Flu Epidemic Strikes Wangaratta School
At Wangaratta more than 100 of the State School's 500 pupils are ill with flu. Four of the 12 male staff are also absent with it.
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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 10, 1950
Page
15
At Wangaratta more than 100 of the State School's 500 pupils are ill with flu. Four of the 12 male staff are also absent with it.
Advertises Por Printing and Stationary Requirements of quality and distinction consulting The Ensign. Promotes superior invitations cards and letterheads by suppliers of high grade printing services.
News and Views notes multiple sheep theft cases in Victoria with some thefts aided by motor vehicles. The act requires permits for transporting sheep by motor vehicle, valid for journeys, and authorities can issue annual permits for stud sheep transport except to markets. The minister pledges state and police full cooperation to curb theft.
Cited guidance warns that leaving cans sterilized promotes rust. Steam should be applied. if the shoulder band loosens, replace the cap at once to stop water from entering and rusting the can. Loose bands pose a handling risk, a danger noted by the National Safety Council.
A veterinary officer from the Victorian Department of Agriculture cautions sheep owners ahead of lambing season. He notes pregnancy toxaemia or twin lamb disease mainly affects fat ewes carrying twins, with severe outcomes if nutrition worsens. Prevention hinges on early dietary supplements. trials show supplemented in-lamb ewes resist disease, while unsupplemented flocks suffer losses.
Advice on preventing strangles in stables notes ventilation, close stabling risks, and incubation issues. Recommendations include separate feeding, vaccination in certain cases, diet and remedies like bolic acid creolin, eucalyptus air turpentine and Prior’s balsam, nasal ointments, and cautious nursing for 4 to 6 weeks with rest and irrigation.
The Meneles Fadden Government will discuss revising the Federal Aid Roads scheme with the States at a conference in late August or early September. The Government considers allocating £100,000,000 for roads as part of a ten year programme, with £8,500,000 allocated in 1949 50 and a further £1,500,000 from revenue. The bulletin notes road making equipment from dollar areas and cites the need for a ten year national programme despite the 1947 Act expiring June 30 last and reverting to prior finance terms.
The Chief Chemist of Victoria warns buyers to select pest destroyers only from brands registered under the Fungicides Act. Annual registration covers insecticides fungicides weed killers and sheep dips sold in Victoria and a published list appears in the Victoria Government Gazette and Department of Agriculture Journal. Unregistered products or those not meeting guaranteed analysis or label standards are not endorsed.
The article describes midget milking machines for small herds and notes Victorian dairying officers often use them beyond capacity. It warns that self fitting may skip approved installation plans, and that when the machine is a fixture a plan must be submitted for approval.
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