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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 18, 1937
Page
3
An Agricultural Gazette article urges bracken fern control as a key to pasture improvement. It advises deep ploughing followed by oats or sacca- line sowing, then repeated ploughing and clover sowing, with trained stock for impact. It stresses soil fertility and selective spraying or brushing where ploughing isn’t possible.
Delegates from hospital boards in the Hunter River district at Cessnock united behind imposing a tax to fund hospitals. They argued current funding is unreliable and unequal, with many avoiding contributions, and urged country hospitals to gain maternity wards. A provisional measure allowing sale of lottery tickets by hospitals was also proposed. Milk bars and increased milk consumption were noted as benefiting dairy farmers.
Describes a 1760 wedding of William Donkin and Eleanor Shotten at Great Tosson Cumberland with lavish feastings including lamb, veal, mutton, beer, brandy punch, wine, malt beer and 550 guests. Notes 26 musicians and tight order. reflects on how such events might unfold in 1937.
A British study of 50 bulls with daughters in milk finds no conclusive results but suggests bull teat positioning often mirrors dam udder layout and may guide breeders. It notes emphasis on teat placement and alignment over size, while many breeders still favor dam udders in selection.
Sydney market reports from Winchcombe Carson Ltd Pitt Son and Badgery Ltd and Homebush Stock Sales. Cattle yarded totals and price ranges across prime, fat and vealers with notable dearer trends. Pigs calves and stores described with varied demand and price spreads.
The late Mrs. Emmie Laurie Crawford died in Hobart on August 8 1935 amid dire neglect. Mr Justice Crisp ordered the estate valued at £31,183 to be divided equally between a niece in Victoria and a nephew in Western Australia. Police found a body in squalor, with 26 dogs and 100 pigeons on site, and extensive goods spoiled by neglect. The coat once thought to belong to a Russian royal, valued at £1,700, was not found and no will was located.
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