Dedication of Sagaland Church at Back Creek
Bishop Ash, visiting Gloucester area, conducted the dedication of the Sagaland church at Back Creek amid flood delays. Officers and locals from Copeland and Gloucester assisted. gifts included altar items from the old church and new lectern and font. Four candidates were presented, with two hindered by high river crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queensland
Ash Wer
St. Paul's Parochial Council
O. C. Middlebangle
Wick
J. Burley
D. R. Mey
St. James, Jerry's Plaina
Gloucester
A.A. Company
Jim Burley
Jim Bayes
Balgowlah
Ernie Harris
Maureen Goldiston
Armidale
Frances John Goldston
St. Paul's Women's Guild
Ash
Copeland
D. R. May
Mey
H. Geabein
May Anid
Evens
Harris
Wale
Mra. May
Objects of Hospital Auxiliary
Mr Duff outlined aims for voluntary groups to raise funds for the hospital and provide medical op material, hospital linen, and bed garments as needed. They would assist with hospital projects like kiosks and tea services and undertake social service work after care, supporting the matron and hospital care in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duff
Mary
Black Beetle Parasite Observed Across South Coast
Mr. Carne reports dense black beetle infestations from Wollongong to the Far North Coast with a suspected parasite causing larval deaths. He maps the life cycle over 12 months, notes eggs laid singly in soil, and records parasitized beetles swelling before death while pursuing data to guide potential control methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wollongong
Mr. Carne
Carne
Grub Destroys Paspalum Pastures in Derrigo District
The white curl grub damaged about 80 percent of paspalum pastures and 60 percent of the out crops in the Derrigo district during autumn and winter. Identified as a primrose scarab by J. Flynn, Grafton district agronomist. He noted the pest destroys grass roots and causes havoc in large numbers and is less active in limed areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derrigo
J. Flynn
Grafton
Agronomia
Flynn
Infected Cattle Percentage at Casino Test Site
Report notes uncertainty about real disease position as tests at Casino show an average of ten percent cattle infected. The remark highlights test limitations and potential underestimation in the region.
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Casino
Travel time halves for Sydney to Coolah journey
A quirky note recalls a Butler Company air trip, claiming travel now costs little and takes under seventy minutes, a contrast to the old days when a week of hard travel was required to cover the same distance. The fragment hints at dramatic efficiency gains in early air travel.
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Sydney-Coolah
Butler Coy
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Kayser
Garners
Charles Hope
Ennetyt
Bishop
Ghurch
Dalgety
South Africa
Sydney
Shaw Sevill
Dominion
Monarch
Deys
Ns Desis
Objects OF Hospital Auxiliary
Manning District
Holden
Australia
Holden Vales
Nokt Hokies
Matthewson F
Street & Parish Pty. Limited
Garden
POPE
OGDEN
Sheffield
Sheffield Steel
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