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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1933
Page
4
Guidance on arranging gardens to fit shapes and buildings includes drainage first, suggestive use of underground drains, and avoiding deep bed digging on heavy ground. Instructions cover marking beds with a hose, edging margins, and shaping paths with a spade and rake for neat, firm surfaces.
A Lancet report by Dre i Laidlaw Wilvon-Smith and C H Amdrewn shows ferrets can be infected by human influenza discharge, proving a filter passing virus causes infection. Recovered ferrets gained immunity, suggesting a human convalescent serum may neutralize ferret flu.
Reports from Brewarrina and Queensland describe excavations at Cuddie Springs by Mesure Fletcher Clutton and Dr. Anderson. Fossils include diprotodon palorchestes and a large flightless bird related to emus. Remains of two oxen and a horse were first uncovered, with leg bones and jaw fragments dug up. The finds suggest a Pleistocene megafauna extinction era linked to reduced rainfall before humans appeared.
Shepherds repeat vegetable offer promotes 56 varieties in 6 packets with free delivery door to door for 2 shillings 6 pence. Includes pumpkin, watermelon, cucumber, radish, and other mixed seeds, with replacements if not growing. Mention paper to get 2/6 recotable offer.
Fragmentary OCR minded notice claims slimming benefits and relief from backache with emotional language. Broken phrasing mentions a mother figure and a casual appeal to readers. lacks clear names, dates, or verifiable entities.
Dr F A Moss chief geologist for Oil Search Ltd reports after investigation of the Lakea Botrance District that there is believed to be commercially productive oil in an indicated area. The plan includes four wells repaired and production ready, a second drilling unit, leases secured on Lease 4862, 24 hour operation, and a 6 percent gross royalty to Midfield Oil Company NL.
An Australian bulletin on the blowfly problem outlines its cost to pastoralists, the need for widespread knowledge, and methods of prevention and treatment. Published by the Department of Agriculture and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, it includes a colored frontispiece and guidance for sheep-owners. Obtained from the Department of Agriculture, Sydney, price 1/6, post.
The text describes hotelkeepers in Orange and other towns using price tactics and inducements to attract patrons amid high duties and taxes. It notes beer price drops, first class counter lunches, and special menus as efforts to sustain patronage, while noting overall declining liquor consumption and economic pressures on hotels. It also reports a Goondiwindi land ballot rush with 9370 applicants for blocks at Welltown and nearby areas, naming recipients Pokatnrog and Pallamallawa, plus McNamara of Pallamallawa.
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