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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1929
Page
9
The club contends with injuries and selection issues as Canowindra prepares for important league fixtures. Dubbo’s weekend win over Wellington, aided by standout pace from Jay and strategic moves, shapes a lively local scene.
In Western districts farmers press for government action to fix a reasonable price for wheat. Public meetings cite rising production costs and market factors, urging a federal inquiry into costs of production and marketing while stressing consumers’ rights. R G May cites global supply factors affecting Australian growers.
At the Tyndale branch meeting of the FSA Mr McDonald contrasted wire and galvanised iron gear with older standards. Barbed wire lasted 42 years, Diack wire 30, while current wire life averaged 12 years and tanks 6 to 8 years. He urged better quality goods for farmers and suggested raising the matter at the conference agenda.
A fragment from Saturdays Daily Guard discusses Wellington Waratahs players Alfie and Herbie, dubbed the Ah Fun boys, and notes a racial controversy as Condybotin rugby matches exclude an Aboriginal team. It touches on guards, tactics, and refereeing while lamenting harsh color lines in country football and basketball prospects.
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