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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 22, 1938
Page
3
Swink shifts to fat lamb raising and sheep fattening as irrigation areas expand. Leeton factory, established 1912 by the Irrigation Commission and later run by a settlers’ cooperative, produced 1641 tons in 1936-17 with 22 suppliers and paid £15,081. Output last month fell to 304 cwt from 10 letom witter? supplies drawn from other sources to serve 18 000 residents.
Monthly production across Norseman districts shows a total refined gold output of 77258 fine ounces with multiple sites reporting strong yields. Karied operations include Day Dawn, Tuckabianna, Red White and Blue, and Lady Mary with individual tonnages and fine ounce results. new syndicate plans surface for top level workings at the Great Fovgall site.
The Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia predates the English society and gained royal charter later. Key figures include George Fletcher Moore and Captain Stirling who encouraged patronage. The WA society formed 1834, faced inactivity, and reformed in 1864, continuing to promote agriculture, shows, and innovation. The NSW society’s founding date is unclear, with correspondence citing disease management and potential NSW cattle imports.
Captain Eyston recently broke the land speed record with the Thunderbolt, achieving about 357.50 miles per hour. The article praises the engine’s design, especially the piston rings, and discusses factors like compression, oil control, and engine temperature as key to such performance.
The note asks to mention the payer when replying to advertisers. The instruction requests clear acknowledgment of the payer in all correspondence. Ensure future replies reference the payer by name and include payment context where applicable.
A summary of footrot in sheep, its cause identified as a spirochete named Treponema pedovis, and historical gaps in research. Prevention centers on foot baths, proper paring of infected horn, and careful handling to avoid soil contamination. Treatments include copper sulfate mixtures and turpentine lard dressings with careful post-treatment rest on clean surfaces.
H B T concludes the germ may stay dormant up to six months after an outbreak among purchased ewes. A program of preventive care focuses on building resistance via minerals, especially iodine, in a salt lick. Trials show treated sheep recovered without other changes, while copper sulfate solution used to soak straw in a trough aided disinfection.
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