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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 24, 1942
Page
4
A notice states that second year students will conclude this session in August and align with the forthcoming vacation. The measure applies to the Sydney Teachers’ College.
The article advises winter rest for plants, soil improvement now, and reworking beds for a modern look. It urges careful pruning of roses, use of Bordeaux or Lime Sulphur, and potash-rich complete fertilisers to harden plants. It also notes dividing herbaceous perennials and preparing cuttings for Carnations.
The piece describes Australasian blue flowers such as the native Blue Cave plant and Stockesia while detailing market news on wool distribution. It notes seed origins, flowering traits, and gardening uses, followed by updates on wool retention funds, appraisal rounds, and price effects on Australian and British wool markets amid wartime controls.
A short note urges a rational awakening in personal life and work, calling for renewed vigor in thinking and living, a refreshed spirit, and increased patriotism as the nation seeks progress and unity.
A vintage seed offer lists four parcel lots with varieties such as Pruniplyin mixed vegetables Tomato Watermelon Cucumber Race Melon and a large mixed flowers pack. Each parcel can be ordered separately or combined for two shillings post free, with a simple request like Send me No 1 Seed Parcel.
India undertakes an anti malaria campaign as Allied forces prepare to retake Pacific islands from Japan. A special unit at General Headquarters trains officers and scientists to coordinate malaria control using modern sprayers, pumps, and equipment.
Kenneth Neate, Australian singer known as the Singing Policeman, recalls his time in the United States. He describes encounters with Walter, Szell, and Brownlee, auditions for the Metropolitan and Beverly Hills, coaching by Walter Damrosch, and his work on Mozart and Wagner pieces. He notes invitations to Lotte Lehman and interactions with Opera figures in New York and Montreal.
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