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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 03, 1942
Page
4
A detailed guide on hand pollination of carnations describing selection criteria for parent plants, pollen transfer methods, timing, and safeguarding against self pollination, as well as soil preparation, bed setup, fertilization, spacing, and ongoing care for healthy blooms.
Government considers wholesale evacuation of key industries if invasion occurs. Plan focuses on moving dairy herds from coastal New South Wales to tablelands, with beef cattle inland, routing to avoid military traffic, fodder and milking facilities, labor retirements, and a scorched earth approach. Also includes agricultural guidance on crops and garden timing amid crisis.
An advertisement for a Carnation set listed for 6/6 features varieties such as Tusrid Cardamatis in white with lavender markings, Mabel Wilson rosy pink, Crown Jewel saline pink, Jane Tennesne primrose yellow with pink splashes, Golden Sim edge yellow and red, Lady Noek salmon pink with red dots. Plants described as healthy, grown in heavy soil, from P.L.C. at 10 Clarence Street. Remit 6 and quote No. 1 Carnation Set. Carriage extra.
State Meteorologist Mr Mares expects a dry period to break this month and a wet spell to follow. 1941 rainfall in Sydney totaled 26.74 inches, about half the 80 year average. only 1888 and 1862 were drier. Best rainfall on record was 52.78 inches in 1869. Inigo Jones from Brisbane adds that the wet season may begin mid February, peaking late April or early May, with December showing effects of a long cycle. No data found for North Queensland in the 1858 hurricane season.
The text describes a plan to implement a scheme that would inaugurate the greatest cattle drive in the history of Australia. It outlines the potential scale and impact of moving vast cattle herds and the historical significance of such an undertaking.
Ryan, a Chatsworth dairyman and breeder of Mawar i Milking Shorthorns, pleaded not guilty at Grafton Police Court to refusing to dip his stock. He claimed his cattle were clean and believed he had the right to refuse. He was fined £10 with costs £6 4d after the case regarding quarantine dipping.
The entire state faces drought with only the North West Slopes near Manilla recording average rainfall in May. Coastal regions and major cities endure their worst drought in years, with the North Coast in severe need. The government allocates 650,000 to ease hardship for primary producers.
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