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Newspaper
Bunbury Herald
Location
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 28, 1919
Page
7
A discussion on affordable concre te housing for workers with beehive style designs and cost estimates. A Perth architect proposes slab based walls with factory like efficiency, promising lower costs and flexible, modular construction for repatriated soldiers and settlers. Agricultural notes describe Sudan grass fodder trials, yields, and feed value in dry conditions across the state.
The New South Wales Department of Agriculture conducts experiments at Curraweena near Grenfell on a half acre plot. Sudan grass and bergite were sown per acre with six pounds per acre of another fodder, aiming to evaluate yield and suitability as dry land fodders.
Under-Secretary Valder highlights wheat as a substitute for bran and other grains to reduce horse-feed expenses. He cites Professor Henry of Wisconsin and Chief Inspector McDonald on mixing wheat with maize and bran, noting crushed sterilised wheat can substitute bran in many rations without harming working horses.
An undersecretary reports on using reconditioned feed-wheat as a substitute for sound wheat in horse diets. Farmers describe mixing with maize and barley, cost comparisons, and the need for gradual transition. The NSW Wheat Office offers reconditioned feed-wheat in parcels of twenty-five bags or more.
A collection of aphorisms on honesty responsibility and human behavior. The medley includes notes on wish fulfillment diplomacy pride self reflection and social satire with several quips about responsibility and self deception.
A collection of aphoristic musings on wisdom, humour, and human foibles. It contrasts real humor with self awareness, notes how we notice news like blotting pads, and suggests many social truisms about weighing less, slowing down, and diplomacy. The passage ends with a quote from The Twinkler.
In reply to a question about how much CP lessees paid to the Government versus what farmers owe to the Agricultural Bank, Minister for Lands James Mitchell said the current debt to the bank is £2,809,000 while rents paid by farmers since the bank’s creation total £2,851,000. He noted rents paid in 1893 were £411,731 and peaked in 1915 at £249,327.
The People's Party leader cited lessons from his France service on decentralisation. He highlighted three strengths: closer land settlement, decentralisation of industries, and expansion of cooperative spirit. He described postwar economic life showing closer settlement and industry decentralisation as villages stood under two miles apart.
The excerpt outlines small farming districts with crops like wheat pulse beetroot and flax supporting local mills and weaving. It notes Abbeville linen production and Armentieres textile work, with mills and shops feeding regional demand and similar towns across France acting as industry hubs.
A. Deans Forbes property features a first cross eight wether sheep weighing 237 pounds off shears last season and yielding 27 pounds of wool. In 1916 the fleece was 27 pounds and in 1917 it was 25 pounds.
Mr. Macfarlane unveils a new Murray Street butter plant with modern churns batch pasteuriser and cold storage. The facility features 1250 lb capacity churns a vast hygienic processing line and on site packaging to push Western Australia toward independence from Eastern butter and easier country producer access.
Mr Sopwith predicts aviation will become a practical private mode after war. He envisions two seater Pup derivatives for leisure and business machines with 105 mph speed, under £1000, easy to fly, land in small fields, and adaptable amphibian designs for exploration and water patrols. He foresees private yachting and passenger buses, plus larger craft for pilots, cargo, and longer ranges, shaping a broad aviation future.
Fragmentary OCR line mentions a search or pursuit hinted by language about finding something on a well established and prosperous entity, suggesting a cautious note in a historical local context. No clear names or dates.
A compact meditation on money’s paradoxes and influence. It explores saving, spending, lending, owing, and borrowing as reflections of character and fate. It hints at government policy, personal choice, and the moral pull of wealth, with a final note on advertising and habit.
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