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From: "Daryl Crabtree" <>
Subject: [AUS-VIC-West] WEST WIMMERA MAIL
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 22:51:52 +1000


February 18, 1916
CLEARING SALES
Messrs YOUNG Bros. report having conducted a successful clearing sale on
account of Mr Percy GILLICK of Noradjuha, on Monday last, he having
purchased a farm in the Ballarat district. There was a very large
attendance. Bidding for sheep was animated, but draggy for horses. The
following are some of the prices :-
176 merino wethers 30/
150 crossbred lambs 28/9
11 cull sheep, 19/9
134 merino weaners 24/1
Draught mares £27, £22/10, £22 and £12.
Geldings, £21/5 and £13/10.
Light horses £3/5 to £10.
Oats, 8/ to 8/9 a bag
Scarifier £20.
3 furrow stump-jump plough £11.
Drill £10/10/, harvester £28/10/
Massey-Harris binder £30, wagon £38.

On Tuesday, 7th march, account Mr. Geo. BAILEY, Goroke, a large and
important clearing sale is to be conducted by Messrs YOUNG Bros., as Mr
BAILEY has decided to relinquish farming operations.

410 Aces FREEHOLD Land
At Minimay
For sale By Public Tender
Tenders Close Friday, 3rd March, at one o'clock
HAGELTHORN AND BOLTON
Instructed by John MILES Esq., will offer for sale by public Tender as
above, Allotments 31a and 32, parish of Ding-a-Ding, county of
Lowan,containing 409 acres 1 rood 27 perches or thereabouts.
The property consists of good Grazing and agricultural land, well improved
and watered, well fenced with posts and wire, all sheep proof. About 50
acres on the place have been cleared and cropped; the balance timbered with
buloak and box, rung and picked up; permanently watered by dams.
The highest, or any tender not necessarily accepted.
For further particulars apply to,
HAGELTHORN & BOLTON
Horsham

Daryl Crabtree
Gladstone
C.Qld
Australia
West Wimmera Mail extracts are on the Web
www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/goroke/index.html

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