Flu Epidemic Likely Again Next Winter
Sir Macfarlane Burnet of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute warned that an Asian influenza outbreak is likely again next winter. He noted Japan’s winter epidemic mirrors the first, with about fifty percent of Australians infected previously and 40 to 80 percent more expected next season.
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Sir Macfarlane Burnet
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Macfarlane Burnet
Japan
Macfarlane
Burnet
Bad Season for Fruit Growing in Canberra Areas
Mr. Taylors report notes many orchids had early promise but average crops due to shedding. Dry conditions may bring codling moth damage in Canberra orchards. A compulsory control program urges regular arsenate of lead spraying, 5 teaspoons per gallon, every three weeks until harvest, plus weekly removal of infected fruit.
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Taylor
Canberra
Ita
A.C.T
New Agricultural Scholarships Announced by Government
Sir Philip McBride announced twelve Commonwealth Government agricultural science scholarships for next year. Two awards will go to each state, chosen from recipients of the Commonwealth scholarships, to support study in agricultural or rural science at an Australian university.
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Tne
Philip McBride
Australian Agricultural Council
Philip
Reward Offered For Stolen Riverina Ram At Sydney Show
Mr J B Sanderson offers 1000 pounds for the safe return of a 5000 pound ram stolen from his Riverina property. Police report the ram vanished with four stud ewes valued at 200 pounds each destined for the 1951 Sydney Sheep Show.
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Sydney
J. B. Sanderson
Riverina
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