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Newspaper
Benalla Ensign
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 14, 1947
Page
6
Readout covers carnival sprint results with numerous runners, times, and handicaps. Mentions Marvin, Halp Mile, and multiple entries across distances, including a final pinal and wheel ace sections with names such as Warley, Reynolds, and Blake.
The program lists multifold racing events and handicaps including a three-quarter mile open handicap and a three miler boratch race. Names such as Daley, Mebane, and Dillon appear among the participants alongside venues and times, with detailed yet fragmentary notes on entries, distances, and officials.
The report discusses wheat crop success tied to subterranean clover growth and top dressing fertility. It stresses regular care and heavy top dressing to improve yields, noting pasture condition, sowing timing, and fallow strategies influence wheat outcomes across the region. It also covers pasture cultivation, harvest timing, and regional variations in rainfall affecting clover-ley farming viability.
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