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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 21, 1930
Page
6
Notice warns that all persons leaving gates open at Buena Vista will be prosecuted from this date. Bowman signs, also stating that anyone found shooting or hunting and interfering with fences at Willatsby will be prosecuted without respect to persons, with previous permissions withdrawn, by K H Hudgow.
A dated notice from Bruce Park dated 25 5 29 proclaims that any person abooting trapping or poisoning or trespassing on The Braes or Springmeant will be dealt with by law without respect to persons. All previous permissions are canceled.
A dated notice warns that any person found shooting trapping or fishing on the river bank of Albro farm Keep it will be prosecuted without respect to persons. All previous permissions revoked. 18/5/28. Local official CHAB. LBNNUN.
Warning posted by Shaw, manager, prohibiting shooting and trespass. Caution issued against leaving nets and traps open. Penalties stated for violations, with immediate action and prosecution without respect to persons.
I warn against hunting fishing or drilling on my land after the date. All previous permissions are cancelled. A reward of £25 is offered for information leading to the conviction of anyone stealing sheep or cattle proven to be my property. 10 January 1930. Horton Park, Wheeler?
TD MacDON objects to trespass and interference on his land and warns that any person found treapaming shooting rabbiting or interfering with fences on his property will be prosecuted. Elpdeaville.
A guide praises the homaly mapdray om for ease and beauty, recommends planting ranunculus and Irish anemones in mixed color borders, and suggests old manure as a fertilizer kept away from bulbs. It highlights King Alfred daffodil and notes on chrysanthemum care and a feeding schedule for robust blooms.
The article recounts the invention of the steam whistle by Stephenson after crossing accidents on the Stockton and Darlington line. It notes the first fatal locomotive death of cabinet minister William Huskisson in 1830 and a later wreck near Thornton Bagworth in 1834. It ends with a quip about a lawyer’s squeal echoed by Sydney Smith.
Stock Inspector Madden reports Australian tests show Noogoora Burr plants are poisonous to stock only at the cotyledonary seedling stage with two leaves. later growth is safe. Pigs are most susceptible, calves and sheep less so, as part of the poisonous and forage plant investigations by the Sins Committee.
The letter discusses rodeo shows as tests of horsemanship, noting horses’ stiffness and bursts of bucking. It recalls famed stockmen like James Campbell, A B Ripper, Albert Widdere, and Matthew Dood, praising bush cattle handling and tying feats while contrasting rodeo beasts’ conditioning with traditional field skills.
Mr Madden reports repeated samples from the Research station show yellowish wool discoloration, with some cases of yellow or green fleece on the same property. The condition appears in dense five wooled merino sheep on the Tablelands and links to a yellow pigment producing micro-organism. Debilitating wet weather fosters the microbe, as tests show a 30 second carbon dip kills the organisms.
A Chinese market gardener in Sydney bears unusual scars on both forearms with tattoo marks missing on one arm and a severe scar on the other. Police suspect a link to a Frenchman murdered years earlier and a motive tied to identity and oriental secrecy. Informants in Nouméa may determine if the Chow faces freedom or the guillotine.
P W Hart faced the Municipal Council in Glen Innes Police Court for using the electricity main without notifying the Council. The Health Inspector testified Hart occupied a Meade Street flat from June 21, 1929, to January 2, 1930, and left without notice of vacation or electricity cessation. At vacating, Hart owed £6 7s for electricity. He was fined £2 with costs, or 14 days in prison on default.
Advertisement from P. L C. Shepherd & Son Ltd announces 24 bulbs for 2/6 with post free delivery. The offer includes Axian Proesias Babianas Daffodite Sparaxia Eris Tritonias and Montbrelias 3 each, all labeled with varieties. Head office 5 Parker Street Sydney.
A humorous tale from Dubbo centers on two brothers who stage a prank using a local lookalike aborigine dressed in fine clothes and loaded with banknotes. At a Dubbo hotel they introduce him as a cousin of the Aga Khan, winning loans and laughs from the town elite. Daley visits, awkwardly tries Urdu, and the joke collapses before the conman departs richer.
Alderman BR Webster resigned as leader of Tamworth Municipal Council. The resignation was handed to Town Clerk W G Keble yesterday afternoon, ending Webster’s term amid local political upheaval.
Owing to ill health Mr G R McDonaugh resigns the presidency of Gunnedah Hospital. The committee records his great services. he will remain on the committee. Also announced is the death of Lord Balfour, former Prime Minister of Great Britain.
In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday night an opposition motion of censure over Ne ville Harris's transfer to Toncurry Prison was defeated 45 to 38. Mr Lang sought to read alleged assault details. despite calls to withdraw, eight women watched part of the speech in the gallery. The charges were rejected when the site for Justice denied Lang's claims and noted Harris was moved by the Comptroller Prison on his own initiative.
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