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Macgregor Herald in Macgregor, Manitoba

08 Dec 1949

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Macgregor Herald

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Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Dec 08, 1949

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4

Sarawaks Romantic Dream and the Brooke Legacy

A historical sketch recounts James Brooke born 1808 in Bath and his rise to Rajah of Sarawak after aiding in quelling a rebellion in 1841. It notes his reforms, honors from London and Victoria, and his death at 65, as well as the dynastic succession to Sir Charles Johnson Brooke and Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, and Sarawak’s later growth and governance under British influence.

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Warma India Sarawak James Brooke Bath England Devonsire Borneo Brooke East India Company Madda Hassim Hassim London Oxford University Vicooria Devonshire Far East Civi James Charles Johnson Brooke Charles Vyner Brooke Charles
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Grasshopper Threat Foreseen At Manitoba Conference

Government entomologists forecast the greatest grasshopper threat in 20 years for Manitoba in 1950. Eggs were found in large numbers, mainly in the southeast and southwest. area under threat has doubled from 5 343 to 10 727 square miles. Meeting chaired by Minister Bell urged preparations. H. E. Wood cited a 1949 spraying campaign that cost over 100 000 dollars with farmers paying about one third of costs.

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Manitoba Winnipeg R. D. Bird Brandon Dominion F.C. Bell Wood
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