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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 24, 1933
Page
6
Vague horticultural note describes ranunculus with colorful markings suitable for gardens or cut flowers. Advises planting one inch deep, five inches apart, claws down, and avoiding fresh manure nearby. Mentions a garbled instruction to send for a total, unclear due to OCR errors.
The club schedules its annual general meeting at Flannery's Hotel on Monday March 8th at 7.30 pm with members urged to attend. J T Woods advertises estate offerings at Homebush last Thursday totaling 45000 sheep and lambs and 2100 cattle, with prices per hundredweights. Auctioneers note bids and farm stock values across yards at Winchcombe and Carson's area.
Reports from 87 Pastures Protection Board districts show rabbits increased in many areas during January with new reports from Balranald Deniliquin Inverell Jerilderie Maulamein and Tweed–Lismore. Increases noted in Albury Bathurst Bombala Branwood Cargo Glen Innes Narrabri and Eden where they are plentiful. Several districts show stationary or decreasing trends with heavy infestation at Tamworth and Hillston rated satisfactory elsewhere.
Australia faltered at start of the Fifth Test with Rich out in the first over and Woodfull and Bradman dismissed by Larwood. McCabe and O'Brien steadied briefly, but Australia posted 296 as Woodfull and O'Brien stood not out, with Larwood taking five wickets and Verity among key bowlers.
Forbes reports Fox Movietone shot about 300 feet of footage at the Adelaide Test using telescope lenses to capture the most sensational moments of Woodfull and Oldfield. Frank Hennessy of the For Film Corporation explains the method, aiming to provide patrons the best possible record through Movietone News gazettes.
Western news in brief reports a young Englishman George Taylor dying in Peak Hill Hospital from tetanus possibly linked to a healed cut or insect bite. Dry spells shrink tanks and cost sheep, while Nyugan sees scares and a missing girl later found unharmed. Other items note a factory gun accident injuring Fred Millar, the Catholic Narramine church wrecked by torpedo with new foundation to cost £4228, and youths claiming a £100 lottery prize after forgetting pasted tickets. A fire blamed on honey hunters scorches Amber country before control.
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