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Calving season

It’s calving time around the traps, and Gerard Walsh in his Long Paddock for the week takes us back to an early tragedy that he managed to avoid nineteen years later, with a little greater farm smarts under the belt... and a small matter of phosphorus and calving chains.

Kong is King of the ring

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Local councillor and raconteur/poet RETIRED Warwick saddle bronc rider Darryl Marco Gliori takes a trip down memory lane Kong was one of five inductees to the to his early days wide-eyed watching the Australian Rodeo Heritage Centre Hall of Rodeo Parade creep down Palmerin Street... Fame at this year’s Warwick Rodeo. purple Ford Escorts, floats elaborately decoHe has been joined in the hall of fame by rated, and the sun with its heat on ‘high’. Jim Dix (Taroom) and two American-based Australians, Dave Appleton and Doug Flanigan as well as the Omeo Rodeo Servicing Warwick, Stanthorpe and Beyond Committee from Made from Bluescope Australian Steel Victoria.Kong first FULL SERVICE - SLAB, ERECTION & COUNCIL competed in a steer ride at Brookfield, •Acreage Sheds Brisbane, in 1966, •Farm Sheds and won first up. That was the beginning of(07) 46 619 835 •Garages a stunning career inE warwick@rfsteelbuildings.com.au QBCC: 1197750 l NSW: 237076C the saddle. Full story E warwick@rfsteelbuildings.com.au inside, Gerard Walsh

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2 COUNTRYJOURNAL Minimum wage for fruit pickers

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Goat meat hits high: time to rethink sheep?

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volume strength. “In 2021, overall goat exports are operating 20 percent, or 1696 tonnes, better than 2020 year-to-August levels, driven by continued growth in the United States and explosive volume upticks from South Korea, with its exports rising 97 percent this year,” MLA said. “Annually, the US accounts for 67 percent of total goat meat export volumes, demon-

strating its significance for Australian red meat producers as a market. In 2021, the country’s export volumes have seen a 25 percent uptick year-to-date.” Ellis said that the industry is moving away from feral goats. “A lot of people are moving into farming goats,” Ellis said, “which is changing the way that we do things. It’s becoming a very viable project for graziers at the moment. To support the goat industry, MLA launched a Goat Profitable Grazing System (PGS) package. The program takes a whole-of-farm business approach to improve business performance and key profit drivers. It enables industry best practice and new research findings to be customised to local environments and farming systems. For more information on the Goat Profitable Grazing System, visit www.mla.com.au IENDLY BAN FR

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Australia's goat meat exports have risen a whopping 20 percent this year thanks to herd recovery. “In current market terms, the over-the-hook (OTH) goat price has been steady in recent weeks," Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) said. “Indeed, the improved slaughter volumes compared with 2020 and the national goat herd’s rebuild from drought has been positively supported by the 2021 OTH price, which is 3 percent stronger than the 2020 average in year-to-date prices.” Drought caused a steep decline in goat meat production, but farmers around Australia have been steadily rebuilding goat herds. “Goats are very highly sought after at the moment,” McDougall and Sons representative Ross Ellis said. “It’s the most highly consumed meat in the world and it appeals to different populations as their main meat and that’s why we’re starting to see an increase. We’re currently experiencing small goat numbers which is driving the price up.” MLA said with producers increasingly looking to incorporate goats into their operations as a managed enterprise option, Australian goat exports are outperforming 2020 levels on the back of this slaughter

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Kong is king of rodeo RETIRED Warwick saddle bronc rider Darryl Kong was one of five inductees to the Australian Rodeo Heritage Centre Hall of Fame at this year’s Warwick Rodeo. He has been joined in the hall of fame by Jim Dix (Taroom) and two American-based Australians, Dave Appleton and Doug Flanigan as well as the Omeo Rodeo Committee from Victoria. Kong first competed in a steer ride at Brookfield, Brisbane, in 1966, and won first up. He headed back to Longreach where he was working as a jackeroo and was placed in a local steer ride and made the eight-second whistle in the poley saddle ride. Kong then joined the Australian Professional Rodeo Association (then Australian Rough Riders Association) and competed in the C3D Rodeo at Clermont where he placed In the bull ride and saddle

bronc ride. He then headed to Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales for the APRA Christmas Run of rodeos and won enough money to break into the open ranks. One of his best wins in Australia was in the bull ride at Tumut (NSW) in 1968. At the time, he Australian Rodeo Heritage Centre Hall of Fame inductee was competing Darryl Kong (left) with Mark Collins, Dubbo Turner and John in the three Brearley at the induction ceremony at the Douglas Feez rough stock events doing Pavilion during the Warwick Rodeo. Photo: Gerard Walsh best in the bull Rodeo in his best performance in his first ride. year. “I jumped on a few bulls in North In March 1970, he headed to Canada and America but saddle bronc was my best won the saddle bronc at the Williams Lake continued next page...

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Kong the King of rodeo

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his saddle bronc schools are always well attended. One cowboy he coached was Warwick cowboy and his son-in-law Michael Maher, the only rider to win the saddle bronc at three successive Mt Isa Rodeos.

continued from previous page... blood lines. event and I concentrated on it for my five Kong worked racehorses for his grandfayears in Canada and the United States,” he ther Guy Sue Tin at Nudgee in said. Brisbane when a teenager but In 1972, he won the saddle bronc at the wasn’t interested in going one step most prestigious rodeo in the world, the further to the ranks of a jockey. Calgary “Rodeo was a Stampede, in MEMBER FOR SOUTHERN DOWNS “We were sometimes travelling challenge which Canada and qual- a thousand miles to a rodeo--it I wanted to take ified in 12th place was a great sport at the time... on,” he said. in saddle bronc Darryl Kong In North for the America, there Professional were 600 rodeos Rodeo Cowboys a year and Kong Association finals in Oklahoma City. and his mates would nominate for He was the first Australian to make PRCA the rodeos where they could win national finals in the saddle bronc and the biggest pay cheques. won two of the 10 rounds. “We sometimes travelling In 1973, he won the saddle bronc at the 1600km (1000 miles) to a rodeo, it prestigious Cheyenne Rodeo in America was a great sport at that time.” and was ranked fifth going into the finals He won $3000 for his success at in the PRCA where he finished third overCalgary in 1972, a figure that all. would have then bought a new He returned to Australia in 1975 but e: southern.downs@parliament.qld.gov.au Holden Sedan. work commitments took precedence and “Wages were only $60 a week at • 9 Victoria St, Stanthorpe (Mon-Fri) he only competed in up to six rodeos a the time.” year until retiring at the age of 40. • 56 King St, Warwick (Mon-Tue) In the United States, he travelled Kong was second at one Warwick Rodeo to rodeos from the east at Madison and moved with his wife June and family Square Gardens, to Thanes Creek, west of Warwick, in New York, south 1985.. to Houston and Almost 50 years later, he is one of only west to the Cow two Australians to win the saddle bronc at Palace Rodeo in Calgary, the other was Glen O’Neill from San Francisco Kempsey, New South Wales. After retiring In a long career, his best score was 86 in from the sport, the 1973 national finals at Oklahoma City Open 7 Days Kong judged in a sport where 50 points are allocated Members’ Price - $10 rough stock for the quality of the ride and 50 points for events in the Permanent Membership the qualify of the horses’ buck. APRA, including Available - $5 Kong has played his part in improving one year at the Nightly Specials the Australian bucking horses when he national finals Sunday to Thursday arranged the purchase of a grandson of six in Toowoomba times PRCA Bucking Horse of the Year and at five Grated Coconut. Warwick rodeos. 133 Palmerin St, Warwick - 4661 1922 The grandson Cowboy Up was brought He has a great www.condaminesportsclub.com.au Follow us back to Australia to the bucking string of reputation as a SUPPORTING SPORTS IN OUR COMMUNITY on Facebook Gill Brothers at Upper Horton in New rodeo coach and

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Remembering the parade Contributed by Marco Gliori

kids all crammed into a hot, sweaty, The Warwick Rodeo Parade four cylinder beckons me, childhood memories Purple Ford of bands, school floats, kids on escort. Off we decorated bicycles and huge went, headed water sprays. Once upon a time, for my home. stunt motorbikes, balloon bombs As we turned and spontaneous drag car left into demonstrations were popular, Palmerin but have in recent years been Street, my cast aside due to potential risks. mate’s dad Old blokes like me can only remicursed the dawnisce of bolder times, crazier dling traffic, exhibitions, and perhaps a little until we sudcarelessness. Oh the memories! denly realized Before the parade one year, as a we were stuck fifteen year old, I was working at in the middle of Reid’s Department Store, waiting the slow moving to be picked up by a mate whose Marco Gliori. Photo: Southern Free Times archive Rodeo parade. father had driven up from With all the sideToowoomba to drop him off for roads blocked Rodeo weekend. At the end of my shift, that morning, I squeezed into a car driven off, and my blushing teenage face peering out the rear window, I had nowhere to by my mate’s dad. Other than us three, hide. As the gawking pedestrians looked the passengers included a couple of extra on, wondering what this float was about, I teenagers and what felt like a dozen little

simply started to wave back, wearing my one and only collared white shirt and clipon tie. Locals that knew me smiled at first, glad to see me contributing, but smiles turned to confused expressions as they tried to work out what I was doing in a purple sedan overflowing with laughing, wideeyed youngsters and what this might possibly represent. As the parade progressed I grew braver, gesturing proudly, figuring that I might as well bluff my way into contention for the ‘least popular float’ category in the Warwick Rodeo Parade. As all the passengers in our car joined in waving, the crowd roared, puzzled, amused, but seemingly obligated to applaud. That memory instils in me what it means to live in a community that boasts inclusiveness. From the most prestigiously decorated and themed floats to that barefoot kid on a bicycle with a streamer and two balloons tied to the handlebars, we welcome them all, celebrate the efforts made, and regardless of the content, swear by the old saying ‘who doesn’t love a parade’?

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The Long Paddock with Gerard Walsh

I have written already this spring about some heifers having calving problems on our property at Greymare. The reality is the good winter season has meant calves are much heavier at birth. When I was engaged to Margaret in 2002, we found a cow having calving problems but we lost the cow and calf. This time 19 years later, we saved cow and calf so our record is up to 50 per cent. The new calf is a heifer and Marg has called her Halloween. The mother was one of the biggest heifers we had but the calf was just too big. I have been thinking of getting the proper calving chains and definitely will now. Having the same chains as the vet would have saved us five minutes in delivering the calf last week and time can be crucial. For $100, we can be fully set up for our next problem calving.

hour as my experience suggested it doesn’t look good when only one foot of the calf is showing. Our worst season for calvings was back in the late 1970s or early 1980s when we had the vet for four caesarean in a couple of weeks. Perhaps this has been the best winter since that time 40 odd years ago.

Different people may have different techniques but I mainly set up a rope/chain from the calves legs to the back of the crush and stand on the rope for some Phosphorus need downward pressure. We are on the mailThe other day, ing list for Meat and both Margaret and I Livestock Australia were standing on and this week the rope and with a received a story on A calf is licked by its mother after bit of manipulation the benefit of feeding being delivered at “Coolesha”, around the tail of phosphorus to liveGreymare. Photo: Gerard Walsh the heifer, the calf stock. was delivered and Researcher Tim hasn’t looked back. Schatz found that for every $1 spent on Down the years, we have been told to phosphorus supplementation, they give the cow four hours to deliver the calf received $7.66 in extra calf weight. but we put her in the yard after about one continued next page...

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COUNTRYJOURNAL continued from previous page... I am a little apprehensive about the calves being too big at birth but keen on using phosphorus. My father told me often that our cattle at Greymare ate away at a mineral in a gully and he believed the mineral was phosphorus. Now I am writing about phosphorus, I Warwick Rodeo Queen Tamara Evans leads will have a proper the grand entry at the 2021 Warwick Rodeo. look at the mineral. Photo Gerard Walsh We use a dry lick and wet lick for our Sports short cattle and need to check the dressed The Warwick Cricket ingredients to see if it contains and a phosphorus. I am a great believ- Association Australia Day er in supplementary feeding but Weekend carnival is scheduled scoring and storbetter make sure that the cows/ for January 22-23 next year. heifers calve in the spring and Three years out of seven, the age shed not in the summer where the carnival is only two days as it is will be built calves will be even bigger in a not part of a long weekend. before the good season. Hopefully, we will have around carnival. 30 teams once again.

I am a bit biased but last year it was great that cricket returned to the old Greymare oval adjacent to the hall where there is a new synthetic pitch. Since then, the ground has been top

I have plenty of memories of past carnivals but particularly about the Palace Cows when they put their mouths on the grass at Maryvale one year for a Cows Grazing photo. The Palace Hotel is not open currently but the name has stuck with the team for more than 20 years.

Placegetters in the local open Warwick Rodeo barrel race (from left) Brydie Leeson (third), Mackenzie March (second) and winner Shellie Miller at the Warwick Showgrounds. Photo Gerard Walsh

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Around the halls: Emu Vale

GERARD WALSH the First World War and Second World War and one Emu Vale resident who served in the The Emu Vale Memorial Hall was opened in Vietnam War. 1954 and has hosted dances, weddings, birthday parties, meetings and boxing tournaEmu Vale residents are trying to find a ments down the years. photo of all those on the honour boards and the photos are around the walls of the hall. Hall committee president Les Kable has been hall president for the past 12 years. Mr Kable said the hall had received grants to Jenny Whitsed has been secretary for the paint the roof of the hall, paint inside and outsame period and Mark Bradford is vice presiside walls and build toilets and ramps for the dent Mr Kable said in the early days boxing disabled. tournaments brought in a lot of money for A memorial garden and flag pole are at the the hall. “We have had one boxing tournafront of the hall. Dances have been one of ment since I was president and had a crowd many functions held in the past 67 years and of 200, including some boxers from Ipswich the Emu Vale State School which was on the and Police Citizens Youth Clubs,” he said. northern side of Emu Creek also used the hall A boxing ring originally bought by Sel which is on the southern side of the creek. Brackin on behalf of the Warwick Boxing Club Emu Vale branch of the QCWA. There was also a school at Danderoo in the Each year, Killarney Neighbourhood Watch at the end of the 1982 Commonwealth Games Emu Vale area which closed in 1964. holds its annual Christmas Party at Emu Vale in Brisbane was set up in the hall. Emu Vale school opened as a provisional and police from Killarney and Yangan are The old Hibernian Hall at Emu Vale was school in 1876, became a state school in 1879 often in attendance. moved to Wood St, West Warwick, in 1952 and closed on December 31, 2003. An ANZAC Day service is held each year at and became the Buffalo Hall and a church in The hall at 559 Yangan Rd, Emu Vale, is Emu Vale. The hall has honour boards in more recent times. available for hire by calling 0413 841 249. memory of those from the area who served in The hall committee met on a monthly basis to the start of the pandemic last year and now a THE HON lot more of the organisation is over the phone. MP The Emu Vale QCWA meets each month in the hall and has held international nights and YOUR FEDERAL MEMBER FOR MARANOA trivia nights down the year. Cent sales have been well supported and in more recent times two or three auctions have been held to raise money for the hall. “The auctioneers gave their services free of charge and the 10 per cent commission went to hall funds.” Mr Kable said. “Our hall is owned by the P5, 81 Palmerin Street, community. Our biggest PO Box 188, Warwick Qld 4370 expense is $4000 annually for E: david.littleproud.mp@aph.gov.au insurance.” P: (07) 4661 2494 Last week, a crowd of 60 was www.davidlittleproud.com.au at the hall for the annual Authorised by Hon David Littleproud MP, Liberal National Party, Dalby Qld Melbourne Cup Luncheon which was run by the hall comFocused on Maranoa’s future mittee with the support of the

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$ 265,000 “ROSALIND” - A GRAND LADY Potential to subdivide 1325m² lot •1960’s timber 3 built-in bed home •Window air-cons in lounge, main bed •Lounge media off entry hall •Open-plan tiled living has aircon •Kitchen has slow combustion+elec . appliances, bench space & pantry •Bath has shower over bath, separate toilet •Laundry utility, ramp to yard •Close to private schools, golf course & sports fields

INVESTORS: Renting at $275 per week

RURAL LIFESTYLE WITH INCOME

50 FITZROY STREET, WARWICK • Heritage Listed on the SDRC Local Heritage, not on the Queensland Heritage Register • Zoning is “Mixed Use” which permits – Residential, Low Impact Industry, Commercial Office, Childcare • Flood Immunity – SDRC requires all new building

work above Q100 flood level • General Development Requirements please contact our office • Land size is 3360m² - home has 13 rooms in total Here’s an opportunity for lovers of grand old homes with original features!!

$ 585,000 ORIGINAL FEATURES

COMMERCIAL PREMISES

WE HAVE NO VACANCIES!! PLEASE CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY IF YOU HAVE A RENTAL AVAILABLE Co Un nt de ra r ct

$ 287,000

$ 395,000 ALLORA - Business situated in main street • 2 Showrooms • 2 Offices • Storage • Staff amenities – kitchen, bathroom & laundry • Solar System – leased with income • Parking off back street entry • Rainwater tank in fenced backyard on 1019m²

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LOVELY NATURAL SETTING

$ 265,000 LEYBURN • 3 bed + office • 1 Bath • Separate lounge, dining, eat-in kitchen • Large 3794m2 (almost 1 acre) block • Undercover outdoor areas • Gazebo & garden features in established yard • 2 car garage • Toowoomba & Warwick approx . 45 mins

Currently running Angus cattle • 100 .7ha fenced to paddocks • Infratructure - igloos used for piggery 10 yrs ago • Site office - 2 bed, shower, open-plan, aircon, woodfire • Electric kitchen, dining & living • Sandy loam scrub soil and rich loam along Turners Creek • Dams and creek frontage Avoid COVID escape populated areas

STOP URGENT!! WE NEED RENTAL PROPERTY IN GOOD REPAIR

$ 375,000

INVESTORS: Rent as separate facilities

LAND

• 5 bed Unit, all built-in, main - king sized/ensuite • Formal lounge • Aircon open-plan family/dining • Outdoor entertaining & landscaped courtyard • Modern kitchen - gas hob, electric oven, dishwasher & pantry • 2nd fenced courtyard - garden shed • Shared communal BBQ, playground, sporting facilities

•WARWICK - 2851m², high profile Commercial, flat block, power, town water, curb & channel . . . . . . . . . .$427,000

INVESTORS: Renting at $340 per week

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53 FITZROY STREET, WARWICK www.helenharm.com

•WARWICK - 1170m², new estate, bitumen frontage, power, views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$145,000 •WARWICK - 25930m², High profile, 2 street frontage, Zoned specialised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,210,000 •WARWICK - 6040m², curb and channel, 2 street frontage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - SOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$300,000 •MARYVALE - 3642m², power available, character with gully, VIEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - SOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50,000 •HENDON - 3819m², adjoining blocks, 2 deeds, power at road, new home area . . - SOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$80,000 •PRATTEN - 4047m² (2 available), bitumen road, water & power available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$90,000

0408 457 496

AUCTION

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SATURDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 2021 - Onsite 10.00am

Followed by Clearing Sale 55 PINE STREET, KILLARNEY QLD 4373

4 Bedroom Timber House on Large 4047m2 Allotment ‘Renovators Delight’

Located on a large elevated allotment with stunning views, this 4-bedroom house is in need of some TLC! Perfect for the first home buyer, investor or renovator, this property is just minutes from the township of Killarney & 30 minutes east of Warwick. It also boasts a large 4-bay lockable shed with skillion (concrete flooring) & a large detached carport.

CLEARING SALE SUMMARY REMINDER

TRACTORS

AUCTION FURNITURE &

•I.H.C 414 with loader forks & bucket, Bristol-20 dozer blade & rippers, Chamberlain 99 tractor with fork lift, Allis-Chalmers b tractor (rebuilt), McCormick W30 tractor

ENGINES

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS MACHINERY

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•Greaves 1520 1 cyl diesel, Petter 2 cyl petrol (1 x firing cyl & 1 x compression cyl – only 14 ever made), Alfa-Laval 1936 3hp petrol, Worsley petrol/kero, Lister Junior, Moffat Virtue 2.25hp petrol, Inertia 1 cyl diesel, Sachs rotary motor – water pump, Villiers Mark 10 12v petrol, Cooper motor with grain cracker, BSA petrol motor

TODAY

•Howard rotary hoe, drill press, metal lathe with tools, chainsaw

COLLECTABLES

29TH AUGUST 10AM •Brabham miniature 2009 racing ON car,SITE Morris Minor Miniature Car Collection, Black miniature racing car, antique fans, qty vintage 57 BAGULEY STREET, WARWICK Victa Lawn Mowers, vintage tyre changer, McCormick Deering A/C BRUCE MAUNDER. blade sharpener, old historic photos, 4 x vintage prams, 1942 army S

OLD

STUART BOND REAL ESTATE & AUCTIONEER

WARWICK 46613462 or 0419677775 sbondrealestate@bigpond.com

trench coat, collection of old jacks (including Trewhella Jacks), teaspoon collection, Antique spray unit, vintage generators, scale sets, qty old signs, qty old tins, flour bags, qty old wooden boxes, mother pots, old oil pump, qty wood planes, qty old tools, qty shoe lasps, old ice chest, butter churn, qty meat safes, qty kero lanterns, qty old brass fittings, wash tubs, old timber upholstered commode chair, scooter, qty old axes & saws, qty old chains

MISCELLANEOUS

•1 owner 1968 Murrumba Star Caravan with original papers, old push mower, Miniature train ride complete with carriages, tracks & trailer (seats 8 kids), qty pot plants, household furniture, grandmother clock, qty crystal cabinets, large timber tv cabinet, qty beds, qty crystal, qty glassware, qty pictures, qty garden art, compressors, Arlec battery charger, Dawn vice, travel trunk, bullock yoke & bell, old cement mixer, decorative concrete garden seats, miniature windmill, old bag trolley, qty garden gnomes/ statues, pair of trestles, small trailer, qty garden tools

For photos visit - www.stuartbondrealestate.com.au PAYMENT STRICTLY DAY OF SALE • EFTPOS AVAILABLE • CANTEEN

Stuartbondrealestate.com.au PLEASE CALL STUART BOND ON 0419 677 775

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Superfine merino sells high CONTRIBUTED BY: BRUCE MCLEISH, ELDERS

activity for medium merino, some of the finer crossbred wools (up to 28 micron) are being swept up into the blend and will Two steps forward, one back. As expected hopefully provide an outlet for some of these wools rather than see them add furafter a sudden, overzealous surge the previous week, the wool market had a bit of a ther to the pile already in storage here and correction last week, and typically gave up around the world. Some in the trade are keeping a lid on half of the gains made in the upward expectations for the coming week, and bounce. In USD terms the kick up two suggesting the market will be firm at best. weeks ago was 54 cents, and then last Others are much more bullish and point week we gave back 22 cents of that gain. In local currency terms the picture is a lit- to a large volume of business done to Chinese interests, particularly in the meditle more confusing due to the currency um merino segment as further rumours movements, with a 46-cent gain, followed of uniform orders being placed, which by a 36-cent drop. should fuel the medium merino sector sigBut the Eastern Market Indicator is nificantly – along with a smattering of becoming a less viable measure of the crossbreds. market as the volume of crossbred wool Last week saw the two largest topmakers and its lack of demand weighs heavily on the merino segment, and we should prob- in China sit back initially, if only to ensure they were not making an artificial market ably discuss the market movements by by themselves. The second day of selling referring to an individual, relevant MPG indicator such as the 19.5 micron. Which in saw them step back into the ring, and the market again moved upwards. The the eastern markets rose by 88 cents, and then corrected by 47 cents in local curren- Fremantle market closed on a very strong cy terms. Regardless of which measure one tone, albeit with a small offering which is discouraging some exporters from operatlooks at the market wobbled last week, in response to what had been a slightly over- ing in that centre for fear of having an order heated performance in the week prior. unfinished due to lack Superfine merino, when the specs suit of available quantities. the Italian fraternity are still selling So, once the ghouls and extremely well, but those lots with more “normal” specifications are just a bit hard- monsters have waner to sell. Traders report that it is easier to dered around the streets for Halloween, sell 17.5 than 16.5 micron, and it is easier and the nags run to find a home for 18.5 than 17.5 micron, around Flemington indicating buyers are looking for better in front of a crowd – value, or a lower cost option. Medium we should see the merino prices are considerably stronger, H E A V Y and the basis to the superfine segment will market bounce back up again. continue to close for the normal ‘bread and A I L K L Demand for merino butter’ types at least. With the increased

is coming from many different corners of the globe at present with India operating at a pace not seen for several years, and the European operations continuing to make up for lost time. Manufacturers from some of the more spasmodic players like Portugal and Egypt have poked their heads above the parapet in recent days looking for prompt offers for wooltops as the supply chain issues continue to create havoc. Costs for moving a container of top or yarn from China to anywhere in the world continue to escalate, as do the delays just to get a slot on a vessel. Shipping greasy wool from Australia to China is more difficult than previously, but filling an otherwise empty container with wool and helping it get back to China where they are desperately wanted is a far easier prospect than sending goods the other way. Those with strategic stocks held in Europe or other parts of the world are pushing hard to refill the pipeline as regular customers continue to drain the tanks, and as new or infrequent customers come calling.

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Sandy Palmer, Betty Cox and Liz Browne at the Coffee Club on Cup Day. Photo: Krista Bjorn.

Best dressed lady Diane Morrall, best dressed man Bob Wilson and Laurel Wilson at the Emu Vale Hall for the Melbourne Cup Day Luncheon. Photo Gerard Walsh.

Vicki Lee at the Condamine Club. Photo: Krista Bjorn. (From left) Peter and Christine Stacy, Dawn and Richard Scrymgeour and Lorraine Hildred at the Emu Vale Hall Melbourne Cup Luncheon. Photo Gerard Walsh

Back, from left, Merle Rettke, Les Kable, Daph Parker, (front) Dorothy Kable, Jenny Whitsed, Rosemary Peterson and Jan Peterson at Emu Vale Hall on Melbourne Cup Day. Photo Gerard Walsh.

The elegant women of Warwick at the Condamine Club.

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