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Newspaper
Coffs Harbour Advocate
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 03, 1949
Page
3
A garden note recommends shrubs for hedges and walls. Holmskiolia grows to ten feet with red flowers. Crataegus hawthorn varieties show scarlet berries for two months and make good hedges. Cotoneaster and a blue trio Ceratosigma Veronica offer blue accents. Diplacus hybrida and red RM varieties add seasonal bloom. watch jasmine for scale and spray with white oil emulsion.
April council meeting noted letters from Boambee Progress Association Sawtell ALP and Chamber of Commerce complaining of Sawtell loop road condition. Clerk said reclassification would not transfer control to Main Roads. funding would match shire spending and approval required by both bodies.
Fawcett Bros Pty Ltd warns Coramba canning plant may halt if tomato supplies remain below needs. They urge local growers to adopt canning tomato cultivation, highlighting January February suitability, potential yields of 10 to 15 tons per acre at about £15 per ton, and reuse of existing ground. The firm plans outreach to Agricultural Bureaux and growers groups to explain methods and returns.
The Minister for Building Materials W E Dickson will visit Coffs Harbour on Monday May 23 to officially open the brick and tile company’s new works now in operation. A three person party will travel by train from Sydney and back the same night. Education Minister R J Heffron has adjusted his visit list to show schools and accommodation needs, with potential travel between Coffs Harbour and Macksville to align the dates.
Traffic from other districts using the Sawtell loop road has risen in recent years and justifies proclamating it as a main road. The formal proclamation has not yet been made, as Mr. Phillips noted.
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