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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1929
Page
4
Readers learn how ranunculus seeds germinate slowly yet reward patience with early sowings, moist culture, and steady growth to transplant into beds. Advice covers selecting hardy varieties, timing, and protecting plants through winter. highlights species like lupin stocks petunias and mignonette for seasonable color.
The article offers garden guidance for winter planting, detailing how to transplant Ranunculus and Anemone seeds, the need to rub seeds with gritty sand, and ensure proper spacing. It stresses choosing hardy varieties, sowing early, and using warm sunny nooks to keep gardens flowering through dull winter days.
Advert says send a 2/6 postal note for the New Year Set of Winter Flowering Stocks Pansies Snapdragons Delphiniums and Poppies with a free 1/- packet of Best Mixed Winter Flowering Sweet Peas. Guarantee to replace if seeds fail.
The listing notes PG L Shepherd and Son at 734 George Street, Sydney, indicating a family business presence in the area. No further details are provided.
Dungog Chronicle reports a disastrous Friday fire that engulfed Nurse Rapson’s cottage and adjacent two story houses on Dowling Street. The hot day and west wind fanned the flames, with inmates escaping with few belongings. Fire brigades fought back as stand pipes failed briefly, sparking efforts to save nearby properties. Damage included insured losses of £150 for the building and £100 and £250 for occupants’ contents.
Steadfast confidence backs Doan’s Backache Kidney Pills with grateful testimonials from Mrs. J. G. Simmonds. The six year follow up confirms lasting relief from backache and kidney pain. Sold by chemists and storekeepers. Poster-McClellan Co. Proprietors, Sydney. Be sure you get DOAN’S.
G Nash guarantees prompt charges and reliable service for loading pigeons and calves picked up from any part of the district.
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