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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
6
Short fragment notes a 220 meter race or note with room and mares in racing terms. Reads as a sparse gym or track listing with uncertain details. Entities include Bale and GATURDAY possibly a misread Saturday.
The correspondent recounts a rambling stream of conversations and travel talk, interwoven with sketches of Australian life. He notes encounters with strangers, local farms, ploughs, and farm work, alongside reflections on weather and the war’s distant shadow. The piece blends humor, frustration, and resilience as rural communities cope with dry spells and economic pressures.
A long petition from New South Wales stock owners requests the Hallway Gom talaaiosore grant a concession to move store stock by rail at two-thirds rates to Fleming and other markets. It argues rail transport boosts revenue, preserves stock, and cites potential savings in wool, sheep, and meat transport, detailing estimated annual figures and urging immediate action.
A long travelogue of Sydney society narrates fashion, entertainments, and charity scenes. It notes balls and gatherings at Admiralty House, critiques seasonal fashions including fur use, and comments on women collectors and fundraisers. The piece touches on hospitals, charity drives, and local social bustle amid weather and playful chatter.
The report outlines bids and prices for kangaroo, wallaby, possum skins, wool, tallow, and polar goods. It notes brisk demand for phose on average, winter ramps for sailors, and a new catalogue featuring hoary waighte and other items. Prices show firmness with several high quotes and a generally strong market mood.
The text records top values for wool at 24 10s to 25 Sepee ton, with Hall and Oa brokers noting price trends. It mentions a Europe spree, trade gains versus March sales, and cautious conditions at Antwerp with a few thousand bales weak. It highlights producers shifting to export, while demand remains uneven and prices show a pullback in some lines.
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