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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 10, 1937
Page
2
The article argues the wool price decline stems from demand weakness at the consuming end and warns against gambling on higher prices later. It notes potential buyers in Japan and the United States could lift prices, urges growers to lock in current rates, and mentions heavy selling pressure from mills and speculators.
The article reviews Zinnia varieties for vivid color, growth habit, and bed design, highlighting Haageana and Lilliput types for massing and edging. It notes Linearia accents, planting distances, and how soil and manuring affect blooms. Hydrangea color shifts with soil acidity, offering blue through red tones, and lists cultivars such as Gertrude Liahn, Talinath, Parelval, and Prince Blue for garden use.
Office contact listing for Marsden Street secretary in Boorowa includes phone numbers and private lot details.
Early sowing advised for late summer and autumn display. EL GERMANMANN'S GIANT leads with large flowers in bold shades, pricing 2s 6d per packet for larger quantities. ROGGLD GIANTS offer bright color at 1s to 6s, MASTERPIECE features giant curled petals at 1d, FRIMARUVEAU mixed colors at 6d.
P. L. C. Shepherd & Son Ltd promotes farm and garden seeds with a long history since 1827. The company provides postal address Box 36085 G.P.O. Sydney and telegrams as SHEPHERD Sydney.
A wood yard offers good boxes and wood supplied in any length at moderate prices with weighbridge service for weight measurement.
Wool Report shows sales held in Brisbane Adelaide and Albany with Brisbane market firm early week and rising toward close valued as a advance. Melbourne sheepskin prices rise reflecting firmer wool values while Europe and America show good purchasing support. Next sales on December 7 and 14 will feature about 6200 bales from Southern and Northern Tablelands.
Buyers were away in Brisbane for salves, local business quiet while northern centers show broader competition. Demand grows from German French and Italian buyers as values favor growers and clearances rise. Next sale set for the 7th instant with a follow-up on the 14th, selections mainly from Inter Shearing districts.
A brief notice signed by E. J. Maloney, manager, warns that sellers who do not advertise miss golden opportunities in the marketplace.
All persons found trespassing in Nilgari after this date will be prosecuted without respect to persons. A reward will be paid to anyone supplying information leading to conviction concerning sheep stolen from Nilgari paddocks. Thomas McGrath 23/12/38 Nilgari Boarowa.
The notice warns that any person found shooting ducks pigeons quail or other birds on Kenya Pad docks will be prosecuted. It cites a safety message attributed to Sir Phillip Gibbs urging removing fear for a safer world.
The flying boat Centauris is scheduled to leave Southampton and reach Darwin on December 18, then Sydney on December 24. After a January 10 return to Australia, it will visit Auckland and end its tour of capital cities covering about 30,000 miles.
Delegates to the 38th NSW Country Press Association conference were hosted by city firms and organisations. Mrs Manning and Mrs Shand hosted afternoon tea aboard the Premier while visits to Haroldwheen Free Kindergarten Peters Ice Cream Redfern and the David Jones factory at Marborough Street impressed guests. The Fibrolite Asbestos Cement Works at Camellia showcased vast operations and products used nationally. A sports day at Killara and a Windybanks cruise to Bobbin Head formed a highlight of the week with thanks voiced to the Premier for support.
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