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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 07, 1938
Page
4
Guidance on conserving garden moisture with mulch and pots, staking soft wooded plants, cutting faded blooms, sowing hardy seeds, preparing early flowering beds, and storing bulbs. Advice covers shading young transplants, sowing cabbage family seeds, digging beds, lime dressings, and storing harvested crops for autumn and winter.
The Postage Reduction League urges Prime Minister Lyons to issue stamps commemorating Tasmania’s discovery the Tasmanian centenary the Franklin centenary and Hobart Regatta as tools to promote Australian events. Philatelists note poor pictorial presentation and potential revenue gains from special issues while recent stamps have celebrated airmail and 150th celebrations.
The piece advises continuity of supplies by sowing celery seeds in a cool position and keeping seedlings moist. Transplant to rich soil or permanent beds once large enough. Radish, lettuce, mustard and cress should be sown in semi shady spots and watered abundantly to grow quickly, serving as salads.
An advertisement for superior Iceland poppies and related varieties. It lists Superior Strains of Iceland Poppies Shepherds Special Giant Orange with large orange flowers and long stems, price 1/6 post free, Special Large Flowered Strain in mixed colors 1/- per packet, Sunbeam Improved bedding and cut flowers 6d per packet. Set of 3 packets for 2/6. Postal address Box 38088 GP0 Sydney.
Benson's Gang repaired storm damage on Gunedah Namoi River Genbarra Attanga and Halls Creek Roads. Boggabri road resheeting completed between 2 and 4 pm. Grader Gang finished scarifying and reshaping on Barraba Road with similar work on Boggabri road in progress. Oakey Creek and Wimbourne lane attended. Traffic census at Tarpoly Bridge counted 45 motor cars and 2 tracks. Turner's Gang widening between 24 and 244 mile on Tamworth road. Moonaran Siding work not yet started by Railway. Bungendore Road repairs finished and opened to traffic. Upper Halls Creek Road local labour for fallen timber removal after the 8th inst storm. Plant: new truck ordered cost estimated 5 with safeguard against overloading 148. 1938 M and T Maintenance Programme: cost rise for Bitumen surfacing Tamworth road 340. resheeting Manilla Barraca deleted. total increase 38. Contract 1/37: screenings for surfacing Tamworth road 243 to 263 mile completed. Dept of Main Roads may call tenders for surfacing work after notification of completion.
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