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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 26, 1867
Page
4
A fragmented nautical scene portrays Prorectly and the Lempeat swooping toward Gullloo as a sleeping chief aboard a ship might not wake. Sailors stand shaken, one lone rover moves toward the wild, a lumbering vessel settles on the sea while a bloom slips away as a dull day passes.
Agricultural market copy reports Victorian flour sold firm at £12 10s to £15, wheat quoted 5d to 6d per bushel but not offered, maize firm at 85 8d, oats 2s 6d to 2s 11d. Malt rising with warm weather, 1,000 bushels shipped, potential import impact. Three bushel sacks sought at 12s per dozen, higher rates anticipated.
The writer discusses letting poultry roam fields to control slugs and fertilize crops, noting ducks near a pond improve clover yields and advising dry, sheltered seed and lime. He argues seed rates vary by soil and climate, sharing field experiences with wheat, barley, and oats, urging practical trials to guide sowing decisions.
A farmer compares thick and thin sowing in wheat, noting thick stands may overtop adjacent fields while thin sowing endures longer and gradually gains. He advocates matching seed quantity to soil, climate, and harvest timing, urging practical trials and careful estimation. He also offers tidbits on lime, salt for wireworms, and replanting strategies.
At Kennington on August twenty eighth Mrs. Roberts, wife of a house decorator and printer, killed two children and killed herself. The husband, Mr. Roberts, left early for a Brixton contract. later the eldest son aged twelve found the horrific scene after his mother attacked the family with a knife. Doctors reported the mother died soon after, with neighbours noting her recent illness since a recent fire at Bull’s Doorcloth Fieldy.
A young man allegedly lured a child named Adams near a plantation and killed her, with evidence including a blood pool and body parts found along the route. In Glasgow, John Marshall broke the west end cathedral window for destitution, with police remand and a £2000 cost. other brief items cover American tunnel rumors, balloon weddings, and theatre gifts.
A narrator recalls an encounter with a drunken monarch in the forest who shames a guest with crude games. The king loses balance, falls into embers, howls in discomfort, and lashes out as the party disperses amid laughter and wounded pride. A vivid, if coarse, portrait of rustic courtly folly.
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