Goomalling Road Board Notes On Closure Request And Rates
At the latest meeting of the Goomalling Road Board, members discussed Mrs E G Hansen’s request to close a road through Locations 4552 and 4537, agreeing to support the closure after fencing on the Reserve is completed. The board also considered a gate at the railway station for passenger use and decided to apply to the Railway Department. Rates were set: 1d in the £ for the North and South Wards, gd in the £ for the Town Ward, plus a 6d loan rate, and 3d per 100 acres for the Vermin Board.
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Goomalling Road
Railway Department
Vermin Board
The Pig as a Money Maker
The article argues pigs are profitable when managed well. Keep an optimal number, breed your own stock to reduce costs, and rely on a good sow as a savings asset. Buy stores only when cheaper, avoid overpaying for young pigs, and avoid panicking when prices swing.
Lucerne Bacteria Experiments in New South Wales
The text reports experiences with pure cultures of pliant bacteria to aid lucerne agriculture in New South Wales. It suggests best method is using soil from thriving lucerne fields mixed with seed. If the target soil lacks bacteria, introduce them by spreading small amounts from a well-performing field like fertilisers.
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New South Wales
Doan's Ointment Described as Safe Skin Cure
Serious chances arise for neglecting signs of skin disease as it can spread become chronic and hard to cure. Doan's Ointment is promoted as the safest remedy without hindering daily work and is praised by Mrs P Lawson of Korrelocking for healing a leg wound after a failed medical treatment. Sold by chemists and storekeepers at 2 by Foster McClellan Co Perth 815 Murray Street.
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Dean
P. Lawson
Korrelocking
Northam
Doan
Foster-McClellan Co
Murray-street
Perth
Doan’s
Wheat quality and selection in wheat deterioration
A inquiry from the Lameroo cultural Bureau to the South Australian Director of Agriculture, Professor A J Perkins, notes that even with best treatment wheat tends to deteriorate unless continuous intelligent selection is applied. Higher type wheat, if achieved, will revert to the variety’s average type without ongoing selection. Cultivated wheat tends to deteriorate as preferred abnormal types revert to natural types when left alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamerook Cultural Bureau
A. J. Perkins
Fire Causes Unknown After Supposed Spontaneous Blaze
Fire officials say the blaze remains under investigation after witnesses suggested spontaneous combustion. Fire Chief notes uncertainty while authorities search for a definitive cause and assess property damage.
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Ree Eers
Amuzance
Rats threaten British farms with massive damage estimates
A British Board of Agriculture report estimates 49 million rats in Great Britain and annual farm damage of about £1 million plus dock and warehouse losses. It notes a pair can produce about 880 descendants yearly. The item also mentions Woods Great Peppermint Cure for colds.
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British Board Ofriculture
Great Britain
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Goomalling
Lucerne Bacteria
J T Smith
Trom Meason
Robertson & Morris
J.T. Smith
Witegerald Street
E. Kirkman
Fitzgerald Street
Peel Terrace
J. W. Purslowe
Pitzgeraldst
Porth Marble Works
OGH Day & Co
Gordor Street
Bank Bastia
James
Denibon Lee
Pino Mentho
Alex. Wilson & CO. Ltd
Malcolm Lane
Sydney
Chis Aiking, and Co
W.A.) Ltd
Lueil
J. G. Dempster
Uardian Assurance Coal Limited
N. M. Morley
A. D. Mitchell
Garter
Oab
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