Farmers debts to Riverina exceed four thousand pounds
A meeting of storekeepers from 31 towns in Bareilan and surrounding districts reported farmers owed 1,097,627 to storekeepers. Delegates were chosen to press the Minister for Agriculture for advances to cover necessities, argue for deferring debt collection, and seek 20 percent relief in stages through 1933 while capping interest at 8 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bareilan
Barellan
Uni Rural Industries Board
Hexas
Sire
Une Commissioncra
Goverrment Gs Bank
Merting
Are Garage Proprietors Profiteers in Colonial Recollection
Fragmentary reminiscences describe garage proprietors as profiteers, noting alleged high charges and wage disputes. The narrative shifts to Australian transport by bullock teams, praising the era’s laborers and the broader economy, with vivid but non-graphic depictions of workers, vehicles, and travel. The speaker laments vocabulary loss among bullock drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt Batty
Wien
Australia
Grow Pumpkins From Old Seeds
Grow pumpkins from old seeds and compare yields. Trials at Bathurst Farm showed 1924 seed produced 10 tons 9 cwt per acre, 1928 seed 3 cwt, and 1929 seed 4 tons 29 cwt. Old seed germinated well though freshest seed grew slower early. later season vigor varied with under seed yielding best quality and volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Brigade
Department of Agriculture
Bathurst Experiment Farm
A. J. Pino
How to Govern a Woman Electrically
A humor piece lists comic device pairings to caption a woman's behavior with electrical terms. It uses puns like interrupter for talkative, detector for pickpocket, receiver for meeting halfway, controller for excitement, condenser for rising temper, tuner for harmony, discharger for poor cooking, rectifier for being wrong, regulator for gossip, reverser for getting upset, transmitter for wanting home, insulator for shock, amplifier for thinness, and sounder for feelings.
Garden notes on manure use and plant nutrition
A old garden column explains correct manure practice for best garden results. It covers rotted animal manure, depth of dressing, use of superphosphates, potash, blood and bone, and nitrate of soda, plus cautions on leaves and proper application around growing plants. It lists nitrogenous manures and sources like farm and poultry manures, blood and bone, and ammonium salts. It notes avoid spraying nitrate on leaves and cautions about soil dryness and root access.
Portulacea as a heat loving garden mainstay
The article advises choosing manure with potash for root crops and phosphates for fruiting or woody plants. It extols Portulaca as a popular, rapid, drought resistant annual for rock work and borders, noting it thrives in heat, needs light and occasional water, and should not be planted in cold, shaded spots.
Hundred Gladious Youngsters Promote Lot Post Free
An aged advertising note touts a yearly offer of 100 bulbs for the price of 2, describing a bargain sale for readers. It emphasizes youthful bulbs, the chance for first-year bloom, and urges readers to buy 100 for a small cost, noting bulbs are young and smaller than peas.
Hastings Presbytery Session Receives New Missionary
The Hastings Presbytery heard reports from Camden Haven Comboyne Home Mission and welcomed the newly appointed Missionary at Camden Haven Conboyne to the body. The foundation stone of Macksville’s new church was laid and opening ceremonies planned for November 8. The meeting praised youth welfare exam successes and greeted a preaching gown gift to Rev. L B Thorn. Public worship featured a sermon from Rev J F Thorn on 1 Kings 18:24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turer
B. Thonn
Alli McLicllion
Camden Haven-Contboyne
Founday Finn
Macksville
Saunkey
Knight
Cloucestersea
Camden Faven-Comboyne
McLachlan
ST. Knight
Sydney
R. W. Wanmon
General Assembly of Australia
Dr. Gann
Presbytery
LB. Thorn
J. F. Thorn
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Stuart Sucert
Velocity
DUKE
Warren Bard
Warren Bardsle
WAN Autobats
Nie
Don Bradman
MLS
Giant
Mick Simmons
Gloucester Electric Supply Company Ltd
Church ST
Gloucester
A. I. Cavanaugh
Gloucester Pharmacy
Harris
C. Falconer
Riverina
Skeepers
Mosaanes
Phillip
Vers
Motorist
Griffith's
Park Street
Eh Loucester
P.L.C. Shepherd 2 Son Ltd
Farm and Garden
Parker
Rrevt
A. Dan
Heb
H. Coote
Angus & Coote
Phillips Hotel
T. Charlton
Alfa Laval
S.K.F
Alfajaval Separator Co, Ltd
Sussex Street
Alter Lawal
Ilfa-Laval Separator Co. Ltd
Sussex
GEA
Gloucester Dairy Co. Ltd
Presbytery OF the
Hastings
Ker
Commonwealth Savings Bank
Mstvaia
T. Hannan
Majestic Picture Palace Church Street
Roslyn Sewing Machines
Roslyn
Booker
Iereappene
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