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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 22, 1923
Page
4
Agricultural notes discuss wheat cultivation in Western Australia, detailing soil conditions and fertilizer use. The article emphasizes timing, seedbed preparation, and weed control, noting how soil nutrients and moisture influence yields. It mentions phosphates and nitrates as key inputs and warns that delays in sowing can reduce crop potential.
A Tasmanian talk outlines Victoria and Tasmania partnership ideas to reduce duplicated governance. Victoria would gain access to Tasmanian regions while preserving autonomy, with calls for closer cooperation and possible cross-state rail connections.
The dairy sector presses for a national price arrangement with the Agriculture Minister. Proposal aims to stabilize butter prices across states via a council and advisory boards. Plan seeks inter state parity, controlled imports, and balanced home use versus export sales to prevent unfair shares and protect profitable production.
A historical note on temper, tractability, and care for Shire horses. Emphasizes good temper, patience, and confidence built by kind treatment. Warns against overexposure and highlights feeding, sound feet, joints, bone, feather, and balanced diet as key to show readiness and straight, square movement.
A collection of dated letters and notes from Albany residents in 1920 refer to a tent caution at York Street, requests for cheque sending to aid church building, and complaints about coverage fairness. The missives include names Carrle Hobbits and Carrie Hoberts, plus unrelated remarks about a tall Welshman and a London policeman linked to Barnum and Bailey.
The Albany Road Board held a Saturday night meeting in the board room with Chair Mr Mawson and members Mossr Boevill Wolfe Hill Newton Hassell and secretary Mr Angave. They endorsed purchasing a plough for the road implements and discussed repairs to Porengerap and Napier Bridge damaged by fire, plus proposed funding and arbitration wages. Additional items covered included road route talks with the Premier inviting inspection, Saturday ward contributions, and letters to Works and Lands departments regarding road and fence work and dog licensing changes.
The board discussed water bore permission and a £1 allowance for working with a road crew. They considered culvert work on Hunwich and Redmond Albany roads, drainage for Carty’s swamp, and repairs funded by a £100 Railway Commission grant. Various employees were authorized to perform road improvements and supervise projects, with plans to purchase sleepers and engage the Bowling Club.
The Dort car adapts well to rough Australian roads as three machines set a record by touring from Adelaide to Darwin and back, a 5540 mile journey in 67 days. Cars faced 600 miles of tall grass with radiator interference and required frequent maintenance. The model is praised for its leather interior, trim fittings, smooth ride, and compatibility with various fuels. Mr. F. Lambert, new agency holder, returned from Perth with the latest Dort model.
An old note advises Ford owners on preventing sticking gears after overnight garage storage. It explains releasing the handbrake and leaving the car in top gear to keep plates apart, then pulling back the lower plate to separate. If the car inches backward, place a brick behind a wheel for leverage.
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