24 May 1928
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 24, 1928
Page
1
A highly garbled OCR fragment lists myriad names, places, and references, including individuals such as Davie and Phebe, places like Tallinn, and mentions of structures, waters, and a serious disturbance. The text weaves in and out with no clear cohesive narrative or date.
The passage portrays a chaotic parade of names and places tied to a political event. It references leaders, media figures, and various locales, with scattered mentions of dates and groups, all conveying a disorderly public scene and competing voices.
A fragmented excerpt recalls a baptism scene at a parish reception where a priest and a lay reader discuss naming the child. Dialogue reveals tension and the crowd’s restrained reactions as a patriarch and parson weigh words and rituals.
Agricultural and pastoral notes for rural readers. Notes are based on inspection reports from the Department overseer. Provides guidance for farmers on crops, livestock care, and best practices for seasonal work.
Agricultural notes discuss soil moisture maintenance for wheat, detailing transpiration loss, water needs per bushel, and the impracticality of storing all rainfall. It also covers eelworm damage to potatoes, pest biology, and recommended control: crop rotation, soil sterilization, resistant crops, weed management, and sanitation to prevent spread.
The text explains root knot or root gall as a damage source to many crops and plants caused by minute parasitic nematodes. It describes swelling on roots, varying from small enlargements to knots over an inch, and notes the impact on plant vigor and water and food movement.
The text outlines winter soil preparation for vineyards focusing on moisture absorption and runoff prevention. It notes soil conditions, timing, and ploughing depth, urging early work when rain-moistened, with priority given to difficult areas and leaving outer strips for later cultivation.
The article explains how to finish furrows near vines using a movable finishing plough and how to guide ploughing to keep unploughed strips narrow. It describes a vine hoe attachment that turns soil away from stems, and notes leaving soil mounds to protect vines through winter before further cultivation and pruning.
The article notes the difficulty of removing worms from a large flock and emphasizes prevention. It urges healthy stock, salt in morning mash, and lime on floors in outbreaks to reduce worm spread, while warning against heavy dosing and unreliable medicated feeds.
A fragmented note discusses seedling sourcing and stock from nurseries, stressing careful handling to reduce stress on young plants. It mentions grafting and seedlings, with advice on stock quality and maintaining growth despite scarce resources.
The text compares home raised stock with nursery stock noting delays of one to two years before stock is ready and risks of neglect. It argues nursery stock offers continuous supervision and warns farmers to obtain stock from nurserymen when urgent planting is needed or when species are unavailable locally.
The passage advises choosing small, healthy plants from a reliable source for transplanting. It notes smaller stock is easier to handle, grows faster, and suffers less transplant shock than larger stock. Experienced planters should avoid large plants unless they can provide extra care to mitigate delays.
A man and his wife attend a party and drive home at two in the morning. The husband, in a panic to reach the door, climbs to the back yard and enters through the ball above. He alights inside and finishes his burglarious act before his wife exits the carriage, unaware of the misadventure.
A group of party members struggled to extract sense from a cryptic word puzzle that forced them to rewrite a sentence under time pressure. The exercise revealed verbal agility and raised questions about strategy as the participants attempted to shape the wording to reveal a clear meaning.
Local readers recall a curious incident as an unnamed boy recounts a moment when a Chinese man yielded place in a crowded scene. The reminiscence highlights social tensions and the era’s attitudes toward ethnicity in public space.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.