Graziers Push for Migrant Labor Wage Rethink
A branch resolution urges changes to conditions for migrant farm workers. Members discuss that £11 weekly pay for totally inexperienced men is not feasible, citing need for training and potential job displacement. Debate covers probation periods, experience issues, and potential wage subsidies or amended Pastoral Award terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Gardner
A.W.U
M. Embling
Embling
M Armstrong
Arbitration Court
Repair and rents services to Matart for cultural implements
The notice indicates repair and rental services extended to Matart for cultural implements, mirroring provisions used for Fordson Major Tractors. It states the scope of work and the entities involved in the arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fordson
Control of Black Spot on Pears
Victorian Department of Agriculture officers urge timely sprays for black spot on pears. Josephine and Winter Cole require Bordeaux at early green tip and finger tip stages, then Thiram at late calyx stage. Other varieties get Bordeaux 6 6 100. avoid Bordeaux on Josephine and Winter Cole at late calyx stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victorian Department of Agriculture
Josephine
Winter Cole
Sacks and Quality Drive Oat and Rye Corn Exports
Victoria reports a record oat export season with about five million bushels shipped under government certification. Quality issues, including perished sacks and unsound bags, threaten prices for growers and lift costs for merchants. new or well-used sacks are urged to preserve grain reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Victorian Department of Agriculture
DDT Sprays Target Beetles in Victorian Orchards
Victorian agricultural officers report success using DDT sprays to combat adult root borers in fruit districts. Beetle emergence runs August to November. infested trees should be skirted with fly-wire and sprayed at 11 percent or 0.1 percent DDT at two to three week intervals through October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victorian Department of Agriculture
D.D.T
Goulburn Valley
Yples
Victoria
Tick Fever In Poultry Disease Carried By Blood Parasite
Tick fever in poultry in Victor, mainly north of the Dividing Range, has outbreaks in Melbourne. The parasite spirochaete spreads via blood-sucking insects like fowl tick and red mite. Veterinary officials advise sending suspect birds to Parkville for blood microscopy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor
Dividing Range
Melbourne
D. McQueen
Victorian
Department of Agriculture
Veterinary Research Institute
Parkville
Hyatid Disease Carriers and Prevention by Dogs
A community notice warns that dogs are the true carriers of hydatid disease, outlining the life cycle from tapeworms to eggs in dog droppings, and the risk to humans and livestock. Prevention focuses on not feeding raw offal to dogs, treating dogs for tapeworms with recoline hydrobromide, and maintaining personal hygiene after handling dogs or kennels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Letts
Victorian
Department of Agriculture
Unclear archival note on theater titles and authors
Fragmentary OCR mentions Mikado Tolanthe Patience Pirates and Fayce Cate with garbled theater terms. No coherent event, date, or place established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolanthe
Patience
Pirates
Fayce Cate
Lamson Theat
Mech
Slo
Cobram
Pia
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