Journey Thro West and South West
A narrative describes the Arkstone basalt plateau between Burraga and Porters Retreat with gold history on Isabella and Retreat rivers. It notes peridot and limited platinum prospects, erosion on the Abercrombie and ancient river terraces, bushranger lore around Porter, and travel from Bathurst to Trundle with a colorful encounter in Trundle involving Aborigines and a festive night in a full moon camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burraga
Porters Retreat
Arkstone
Retreat
Isabella River
Isabella
Porter's Retreat
Abercrombie
Golden Gully
Louis XIV
France
Crookwell
Porter
South Western Plains
Bathurst
Oberon
Camppell River
Orange, Parkes and
Bogan Gate
Trundle
Trindle
Removing Green Stump and Acid Method Described
An article describes a stump removal method using a mix of strong sulphuric and nitric acids. A 3 foot diameter stump needs about half a pint of each acid, injected into a borehole, then sealed. Cautions include heat when mixing and skin contact risks. It notes five weeks for rot to render the stump breakable. It also mentions The British Australian Tobacco Co Ltd, with share capital and assets details and a capital surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British-Australian Tobacco Co. Ltd
Subdivision of paddocks improves pasture carrying capacity
The Department of Agriculture instructor on the South Coast urges subdividing paddocks as the first farm improvement to boost pasture use. On alluvial flats paddocks should be 4 to 5 acres for sixty cows, while upland land uses larger blocks with about three beasts per acre. Night paddocks mirror day paddocks, and water in a central paddock is preferred to prevent grazing waste. A notable example is A. F. Emmett's Home Farm Bodalla with 104 acres split into 25 day and 8 night paddocks, milking 70 Friesian cows and yielding 4001b butter per head last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agricultural
A. F. Emmett
Bodalla
Lacresia
Deadly snakebite saves man thanks to nurse and blade
Eric Chard, rubber plantation manager in Jahore Malaya, was bitten by a king cobra while packing snakes for London Zoo. He recaptured the snakes and, with Miss Cherry Wilson's aid using a razor blade and anti venom, survived after hours in danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jahore
Malaya
Eric Chard
London Zoo
Chard
Leg Mange In Horses
Leg mange in horses is caused by a tiny mite that burrows into the skin. The disease spreads if not all horses are treated together. Successful eradication involves a knee deep bath using a dipping fluid or topical dressings and repeat applications every two weeks.
Painting of the ex-Kaiser by a Somerset artist
Miss Freda Beaumont, 23, of Kimpton near Yeovil, has created a painting from a photograph secretly taken during the 1918 Kaiser’s troop review. The image, once owned by Mr. F. G. Deering of Dagenham, was reportedly sent to the Kaiser’s household via a Dutch friend, after Beaumont spent four months completing the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda Beaumont
Kimpton
Yeovil
Somerset
F. G. Deering
Dagenham
Maor W. 8. Clark
London
Clark
Women in England Fill Unlikely Jobs Across Sectors
An exploration lists women who have held diverse roles in England including harbour officer, air traffic control, stockbroker, clerk of works, aviator and farm bailiff, highlighting breaking gender norms in historic contexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
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Garner’s Cash Store
Garners Cash Store
Gloucester
Arizona
Olher
Hill Mall
Cowboy Jack the
Bearded Lady
Jarrott’s
Gloucester Advocate
P.O. Box 12
Nume
Chap
Yakker
Black Gin
Lothario
Kaiser
Capper
EP. Capper & Sons, Ltd
West Maitland
Gloucester Electric Supply Company Ltd
Church St. Gloucester
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