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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 25, 1936
Page
4
List of events with handicaps for boys and men including swimming races diving and relay, prizes from 5 shillings to £1, entrance fees ranging from free to 1 shilling, and the North and North West championship trophy offered for the yards championship.
Time for each distance to be handed in for all handicap events. Prizes in Open Orders. Committee may cancel events if entries are insufficient. Swimmers must not break time by more than 2 seconds in 66 2/3, 1 second in 33 1/3, 4 seconds in 100. Entries close Monday, March 2. Forward entries to-
Godetias have grown popular rivaling map dragons for pride of place. They are hardy and long lasting when cut for bowls or vases. Planting now favors development before flowering and massed beds with borders of linaria or stocks create striking color. Clarkias also deserve notice and should be sown soon to yield best results, with careful transplanting and two pruning methods to encourage bushy growth.
The article explains two methods for growing clarkia. One yields dwarf compact plants with a pendulous habit and many flowers at the leaf stem junctions. The other lets plants grow naturally, then risers form later with long lasting blooms.
The notice highlights bedding plants from Stoddart Hayward for sale with free booklet available. It advises careful watering and light shading in extreme heat, explains transplanting avoidance, and describes color varieties including pink shades and larkspur seeds sown now through March for early spring blooms. It notes the salmon rose spire and a delphiniumlike bloom named Exquisite.
In Europe America and Australia the best selling seedsman item the perfumed dwarf golden double nasturtium Golden Gleam. Shepherds offer free with a 2/6 Flower Set a packet each Tea land Poppy Sweet Peas Pansy Snapdragons and Gaillardia plus a free Golden Gleam Nasturtium packet.
The article traces the fat lamb industry from ancient flocks to modern markets, praising Australia and New Zealand, with emphasis on meat over wool. It highlights breeding for meat, seasonal supply gaps, New South Wales advantages, and the Smithfield market as drivers for year round exports to Britain. It notes Canterbury lamb fame and Newcastle Abattoir’s role in direct exports.
Discusses cream of tartar derived from grapes and its culinary uses. Promotes Aunt Mary's Baking Powder as a pure grape product free from adulterants, claiming reliable results in scones cakes and pastries.
Pitt Son and Badgery Ltd report strong demand as the selling season nears its close. Buyers from Japan and the Continent supported a 4705-base catalogue across Yass and New England regions. A new season record was set at 334d per lb for superfine wool, surpassing last season's 244d per lb.
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