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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 27, 1937
Page
4
The article urges improving soil with humus and proper drainage before fertilising. It suggests using garden waste, cow peas or cover crops to restore humus, and notes sandy soil often lacks humus. It covers preparing land now for Towne with Buffalo cross, staking plants, lifting dahlias, and growing delphiniums and other ornamentals.
Country producers report at Flemington with 21 000 sheep and 3 462 cattle yarded. Sheep entries included lambs lean to well-finished with prices firm to slightly irregular. prime shewn and medium descriptions varied. Cattle yarded include bullocks and cows with notable entries from J Duc Bellata and R Fairman Moombooldool. prices showed a decline then partial recovery with store sales making up part of the yard.
A Department of Agriculture animal husbandry official urged farmers to select rams from registered flocks rather than home-bred unit sires. He warned small breeders against mating ewes with rams of inferior wool and stressed rams as the main driver of flock improvement. Breeders should use rams of proven good breeding and avoid propagating faults by relying on home-bred stock, though bloodline consistency matters less than proven merit.
The text extols rose plants enduring rough treatment and blooming most outside eight months of the year. It advises planting now, selecting healthy varieties, and expanding stocks by cuttings as they root readily for rapid propagation.
Promotional flower notice offers roses catalogued with prices and selections. Readers urged to send 20 shillings to obtain a set mix of roses and optional colors, with prepaid railway town delivery and post options described.
P L D Shepherd and 80N Ltd advertise poster services with contact address Box 36088 G P C Sydney for inquiries and orders.
The review praises Peter Coulter's Everlasting Hurricane for its dramatic pace and vivid imagery. It recounts a voyage where two French escapees and an English captain are captured, wrecked on a Loyalties atoll, then rescued by the Martha Werley trading sloop. Characters Wesley, Anne, and Anny drive the action, with strong attention to essential details and economical prose.
The wool market shows overseas buyers active as London sales buoyant and Australian growers expect solid opening prices. Local dealers report steady scoured skin wools and firm prices for best merino types while shed production remains strong. Outlook hints minimal carryover from last season with overseas buying power seen as keen for the forthcoming Sydney season opening August 0.
An Australian government discussion notes betting drains dole funds and pressures stronger measures. Expert opinion cites past Queensland action and NSW demand for controls as famine relief hinges on stopping bookmaker spending. Government argues betting is vital to curb starvation risk.
A British message asserts Britain will lead global defense by year end with smaller but superior front line units. It mentions armored divisions with advanced tanks and anti tank capabilities, a mix of artillery and machine guns, enhanced mobility and air defense, and new RAT depots costing £300,000 each.
An English paper reports on two brothers near Basingstoke Hampshire who preserve a 200 year old secret method for making dew ponds. The earth is dug, straw and lime line the pond, and a special composite coats the interior. The process takes months and has been handed down privately.
An old advertisement touts Heenzo or Leenzo cough remedies claiming to cure coughs colds bronchitis influenza and whooping cough. It markets a bottle priced two shillings and promises a magnified yield when mixed with sweetened water, claiming over a million annual users and urging readers to order from their shop or store.
The notice details two railway excursion series to run in August and September in New South Wales. Tickets issued for travel anywhere to anywhere within metropolitan and suburban networks, with return tickets valid for two months. Information and conditions are available at stations for parents teachers and others planning travel during the period.
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