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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1937
Page
3
The article urges gentle handling of milking cows to maintain milk quality and yield. It warns rough treatment raises cow irritation and heat, reducing milk output, and stresses proper yard and bail layouts for efficiency. A Dairy Manual from the Department of Agriculture in Sydney is offered for plans and guidance.
The H M S Danae arrived in Sydney from England on a Wednesday reuniting two brothers, Petty Officer Charles Foster of the Danae and Mr Lea Foster of the South Head Signal Station, who hadn’t met since the war in London. Also notes Victorian brewers plan to enforce LV A decisions banning counter lunches, hotels losing about £50 weekly, Salvos removing car pre-use from items, and a rag soaked in hot vinegar to remove dry paint from places.
Forster enjoyed a booming Christmas and New Year period with record visitor influx, new cottages, and busy beaches. The progress association promoted tourism while the lake and ocean baths drew crowds, boats raced the New Year regatta, and fishermen reported notable catches. A road toll report noted 539 deaths in NSW in 1936, up from 463 in 1935.
Health officials report 768 influenza deaths in England last week and 825 the prior week while noting waning activity. Commonwealth Statistician Dr Roland Wilson disclosed unemployment at 10.7 percent in Australia for the December quarter, the lowest since May 1629. New NS.W. Governor Wakehurst sails for Australia March 5 from Toulon, arriving Sydney late March with family. Oil sprayed on Aden greens to simulate grass. Requests to join the Commonwealth Coronation contingent are being declined by Defence Minister Archdale Parkhill.
G C Denham of Anglo Dutch Plantations, touring aboard Nieuw Zeeland, reports a 100000 acre Java plantation growing tea rubber hemp tapioca coffee quinine and kapok. He says East Indies trade has revived with higher prices and better prospects for expansion in Australia.
The Sydney Harbour bridge will undergo a six year repainting program costing about £16000 yearly with 4200 gallons of paint used. Since opening until August 1935 patch painting covered the structure and now the main span painting begins from the crown, with the plan to repeat the entire cycle every six years.
A collection of practical tips for domestic tasks and crafts. Recipes and hacks include mint flavoring for beetroot, using sawdust as kneeling pads, storing blankets with shredded soup, and keeping poultry fresh with onion. Also covers stain removal, wax for wedding customs, dish care, hand upkeep, ant prevention, and a leaky aluminium pan repair with asbestos discs and rivets.
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