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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1938
Page
6
Garden author recounts a parable of sharks and pebbles to explain economic cycles and recovery through local actions. He then lists neglected perennials worth growing and notes kitchen garden tasks like broad beans spinach and peas for early succession and useful herbs such as parsley.
The article notes earth still yields enough for humanity while many suffer due to a shortage of bits of paper. It lists crops and garden offerings such as priority vegetables and fruits, with mentions of asparagus, rhubarb, sea kale, and various beet and lettuce varieties.
The New South Wales Agricultural Bureau reports a leadership camp for country girls outlining seven qualities for farm life including household duties, health, respect for workers, education, and social progress. The program aims to foster citizenship and leadership, noting the success of Australia’s first girls leadership school in the North western Bureau district.
A Victorian era note argues that faulty skirting in wool processing harms graziers. It urges trained workers to handle skirting rather than casual shed hands, warns against over skirting, and calls for clear classer guidance to protect fleece prices.
At the Shepparton Poultry Show Messrs J Stewart and J Murray scored multiple wins. Stewart collected Wyandotte and Indian Game titles plus various pullet and cock awards across light and heavy breeds. Murray secured Modern Game Bantam and bantam championships along with Wyandotte and Leghorn placings. The Success Poultry Farm added top honors in Orpington Leghorn Old English Game and utility categories with numerous first and second place awards.
An advert note invites placing ads in The Numurkah Leader if the stock is suitable and prices are right, promising full dissemination of the fight price details. It reads as a prompt for merchants to consider the newspaper for promotional listings.
The Opticians Registration Board warns against door knocking for business. Imposters posing as qualified opticians are illegal and should be reported to police or to board secretary H L Gordon in Melbourne. Clients should only consult through private tests by appointment or at the optician's consulting rooms.
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