Cobram Triumphs Over Finley as Fowles Hits 50 and Wickets
Cobram, at their Cobram Oval, won by 56 runs to notch a fourth win. Fowles claimed 4 for 18 and scored 50, while Brentnall bowled 5 for 9. Finley’s innings collapsed after Cobram posted 114.
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Cobram
Fowles
Finley
Cobram Oval
Brentnall
R. Young
C. R. Brentnall
B.a. Brentnall
L. Thompson
C. R. “Brentnall
B. J. Fowles
V. Howe
C. Goode
B. A. Brent
Haynes
le Ra
Crawford
B. J
F . T. Wells
Brentnail
R. Harrison
G. J. Fowles
A. Brentnall
F. Curry
Scouts Social Afternoon at Mechanics Hall Cobram
The Scouts Parents hosted a social afternoon in Mechanics Hall Cobram last week with games cards and afternoon tea. Miss Kitty Walsh won the cake competition and a profit of £8 10s was realized.
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Mechanics Hall
Cobram
Kitty Walsh
Royal visit to Werribee Farm highlights crop progress
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester toured the Department of Agriculture Research Farm at Werribee, welcomed by Minister W G McKenzie and Premier J Cain. Demonstrations of cross breeding Wheat varieties with Red Poll and Friesian cattle showcased advances, while potato contracts totaling about 87 000 acres loom as 9000 acres remain unreturned risking loss of quota. Growers urged to complete and return signed contracts promptly to be included in the year’s register.
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Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
Department of Agriculture
Werribee
W. G. McKenzie
J. Cain
H. A. Mullett
Melbourne C.2
Bothers
Australian Potato Committee
Agricultural machinery controls removed in late 1945
Controls over most agricultural machinery and distribution other than new wheel and crawler tractors ceased from 23 November 1945. Garden tractors and rotary hoes remain uncontrolled. New wheel and crawler tractors follow ordinary approval. Pasture seed certification requires applications by 30 November to the Department of Agriculture Melbourne.
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Sianniecure Ae
War Agricultural Committee
Cl Central Execuapplicant
Department of Agriculture
Melbourne
Premier and ministers witness Chamberlain tractor field trials
The Premier of Victoria Mr Cain and Agriculture Minister Mr Mc Kenzie joined Cabinet members and Agriculture Department officers to observe field trials of the Chamberlain Australian-made tractor designed for local conditions. The machine operated on a grass paddock at the Metropolitan farm in Werribee, pulling implements including a 12 fur row disc plough a T-furrow mould board and a 6 furrow heavy duty plough for subsoiling and driving a 48 inch circular saw. Visitors noted the tractor’s performance amid interest in postwar agriculture.
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Victoria
Cain
McKenzie
Department of Agriculture
Metropolitian
Queensland Dairy Farmers Vote Yes
Queensland Department of Agriculture reports 15 427 of 23 162 ballots cast in favour of compulsory organisation. Of votes, 14 075 supported compulsory statutory organisation, 564 opposed, 838 formal. Result makes Queensland dairymen a leading national producer group with future district council elections and statutory powers.
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Queensland
Ei Ahd’ 'Ab
Sie
Farmyard Manure Boosts Soil Fertility While Reducing Fertiliser Need
Pasture research officers say farmyard manure, though only part plant food, contains up to nine tenths of nutrients grazed or brought on farm. Using manure conserves minerals, yields lasting soil benefits beyond its mineral content.
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Department of Culture
Unclear OCR fragment yields scattered names and items
Fragmentary text shows names like Jerilderie and Rivas with scattered terms such as Magna and Bourke. No coherent event or context available to define a concrete news item or outcome.
Scaly Leg Mite In Poultry Warns of Foot Infection
The text notes signs of scaly leg mite starting in the toe clefts and spreading up the leg. Both legs are often attacked together, with the affected bird showing limp and feather oil evidence in the cage. Also mentions various birds including fowls and pigeons in the context of the issue.
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