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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1911
Page
4
Farm notes stress giving sheep adequate Saar matter in pastures, especially away from coasts. Salt helps combat worms and flukes, improves vitality to resist pata rites, and should be combined with sulphate of iron as a tonic. Add one pound copperas powder to one quart of salt for protection, keeping mixture dry.
The guidance states a sitting hen should be fed once daily with hard grain such as maize, barley as a weekly change, and soft foods only briefly. Oatmeal mixed with barley meal is advised during transition, green foods are avoided, and clean water plus a dust bath are essential after resting.
The rubber tree described as the source of gutta percha grows to over sixty feet with silver gray bark that darkens where tapped. It bears white flowers in August and nuts in December and January whose shells burst noisily. With many nuts per tree, a group could gather enough for planting hundreds of acres. These trees grow in tight soil with little cultivation but rubber requires about fifteen years to yield.
An 1813 establishment at Hollies near the fells of Cumberland produced a celebrated line of cattle. Mr Z Mans bought Red Rose for 40 guineas, driving her 30 miles home, and since then the herd has remained outcross-free, yielding wide chested, deep bodied stock with shorthorn heads. The old farmer’s independent search and decisive selection are noted as key traits.
An observer notes admirable and different methods from modern farming as a herd is disposed of with cattle bringing excellent prices at market, reflecting favorable demand and strong returns for livestock.
The State Government seeks £2 350 009 from the Commonwealth for transferred properties and £250 000 interest. A billiards match of 16 000 pounds at 1000 under existing rules is discussed. A violent storm forces shelter as a man dies after a buggy crash and coat theft by a constable's overcoat leads to a railway disruption causing £2,000 property loss.
In Adelaide on Sunday a strike by Graves and Co drivers ended after an arrest over a war payment policy court fine. The men will return to work Monday morning, ending the labour dispute.
On a Sunday in New South Wales Sydney Aman sams reports McGregor was working on the Drugumoyme wharf when a pile hoisted from a punt fell endwise striking him and knocking him into the water, resulting in his death.
Fremantle confirms the Federal Executive appointment of D. S. Maddocks as Collector of Customs for the Hinte position after inquiry by Mr. F. North. A boy, AM. Singh, allegedly abused by Afghan Ameer Singh and handed between individuals, prompted police involvement with no arrests yet. A death by suicide is believed to be linked to a pending court case for manslaughter against a man who drowned in the Swan River. Near New Norcia Thomas Gram, 19, accidentally shot his mate during a hunting incident. Local notices mention unrelated tips and an advertisement for a cough remedy.
The Geraldton Rifle Club lists handicap entries for trophies to be contested on Wednesday the 14th and Saturday the 17th with an entrance fee of 61. Only financial members are named among the participants including Renspath, Hawkes, Woodward, Royse, Wellows, Smith, Campbell, Rowe, Leach, Smythe, Blencowe, Fairbeard, Davis, Jackson, Houston, Storie, Bansen, Piper, Hepburn, Chap man, Alles, Mountain, Warwicker, Edwards, Rants haw, Fowle, Brain, Bartlett, Holst, Callen, Hepburn, Towler, Moore, Windsor, Crowe, Broadbent, Guscott, Lester, Davies, Searle, Glover, Green, Stegall, Wineberg, Lavieer, Riston, Towler, Warwicker, Penrey, Te Tew, and others.
Correspondence from the Victoria League executive notes slow sub-committee activity and urges broader participation. It highlights book donations for settlers along railway lines, school links with the British Empire, and efforts by members like Min Ackerman. Mentions plans for Imperial Conference representation and gifts for schools and children.
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