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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 10, 1935
Page
4
The excerpt advises mulch to conserve moisture, prune finished shrubs, and encourage new growth. It recommends planting dahlias, gerberas, wrights, and climbing banana passion vine, plus salvia varieties for color. It highlights Kohl Rabi as a preferred vegetable and urges thorough cultivation and watering.
Prices for lambs and sheep show 1 to 6 pence higher than last Monday with specific rates for quality 36 lb lambs at about 22 shillings, September shorn merino wethers around 16 shillings, September bred wethers about 18 shillings, xbred ewes about 15 shillings, and prime hoggets at 34 to 41 pence per pound plus skin value. Cattle yarding reached 2,535 with generally fair to only fair quality, some prime bullocks and cows present. Overall cattle prices 10 to 15 shillings higher for good and prime cattle, with prime beef 350–450 pounds up to 43 shillings per 100 pounds and light beef up to 650 pounds at 37 shillings per 100 pounds.
On Burns, Philp and Co. staff at Thoraday Island two snakes earned 3/6 per week in cat meat for ratting. Other stores kept cats with wages recorded in journals. Two carpet wakes previously kept the wharf free of rats in exchange for board, then vanished with the rats.
The article advises sowing and thinning turnips a foot apart, harvesting when the bulb reaches 1.5 to 2 inches, soaking in salt water then steaming and frying in butter. Brussels sprouts require earlier sowing, sweet corn needs room and rich soil, and tomatoes should be dusted with Morela powder to prevent wilt and disease.
Double nasturtiums sweet scented on long stems for garden use. Golden Gleam yellow blooms popular novelty. Scarlet Gleam intensely dazzling color. Gleam Hybrid Mixed includes salmon gold orange cerise cream yellow orange maroon crimson and spotted. 6d per packet or 1/3 for the set of 3 post free.
The Italians have showered an Abyssinian town with 1000 tons of bombs, murdering many women and children.
The Manilla municipality warns land occupiers under section 470-1 that certain plants and animals have been proclaimed noxious. Owners must destroy and keep land free, with penalties up to £50 for defaults. Proclamation by His Excellency the Governor under section 468 and council resolution dated 3 September 1935.
Goldsbrough Mort and Co. report brisk wool sales in Brisbane Adelaide and Albury with strong demand from Germany Japan and France. New Zealand Napier and Bradford show steady to firm values while Sydney bids resume with 4 835 bales on Jan 9 and 4 834 on Jan 16. Total Wool sales July to November reach 542 174 bales vs 355 410 last season. Sydney stores remain substantial with 448 530 bales awaiting disposal.
Mrs. E J Bonnell of Black Mountain Cooroy Queensland and her father Mr G Groat of Sydney watched a large green frog in Bonnell's garden swallow a rat. The rat struggled but was eventually swallowed as the frog fed on its front legs then stayed nearby for days after the meal.
Thomas O Hagan recalls 1911 12 in Ethiopia and argues Mussolini cannot conquer Ethiopia. He notes weather hampering Italian forces in Ogaden, Abyssinians strengthening high ground defenses, and arms deliveries via Berbera. He cites bribes to Abyssinian chiefs failing and Ras Gugsa among graftors.
Pitt Son and Badgery note 32 505 sheep and lambs penned with fair quality and firmer sheep prices. Lambs firm. wethers to 18 4, ewes 15 7, hoggets 19 8, lambs 24 10. About 2 540 cattle yarded with prime few, rest fair trade. markets dearer for trade cattle. Bullocks to 14 8, cows 9 12, dealers 8 8. Shipping strike unsettled, seamen warned Licensing may be permanent. Museum head Mr H A Longman describes frog swallowing habits with a preserved example and notes plausibility varies by size.
In Cronulla near Port Hacking locals report a strange sea creature seen by five adults and children at an ocean pool Monday before 4 pm. Witnesses described a long neck with a flat head, some believing it a sea snake or a swimming deer, while one said eight feet of neck appeared and it chased porpoises out to sea.
A humorous survey traces golf from a rough origin to its modern popularity. It contrasts rival theories about who invented it and lampoons attempts to define the sport, the quirks of pundits, and the sharp wit of caddies especially in Scotland.
Justice of Peace J Galler of Coffs Harbour NSW suffered rheumatic pain and knee trouble, was persuaded to seek relief and received care at Bur. The fragment preserves the tone of a local notice about a minor medical or personal hardship.
After four years in Kent Hospital nourished by injections, Victor Cleave of Folkestone wakes to normal life with wife and children. Wounded in the Great War, he later worked for the railways and, during sleep on duty, endured taunting labels from coworkers. He recalls nothing of the period or dreams.
Lehute Bell and Co Ltd notes no sales in Sydney last week with buyers in Brisbane. Prices in Sydney are centered on the four-inch wool line, inferior wools selling slowly while top making sorts, fleece and skirtings, move well. Strong demand for skirtings driven by Continental inquiries and hosiery and knitting use. Vogue shops indicate high turnout for wool consumption.
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