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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1910
Page
4
A fragmentary column discusses an endorsement and notes on health and grooming practices for livestock. It references a South Australia Government Veterinary Surgeon and prescribes a paste of soap, water wash, and various lotions for mange, with instructions to reapply after three days and to wash implements before reuse.
Seed beds require soil in fine, moist, firm condition to promote seed germination. Ploughing loosens soil for better water and heat entry, improves capillary moisture flow, and cleans the surface by removing weeds. Repeated ploughing loosens heavy soils and aids organic matter mix, while disk tools fail to mix deep layers.
An article reviews dry farming trials in Damon district South Australia with seven plots of tallow. Details cover ploughing depth drilling harrowing cross-harrows and yields per acre ranging from 11 bushels to 15 bushels with rainfall around 10 to 11 inches. Grasshoppers damaged several plots and some soils baked hard reducing yields.
Melbourne dispatch reports Minister for Defence Pearlce announced Sir Reginald Henderson, KCB, will visit Australia to advise on naval defence and explore base sites, training facilities, and other defence questions. Also notes factory fire at Northgate Exhibitions but insured, plus courts costs and a murder case in South Melbourne with Florence Williams arrested.
Market notes demand and rising supplies in Readme town with vegetables and fruit prices listed for Saturday June 4 and subsequent days. Raddishes celery pears cabbage onions tomatoes oranges figs fowls ducks and other goods feature with prices, while buyers attend in strong numbers and trades show steady activity despite some price firmness.
Fragmentary text references Geraldton and several names including A J Davies and de Tacey. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the provided OCR snippet.
In Rockhampton last night a fatal incident occurred during a horseback outing. Miss Sabinbury of Yeppoon riding with Mrs Steed was shot at while nearby, and jockey Arthur Davis allegedly shot Rolard Melt, a horse buyer, in a disturbing event tied to the St Pauls schoolroom setting.
The report outlines a Perth court where John Hlack is accused of embezzlement via a cash book kept open for audit by Mr. Byass. A customer could make purchases on credit and be billed later, with sums short in the docket sent after the sale. A separate accident at Greenbus Timber Corp left an engining river worker with a fractured skull and doctors treating him.
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