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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 24, 1933
Page
4
Gardening guidance outlines planting and staking for dahlias and gladioli, with tips on soil depth spacing and watering. It promotes natural staking, decorative bed ideas with aquilegias and petunias, and alongside, advice on annuals perennials rambling roses and feeding with manures and sulphate of potash.
Mr P Gresswell, an Bradford estate agent, bought Saltaire from Salts Ltd. Saltaire, begun by Sir Titus Salt in 1858, features a model mill and village near Shipley with over 1000 homes and shops for workers. The purchaser plans easy terms for tenants to buy their homes.
The passage advises handling a large surface area of rose plants gently, digging in lightly, and using abundant water from rain to aid growth. It warns against mixing this rose’s cuttings with other roses in winter, as each cut weakens the plant.
Gardeners are urged to buy seed packets including 16 flower varieties and 16 vegetables with post free offers. Mixed flower packets are advertised at 1 shilling per packet post free, with small pledges of 2 shillings 6 pence per 100. Deal promoted by P. L. D. Shepherd & Son Ltd, Parker Street head offices.
Last week a catalogue of 6 782 bales of wool from districts in New South Wales sold with strong demand across the trade. Top price reached 259d for 12 bales Sup CoE Menah Mudgee on account R H Crossing. Multiple buyers including J W Norvill Wallabadah and A G Kneipp Benshaw purchased large lots at favorable figures.
Fragmentary diary style note describes extreme weight loss of seven stone with health gains. The speaker recounts difficulty in tying boots and mobility before losing weight, comparing prior weakness to current improved condition while noting the minimal cost.
The wool market shows a sustained uptrend driven by rising global demand and a tightening supply. A revised Commonwealth clip estimate indicating a 400000 bale shortage, strong Sydney auction activity, and liberal output plans suggest prices will firm further into the new year as growers hold clips for sale and capitalize on elevated values.
The Postmaster-General's Department notifies a revised policy for fixed time trunk line calls. From November 1 1933 one or more fixed time calls daily may be booked in advance to occur at an agreed time as a single call or regular during a fixed period. A single call may be booked up to one hour before the required time. Printed in Manilla New South Wales by Alton Richmond McLeod for Manilla Express.
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