitution.
Fragmentary 19th century style text argues there should be no rivalry in cross country railway plans. Proposes routes from Dubbo to Dune Doo then Wertin Creek, plus Maryvale to Mudgee via Deoman to Muyswotbrook. Mentions extensions from Munwellbrook to Morriwa to Cranulla and connections to Coonamble, Glen Kines, Barrubea, and more.
A report outlines the plan to establish a Wellington Caves receiving office, noting five miles of distance from Wellington and considering a twice weekly mail conveyance. Deputy Postmaster General Sydney approves the examination, with a recommended funding cap of 4 per annum and further review for improved frequency later.
Correspondence criticizes land monopoly and proposes solving wheat country development via rail links. It cites Beeby on land use, farm sizes, and railway justification from Wyangor to Wilton while urging funding remedies that tax benefiting landowners and align costs with rail expansion.
A reader from Woollahra argues that policy should not increase taxation but shift the burden of interest payments. The writer claims big investors would be compelled to subdivide funds to ease government expenses, noting costly public burdens and long-term trouble.
A recent field trial at Hawkins Full Mine Hill End reports an encouraging hoist and widening plant. Directors plan to extend the crushing capacity, moving ore toward the Robert Emmet mine and draining northward toward deeper levels. The party, including JB Purvin and Clive Nouper, toured the Golden Mile and Rowley’s Reach, anticipating a revival in the field.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous towns and dates across months from July through April, noting events with multiple days per location. Entries include Baytuly July 17 18 Wentworth, Narrandora August 6 7, and Cootamundra September, among many others, with several errors and repeated numbers.
The Nayronise annual show will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, July 14 and 17. Hebedulis can be obtained from A. K. Rotton, secretary of the Wellington P. wod As Society, or from A. E. Garnney, secretary of the Nar romine F. and A. Bosiety. Entries are due on Saturday, July 7. Special chawp targa will be available.
A damaged note outlines a representative for the Insurance Association in the Wellington pad district to handle and approve all claims of incident insurance. The association has been active in this district for about eight years and favors a liberal claim settlement policy.
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