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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1939
Page
3
A reader cites sharp increases in Gloucester Shire Council valuation notices and urges a public meeting with councillors to explain the spikes. Streets and drains in the Urban Area are blamed for higher values. letters from ratepayers call for transparency and questions.
The article describes controlling algae in farm water supplies using copper sulphate or bleaching powder. It specifies 17 grains of blue stone per 1000 gallons and 2 ounces of bleaching powder per 1000 gallons, plus a method to prepare a concentrated solution and cautions on toxicity. It notes storing the stock solution, light exclusion as an alternative, and potential slight taste changes in water.
The article notes ongoing pest prevention through cleanliness and screen protection, praising Fly-Tox as an effective insecticide. It then reports Rabit skin offerings at 11 tons with varied prices, tallow market firmness with quoted ranges from £16 to £9 per ton, and hides and calfskins values with assorted country and size distinctions.
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