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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 25, 1936
Page
4
Garden notes advise August sowing for tender summer annuals and hardy winter annuals, stressing level beds, light covering, shade until germination, and careful watering. It covers seed quality, seed bed preparation, and early planting of shrubs and border varieties, plus notes on broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and general soil readiness.
The Proprietors of R.U.R. offer a free seven six packet to unemployed relief workers and pensioners who mail four pence in stamps and a note testifying to the genuineness of their case to R.U.R. Pty., 841 George Street, Sydney RR. is sold with a genuine money back guarantee certificate by G. Bitcon. Numurkah. Ask for free booklet. You are protected when you use goods bearing a trade mark. Do not be satisfied with substitutes.
At the Numurkah Agricultural Society meeting Mr W L Moss reported only partial success from the chamber’s deputation to the Minister on the veterinary surgeon shortage in Victoria. The Minister rejected a subsidy to reinstate Melbourne University veterinary instruction, but suggested scholarships for Victorian students to study at Sydney University. The Nathalia Herald adds the Melbourne veterinary school closed due to few students despite scholarships, as country vets faced low earnings and poor prospects for private practice and government jobs.
A writer recalls advice from an educationist about veterinary training in Melbourne. Despite free scholarships, farmers’ slow pay and limited demand deter graduates. The piece notes a past letter from 1812 predicting prosperity, yet enduring doubts about veterinary careers and calls for government positions to sustain the field.
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