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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 23, 1930
Page
3
Fragmentary text references Sydney milk policy, mentions vendors and prices, with unclear names and dates. Indicates a local debate or action against cheap milk sellers, but specifics are obscured by garbled OCR.
A man attacked on Elizabeth Street near Avenue Avenue was found unconscious and later died in hospital. The report notes a struggle and witnesses recount a strike to the chest. Police are investigating the assault and the circumstances surrounding the death.
A dense historic gardening column lists varieties and cultivation tips including gladioli, iris, lilies, sunflowers and chicory. It details plant spacing from 12 inches apart, grouping in beds, winter care, watering, and seasonal timing for sowing and flowering.
A compact overview of coreopsis plants highlighting variety, growth habits, and pruning guidance. Notes emphasize hardy tendencies, bloom cycles, and garden uses for landscape color and low maintenance selection.
A local August show features horticultural displays with Adon Hall and Vonbiy operas, highlighting plant specimens, exhibits, and crowd interest. Attendees explore vivid displays, with various vendors and displays drawing attention to plant health, garden crafts, and visitor activities.
The notes describe weekend pruning, seed sowing for lettuce beetroot spinach and tomatoes under cover, planting potatoes if visible, and delaying certain tasks until warmer weather and frost danger pass. Bees and enumerations imply careful timing and plant care directions for the coming months.
An advertisement lists seed packets and varieties such as Gaillardia The Thelen Codella Die Axittia Hollyhock Petunia Verbena and Wallflower Double Early Wonder, promotes value with a catalog price of 22 shillings reduced to 20 shillings, from DIRECT SEED SUPPLY COMPANY Frankston Victoria. The note includes fragmentation and misreads but signals a plant seed sale with multiple named flowers and a catalog offer.
A fragmented seed catalog entry lists various flower seed stocks and varieties including Dark, Hue, Silver Rose shading, Teeru-Cottis, Parkes Aster, Queen, and others. It references H. Watson and F. H. H. at 241 Queen Street, Melbourne, suggesting supplier details amid mixed product names and incomplete packaging notes.
An advertisement touts a vast selection of bulbs and plants including Anemones, Freesing, Hyacinth hybrids, Tulips, Crocus, Lilies, Daffodils, and Peretiolata with 1500 varieties promised. It promises "The World's Best Baths" and mentions PHILIP MONTAGUE, Ben Frankaten, Vieto in a promotional context.
A fragmentary agricultural note discusses sowing methods, seeds like carrots and leeks, and improved growth from specific mixtures. It mentions lime, nitro compounds, and timing for field coverage, plus concerns about pests and soil preparation affecting yield.
The article describes herbaceous perennials and their cultivation, noting how they spread when established, their hardiness, and methods to plant in groups. It mentions various varieties, forms, and sources of blooms, with emphasis on root growth, propagation from seeds, and maintaining seasonal vigor in borders and beds.
After weeks of calls and promises a wary hunt unfolds for the elusive target amid warnings of debts. The fragmentary text references a person named Neisleel and an alarming tone as efforts to obtain a response continue.
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