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Newspaper
Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer
Location
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1925
Page
4
Reports from Winham and surrounding yards describe fluctuating cattle sales with larger showings of baconers and vealers, prices rising 3 to 5 pence on better grades, and strong demand from buyers in Temree and Sydney. Pigs at Home Abattoir Yard reached 3,000 with Parker predominance as prices firmed amid brisk competition.
Prices in Wingham promise to make this gale the most engaging event yet with boosted costs to attract spectators. Local organizers anticipate strong attendance as vendors offer competitive rates and special deals for early entrants.
A fragmentary poem from Welton to The Wingham Chronicle extols autumn leaves as emblems of brotherhood and memory. It praises patience, virtue, and unity, urging calm, benevolence, and forgiveness as the season signals lessons from the past.
A garbled sale list shows various goods and prices including condensed milk, vanilla essence, life buoy soap, Italian cloth, blazer cloth, calico, woolen garments, suitcases, potted meat, baking powder and cocoa. Numerous items are listed with old monetary values and ambiguous product names.
A compact listing details items including varicise books, ballet products, Kiwi boot polibal, colored oil, oats, embroidery, crochet cotton, embroidery yardage, and knitting wools. Notes mention quantities like 44 bottles, 4 shillings, and 3 shillings per unit, reflecting a mixed inventory of Fancy Goods and textiles from a market ledger.
H. W. Brewer Undertaker and Funeral Director in Wingham offers modern funeral services with an up to date motor hearse. A. Worthing promotes daily motor services between Wingham and Taree, with fares cited and schedule details noting departures and return trips for local residents.
A fragmented OCR item lists various textiles and yardage amounts. Items include Cream FLANNELETTE, double wave, 1/11 day en, PLANNELETTION 1/4 yard, COSTUME CLOTH 48 inches wide 1/4 yard, double width HES WEEDS 1/ L yard, FLANNEL and WOOL HATNral descriptions, plus NAVY SERGE 4/6 yard and indigo BERGE yardage.
An old English goods listing advertises horses, English files, plates, butter pieces, tumblers, cups, and baking wares. Various prices quoted in ambiguous spellings reflect a general sale of domestic items including Belgian mink and white and gold cups.
A Queensland Bank teller reported a hoodie cash theft of 250 with the culprit a woman not identified due to missing notes. The Macleay Shire Council dialogue shows Cr Clancy clashing with O Meara over a rude remark. A separate referendum on Sunday sports pricing drew over 30 votes, while a Brisbane wanderer aims to travel 150 pounds over a year. A bushranger robbery near Jetty's Plan was foiled with police assistance. the robber, known as Robert Cruden, received a 12 year sentence.
MRE CANTLE announces a display of Seana and Frock designs at Manning to view. The range compares favorably with leading city houses and offers prices notably lower at Mr Laastatla Bereet, Wingham.
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