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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1971
Page
9
The article urges gardeners to finish winter chores before spring, noting flowering buds soon appear and advising completion of pruning spraying fruit trees planting new trees and shrubs and general cleanup to avoid delays next year. It emphasizes timely action as buds begin to swell and warns late work pushes maintenance into next season.
Supplies dwindle at nurseries yet gardeners should prepare soil properly before planting fruit trees and roses. Prune roses hard when they are young, establish a framework for older plants, burn prunings to prevent disease, and spray with Bordeaux Mixture or Copper Oxide. Look to perennials and virus free strawberry packs, sow green manures now, and ready seed beds for early spring crops and sweet peas.
The article reviews Apollo 15 achievements by Scott and Irwin, arguing manned lunar exploration should continue beyond the program. It calls for renewed international funding and private support, envisioning the moon as a cooperative human frontier. It praises manned exploration over unmanned craft and notes deployment challenges and implications for future missions.
A long clipped discussion argues for stricter testing on industries that burden the public with costs. It envisions a stronger, more productive industrial sector benefiting the overall economy despite political and economic hurdles.
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