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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 30, 1938
Page
4
A lengthy schedule lists numerous floral categories from Aequilegia to Gladiolus and Roses including bowls, vases, collections, and special actions. It offers cultivation guidance on spacing, pruning, watering, and timing, highlighting Gardeners should aim for varied height contrasts and firm soil, with emphasis on evergreen dominance and careful mulching.
Entries include Nut Loaf Orange Cake and various Sponge Sandwiches plus decorative cakes. Trophies accompany entries from Glenilla, Sydney, and Imperial flour brands with loot like self raising flour packets and vouchers.
The article discusses shrubs as garden backbone, advises deep digging and prepared drainage, recommends soil amendment and sand around roots, and stresses watering promptly after planting and stabilizing against wind to protect new roots.
The report notes new season demand easing into state markets, with full catalogues due by month end. Wool clips arrive amid adverse conditions. prices steady for Bradford top and Continental futures. Cattle supplies are light with rising demand. prime light steer beef reaches 50 per 100 pounds. Sheep and lambs show strong prices, with fat sheep around 5d per lb and sneker lambs to 8d per lb. farmers urged to market fat stock promptly as numbers may rise and values ease.
Chrysanthemums thrive with controlled growth. prune to size, remove bottom leaves and buds, select median shoots, and plant cuttings in sandy soil with spacing. Use a frame or glass cover to encourage rooting, choosing the warmest bed corner for rapid establishment.
Market growers announce mildew resistant New Rock Melon No 45 from the U S Department of Agriculture. Includes Rock Melon and Watermelon varieties with postpaid pricing and leaf Lettuce Imperial and Beans offered as prime quality. Prices listed per packet and per bushel with packaging details. Write for price list.
Sydney Premier Mr Stevens promised substantial reductions in Sydney Harbour Bridge tolls to MPs from North Shore seats. Details will follow in the Budget. Current tolls are 6d per car and 3d per passenger with free travel for children under 14.
Accidents at level crossings cause severe injuries and deaths. Most incidents are direct hits where trains strike vehicles on tracks, while others result from vehicles colliding with moving or stationary cars. Bridges and deviations will take time and money to build, so remaining crossings need guarding and drivers must stay alert, especially on unfamiliar roads.
Business men with many payments across a wide area race cheque accounts yet can gain from the Savings Bank, a convenient aid to money accumulation. It is not undignified to transact Savings Bank business, and idle money earns interest profit.
A garbled advertisement urges caution on wet roads and warns drivers to heed danger signals. It promotes an engine treatment product from RE N Ltd and mentions free samples, while stressing that heavy vehicles must observe guard signals to prevent accidents. Safety guidance is embedded in an evidently corrupted text.
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