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CRITICAL WOOL POSITION
Effect on National Income
Matter for Grave Anxiety
By TJA Fitzpatrick of Warre Warral
“The time has come” the growers said
“To talk of many things;
Of wool—and prices—and interest rates,
Of wages, cost—and rings,
And why the market has gone to pot,
And whether sheep have wings.”
Wagga Daily Advertiser
The next days at Oaklea passed in a congenial blur, fuelled by eggnog and goodwill. Unashamedly besotted, Rowland took Kate and Ernest to visit his plane, extracting from them the excitement and admiration he so felt the aircraft deserved. He relegated to the back of his mind the promise Wilfred had extorted in return for the indulgence. He knew full well that his brother had manipulated him—but then, it was just a quarterly meeting. Wilfred probably had
