Teachers Conference Highlights New Curriculum Debate
A large turnout of district teachers met at Numurkah school for the annual conference. Mr Osborne presented the curriculum plan while Miss Wallis outlined infant education methods. Mr Guenther welcomed attendees, praising the department’s push for modern teaching and teacher influence in shaping future citizens.
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Numurkah
Osborne
Miss Wallis
F. A. Guenther
A. Stringer
Guenther
Wallis
H. Stewart
Heard
Mary Mary
Tory
McAlpin
McAlpin's
Garden Notes on Sowing Seeds and Club Progress
Garden Notes by J W Robinson reviews club efforts plus irrigation aims and youth activities. He praises officers, notes a shelter shed seating and spring board, mentions annuals services by Mrs Levy, and discusses seed varieties, seed costs, and the need for a township supply and Dunbalbalane irrigation scheme for a constant stream.
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Varellen
Levy
Inter
Australian Fairy Tales No 1 Promises Bird and Animal Tales
An illustrated Australian setting book of fairy tales for children features bright stories about birds and animals with colored pictures. Titled Australian Fairy Tales Serica No 1, it aims to foster fauna protection and imagination among young readers. Copies available via booksellers and Box 14 GAO Met.
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Farm Horses Club
Ldevn
Teo Desk Tenown
Ihde
Box 14
Gao
Stamp Tax Amendment Reduces Salary Deductions
From October 22 instant the amounts to be deducted from salaries and wages are as follow leading to a stepped scale. The text outlines various deduction amounts for incomes from £1 to over £8 with specific figures and brackets.
Classic comic misadventure joins a Broadway dream
A scatterbrained college professor inheriting nearly a million dollars teams with Jimmy Durante to adopt a stranded musical troupe for a Broadway run, sparking comic uproar. The thriller Payment Deferred stars Charles Laughton as a desperate bank clerk who poisons his nephew, leading to a suspenseful arrest and dramatic intrigue.
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Buster Keaton
Jimmy Durante
Charles Laughton
London
Maureen O'Sullivan
Dorothy Peterson
Veree Teasdale
Seed selection and varieties of Antirrhinum and related annuals
The article explains expert seed selection practices for flowers such as Ageratum and Antirrhinum. It details naming conventions, true-from-seed cultivation challenges, and how growers create mixed jackets and color-balanced mixtures. It notes European and American seed culture, varieties like Ormond Mauve, Imperial Dwarf, and California Giant, and cautions about white flower prevalence in mixes.
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Europe
Improved Crego Giant and Begonia varieties in summer plant guide
A horticultural note compares Crego Giant Improved to Californiant Giant, then reviews Bedding Begonia care and varieties such as Prima Donna LamInosa and Radio. It also discusses annual Calliopsis and Candytuft varieties, and remarks on Chaubaud's Carnation strain quality and evidence from a Melbourne flower show.
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Duzaler
Fire King
Tom Thumb Weavley
Donnext
Planting a Varied Kitchen Garden List
A compact guide lists herbs and vegetables to plant including asparagus cabbage nuts chives horseradish potatoes beans broccoli carrots peas sea kale gooseberry eggplant cucumber melon pumpkin squash and more for a diverse harvest. The items emphasize combining edible greens with roots and climbers for seasonal yields.
Reduced Interest Promises by ALM P and Mortgagor Rates
The ALM P promised to lower mortgage interest when taxation measures allow. Sir Samuel Modern said the Federal Budget and New South Wales Budget changes enable a 4 1/2 percent rate for mortgagors, with municipalities at 4 1/4 percent. The society holds £19,000,000 in mortgages, new advances this year at 5 1/2 percent, earlier mortgages lowered to about 3 percent. Shop in your own town, Mr Shop keeper. Give your orders for Printing to the Local Printer.
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Board of All Feetues
Sir Samuel Modern
Budgt
New South Wales
Sacety
Australia
Mr Shopkeeper
A Woman's Philosophy in a Genteel Tale
A fragmented column reveals daily life in a quiet street. Neighbors joke about a man Hobson's temper and a couple's modest savings. A young Mrs Tegwi asks about band speed while a marriage date nears and the family recalls a disagreeable previous week.
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Obson
Freed From Pain At 95 Despite Years Of Strife
A reflective obituary style piece recalls a long life marked by labor and community ties. The prose laments modern fatigue and praises endurance, dignity, and simple daily routines, noting a steadfast caregiver and lasting traditions amid social change.
Flower seeds and named varieties on sale
A retailer lists assorted seeds including Blue Butterfly and Verbenas, Mammoth Verbena, Salvia Bonfire, Phlox Drummonds Grandiffers, and Dahlia varieties. Offers include 2 for 6 pence and packets described as the world’s finest strains, with items available on request.
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Guinea
Drummonds Grandiffers
Ormond Modern
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Bitcon
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Walere
Kymac
Hardy
Salvius
the Prudential Assurance CO. Ltd
MEAD
King ST. Melbourne
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Radiola
Belts Radio and Sports Store
Wubrch
Water Trust
Water P
J. H. Bacon
Gerald Heard
Suson
Bitcen
Gerald
Graham Heard
N. Lease
Mra Levy
M. Peddle
Girdler
Wald
J. W. Robinson
Ormond Plant Farm
Etasy
Tess
America
Alm.p. Soviets
Presbyterian
Wania
Supply
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Naringi
Caldwell
Wasia
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Taylor
Wunghau
Willgoose
Marungi
Congupna
Wunghow
Sunderman
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G. Fowler
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W. Fowler
Rev. Thompson
Rome
Pani
Gana
Krum
Atv
Fiyerhaeo
Parker
Ials
Dahlia
Ormond Plant Farm Pty. Ltd
Ormond, S.E., Victoria
N.U.P.B.A
National Utility Poultry Breeders Asociation
Glenny & Heard
Railway Station
Beecham
Womai
Opticia
Peceifan
Sharrock
Bourke Street
Melbourne
New Zealand
ETT Batly Service
Melville Street
Numyrksty
Stnte
Derby Bris Bhepparton
W. Bryce
Vic
Rhino Vineyard
Cosgrove J
Baerk
Victoria
Sow AN
Nmaly Uy Witte
Noom
Henry T Boca Mann
Numarkah
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