EAST COAST SHEEP.
BIG MOBS ARRIVE. SIX WEEKS ON ROAD. SALE AT FRANKTON TO-MORROW. Two large mobs of sheep from East Coast districts arrived at Frankton yesterday afternoon, after a journey overland of nearly six weeks. One mob of 2000 came from Gisborne, and the other, of 1000, from Opotlkl. They were in charge of a party of drovers, who- were accompanied bj pack horses which carried all the requirements of a long treok overland —tents, bedding, food, cooking utensils and supplies of meat for the dogs. The sheep, which comprised fat and forward wethers, were in line condition. They will be sold at the Frankton saleyards to-morrow.
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Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18349, 8 June 1931, Page 6
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108EAST COAST SHEEP. Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18349, 8 June 1931, Page 6
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